Israel flag Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said that Israel is “working toward” a hostage deal and will not halt its offensive in Gaza in the meantime. “There is a chance that this time we will truly be able to advance a hostage deal,” Katz said on Wednesday during a tour in the … Read more
BEIJING: China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation as part of a wide-ranging anti-corruption probe, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday (Nov 27), citing current and former US officials. If FT’s report is confirmed, Dong would be the third consecutive serving or former Chinese defence minister to be investigated for alleged corruption. Reuters and AFP have … Read more
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that the missile attack launched by Iran earlier in the week did not even “scratch” the Israeli Air Force (IAF) facilities. In his interaction with the air and ground teams at the Israeli Air Force’s Nevatim base, Gallant also made it clear that anyone attempting … Read more
It initially took Canada four months to get into the queue after deciding to join a plan by the United States to buy urgently needed National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) for Ukraine. Defence Minister Bill Blair insists the lag did not contribute to the slow pace of acquiring the high-tech defensive capability, which is … Read more
Canada and other countries that are laggards when it comes to military spending should hit the NATO-imposed target of spending two per cent of GDP “as rapidly as humanly possible,” U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser told reporters on the sidelines of the Liberal cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday. Asked by CBC News if he’s … Read more
Guwahati: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh had discussion about the situation in the state with Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh.Manipur has been battling ethnic violence since May 3 last year. Biren stated in X, “ It was a pleasure meeting the Defence Minister, @rajnathsingh Ji, in New Delhi today. We had an in-depth discussion … Read more
Canada definitely plans to move forward with the purchase of new submarines, the federal government announced on the margins of the NATO Summit on Wednesday. Up to now, the government has spoken only about the possibility of replacing the aging Victoria-class boats. But in the face of mounting criticism of Canada’s defence spending by allies — notably … Read more
The federal government has named Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan as defence chief. As CBC News first reported last week, Carignan’s appointment makes her the first woman to hold the Canadian Armed Forces’ top job. She is currently the military’s chief of professional conduct and culture, a position created following the sexual misconduct crisis. Several high-ranking leaders were forced … Read more
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh “lied” in Parliament about the issue of compensation to families of martyred Agniveers and demanded an apology for it. The Congress leader also shared a video on X purportedly of the father of a deceased Agniveer who stated that … Read more
In an interview with Time magazine published on Tuesday, Biden said “it would depend on the circumstances” whether the US would use force to defend Taiwan from an attack by the People’s Liberation Army. He would “not rule out using US military force” but made a distinction between deploying ground forces versus using air and … Read more
