India, Vietnam ink 12 deals, vow to boost defence ties

India on Saturday extended a $500 million (Rs 3,328 crore) line of credit to Vietnam to deepen their defence cooperation and signed 12 agreements including a deal to construct offshore patrol......

US and China: How India must play its cards

The US is in desperate need to conjure up an ideology-driven relationship with India, to enable it to boost its arms exports to the Indian market, says M K Bhadrakumar. As to what prompted the......

India must pause before venturing into choppy waters

Realpolitik demands that India now crafts its own approach to counter China's Indian Ocean 'string of pearls' strategy and its new stance on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, says Admiral Arun Prakash......

India needs to stake its own claims in East Asia

India is right to forcefully reject Chinese claims of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea. It should now build credible strategic partnerships with other regional Statesto prevent a Chinese......