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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks as his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu looks on during a signing ceremony at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 15, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi

India’s evolving ties with Israel can be game changer for Mideast

by Swaran Singh January 29, 2022January 29, 2022

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of India-Israel diplomatic relations, which were formally established on January 29, 1992, though in fact India had recognized the Jewish state way back on September 17, 1950. It was newly independent India’s anxieties about the creation of Pakistan – also established on religious grounds – that ensured that until […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet at the SCO summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 9, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Alexei Nikolsky / Kremlin via Reuters

The way forward for India-Russia relations

by Sumanth Samsani May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

Role of Turkish, Israeli military tech in Karabakh war

by Neil Hauer January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

US President Donald Trump holds an arms-sales chart with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

The US of A(rms)

by William D Hartung October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Yemeni children take part in a mass funeral for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. Photo: AFP

Britain set to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia

by AT Contributor July 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Over India’s strong opposition, Russia delivered four Mi-35M assault helicopters to Pakistan this year. Moscow lifted its embargo on arms sales to Pakistan in 2014 and is currently engaged in a delicate diplomatic balancing act between the two rival south Asian countries.Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Vitaly V. Kuzmin.

Pakistan hoping for stronger Russian ties

by Farzad Ramezani Bonesh June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

China is locked in a conundrum with the United States over trade. Illustration: iStock.

US-China decoupling: a reality check

by David P. Goldman April 14, 2020April 16, 2020

A Chinese J-15 fighter jet lands on the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills. Photo: AFP

China

Chinese fighter jets struggle to target buyers

by Richard A. Bitzinger July 17, 2019February 18, 2020

United States, World

US military spending up for first time in 7 years

by Asia Times staff April 29, 2019February 18, 2020

Business booming for Russia’s arms traders

by Alexander Kruglov April 22, 2019February 18, 2020

A Russian S-300 air defense system launches a missile. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

China, European Union, France, Russia, World

Russia overtakes Britain in global arms trade rankings

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

An Indian soldier holding an automatic weapon upside down. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

India must focus on non-traditional security threats

by Manoj Kumar Mishra November 11, 2018November 11, 2018

Children standing near the wooden boat on cracked earth. Metaphor for Global warming and Climate change. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Call of the 2018 Parliament of World Religions

by Asoka Bandarage November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

A person carries a black bag to the Saudi consulate from a vehicle belonging to the diplomatic mission as the investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi continues on Sunday. Photo: AFP via Anadolu Agency

Germany, Middle East, World

Germany to stop exporting arms to Saudi Arabia

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Flickr Commons

China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

‘America First’ rhetoric brings India, Russia closer

by Abhishek Mohanty October 9, 2018October 9, 2018

Yemeni children vent anger against Riyadh and Washington on August 13, 2018, as they take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. Photo: AFP / Stringer

Afghanistan, France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Yemen’s descent into hell: a Saudi-American war of terror

by Rajan Menon September 20, 2018

A laser-guided bomb. Representational image: iStock

Spanish PM defends U-turn on Saudi Arabia arms transfer

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP

China, India, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World, Wuhan

China-India rapprochement will benefit entire region

by Sabena Siddiqui August 30, 2018

India has finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry

European Union, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s controversial S-400 missile transfer is ‘done deal’

by Emanuele Scimia June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

cash and gun. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

US, China cash in on Asia’s growing appetite for arms

by Richard A. Bitzinger June 29, 2018June 29, 2018