Category: India

India Says Officials Behind Misfired Missile Will Face ‘Severe Punishment’

The Indian Air Force (IAF) said April 10 that officials found responsible for the operational lapse that resulted in the March 9 misfire of a supersonic cruise missile into Pakistan will face a “severe punishment.” The IAF concluded from its investigation that some officials violated standard operating procedures, resulting in the accidental firing of a…


Global Energy Tension Hits Home as Heating Oil Price Goes Through the Roof

With inflation, everything is looking up except the amount of money in your wallet. The cost of food, gas at the pump, goods, and services are all up noticeably. And although demand is lowering as the U.S. heating season ends, the cost of home heating oil is still on the rise. A standard home heating…


Chinese Hackers Reportedly Target India’s Power Grid

BANGKOK—India’s power sector has been targeted by hackers in a long-term operation thought to have been carried out by a state-sponsored Chinese group, a U.S.-based private cybersecurity company detailed in a new report. Over the last several months, the Insikt Group, the threat research division of Massachusetts-based Recorded Future, said it has collected evidence that…


India Rejects Adani Bids to Supply Imported Coal Over ‘High Prices’

India’s Andhra Pradesh state has canceled two bids from Adani Enterprises Ltd. for tenders to supply imported coal due to the high coal prices, despite the company being the sole bidder for one of the tenders, government officials said April 3. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Adani offered…


Australia and India to Ink Trade Deal

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has praised an “historic” new trade deal with India as being good for producers of seafood, wine, and other produce and resources as the country inks a deal. “This is great news for lobster fishers in Tasmania, wine producers in South Australia, macadamia farmers in Queensland, critical minerals miners in…


Is India, a Close Ally of the US, About to Side With China?

Commentary According to a recent article in Asia Times, India has grown “increasingly skeptical about American policies and statesmanship.” The United States once presented a compelling picture to the world. Today, however, the picture that the United States now presents is the opposite of convincing, according to the article. The United States has become a “battleground…


Russia’s Foreign Minister Visits India, China in First Visit Since Invasion of Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attended meetings with the leaders of India and China this week—two countries that have so far refrained from condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—as Moscow continues to be slapped with Western sanctions. Lavrov was first in China where he met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday before flying out…


YouTube Unblocks Indian News Channel Banned for Reporting Russian Statement

YouTube unblocked Indian news channel WION—which had been banned for reporting Russia’s statement on the Ukraine war—on March 26 after the news channel’s campaign against YouTube’s censorship garnered over 26,000 tweets in support. “After a massive, viewer-led 12-hour campaign that saw over 26k (and counting) tweets in our support, YouTube unblocked WION,” the news outlet…


Can the West Actually Ostracize Russia?

Commentary The Russo-Ukraine war is upsetting the geopolitical balance of power in more ways than one. Russia has been increasingly ostracized from the world community since its February invasion of western neighbor Ukraine. The most recent development in this process has been Moscow’s impending exclusion from the upcoming G-20 summit in Indonesia. U.S. President Joe…


India Says Ties With China Can’t Be Normal If Border Tensions Remain Unresolved

India-China relations will remain strained due to Beijing’s large deployment of troops at their shared Himalayan border, which violates the 1993–96 agreements, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Friday. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Jaishankar and the national security adviser in Delhi on Friday, the first high-level visit to India by a Chinese…