South Asia
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Indian Navy Commissions Biggest Aircraft Carrier in Domestic Defense Push
India commissioned its first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier in September 2022, underlining New Delhi’s efforts to boost domestic production to supply a military deployed on two contentious borders. After 17…
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Bangladesh shifts position, calls Ukraine war a ‘violation of international law’
Benar News Formerly noncommittal Bangladesh has proclaimed the Ukraine war violates international law and the United Nations charter. The South Asian nation revised its position in a joint statement with…
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Tensions mount along India-PRC border
Mandeep Singh Recent events have solidified Arunachal Pradesh’s position as a territorial flashpoint between India and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The high-altitude province in northeast India is south…
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Multinational AFINDEX-23 highlights Africa-India partnership
FORUM Staff The second iteration of the Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-23) brought together 25 African nations to train with troops in India over two weeks in late March 2023.…
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PRC’s massive dam in Himalayas raises tensions downstream
FORUM Staff The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) withholding of details about its planned super hydropower dam — potentially the world’s largest — on the Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsangpo) River in the…
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Sri Lanka hopeful of deals to overcome financial crisis
FORUM Staff Sri Lanka continues working to move past its worst financial crisis in decades through talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about a bailout agreement. The country also…
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Turning North Korea’s Trash Into Treasure
Story and Photo by The Associated Press When waves wash trash onto the shores of front-line South Korean islands, Kang Dong Wan can often be found hunting for what he…
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Eyes Right
Sri Lankan Army Soldiers march during Independence Day celebrations in Colombo in February 2022.
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India’s aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategy
The Associated Press India is preparing to relaunch its INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier after a major refit, a critical step toward fulfilling its plan to deploy two carrier battle groups…
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India OKs ‘unprecedented’ procurement of military assets
Mandeep Singh India has approved spending U.S. $10.18 billion to modernize its military on land, at sea and in the air while boosting the nation’s defense economy with largely domestic…
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