India is poised to remain the world’s fastest-growing major economy this year, analysts have said, with a recent jumbo rate cut by its central bank expected to boost consumption and investment, even as the country contends with fresh military tensions with Pakistan and an uncertain global trade environment. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last week delivered a larger-than-expected interest rate cut of 50 basis points and reduced the cash reserve ratio – the minimum amount of capital banks must... Events
For decades, India’s most advanced fighter jets have borne the stamp of foreign origin. But the country’s quest for military self-reliance took a leap forward last week with the long-awaited go-ahead for its own stealth fighter jet. The Indian government’s green light for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is being lauded by analysts as a watershed moment for national security, as the country confronts mounting military pressures from both Pakistan and China. New Delhi’s Defence Ministry... Events
'Upgrade nukes, big China's support': What US intel report revealed about Pakistan's military ambitions Times of India Events
General Asim Munir has seen his popularity surge after conflict with India, as praise and promotion follow, strengthening the military’s influence in Pakistan. Events
Opinion | How China’s military tech proved its worth in India-Pakistan clashes South China Morning Post Events
New Delhi says Indian Air Force strikes successfully ‘bypassed and jammed Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied air defence systems’. Events
India claims military superiority despite Pakistan’s Chinese weapons South China Morning Post Events
China is using Pakistan to test its military tech — and that should worry the West Yahoo Events
China is Pakistan’s biggest arms supplier, and its fighter jets and missiles played a key role in last week’s military exchanges with India. Events
Top guns: the Chinese armaments being used by Pakistan’s military South China Morning Post Events
The comments were the first by the Indian PM on the military clashes with Pakistan since last week’s deadly fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Events
Analysts say a war between India and Pakistan could be rare test of Russian and Chinese arms, with ‘larger ramifications’ for Indo-Pacific. Events
Amid ongoing India Pakistan tension, China steps up military activity around... five sorties of aircraft, nin India.Com Events
