Chief of the Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth wrapped up his three-day official visit to Russia on 18 September 2026, marking the first such tour by an Indian Army chief since General Bipin Rawat’s trip in 2018. The engagements in Moscow and St Petersburg focused on joint capability development, professional military exchanges, artillery modernisation and…
In a troubling escalation across key Indo-Pacific chokepoints, recent incidents in the North Arabian Sea and the South China Sea reveal an aligned operational playbook between Beijing and Islamabad. On September 15, Pakistan Navy’s Yarmook-class corvette PNS Hunain executed high-speed, unprofessional manoeuvres against a frontline Indian Navy warship (INS Kolkata) conducting routine surveillance in international…
A Pakistan Navy vessel sustained significant damage in a collision with an Indian Navy destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on the evening of September 15, underscoring persistent challenges in maritime confidence-building between the two countries. Keywords: PNS Hunain collision, Indian Navy P15A/B destroyer, 1991 India-Pakistan naval agreement, Article 10 three nautical miles, North Arabian…
The 22nd edition of the India-US joint military exercise commenced on September 15, bringing together approximately 1,200 troops for two weeks of intensive training. Around 600 personnel from each army are participating simultaneously at two sites more than 1,000 kilometres apart, Auli Foreign Training Node in Uttarakhand and the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan,…
In a landmark first for India-UK defence cooperation, three Qualified Flying Instructors from the Indian Air Force (IAF) have taken up duties at British Royal Air Force (RAF) Valley in Wales to train RAF pilots. The deployment, confirmed in recent weeks, marks the first time Indian QFIs are instructing British aircrew on the Hawk-T2 and…
As the scorching desert sun illuminated Air Force Station Jodhpur, the skies transformed into an arena of tactical synergy. Three Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighters of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) 8th Air Wing touched down on Indian soil. Their arrival marks the commencement of the 14-day Exercise ‘Veer Guardian-2026’, running from September 9 to…
A violent internal clash among Pakistani security forces in Upper South Waziristan has once again highlighted the deep logistical and resource challenges facing the country’s military. Reports emerging from the region indicate that a severe water shortage at the ‘Asma Manza Military Brigade’ headquarters triggered a fierce confrontation involving Special Service Group (SSG) commandos, personnel…
In a quiet yet significant step in India’s expanding maritime diplomacy, a three-member delegation from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) recently visited the Indian Navy’s premier training infrastructure at Southern Naval Command (SNC), Kochi. The interactions centred on capacity building and capability enhancement, underscoring training as a cornerstone of enduring naval cooperation. Keywords: Indian…
In a landmark diplomatic engagement, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar conducted his first dedicated bilateral visit to Ukraine on September 3, 2026, holding high-level discussions with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. Set against a tense security backdrop marked by Black Sea maritime disruptions and fresh drone strikes on Kyiv, the talks…
In a bold daytime operation on September 1, 2026, Special Forces of Israel’s Shin Bet, working with the Israel Defence Forces, captured Muein (also reported as Moein or Muin) al-Arabid, head of Hamas’s internal security apparatus, near his home in western Gaza City. The high-value target was taken alive and transferred to Israel for questioning….
