Karzai’s Wish List For India

May 25, 2013, 7:37 pm

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The Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited India from 20th to 22nd May 2013. During the visit, President Karzai gave a “wish list” of equipment that Afghanistan has requested India to supply within the framework of India-Afghanistan strategic partnership of 2011. The ball is now in India’s court for a decision on what all can India give to Afghanistan to strengthen its security in post-2014 situation.

Read Here – Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

Filed under: Afghanistan Tagged: Afghanistan, Aid, arms, China, Hamid Karzai, India, India-Afghanistan, Jalandhar, Karzai, Pakistan, Politics, Pranab Mukherjee, President of Afghanistan, trade, United States, Weapons

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U.S. Does What It Shouldn’t In Syria

July 23, 2013, 5:18 pm

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The CIA could begin shipping arms to Syria in the coming weeks, after two US congressional panels cleared the way for the controversial transfer of weapons. The White House announced in June that it would provide limited military support for vetted rebel groups, which have recently been struggling in their campaign against President Bashar al-Assad.

Read Here – The Guardian

Filed under: Middle East Tagged: arms, Bashar Al Assad, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, diplomacy, Economy, Government, Martin Dempsey, Politics, rebels, Syria, United States, violence, White House

India And Israel: Dancing The Military Tango

October 9, 2013, 6:02 pm

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Last year, Israel topped the list of arms suppliers to India—just as India officially became the globe’s largest arms importer. And it’s not just missiles and drones: India has increasingly leaned on Tel Aviv for high-tech warfare, scooping up the Phalcon airborne radar and advanced electronic surveillance systems along with equipment to retrofit now-rickety Soviet-era weaponry.

Read Here – The Tablet

Filed under: India Tagged: aircraft, arms, arms supplier, China, diplomacy, EL/M-2075, India, Israel, Jews, Middle East, military, military technology, Politics, Raphael, Russia, Soviet, surveillance, Tel Aviv, United States

What’s In The Hold?

November 13, 2013, 1:39 am

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There are at least 20 million containers crossing the world now, quiet blank boxes, thanks to a U.S. businessman named Malcom McLean, who thought people who moved freight would find it easier if they could shift everything in a box, rather than the confusion of general cargo, of barrels and boxes and piles, of each company having its own system.

Read Here – The Week

Filed under: Shipping Tagged: arms, Atlantic Ocean, Boeing 747, Business, Cargo, drugs, Europe, HongKong, Indian Ocean, Malcom McLean, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, sea lanes, Sea of Japan, shipping, Shopping, terrorims, trade, Transportation and Logistics, United States

Fissures Over Ukraine

February 3, 2015, 9:55 pm

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The escalating fighting in eastern Ukraine has exposed a central strategic fissure between the United States and Germany, two key allies that both have stakes in the conflict.

Read Here – Christian Science Monitor

Filed under: Europe Tagged: Angela Merkel, arms, Barack Obama, Cold War, democracy, Economy, Germany, realpolitik, Russian, United States, violence, Vladimir Putin, war

Russia And India: A 21st Century Decline

June 6, 2015, 11:04 pm

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As strategic relations go, few countries can match the enduring partnership that India and Russia have shared since the 1960s. For close to half a century Russia has been New Delhi’s foremost military supplier. In fact, defense trade became the raison d’être for strategic relations between the two nations – particularly in the post-Cold War era. Yet Russia’s share of military sales to India is now in steady decline. In consonance with India’s enhanced geopolitical status and strategic rapprochement with the U.S., New Delhi has found new partners in the West.

Read Here – The Diplomat

Filed under: India Tagged: 1971, arms, China, Geopolitics, Government, Indira Gandhi, Leonid Brezhnev, military aid, Moscow, Narendra Modi, New Delhi, Pakistan, Politics, Russia, Soviet Union, strategic ties, Vladimir Putin, West

Saudi Arabia’s New Best Friend: China?

September 2, 2015, 10:59 am

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China cannot match the United States’ proven track record of projecting its military power in the Middle East. Nevertheless, there is wide agreement among Saudis that during a time of unprecedented turmoil in the region, it is vital to keep all their options open and to strengthen relations with as many regional and global powers as possible. As far as Saudi Arabia is concerned, the upside of closer relations with China far outweigh any potential downside.
Read Here – The National Interest

Filed under: Middle East, Uncategorized Tagged: arms, China, diplomacy, Economy, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United States

The Great Asian Arms Buildup

May 31, 2016, 6:29 pm

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China’s growing military might is a cause of concern for countries in the region, particularly its navy, now the biggest in the region. The East China Sea and South China Sea fleets are responsible for naval security around Taiwan and the South China Sea. The North Sea fleet protects Beijing and the northern coast.

Read Here – Bloomberg

Filed under: Asia Tagged: arms, ASEAN, China, diplomacy, India, Japan, military, South China Sea, trade, United States

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Three Takeaways From Carter’s Recent Meeting With His Indian Counterpart

August 31, 2016, 9:31 am

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As close as India is ready to come to the United States, New Delhi does not desire a military alliance that would tie it to U.S. decision-making and military activities around the world.

Read Here – Defense One

Filed under: India Tagged: arms, Ashton Carter, China, defence, Indian military, Manohar Parrikar, military, Pakistan, United States

Saudi Arabia’s Clout In Washington Isn’t What It Used to Be

September 22, 2016, 10:51 am

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Saudi Arabia doesn’t have the same clout it used to. That’s the message the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says he has delivered to the Saudi government.

Read Here – Bloomberg

Filed under: United States Tagged: ally, arms, diplomacy, Economy, Middle East, oil, Politics, religion, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism

The Arab World’s American Savior Complex

April 27, 2017, 6:38 am

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America has learned few lessons from repeated failures and dire consequences of its interventions, from Iraq to Afghanistan to Latin America, but those in the region who look to the United States for salvation have short memories, too.

Read Here – Foreign Policy

Filed under: Middle East Tagged: arms, diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq, miliary, oil, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United States

Trump Goes Soft On Saudi

May 5, 2017, 9:45 pm

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President Donald Trump has said that Saudi Arabia “blew up the World Trade Center” and wants “women as slaves and to kill gays.” He has also insisted that the oil-rich Arab kingdom provide the United States with free oil for a decade. But when Trump takes his first overseas trip later this month, Saudi Arabia will be his first stop.

Read Here – Politico

Filed under: United States Tagged: arms, defense, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Iran, Middle East, oil, Saudi Arabia

Saudis Give Trump A Reception Fit For A King

May 20, 2017, 12:28 pm

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, May 20, 2017, for the start of their overseas visit to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Rome, Brussels and Taormina, Italy. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

President Donald Trump had to travel to someone else’s kingdom to get the respect he has always craved. From his airport greeting by King Salman of Saudi Arabia — a courtesy that was never extended to his predecessor, President Barack Obama — to the military flyover and cannons that accompanied his descent from Air Force One, to a lavish cardamon coffee ceremony and medal presentation at the Royal Court, the American president was treated like a real-life king.

Read Here – Politico

Also Read: Saudi-US arms deal includes plans for 150 Lockheed Martin Blackhawk helicopters

 

Filed under: United States Tagged: arms, diplomacy, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Iran, Middle East, military, oil, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Adnan Khashoggi: The ‘Whoremonger’ Whose Arms Deals Funded A Playboy Life Of Decadence And ‘Pleasure Wives’

June 10, 2017, 9:23 pm

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And Adnan Khashoggi helped sell enough of these weapons to become one of the world’s wealthiest men: a fortune once estimated at £2.4 billion, friendships with Saudi and Hollywood royalties, homes all over the world, a superyacht later sold to Donald Trump, a personal bodyguard nicknamed Mr Kill.

Read Here – Independent

Filed under: Middle East Tagged: Adnan Khashoggi, arms, playboy, Politics, war

Global Arms Industry: First Rise In Arms Sales Since 2010, Says SIPRI

December 15, 2017, 12:24 am

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F-16 jet being re-fuelled mid-air. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Defense

Sales of arms and military services by the world’s largest arms-producing and military services companies—the SIPRI Top 100—totalled $374.8 billion in 2016. The total for the SIPRI Top 100 in 2016 is 1.9 per cent higher compared with 2015 and represents an increase of 38 per cent since 2002 (when SIPRI began reporting corporate arms sales). This is the first year of growth in SIPRI Top 100 arms sales after five consecutive years of decline.

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It’s time India Got Real About Its Ties With Russia

July 31, 2018, 6:51 am

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File picture showing Russian President Vladimir Putin with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

There is little indication that Putin views India in sentimental terms, unlike an earlier generation of Russian officials exemplified by former Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov or the late Russian envoy Alexander Kadakin. India’s high-profile and sustained outreach to Moscow in 2018 is not a reversion to an imagined past.

Read Here – The Hindustan Times

Between A Old War Ally And An Indo-Pacific Partner: India’s U.S.-Russia Balancing Act

October 21, 2018, 11:59 pm

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It feels like déjà vu all over again. Reports of an Indian arms deal with Russia. Concerns in the United States about said deal, with threats about punitive measures and warnings about implications for U.S.-India relations. Voices in India insisting that the government go through with the deal and not succumb to American pressure. This is not a Cold War story, but, rather, a summary of the state of play over the last few months.

Read Here – War On The Rocks

Saudi Arabia: The World’s Largest Arms Importer From 2014-2018

May 14, 2019, 7:37 am

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Saudi Arabia became the world’s largest arms importer from 2014 to 2018, accounting for 12 percent of the imports, an increase of 192 percent over 2009-2013, according to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). According to data for 2018, the United States continued to supply the bulk of arms to Saudi Arabia, accounting for 88 percent of all arms sold to the country.

Read Here – Al Jazeera

Global Military Expenditure Sees Largest Annual Increase In A Decade, Reaching $1917 Billion In 2019

April 28, 2020, 8:04 am

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Total global military expenditure rose to $1917 billion in 2019, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The total for 2019 represents an increase of 3.6 per cent from 2018 and the largest annual growth in spending since 2010. The five largest spenders in 2019, which accounted for 62 per cent of expenditure, were the United States, China, India, Russia and Saudi Arabia. This is the first time that two Asian states have featured among the top three military spenders.

Read Here – SIPRI

To Fight China, India Needs To Forget Russia

July 17, 2020, 10:30 am

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Despite Moscow’s seeming willingness to keep supplying weaponry at short notice—as demonstrated during Singh’s recent visit—New Delhi needs to come to terms with changed global realities at multiple levels. The old Indo-Russian arms transfer nexus is a relic of the past.

Read Here – Foreign Policy