Day: September 11, 2023

Russia and Myanmar signed a contract in September 2022 for the delivery of six Su-30SME fighter jets, RIA said.  Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets.  The Sukhoi Su-30SME multi-role fighter jet is designed for enemy aerial target engagement, aerial reconnaissance, combat employment, and pilot training.  Myanmar’s trade minister told the Russian news agency that a number of bilateral agreements will be signed at the East Economic Forum.  The United States has warned that Russia’s backing for Myanmar’s military rulers is unacceptable and destabilizing,  Russia…

This week, Putin promoted Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev to the rank of Colonel-General.  The General views the invasion of Ukraine as a mere “stepping stone” to further conflict with Europe.   In a recent interview, Mordvichev said he believes Putin’s war will last quite a long time and expand in the future.   To answer the question “Ukraine is only a stepping stone?” Mordvichev responded “Yes, absolutely. It is only the beginning,”  NATO leaders have defended their military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, saying their aim is to prevent Putin from…

A bomb blast targeting a security forces vehicle near a hospital complex in Pakistan’s Peshawar city on Monday, killed one security personnel and injured several others.  Police said that according to initial reports, five FC officials and three civilians have been injured as a result of the blast.  The blast appeared to have been an improvised explosive device (IED) attack.  Pakistan has been hit by a wave of terrorist activities orchestrated by the outlawed terror outfit.  The Pakistani Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.  The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was…

the UN special rapporteur on torture witnesses shared accounts that were credible, and that confirmed a consistent pattern of torture, including rape and beatings.  This is not random, aberrant behaviour, this is orchestrated as part of state policy to intimidate, instill fear or punish to extract information and confessions.”- The expert said.  Her comments were one of the strongest condemnations implicating the Russian leadership by an independent expert since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year.  Of hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russia and released in exchange, Ukrainian officials…

China, which had strongly opposed in the negotiations leading up to the G-20 Summit any direct references to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, finally backed the New Delhi Declaration and reaffirmed its recent calls for the grouping to stay away from “geopolitics”. Beijing’s opposition to references to Ukraine – the New Delhi Declaration dropped the mention of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine as had been stated in last year’s Bali Declaration had been the most significant of several sticking points in forging a consensus. The declaration also “reaffirmed that the G-20 is…

The Border Roads Organization (BRO) will construct the world’s highest fighter airfield in the Nyoma region of Ladakh.  According to the BRO official, the airfield will help boost the air infrastructure and will be used for a wide-ranging strategic air asset.  The defence minister will inaugurate and dedicate to the nation 90 infrastructure projects constructed by the Border Roads Organization at a cost of Rs 2,941 crore.  BRO chief said that India will beat China in the next two to three years as the government is proactively working towards developing…