China’s foreign minister on Friday accused the United States of “seriously” damaging trust between the two countries amid tensions over human rights in Xinjiang and protests in Hong Kong. The two countries have been locked in a trade dispute for almost two years, while rights issues in China’s northwest region of Xinjiang and Hong Kong […]

The United States called on India on Tuesday to quickly release detainees and restore basic liberties in Indian-occupied Kashmir to ease tensions in the flashpoint region. “We continue to be very concerned by reports of detentions, and continued restrictions on the residents of the region,” a senior State Department official told reporters. “We urge respect […]

A landmark nuclear treaty is ending. Is Europe returning to the Cold War era? Germany is aiming to prevent an arms race and keep dialogue channels with Russia open, all while ensuring NATO’s unity. It’s not an easy task. The United States on Friday is set to officially withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) […]

DefenceTalkTehran: Iran and the United States, locked in a tense standoff after the US withdrew from a nuclear deal, traded barbs Sunday the day before the US tightens sanctions against the Islamic republic. Both sides say they want to avoid going to war, but tensions have spiralled as a series of incidents, including attacks on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iran-and-us-trade-barbs-ahead-of-new-sanctions-72346/

DefenceTalkPakistan reserves the right to respond to any aggression displayed against it as a matter of self-defence, Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has informed the military chiefs and ambassadors of major western powers and China. The army chief conveyed the resolve during his separate phone conversations on Friday with the commander of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-will-surely-respond-to-any-aggression-army-chief-tells-major-western-powers-china-72158/

DefenceTalkUnited States Army Combat Engineer recruit Private Erika Lopez has turned herself in to authorities at Fort Leonard Wood on Thursday night, 4 February 2016, after being Absent Without Leave (AWOL) for 30 days. The mother of two was branded as a deserter before she turned herself in – a status given to a soldier […]https://www.defencetalk.com/female-army-recruit-under-investigation-66688/

DefenceTalkWashington’s concerns that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty “were not assuaged” during a meeting between the two sides in Moscow, the State Department said Thursday. US negotiators nevertheless felt they had a “useful exchange of views” with their Russian counterparts and have “agreed to continue the dialogue,” it said in a statement. Both […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-still-concerned-after-arms-treaty-talks-with-russia-60562/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States on Wednesday launched a five-day joint naval exercise in the face of angry North Korean protests and warnings backed by missile tests. Two separate drills began simultaneously in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) and off the southern port of Mokpo, South Korean military officials said. The drill off […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-us-naval-drill-begins-in-face-of-norths-anger-60181/

DefenceTalkThe United States has strenuously objected to China’s new air zone over islands managed by Japan, but experts say its best hope is to contain rather than end tensions. After Beijing last month declared an Air Defense Identification Zone in the area of the East China Sea, asking foreign planes to identify themselves, the United […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-looks-to-manage-not-end-china-air-rift-49867/

DefenceTalkUS airspace could be crowded with some 7,500 commercial drones within the next five years, this is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s new roadmap unveiled on Thursday. The announcement is the latest step toward transitioning drones from military use in the war on terrorism to collecting survey and weather data to assisting rescues and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/big-drone-plan-in-the-united-states-49618/