Military Forces

India's nuclear force driving China to modernise its nuke capabilities: Pentagon

The defence capabilities possessed by the US, Russia and India are among the main factors driving China to modernise its nuclear force and bolster its strategic strike capabilities, the Pentagon has said.

Obama seeks new authorisation to use military force against Islamic State

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he will ask Congress for a new authorisation to use military force against the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.

Pentagon's call for continued US support in Afghanistan is good news for India

Worryingly for India, after nearly a dozen years of debilitating war and unspectacular gains, President Barack Obama has speeded up the handover of combat operations in Afghanistan to Afghan forces, raising the prospect of an accelerated US withdrawal from Kabul even before the American mission formally ends there in 2014.