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Amid LAC standoff, PLA rakes up more trouble in South China Sea

Tensions between China and other claimants in the South China Sea - the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Brunei - have been rising for years as the Chinese government invested more in the PLA Navy (PLAN) and coast guard ships in order to enforce its claims

India to buy MQ-9 Reaper, the drone that killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri

The US had reportedly used the MQ-9 Reaper drone for an air strike on a compound in Kabul, Afghanistan that had allegedly killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri

Elon Musk may step down as Twitter CEO. His replacement will need these qualities

Elon Musk hasn’t confirmed he will step down since the poll ended, but any replacement will need to be able to steer Twitter back to calmer waters even with the billionaire staying on as majority owner

Indian Army borrows MQ-9A drones from Indian Navy to monitor China's PLA at LAC

This is not the first time that the Indian Army has sought the help of the Indian Navy to take China's PLA at the LAC. In the past, the Indian Army had used the Indian Navy's P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft to monitor Chinese movements across the LAC

Explained: COP15's nature-pact goal to protect 30% of Earth

Some activists argue that the ‘30x30’ target is nature's equivalent of the historic 1.5C global warming target set at climate talks under the Paris Agreement. However, delegates negotiating a broad agreement to protect nature are divided on how to pay for ‘30x30’ and how it would be implemented

Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?

Several events over the last few years indicate that the primary Chinese threat to Indian strategic interests emenates not from the Himalayas, but several thousands of kilometers away – among the deep blue waters of the Indian Ocean

China sends spy ship into Indian Ocean ahead of Agni-V test

Now that India is going to conduct a test of the ballistic missile Agni-V in the Bay of Bengal next week, China has sent a spy vessel into the Indian Ocean. This Chinese ship has been identified as the Yuan Wang-5

US worried as China undertakes rapid expansion of PLA navy

Chinese President Xi Jinping has set a target of inducting a total of 400 warships in the PLA Navy (PLAN) by 2025. Currently the Chinese Navy has 340 vessels

China is expanding access to strategic foreign ports including Pakistan's Gawadar, says Pentagon report

China is expanding its access to strategic foreign ports like Pakistan's Gwadar and Sri Lanka's Hambantota to pre-position the logistic framework necessary to support the growing presence of its military in the Indian Ocean and beyond, the Pentagon said.

China launches its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, expected to be commissioned before 2020

China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own on Wednesday, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes.