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Chengdu J-20 exposes structural weaknesses in China’s aerospace sector: Report

IANS | September 24, 2025 7:52 PM

Naypyidaw, Sep 24 (IANS) China likes to showcase the Chengdu J-20 as proof that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) now has a world-class, fifth-generation stealth fighter. However, when considering the core measures that are important in high-end air combat - mature engines, true low observability, avionics/sensor fusion, sustainment and operational doctrine — the J-20 demonstrates structural weaknesses in China’s aerospace sector and in the PLA’s efforts to modernise it, a report has revealed.

India, Morocco discuss efforts to further strengthen partnership

IANS | September 24, 2025 4:39 PM

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh held a meeting with Omar Hejira, the visiting Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade of Morocco, in New Delhi on Wednesday, as they discussed efforts to further strengthen the bilateral partnership.

MEA Secretary visits oil refinery project in Mongolia, reviews progress

IANS | September 24, 2025 4:28 PM

Ulaanbaatar, Sep 24 (IANS) P Kumaran, Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), visited the oil refinery project at Altanshiree, Dornogovi Province in Mongolia, which is being constructed with a US$1.7 billion soft Line of Credit (LoC) from the Indian government.

Speakers at UN highlight suffering of PoK residents and Pakistan's terror agenda

IANS | September 24, 2025 3:46 PM

Sydney, Sep 24 (IANS) People in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) continue to suffer massive human, economic, and psychological damage as the region remains one of the most severely impacted areas by terrorism in the entire South Asia. The plight of such communities was recently highlighted at the 60th Meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, when one of the speakers spoke on how the people of PoK suffer due to the terror agenda of the Pakistan state, a report has revealed.

Those defeated in 1971 B'desh war, now trying to disrupt polls: BNP

IANS | September 24, 2025 2:32 PM

Dhaka, Sep 24 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that the groups defeated in the country's 1971 Liberation War are attempting to derail the upcoming national elections by staging street protests demanding a Proportional Representation (PR) system, local media reported.

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