scorecardresearch
Saturday, September 13, 2025
TopicUS military

Topic: US military

Don’t draw military into US polls — ex-defense chiefs call for ‘peaceful transition of power’

As Trump claims voter fraud in the presidential elections, there have also been calls in some circles to involve the military in overturning the results.

Trump orders troop cuts in Afghanistan, Iraq by 15 Jan

The order would reduce troops from about 4,500 in Afghanistan and from about 3,000 in Iraq less than a week before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

Allowing US in Maldives to keep China out is a heavy price to pay. So why is India doing it?

Mike Pompeo's announcement of an embassy in the Maldives after the signing of a Defence and Security Framework is a significant shift in Indian policy from 2013.

Five days after it caught fire, US Navy warship is still burning at a San Diego base

There were 160 people on board the USS Bonhomme Richard when it caught fire Sunday. The cause of which is still unknown.

US reducing its troops in Europe to counter Chinese threat to India & others, Pompeo says

'We're going to make sure we're postured appropriately to counter the PLA. We think that the challenge of our times,' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

Trump threatens to use military to crush protests in US cities

Trump's threat comes as a sign of his patience running out over three days of protests, which even forced him into an underground security bunker at one point.

Top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani killed in US airstrike in Baghdad

The death of Soleimani, who led the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds force, heightened fears of an armed conflict between the US and Iran.

US sanctions on Iran’s Javad Zarif is either a masterstroke or a blunder

US President Trump's North Korea strategy of waging an economic war first and then charming leaders during negotiations won't work for Iran if its chief negotiator is sanctioned.

Indian Army to buy American howitzer ammunition for use along LoC

The Excalibur artillery ammunition is being purchased under emergency procurement to be war-ready in post-Pulwama attack-like situations.

US military is a bigger polluter than 140 countries. The war machine has to be shrunk

US military consumes more liquid fuels and emits more climate-changing gases than most medium-sized countries.

On Camera

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?