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US ALARM AT POSSIBLE CHINESE BASE IN PAKISTAN IGNORES CONTEXT

Japanese military planes have intruded on the airspace of China-Russia naval exercises and carried out dangerous actions, seriously violating international laws, China's Ministry of National Defense said Sunday. Two Japanese airplanes, OP3C and YS11EB, intruded into the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone on Saturday morning to scout and interfere with the China-Russia naval drills. Chinese warplanes took off instantly to take necessary identification and preventive measures to ensure the safety of the warships and aircraft in the drills, said the ministry. Japan's actions could have easily caused a misunderstanding and even led to a mid-air incident, a ministry statement said, in response to Japanese media reports that Chinese military airplanes had been "unusually close" to the jets of Japan's Self-Defense Forces. The exercises in the designated waters and airspace was a routine drill held by China and Russia. "No fly" and "no sail" notices in relevant waters and airspace had been issued ahead of the exercises according to international practice, the ministry said. Chinese warplanes have the right to safeguard China's air safety and take necessary identification and preventive measures in case foreign jets enter the identification zone, it said. China has demanded Japan to respect the legitimate rights of Chinese and Russian navies, restrain the personnel concerned and stop all reconnaissance and interference activities. "Otherwise, Japan shall be responsible for all the consequences," the statement said. Photo: China's Harbin missile destroyer fires at a target during the China-Russia joint naval drill on East China Sea, May 24, 2014. (Xinhua/Zha Chunming)

Sourced : Asia Times By F.M. Shakil The Pentagon’s assessment this week that Pakistan may be set to host a Chinese military base is likely to have caused more of a commotion in New Delhi than in Islamabad. The fact is that Pakistan has provided strategic defense facilities to China for some time; indeed, such… Continue reading US ALARM AT POSSIBLE CHINESE BASE IN PAKISTAN IGNORES CONTEXT

CHINA : IF INDIA MAKES MORE ICBM’S BEIJING WILL HELP PAKISTAN RESPOND

Agni 4 Missile passes through the Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade-2012, in New Delhi on January 23, 2012.

Sourced : Sputnik After India completed testing on Monday of its newest ballistic missile variant, China warned New Delhi that if long-range missile development continues, Beijing would help Pakistan, an “all-weather friend,” do the same. In an editorial, China’s state-run Global Times wrote, “If the UN Security Council has no objection over (inter-continental ballistic missiles),… Continue reading CHINA : IF INDIA MAKES MORE ICBM’S BEIJING WILL HELP PAKISTAN RESPOND

INDIA TO LEASE SECOND AKULA CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE

Sourced : National Interest Βy : Dave Majumdar India and Russia have apparently reached an agreement for New Delhi to lease a second Project 971 Shchuka-B (NATO: Akula-class) nuclear attack submarine (SSN) according to Russian media reports. The two sides signed the deal—along with a host of other weapons purchase agreements—on the sidelines of the… Continue reading INDIA TO LEASE SECOND AKULA CLASS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE

INDIA’S EVOLVING NUCLEAR FORCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. STRATEGY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC

Yogesh Joshi Frank O’Donnell Harsh V. Pant Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press India’s growing and diversifying nuclear force raises challenges for its defense planners. New nucle­ar options need to be located within a holistic view of India’s defense approach, with clearly assigned roles for conventional and nuclear forces dependent on the… Continue reading INDIA’S EVOLVING NUCLEAR FORCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. STRATEGY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC