Russia is close to finalising a deal to build helicopters in India, an executive said Tuesday, a move that would boost Narendra Modi’s ambitions to manufacture defence hardware locally. India is the world’s top defence importer and is seeking to revamp its Soviet-era military equipment against an increasingly assertive China. Prime Minister Modi has been … Read more
When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last month, his mind was already made up. His military and law enforcement heads had no idea what was coming: a suspension of the police force’s leading role in his signature campaign, a merciless war on illegal drugs. There … Read more
We should have gone long past the toddler stage of democracy yet the traits being exhibited on the political terrain leave much to be desired. Elections have been turned into battlefields; our security agencies adding to the tension with unnecessary parading of military hardware on the streets of the nation’s capital as though the country … Read more
“Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity (Patrice Lumumba). ‘The world is at critical juncture, and so are you…Go ahead and make your plans…and don’t stop learning. But be open to the detours that lead to … Read more
The Ugandan military on Wednesday said it has started investigating a fake arms deal that was allegedly carried out by some of its officers. Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda, army spokesperson told reporters at the military headquarters that the Chief of Military Intelligence is carrying out joint investigations with the police, noting that already two suspects … Read more