The top table reserved for the Central Military Commission – the leading body in charge of China’s military apparatus – was ...

The American military's dependence on Chinese sources gives Beijing leverage in the lead-up to Trump's trip, sources say The US war against Iran may have handed Beijing some fresh rare-earths leverage ...

China’s latest five-year plan seeks to dominate artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors and expand exports that are already destabilising other economies.

Morocco has emerged as Africa’s largest arms importer, signalling a shift in the continent’s defence landscape as regional rivalries and geopolitical competition reshape military procurement across ...

China raises its defense budget by 7% to $277 billion amid global instability and shifting geopolitical alliances.

Beijing: Amid the chaos of global volatility and security tensions, China is increasing its 2026 defence budget by 7%, according to a March 5 announcement. This is a slightly lower proportional ...

ISLAMABAD: As global transfers of major arms surged by nearly 10 per cent over the past five years, Pakistan’s arms imports grew by 66pc in 2021–25 compared with 2016–20, with its main ally China ...

Global weapons flows grew by almost 10 percent in the past five years, with Europe more than tripling imports, a report showed yesterday.

India remained the world’s second-largest arms importer in 2021–25 despite a slight decline in purchases, reflecting continued security tensions and ongoing defence modernisation, according to SIPRI.

Placing it among the world’s top five arms-buying nations, Pakistan’s weapons imports rose 66% between 2021-25 compared to 2016-20.

The latest report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday showed that in East Asia ...

India remains the world's second-largest arms importer, diversifying suppliers amid declining reliance on Russian military exports.