Imphal, April 3 (IANS) Security forces on Friday arrested four dreaded valley-based insurgents from Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, which shares an unfenced border with Myanmar, officials said. A senior police official stated that the four insurgents were apprehended from Yangoubung village under the Moreh police station in Tengnoupal district. The militants belong to the National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM), the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and the Kangleipak Communist Party (KC…
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New Delhi/Imphal, March 18 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against three cadres of the banned People’s Liberation Army (PLA) terrorist outfit in connection with last year’s ambush on an Assam Rifles vehicle in Manipur, in which two paramilitary personnel were killed, the probe agency said. The charge sheet, filed before the NIA Special Court in Imphal, names the three accused under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the A…
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping’s long-term ambitions regarding Taiwan remain unchanged as he continues to strengthen political control over People’s Liberation Army (PLA) which operates more as the CCP’s military arm than a national institution, a report has detailed citing details from the ChinaPower Project at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Xi’s yearslong purge of senior military and defence officials, it me…
Abuja, Feb 23 (IANS) As Chinese President Xi Jinping aims for an unprecedented fourth term as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), analysts suggest he may be uncertain of his complete control over the armed forces. Without a clear succession plan, concerns persist about other aspirants positioning themselves to step into Xi’s role, with potential threats emerging from the senior Generals in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), a report said on Monday. “Eyebrows were raised …
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The US Department of Defence has decided to add several major Chinese companies, including Alibaba and BYD, to a list of firms it believes have links to China’s military, a report has said. The move comes just weeks before US President Donald Trump is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, raising the possibility of fresh tensions between the two countries, as per Financial Times report.The Pentagon submitted its updated “Chinese Military Companies…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) A California-based political operative has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for acting as a covert agent of the People’s Republic of China and influencing local US politics.Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 65, was sentenced to 48 months by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner of the Central District of California, the Department of Justice said. Sun pleaded guilty in October 2025 to one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.Accordin…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Responding to criticism over the proposed India-US trade agreement, Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, on Tuesday, criticised Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, saying that he should first introspect about emptying the state treasury before making such remarks. Joshi alleged that the Congress-led government has not only depleted Karnataka’s once financially strong treasury but has also stalled…
Sofia, Feb 7 (IANS) China’s sudden dismissal of General Zhang Youxia, once the most powerful uniformed officer in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and a trusted confidante of President Xi Jinping, has thrown China’s military establishment into turmoil, a report has revealed. What began as whispers of corruption has now escalated into a sweeping purge that has hollowed out the PLA’s top ranks, raising profound questions about China’s readiness for war, its internal stability, and the fu…
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) China has placed one of its most powerful military leaders under investigation, triggering intense scrutiny inside and outside the country as allegations range from corruption to the leaking of sensitive nuclear weapons data to the United States, media reports said.The investigation targets Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission and the highest-ranking uniformed officer in the People’s Liberation Army. China’s Ministry of National …
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) The United States has placed China and the Indo-Pacific at the center of its national security planning, warning that control of the region will determine global economic power and directly shape America’s security, freedom, and prosperity, according to the 2026 National Defense Strategy released by the Department of War.The strategy states that the Indo-Pacific “will soon make up more than half of the global economy,” making American access to the region a vital …