Author: Ananya Yadav

Two Pakistani Drones were spotted near India – Pakistan international border in Punjab. One near the Kassowal area of Gurdaspur district and another near the Channa Patan area of Amritsar in Punjab. The two Pakistani drones were taken back after BSF troops fired at them. BSF fired gunshots and illumination bombs on it. According to BSF officials, search operations are going on. These drone activities most probably are backed by ISI, the Pakistani Intelligence agency. It is observed that these drone activities are more prominent in border areas near Punjab. WHY DRONE ACTIVITY IS INCREASING NEAR INDIA-PAKISTAN BORDER? This…

Nepal is selling five Chinese planes which were not functioning well and have become a liability to the Nepalese government, As nobody is coming forward to lease them from the national carrier despite of extension of the deadline. These five aircraft are owned by the finance ministry but are operated by state-owned airlines. The government is selling these white elephants due to a lack of pilots, which includes three 17-seater Y12e aircraft and two 56-seater MA60 aircraft, posted by the Kathmandu Post newspaper. WHY NEPAL IS SELLING THESE FIVE AIRCRAFT? These aircraft are parked at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.…

Recently, an intercontinental ballistic missile tested by North Korea fell into Japan’s exclusive economic zone, confirmed by Japanese PM Fumio Kishida. This surfaced long old dispute between the two nations. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND JAPANESE AND NORTH KOREA Japan-Korea relations go back over two millennia. Japan officially annexed the Korean peninsula after the Russo-Japanese war in 1910. While expanding its empire, the Japanese used Korea as a mere tool to support its military and administration. Korea supplied Japan with steel, machines, chemicals, and food. During its expansion in Asia and the Pacific region, the Japanese recruited Koreans to service jobs that has been…