Russian president Vladimir Putin's speech Wednesday - in which he announced partial military mobilisation to prolong the war in Ukraine, accused the West of nuclear blackmail, and spoke of 'lots of weapons' to counter 'threats' to Russia - must be taken seriously, British foreign minister Gillian Keegan said. Minutes earlier Putin said Russia would use 'all available means' to protect …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the crew of INS Arihant for returning from the vessel's first deterrence patrol, completing the establishment of the country's nuclear triad. Having successfully completed the "deterrence patrol", the INS Arihant can now be considered a fully functional underwater ballistic missile delivery platform. The 6,000-tonne INS Arihant completes India's nuclear triad by adding maritime …