External Affairs & Defence Security

DAC may consider ₹2.7 trillion Rafale deal, Scalp missiles and other key Army, Navy and Air Force acquisitions at upcoming meet

Released for stakeholder comments on Tuesday, the Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026 addresses domestic industry concerns over the definition of 'Indian vendor'

The BNP, led by Tarique Rahman, and the Jamaat-e-Islami are seen as frontrunners, with the student-led NCP in distant third. The Awami League is barred from contesting

The Vice Chief of the Air Staff said the IAF is looking forward to induct a lot more MRFA aircraft, whether that will be Rafale or any other aircraft, is presently under consideration

Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, said "long-distance targeting" will not be showcased in this firepower demonstration at Pokharan in Rajasthan

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Chinese Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu held the India-China Strategic Dialogue, during which they discussed bilateral ties

Draft Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026 released for stakeholder comments; focus on force modernisation, faster acquisition, and scaled-up production

India and the UK have signed a social security agreement to avoid double contributions for employees on temporary assignments, supporting worker mobility under the proposed trade pact

Macron will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi besides attending the AI Impact summit

Bangladesh votes on February 12 in its first election since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government; the outcome could shape political stability and ties with India

The two countries decided to expand capacity of their respective indigenous defence industries through partnership between India's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', Hellenic defence reforms under 'Agenda 2030'

The decision was taken at a meeting between National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and his Canadian counterpart Nathalie Drouin in Ottawa

India also reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Malaysia's role as a BRICS Partner Country and noted Malaysia's aspiration to become a full member of the grouping

During PM Narendra Modi's Kuala Lumpur visit, India and Malaysia signed 11 agreements spanning semiconductors, payments and disaster management, while pledging to expand trade and investment ties

PM Modi said the accomplishments of PIOs (Persons of Indian Origin) "in public life are a matter of immense pride for everyone"

The discussions were followed by the exchange of several agreements and memoranda of understanding covering strategic, economic, technological and people-to-people engagement

'We are very excited to have extended an invitation for India to join' Pax Silica, and "I'll be travelling to India for a major signing with the Indian Government', said top US official

PM Modi said the Indo-Pacific is emerging as a global growth engine and stressed deeper defence, technology and economic cooperation with Asean

The two sides are expected to ink a number of agreements that will provide for cooperation in several key sectors including semiconductor

Prime Minister Modi is on a two-day visit to Malaysia, his first since the two countries elevated ties to a ​comprehensive strategic partnership in August 2024