External Affairs & Defence Security News

India, Canada aim to conclude CEPA talks by 2026 to boost bilateral trade

The two countries also agreed to explore wider UPI use in Canada, cross-border payments and greater institutional investment as they seek to deepen economic ties

India's defence production surged four-fold since 2014: Rajnath Singh

Singh made the remarks after laying the foundation stone of a Rs 472-crore facility for the overhaul of T-series battle tanks at the 57-year-old Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)

Nepal flash floods: 290 Indians missing and 200 stranded in Tibet

MEA says 73 Indians working on the Trishuli-1 hydropower project are among those missing; India has sent 47.5 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Nepal

Sitharaman pitches deeper India-Canada financial partnership in Toronto

The finance minister said the partnership could expand across infrastructure, fintech, clean energy, digital finance and capital markets, backed by Canadian institutional capital

India, China to hold trans-border rivers mechanism meeting in September

Ajit Doval and Wang Yi also agreed to add military meeting points and hotlines, improve border management and maintain communication on hydrological data-sharing issues

Nepal floods: PM Modi speaks to Balen Shah, offers humanitarian assistance

A sudden, massive flood swept through two central Nepal districts bordering Tibet killing four people, causing extensive devastation at settlements along the river

HAL, Safran signs contract to develop helicopter engines for armed forces

The 3,500-4,000 shp Aravalli engine will power HAL's indigenous IMRH and naval variant, with development shared equally and production planned at Tumakuru, Karnataka

Doval, Wang Yi hold border talks: India, China signal improvement in ties

NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discuss border peace and bilateral ties ahead of expected meetings between Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping

DRDO cleared to transfer all conventional missile tech to pvt industry

Competitive bidding to decide which Indian private firms manufacture these missiles

Govt approves transfer of DRDO developed missile tech to defence industry

The defence ministry, making the announcement, said the move is an important milestone in promoting greater participation of the domestic industries in the defence ecosystem

US envoy hosts business roundtable in Hyderabad to expand commercial ties

Ambassador Gor said the United States and India have been strategic allies for a long time

Datanomics: Submarine push highlights India's missed naval deadlines

This development highlights India's long-delayed naval projects and its spending patterns on naval fleets and infrastructure.

Vladimir Putin offers to increase Russia's fertiliser exports to India

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was prepared to increase fertiliser supplies to India, while noting that bilateral trade grew in the first half of 2026

Economic cooperation with Russia has grown very significantly: Jaishankar

Jaishankar met Putin during his visit to Moscow for a meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation.

'Standard protocol': Govt sources on US envoy's remark on media interaction

Gor, speaking at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum, said the MEA had conveyed to the US side that it would prefer no media interaction by the leaders after the meeting

Sher roars as AK-203 goes 100% Indian; army trials next month

Country's first fully indigenised rifle test-fired

Goyal leads biz delegation to Japan to discuss ways to boost trade

The visit assumes significance as Japan last year set an investment target of 10 trillion yen (about Rs 60,000 cr) in India over a decade

Bangladesh open to join Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence alliance

Signed in Makkah on August 7, the pact establishes a framework for collective deterrence and stipulates that an armed attack on any one of the 3 countries would be considered an attack on all 3

Rajnath lays foundation for 5 expansion projects of GRSE, Yantra India

The projects comprise three facilities of GRSE and two of Yantra India

France expands India education outreach, targets 30,000 students by 2030

The outreach comes amid a sharp rise in Indian enrolment in French higher education, with the number of students growing to 9,100 in 2024-25, according to a statement by Campus France