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India, Brunei hold inaugural joint meeting to boost defence cooperation

The Ministry of Defence said the talks centred on expanding military-to-military exchanges and joint training, strengthening maritime security cooperation

Defence R&D: Parliamentary panel calls for adequate budgetary provisions

The committee said the ministry is adopting emerging technologies of warfare and it has recommended that adequate budgetary provisions for research and development be made available to the armed force

India-US Foreign Office Consultations review trade, defence and tech agenda

India and the US held Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi to review their strategic partnership and discuss trade, defence, technology, energy and Indo-Pacific cooperation, the MEA said

Lockheed Martin 'eyeing' IAF deal, plans co-production facility for C-130J

Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems have been jointly manufacturing C-130J empennages and other aerostructure assemblies in India for the last several years

Russian military transport plane with 7 onboard crashes in Ivanovo region

The An-22 is a heavy transport aircraft used by the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) to transport heavy weapons

'Democracy and Pakistan don't go together: MEA amid Imran Khan protests

Jaiswal, while replying to a query on diminishing democratic institutions in Pakistan, noted that India was following events but would not go into details

Exercise discretion while travelling through China: India to its nationals

"The Ministry of External Affairs would advise Indian nationals to exercise due discretion while travelling to or transiting through China," Jaiswal said

India free to buy oil from sources it considers beneficial: Russia

Speaking after his talks with Prime Minister Modi, the Russian leader assured that Moscow will remain India's reliable energy supplier

Tata Advanced Systems breaks ground on C-130J MRO facility in Bengaluru

MRO operations will start in early 2027

Bangladesh delegation to attend Vijay Diwas celebrations in Kolkata

The delegation is scheduled to attend a solemn wreath-laying ceremony on December 16 at the Indian Army's Eastern Command headquarters, Vijay Durg

Op Sagar Bandhu: Indian, Sri Lankan armies works together to restore lives

The death toll has soared to 627, with several hundred people still missing, the Daily Mirror reported on Sunday, citing the country's Disaster Management Centre (DMC)

Taiwan records 4 Chinese aircraft sorties, 7 vessels around territory

As per the MND, two out of four sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ

Indian mobile hospital treats over 2,200 cyclone-hit people in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has been grappling with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse triggered by the cyclone, leaving several districts isolated

Trump security plan urges improved India ties, continued Quad cooperation

Released last week, President Trump's security strategy calls for working with India to secure the Indo-Pacific, the South China Sea, and US interests in the Western Hemisphere

Army deploys 3D concrete printing for faster construction of bunkers, posts

The capability, already proven in other operational areas earlier has been effectively employed by the Trishakti Corps in the Himalayan state

Quad calls for bringing perpetrators of Delhi's Red Fort blast to justice

The Quad, which comprises India, the US, Australia and Japan, also unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms including cross-border terrorism

India, US seek additional punitive measures against LeT, JeM, their backers

The two sides also called for additional designations of ISIS and al-Qa'ida affiliates. These terror groups were designated by the UN and they have already been facing various punitive actions

India-Russia ties among steadiest globally: Jaishankar after Putin's visit

In an interactive session, he also disagreed with views that Putin's visit could complicate India's negotiations with the US on a bilateral trade agreement

Putin's India visit 'result of Trump's gross incompetence': Ex-US official

Michael Rubin further said that the US is being "hypocritical" by "lecturing" India on its purchase of discounted oil from Russia, as Washington itself is involved in trade with Moscow

President Putin invites PM Modi to Russia in 2026 for next annual summit

As per the Joint Statement issued after the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, the two Leaders welcomed the opening of two Consulates General of India in Yekaterinburg and Kazan