Page 3 - External Affairs & Defence Security News

UAE likely to pour in another $25 billion in India, says Piyush Goyal

The two countries are looking to deepen cooperation in ports, shipping, energy, space and logistics, with the UAE targeting $100 billion in investments in India

Indian delegation reaches Islamabad for three-day SCO coordinators' meet

National coordinators will discuss activities under Pakistan's SCO chairmanship and preparations for upcoming meetings ahead of the leaders' summit in August 2027

DRDO, CSIR to develop lightweight bulletproof glass for armoured vehicles

DRDO and CSIR-CGCRI are developing indigenous bulletproof glass for armoured vehicles that could cut transparent armour weight and thickness by up to 50 per cent

Russia-Europe balancing act ahead for India as Modi lines up Dec visits

India faces a delicate diplomatic balancing act as Modi plans visits to Western countries and Russia amid shifting global ties

India, WFP discuss challenges to humanitarian efforts on UNGA sidelines

MEA Secretary (West) Sibi George met WFP Acting Executive Director Carl Skau and discussed the evolving global landscape and challenges facing humanitarian efforts

Nations should shape own AI ecosystems, says EAM Jaishankar at UNGA

Jaishankar said countries should shape their own AI ecosystems in line with national priorities, with AI forming part of India's Global South partnerships

Jaishankar meets Canadian, Mexican, Venezuelan counterparts at UNGA

Jaishankar held separate meetings with his Canadian, Mexican and Venezuelan counterparts on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly.

No dilution in India's zero-tolerance approach to terrorism: Jaishankar

Jaishankar reiterated India's zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism as he called out Pakistan for misrepresenting facts at the United Nations General Assembly

Brics or UN is a 'false choice', group supports UN reform: Jaishankar

Jaishankar said the UN has served the world in very significant ways

Maintain constant vigil, step up intelligence-led ops in J&K: Army chief

Gen Dhiraj Seth reviewed operational preparedness during a visit to forward areas in Kupwara and Budgam, urging forces to respond swiftly and precisely to emerging terrorist threats

India rips into Pakistan's 'falsehoods', warns of consequences for terror

Exercising its Right of Reply at the UN, India accused Islamabad of spreading "falsehoods" and "deceit" after Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif raised the Kashmir issue during his speech

Trump shares Pak PM's UN speech thanking him for 'intervention' in 2025

The US president shared an 87-second clip in which Pakistan's prime minister credited Trump with helping halt Operation Sindoor and praised Army chief Asim Munir

Jaishankar signs UN cybercrime convention, meets Russia's Lavrov at UNGA

The External Affairs Minister said the pact would strengthen international cooperation for a safer digital future; he also reviewed India-Russia ties with Lavrov on the sidelines of UNGA

Pak PM raises J&K issue at UNGA, credits Trump for 'intervention' in 2025

At the UN General Assembly, Sharif thanked Trump for his role in ending the 2025 conflict and again called for a "just and fair" solution to Kashmir

Europe, India ties have achieved level of a political intensity: EU envoy

The Ambassador of the European Union to India further said that understanding India is also "seeing India and meeting Indians"

Frustrations mounting among nations over lack of UN reforms: Jaishankar

He said there is a feeling among the international community that the UN needs to be different, much more in conformity with the real world

Jaishankar talks regional and global developments with foreign counterparts

Jaishankar began his engagements on day four of the high-level week with a meeting with Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda.

There is no safe place in case of conflict: CDS Gen N S Raja Subramani

CDS also asserted that "speed of learning and adaptability" is a very important combat capability today, and whoever learns faster and adapts faster to the circumstances is going to win.

India drove Brics talks on cross-border payments: DEA Secretary Thakur

DEA Secretary Anuradha Thakur said BRICS discussions include interoperability of payment and messaging channels and the use of local currencies for trade and investment

India-US defence diplomacy on display at Yudh Abhyas 2026 in Rajasthan

The bilateral military exercise brings together 600 personnel each from the Indian and US armies, with a focus on interoperability and multi-domain warfare