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Eyeing strategic advantages near China sea, US builds Australia's bases

Tender documents show that intelligence briefing rooms, upgraded runways for bombers, warehouses, data centres and maintenance hangars are in the works

US Senator Marco Rubio introduces US-India Defense Cooperation Act

This is for the first time such an India-centric bill has been introduced in the US Congress that proposes to put India at the same level of that of its treaty ally

India-UK FTA: UKIBC chief Mccole hopeful of signing some deal quickly

Reiterating the UK Foreign Secretary's statement, he noted that David Lammy sees FTA as a "floor" for both countries' trade and investment relationship

Chinese foreign min asks to step up dialogue in meet with Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, and Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on the sidelines of the ASEAN meetings

Biden committed to attend annual QUAD Summit in India, says White House

Kirby said now that Biden is not running for reelection, certainly, one can expect there will be opportunities on the calendar that may not have been before

2nd India-Japan consultations on Middle East discuss developments in region

The consultations covered a wide range of topics, including political developments, economic opportunities and challenges in the Middle East/West Asia region

Budget frontlines: 'Agnipath' driving shift in spending patterns

The government says that going by the baseline of the Budget for FY24, the current allocation amounts to a 4.72 per cent rise over the previous year's allocation

Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with counterparts from Asean countries

While with his South Asian counterparts, the talks were mostly about bilateral relations, he also discussed FTA during his meeting with the Norwegian leader

Budget 2024: Uptick in share of capital expenditure in defence spends

Higher allocations seen in latest Union Budget

China's secretive spaceplane likely testing 'dual use' technology: Experts

The U.S. first launched its uncrewed Boeing X-37B spaceplane in 2010, while Russia has recently launched several satellites that U.S. officials suspect may be weapons, a charge Russia has denied

China making inroads into key choke points in Indian Ocean: US lawmaker

The region faces a dynamic geopolitical landscape that presents challenges for the US policy objectives

Dy Air Chief visits DRDO, HAL, TASL in Hyd, lauds indigenisation efforts

he Phase-II AD Endo-atmospheric missile was launched from LC-III at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha

India successfully tests Phase-II ballistic missile defence system

The missile was tested at the integrated test range (ITR) in Odisha's Chandipur

India-UK relationship has enormous possibilities, says EAM Jaishankar

As he embarked on the high-profile trip, Lammy described the negotiations for the trade deal as the floor and not the ceiling of the ambitions to unlock shared potential and deliver growth

Budget Frontlines: A long shot from the 2% goalpost for defence funds

A deep dive into the defence budget allocations and strategic challenges, kicking off a three-part analysis

British foreign secy David Lammy launches UK-India Tech Security Initiative

From telecoms and semiconductors to biotechnology and AI, these generation-defining technologies will unlock countless new opportunities and innovations, so we can deliver for working people here

'Avoid Manipur, J&K, border areas': US revises travel advisory for India

Overall India has been placed at Level 2, but several parts of the country have been placed on Level 4: Jammu and Kashmir, India-Pak border, Manipur and parts of Central and East India

10% vacancies reserved for ex-Agniveers in CAPFs, Assam Rifles: Govt

Home ministry has been taking and will continue to take earnest steps to fill up vacancies expeditiously through Union Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission and the forces concerned

India committed to elevating ties with UK, desire to conclude FTA: PM Modi

PM met British foreign secretary David Lammy who is on visit to New Delhi with first high-level engagement between India and UK after Prime Minister Starmer's Labour government came to power on July 5

Budget 2024: Border infra gets boost as China builds bunkers, bridge at LAC

Govt committed to improving border infra through higher budgetary allocation to agencies executing strategically-significant projects, says Ministry of Defence