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11 India-bound ships crossed Hormuz after US-Iran peace MoU: MEA

After the US-Iran peace MoU, 11 India-bound vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over energy supplies and trade disruptions

India welcomes US-Iran pact with cautious optimism: NSA Ajit Doval

Addressing the BRICS NSA meeting, Doval said the US-Iran agreement could stabilise energy security and ease supply-chain pressures on key commodities

India tests edge-native drone swarms that adapt, decide and act

Tashi Network and DroneVerse demonstrate drone swarms that can self-coordinate, redistribute tasks and continue missions despite connectivity loss or battery constraints

'Imperative' for India, China to respect each other's core interests: Wang

Wang, who is in New Delhi to attend the Brics NSA conference, made the remarks during his meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday

Japanese PM's Guwahati visit cancelled, Modi to host Takaichi in Delhi

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi's planned visit to Guwahati has been dropped due to logistical constraints, though the summit with PM Narendra Modi is expected to proceed in New Delhi

12 Indians among 13 killed in explosion at factory in Qatar's Ras Laffan

The explosion at the Barzan local gas supply facility at Ras Laffan Industrial City, which is operated by QatarEnergy LNG, injured 66 people, including Indians

Lighter, longer-range, and stealthier BrahMos missiles on the anvil

Firm also in talks with several countries, including Vietnam, Indonesia and UAE, for exports

US notifies sale of support services for India's Apaches, M777A2 howitzers

The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which administers the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme of the US, issued the arms sales notification in the Federal Register on June 17

India says ties with China normalising as top officials meet in Delhi

India and China discussed gradual normalisation of ties as NSA Ajit Doval met Chinese FM Wang Yi on the sidelines of the BRICS security meeting in New Delhi

Govt likely in talks to sell supersonic cruise missile BrahMos to UAE

The discussions, which have not been previously ​reported, likely include the potential sale of India's air defence system Akashteer

PM Modi commissions three indigenously built naval ships in Kolkata

The vessels were designed by the Indian Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built by Kolkata-based Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd

Doval to host BRICS security conclave amid evolving geopolitical challenges

Senior security officials from BRICS nations, including China, Russia and Iran, will meet in New Delhi to discuss non-traditional security threats, terrorism and emerging technologies

India rejects Zardari's Kashmir remarks, says he has no locus standi

Jaiswal said Pakistan's "long history of systematically targeting and victimising minorities across various faiths is notorious"

India to host key Brics security conclave amid rising geopolitical tensions

China has already announced that Wang will attend the deliberations. The Chinese foreign minister is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Doval

US envoy seeks deeper cooperation with India to combat trafficking threats

Speaking at a conclave in Ranchi, US Consul General Kathy Giles-Diaz stressed the need to disrupt trafficking networks at their source through closer international cooperation

India's Vivek Aggarwal elected FATF Vice-President for 2026-27 term

The former FIU-IND chief and current Culture Secretary will serve as Vice-President of the global anti-money laundering watchdog from July 2026

'Frankenstein state': India slams Pakistan's 'support for terrorism' at UN

Responding to references on Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan and the OIC, India rejected the allegations and accused Islamabad of hosting, training and deploying terrorists

Bharat Forge bags ₹425 crore Indian Navy gas turbine generator order

The contract involves supplying indigenous gas turbine generators for Kolkata-class destroyers and marks a step forward in naval equipment indigenisation

FY26 arms production hits record ₹1.78 trn; pvt sector share nears 25%

Despite setting a record production figure, FY26 broke the uninterrupted acceleration in annual defence production growth recorded between FY21 and FY25

Conventional warfare remains relevant even today as it was in 1947: Rajnath

Defence Minister said nations must strengthen domestic manufacturing capabilities as global conflicts can disrupt critical supply chains