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Defence Ministry orders 160 anti-airfield weapons for Indian Air Force

The Rs 810.79 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics covers 160 satellite-guided glide bombs and associated equipment, with deliveries scheduled between 2027-28 and 2028-29

German envoy urges deeper India defence ties amid geopolitical uncertainty

Jasper Wieck says Germany is ready to sign the $8 billion submarine pact and seeks closer defence cooperation with India amid a worsening strategic environment

Global South in 'front row' of crises, 'back row' of decisions: Jaishankar

The Global South needs to be part of decision-making structures that deliberate on issues that directly pertain to our future, he said

PM Modi may visit Canada around December this year: Canadian PM Mark Carney

Carney made these remarks while responding to a question on when Prime Minister Modi will visit Canada and how close Ottawa is to concluding a free trade deal with Delhi

India, US discuss powering AI economy via energy, digital infrastructure

The Consulate General of India in New York, in collaboration with ReNew and the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), hosted a roundtable on 'US India Partnership

COP31: Can the Antalya summit bridge the global climate finance divide?

The question of finance tends to drive a wedge between the wealthy Global North and the developing world at climate summits. Will November's Antalya summit be any different?

India's permanent UNSC seat bid gets backing from four European nations

Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic backed India's bid at the first V4-India foreign ministers' meeting, adding to support for New Delhi's push to reform the UN Security Council

Jaishankar discusses India-EU cooperation, Ukraine with EU counterparts

Jaishankar arrived in New York on Sunday, leading an Indian delegation for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly

India, Canada to hold next round of trade pact talks from October 5: Goyal

The negotiations for a CEPA between India and Canada are progressing and the next round of talks will be held from October 5, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.

JCBL group gets technology transfer for 20-tonne heavy drop system

The system is designed to air-drop heavy equipment, armoured vehicles into remote and high-altitude areas

India's first indigenous long-range attack drone KAL tested at Pokhran

The vehicle-launched drone has a range of 1,000 km, endurance of up to eight hours and a 50 kg payload capacity, and is designed for precision strikes on designated targets

Central Himalayas to take centre stage at Balen Shah's first India visit

Nepal PM likely to come in Nov, says finance minister Swarnim Wagle; reworking trade treaty also on table

Japanese fighter aircraft operate from Indian soil for the first time

The Japanese air chief flew a Tejas jet with a pilot, while Air Chief Marshall Singh flew solo on a Tejas jet as part of their sorties under the Indo-Japan bilateral air exercise, Veer Guardian-2026

Gen Z considers India-Israel defence ties above US, France: Survey

As per the survey, 52 per cent of respondents aged 18-29 believed India-Israel defence ties to be robust, placing Israel third alongside other countries, including Russia

India in touch with Russia over crew of detained tanker near Paradip: MEA

MEA said the Unity oil tanker is stationed near Paradip Port under an Odisha High Court order, with India taking steps for the repatriation of its Russian crew

US Sanctions Bill: Determined to protect our trade interests, says MEA

MEA says attacks threatening navigation in Bab-el-Mandeb are unacceptable, while reiterating concerns over the impact of proposed US sanctions legislation on trade ties

India's 'neighbourhood first' policy gets a boost amid diplomatic push

New Delhi and Dhaka are discussing dates for Bangladesh Prime Minister Tariq Rahman's visit to India later this year as they strive to repair ties

Defence Min calls for indigenous tech, public-private synergy in aviation

He underlined that the public and private sectors should not be viewed as competitors but as organisations that complement each other.

India, Canada discuss progress on CEPA, aim to close trade deal by year-end

Trade ministers of India and Canada on Friday discussed the progress of ongoing negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

India, NZ working together for early implementation of trade pact

India, New Zealand are working closely to complete their respective domestic processes to facilitate the early implementation of a trade agreement between the two countries, an official statement said