AS the US and India look to finalise a broader bilateral trade agreement, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said that India’s offers are “the best Washington has received”, though challenges remain in getting New Delhi to open up its agriculture sector. “There is resistance in India for certain crops and meats and products. They…
India has responded cautiously to Russia’s overtures for co-producing Su-57 stealth jets, long-range drones and naval submarines, signalling no rush to commit. While New Delhi sees strategic merit, officials say any agreement must align with India’s long-term force-modernisation and self-reliance goals, underscoring careful evaluation. Read More…
The Secretary (Defence Production) said at the South-Zone Quality Assurance Industry Conclave 2025 that growing public-private collaboration, digitised processes and “Green Channel” certification are accelerating home-grown warship building. The reforms will empower MSMEs, streamline supply chains and support India’s ambitious maritime vision under “Viksit Bharat 2047”. Read More…
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Using U.S. forces to take control of a merchant ship is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who…
The DRDO has officially handed over seven home-grown technologies to India’s armed forces, developed under the Technology Development Fund, including a high-voltage power supply for airborne jammers, a water-jet propulsion system for fast interceptor craft, VLF loop aerials for underwater platforms and a long-life seawater battery for underwater sensing, boosting indigenisation and operational readiness. …
Russian President Vladimir V Putin confirmed that, to narrow the massive trade deficit with India, Russian businesses will ramp up the supply of Indian goods, and both governments have agreed to work on reducing challenges created by tariff and non-tariff barriers. Meeting in New Delhi on Friday at the 23rd India-Russia Summit, the two countries,…
India and Russia on Friday unveiled an extensive plan to turbocharge their partnership, doubling down amid Western sanctions, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that peace in Ukraine must come through dialogue, adding India is on “the side of peace”. The new agreements and collaborations, spanning energy, shipping, mobility, minerals, pharmaceuticals, and health amount…
US President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw — giving the spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial soccer tournament even more of a Trumpian flair. Trump, who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Price, had been heavily favored to win the newly…
Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off. U.S. President Donald Trump has set in motion the most intense diplomatic push to stop the fighting since Russia launched…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), successfully tested a fighter-aircraft escape system using a high-speed rocket-sledge at the Rail-Track facility in Chandigarh. The test validated canopy severance, ejection sequencing and full aircrew recovery — placing India among the few nations with advanced…