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The German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann, has praised India’s robust economic performance with an 8.2 per cent GDP growth in the second quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year. Ackermann described the growth figures as "very impressive," highlighting the country’s expanding market and its prospects as a significant and stable partner in the region.Ackermann emphasised that India’s
Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, during his first official visit to India, outlined a pivotal agenda that seeks to deepen bilateral cooperation on several critical fronts.Central to his discourse was the urgent need for joint efforts between India and Thailand to counter the surge of transnational cyber-scam networks operating near Thailand’s borders with Myanmar and Cambodia.
The Navy stands poised to receive its first four Rafale Marine jets by 2029, as confirmed by Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi during a press briefing ahead of Navy Day on 4 December.This delivery aligns with the April intergovernmental agreement signed with France for 26 carrier-borne fighters, valued at approximately ₹64,000 crore, encompassing weapons, spares, training, and simulators from
Pakistan has undertaken reconstruction efforts at key airbases targeted during India’s Operation Sindoor in May 2025, with high-resolution satellite imagery revealing cleared debris and new structures at sites like Sukkur and Nur Khan.At Sukkur airbase, a hangar believed to house Unmanned Aerial Vehicles was struck by Indian Air Force precision-guided missiles between 2 am and 5 am on May 10,
JSW Defence, a key arm of the JSW Group, has launched a $90 million project in Hyderabad through a strategic partnership with US-based Shield AI to manufacture advanced military drones.The initiative kicked off with the construction of a dedicated facility at EMC Maheshwaram, where production of Shield AI’s V-BAT Group 3 Unmanned Aerial Systems is slated to commence by the final quarter of 2026.
The CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Boaz Levy, underscored the robust partnership between Israel and India in defence development, particularly in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology. Speaking to ANI on December 1, Levy highlighted India as one of IAI’s strongest defence partners, crediting their cooperation for forging a long-standing strategic relationship.Levy emphasised
The ePlane Company, incubated at IIT-Madras, is on track to conduct flight tests for India’s inaugural all-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) within approximately two months.The prototype is nearing completion, with ground runs anticipated to commence imminently at the firm’s 250-acre IDAS satellite campus near Bangalore.Founder Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy revealed in an
Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov seen in intensive conversation with EAM S JaishankarRussia is ambitiously aiming to boost bilateral trade with India to USD 100 billion by 2030, emphasising the need for diversification of products, enhanced investment cooperation, and strengthened industrial partnerships.The announcement comes from Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov ahead of
Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, the Indian Navy Chief, disclosed that Operation Sindoor has imposed notable economic repercussions on Pakistan. Following the operation launched in May 2025, insurance premiums for vessels destined for Pakistani ports have surged significantly.This stems from the Indian Navy’s assertive maritime posture, which deterred merchant shipping and confined the Pakistan Navy to
India-Russia defence cooperation is expanding into new domains with a strong emphasis on technological and industrial collaboration.According to Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, who spoke ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, the partnership has evolved from being largely buyer-seller based to long-term strategic cooperation centred on joint development,