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The Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission have departed India following a landmark three-day state visit to New Delhi. Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, left on Wednesday, while Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, departed the previous evening. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) hailed the visit as "highly successful,"
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed a state visit to India in February 2026, shortly after signalling from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for a trip in early March.This sequence of high-level engagements underscores India’s burgeoning diplomatic magnetism, particularly amid the economic turbulence unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.Lula’s
India is set to launch the ‘Bharat Container Line’, a bold initiative designed to diminish the country’s dependence on foreign shipping conglomerates. This strategic move comes amid growing concerns over the dominance of global giants in container shipping, which currently handle the lion’s share of India’s maritime trade.The announcement underscores New Delhi’s push towards self-reliance in
Swan Defence, formerly known as Pipavav Shipyard, has secured a significant $227 million contract from the Norway-based shipping firm Rederiet Stenersen.The deal involves the construction of six advanced 18,000 deadweight ton (DWT) chemical tankers, marking a major boost for India’s shipbuilding sector.This contract underscores the growing international confidence in Indian maritime capabilities,
An explosion targeted the Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Monday, derailing four coaches of the Peshawar-bound train, railway officials confirmed. The blast occurred at Abad railway station as the service travelled from Quetta towards Sukkur. No official casualty figures were released at the time of reporting, though the force of the detonation caused significant disruption to the
The United States has issued a stark warning to Canada over its multi-billion-pound fighter jet procurement. US Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, cautioned that failure to proceed with the purchase of 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 jets could force a rethink of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) agreement. This Cold War-era pact has underpinned joint air defence for
“We love this conveyor belt of the [carrier] strike group generation process,” Adm. Daryl Caudle said. “Submariners, we do not share that vision. Now there’s a submariner at the helm here.”
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has urged the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to accelerate the development cycle for new weapons and systems.Speaking on Tuesday to top DRDO scientists, he emphasised reducing delays across key phases: from research to prototype, prototype to testing, and testing to final deployment. Timely induction into the armed forces, he stressed, serves
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is set to further enhance the capabilities of the Pralay missile, a solid-propellant quasi-ballistic system designed for tactical surface-to-surface strikes.Recent statements from DRDO Chief Dr. Samir V Kamat indicate that user trials will conclude in 2026, paving the way for induction into the Indian Armed Forces.This development