Secretary (Economic Relations), External Affairs Ministry, Sudhakar Dalela interacted with an official delegation from Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Zambia, Rwanda, and African Union Commission. United Nations Development Programme in India coordinated the visit.
In a social media post, External Affairs Ministry said that they discussed harnessing digital public infrastructure for...
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has concluded his official visit to Japan, during which he held a series of high-level meetings with Japanese government leaders, financial institutions and business executives to accelerate investment, strengthen industrial partnerships and deepen economic cooperation between the two countries.
The visit covered Tokyo, Nagoya...
India has asserted that the immediate priority of the United Nations Security Council must be to take steps to mitigate the humanitarian consequences of ongoing hostilities. Addressing a Security Council open debate titled “Food Under Fire:
The Security Council’s Role in Mitigating Global and Local Food Crises”, India’s permanent representative...
The Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Sudarshini concluded her three-day port call at Lisbon, Portugal, as part of her ongoing Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition. Defence Ministry said that the engagements reinforced the institutional ties and mutual understanding between the two navies.
As part of the professional engagements, sea trainees...
The Indian Navy is set to commission Nipun, the second Diving Support Vessel (DSV) of the Nistar-class, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on August 31, strengthening its deep-sea diving, underwater intervention and submarine rescue capabilities.
Indigenously designed and constructed by Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam, Nipun marks another step...
Kochi-based Cochin Shipyard Limited has delivered the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, Mangrol, to the Indian Navy.
The Defence Ministry said that the ship comprises over 80 per cent indigenous content. The ship is equipped for underwater surveillance, Anti-Submarine Warfare operations in coastal waters, Low-Intensity Maritime Operations, along with...
The eighth edition of the India-US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Exercise 2026 concluded at the Southern Naval Command in Kerala’s Kochi on August 14, strengthening professional cooperation and interoperability between the two navies in specialised maritime operations.
The bilateral exercise featured intensive professional interactions, exchange of best practices and...
The Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Sudarshini entered the port of Ponta Delgada in Azores, Portugal, as part of the ongoing Lokayan 2026 voyage. The Defence Ministry said that the ship arrived yesterday and marked a successful completion of a challenging 19-day transoceanic passage across the Atlantic Ocean,...
The Defence Ministry has signed contracts worth Rs 1,577 crore with TATA Advanced Systems Limited and NIBE Private Limited for the procurement of Loiter Munition Systems for the Indian Army. The contracts were inked in New Delhi today in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
The Loiter Munition...
India and the United States are set to strengthen their cooperation in space exploration, with NASA inviting ISRO to join its ambitious Moon Base program, building on the two countries’ partnership under the Artemis Accords.
During the 9th meeting of the India-US Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG), hosted by...
