Foreign Affairs

MUMBAI / BENGALURU. In a landmark transaction that underscores the growing global appeal of India's indigenous military manufacturing sector, global private equity major Carlyle has finalised an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Micropack,...

WASHINGTON. In a milestone event for futuristic weaponry, defence researchers have initiated a comprehensive series of live-fire operational trials for a highly advanced electromagnetic railgun (EMRG). The testing programme represents a major breakthrough in moving...

New Delhi: Thales on July 13 announced the award of a major contract by Mongolia's National Civil Aviation Centre (NCAC) for the modernisation of the country's air traffic management infrastructure, marking a major milestone in aviation development. This programme will support...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Ministry of Defence (IMOD), through its Directorate of Defence Research & Development (DDR&D), announced the official launch of DRISHTI 2.0, another milestone in strengthening the bridge between Israeli defence-tech innovation...

New Delhi: India and Russia convened a Vice Minister‑level Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting here to intensify counter‑terrorism cooperation across South Asia and Eurasia. The session was co‑chaired by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinski...

Paris: Thales agreed to buy 35.5% of French underwater-drone maker Exail Technologies from the Gorgé family, and plans to make a tender offer to buy the remainder of the company at an implied enterprise...

Istanbul: US President Donald Trump announced that Washington would lift US sanctions on Turkey that were imposed in 2020 over Ankara’s purchase of Russian defence missiles, while expressing a willingness to sell the fellow...

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has categorically refused to proceed with negotiations on a final deal with the United States if threats from Washington continue. His remarks came after US President Donald Trump...

Victoria  (British Columbia):  A German shipbuilder has won the competition for the largest defence procurement in Canadian history, beating out a South Korean firm on the project to build 12 new submarines. Canadian Prime Minister...

Melbourne: Australia has released a new strategy in its latest effort to grow its sovereign defence industrial base, kicking off reforms to how it will develop and acquire platforms in coming years. The Defence Industry...

New Delhi: China’s test launch of a submarine‑launched ballistic missile (SLBM) into the South Pacific on July 6, 2026 has raised alarms far beyond the immediate region. For India, defence experts argue, the development...

New Delhi: France and India have formally launched their first Joint Working Group (JWG) on Critical Minerals here, co-chaired by Benjamin Gallezot and Kadam Sandeep Vasant, marking a major step in building resilient supply...

Aresignation two years in the making: Starmer's fall was less an event than a slow puncture. Labour's landslide 2024 victory gave way, within eighteen months, to collapsing approval ratings, a dismal set of local...