Latest Defense Cooperation News & Updates

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the friendship between India and Canada has gained new energy, mutual trust and positivity since his first meeting with Canadian counterpart Mark Carney, last year. “India is delighted to welcome Prime Minister Carney on his first visit to our nation. This is an important milestone in India-Canada relations. PM Carney’s accomplishments, including those before he became Prime Minister, are very inspiring. I can say with co…

New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India and Canada will work towards enhancing defence industries, maritime domain awareness and military exchanges and announced the establishment of a defence dialogue. While addressing a joint press meet with his Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, following their talks in New Delhi on Monday, PM Modi said, “The growing cooperation in the field of defence and security is a symbol of our deep mutual trust and the maturity …

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Thursday responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at the Israeli Knesset, noting the immense enthusiasm among both members and the audience. He said the people were thrilled and highly enthusiastic to listen to PM Modi’s address, as he spoke from his heart about issues that deeply matter to both nations.Speaking to IANS, Reuven Azar said, “There was amazing excitement among the members of the Knesset, and also the au…

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Hailing the “win-win partnership” between India and Brazil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday emphasised that both countries remain dedicated to enhancing their relationship across all sectors and are committed to increasing bilateral trade to over $20 billion.Addressing a joint press meet with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following the delegation-level talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, PM Modi highlighted that India-Brazil ties have benefite…

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on Friday, congratulated the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader Tarique Rahman following their election victory, signaling Washington’s readiness to engage the new government in Dhaka. “Congratulations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its leader, Tarique Rahman, as well as the people of Bangladesh,” Rubio said in a post on social media platform X.”The United States looks forward to working with the newly elected g…

Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump lifted a 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports, citing India’s commitments to stop buying Russian oil and to deepen security and economic ties with the United States.Trump signed an executive order ending the additional duty that had been imposed in August 2025 under a national emergency related to Russia’s actions in Ukraine.“I have determined that India has taken significant steps to address the national emergency described in Executive O…

Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) Hanwha Aerospace has secured an estimated $1.9 billion project to supply its K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher systems to Norway, with the official contract expected to be signed this week, informed industry sources said on Wednesday.The contract is widely expected to be signed Friday in Oslo by Hanwha Aerospace and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA), the sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Yonhap News Agency while speaking on condition of anonymit…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi held a meeting with US Secretary of the Army, Daniel P Driscoll in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing strengthening defence cooperation and military-to-military engagement. In a post on X, the Indian Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information stated, “Mr Daniel P Driscoll, US Secretary of the Army, called on General Upendra Dwivedi, COAS. The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral Defence Cooperation, deep…

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Wednesday stressed the need for closer collaboration between India and Spain on shared challenges, particularly in combating terrorism, amid a shift in the global order.In his opening remarks at a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares in New Delhi, the EAM said, “The world order is clearly undergoing a profound change. It is more imperative than ever before for nations to collaborate on shared challenge…

Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) US Senator Steve Daines travelled to India this month to push for better market access for Montana’s pulse crops and to underscore the strategic partnership between Washington and New Delhi, his office said.Daines, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was in India from January 17 to 19. He met senior government officials, members of parliament, and business leaders in New Delhi.The meetings included talks with External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jais…