New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India to build a strategic outpost in the Indo-Pacific, expanding its defence focus towards some of the busiest shipping routes in the world in Southeast Asia, a report said.India is pushing forward with a $9 billion infrastructure project on Great Nicobar Island, which is located near one of the world’s critical shipping arteries away from the Indian mainland.”It leverages Great Nicobar’s strategic location to strengthen India’s national security, maritime and defence p…
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Washington, May 9 (IANS) The United States and India must step up cooperation in artificial intelligence and defence as warfare shifts to data and algorithms, experts said.Speaking at a US-India forum, Vivek Lall, Chief Executive of General Atomics Global Cooperation, and Lt Gen (Retd) Raj Shukla said the nature of war is changing fast. The session was moderated by Sameer Lalwani of the Special Competitive Studies Project.Shukla said AI is already shaping the battlefield. “AI is not futuristic…
Colombo, May 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka and the Maldives signed seven memoranda of understanding during Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s State Visit to Colombo, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said on Monday.The agreements cover cooperation in tourism, education, higher education, health, sports, youth development, archives and defence, the PMD said.Muizzu arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday for a three-day State Visit at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The visit mar…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The successful launch of Mission Drishti serves as a definitive proof-of-concept for India’s private space sector reforms and signals a transition from small-scale testing to sovereign, all-weather surveillance capabilities, the Indian Space Association said on Sunday.Lt. Gen. AK Bhatt (Retd.), Director General of the industry body, said the milestone reflects a pivotal shift in India’s approach to Earth observation and underlines the growing maturity of the private s…
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Great Nicobar Project, work on which is underway, aims to transform the Great Nicobar into a strategic maritime and economic hub by leveraging its proximity to the global East–West shipping route and reducing dependence on foreign transshipment ports keeping in view India’s defence and national security, an official statement said on Friday. The project, which will strengthen India’s strategic presence in the Andaman Sea and Southeast Asia, seeks to balance port-led…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India is likely to see an incremental cumulative capex of $800 billion over the next five years across defence, data centres and energy transition due to the Middle East conflict and its investment‑rate will touch 37.5 per cent of GDP in FY2030, a report said on Wednesday.The report from Morgan Stanley said about 60 per cent of the incremental capex is likely to be allocated to energy transition, data centres and defence.”In this context, we remain constructive on In…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Invest India, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency under the Centre’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), has facilitated the grounding of 60 projects worth over $6.1 billion across 14 states during the financial year 2025–26, which are expected to generate more than 31,000 jobs, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.Grounded investments have registered a nearly threefold growth over FY 2024–25, wh…
Gandhinagar/Surat, April 29 (IANS) Preparations for the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) to be held in Surat on May 1 and 2 were reviewed in detail at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar, as the state moves to position the event as a key platform for regional industrial expansion and investment promotion. Following the meeting, government spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said VGRC is intended to go beyond a conventional conference and act as…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Polish Ambassador to India, Piotr Antoni Switalski, stated recently that Poland is a “staunch advocate” of enhancing the relationship between the European Union and India across various sectors, including Defence, in light of the recent Free Trade Agreement (FTA).In an interview with IANS, Switalski expressed satisfaction with the interest of Polish companies in selling, manufacturing, and investing in India. He also noted that several Indian Defence companies have ind…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The Korean artiste Aoora attended the State Banquet hosted at Rashtrapati Bhavan, on Tuesday. The event was held in the presence of the President of India Droupadi Murmu and Lee Jae Myung, the President of South Korea, as part of an official diplomatic engagement between the two nations. Aoora’s presence highlighted the role of artistes in fostering cultural diplomacy beyond traditional political frameworks.Aoora described attending the banquet as a meaningful experienc…