Germany has posted its first resident liaison officer to India’s IFC-IOR in Gurugram, a symbolic step that coincides with advancing talks on an $8–10 billion Indo-German submarine programme. Read More

India and Australia have signed a new joint declaration on defence and security cooperation in Melbourne, institutionalizing an annual defence ministers' dialogue and deepening ties across maritime security, critical technology, energy and the Indo-Pacific amid continuing regional friction with China. Read More

Agreement ends a decade of stalled shipments since the two countries first agreed, in 2014, to trade the fuel; deal is bundled with a wider push on trade, critical minerals, defence and space cooperation. Read More

Career diplomat, currently joint secretary at the Lok Sabha Secretariat, will succeed Ravi Shankar, who has been named ambassador to Greece. Read More

India and Indonesia on Tuesday agreed to jointly develop the strategically located Sabang port on Weh Island off the northern tip of Sumatra, giving New Delhi a presence on both sides of the Strait of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints and a vital artery for China’s energy imports. Read More

In a boost for the “Make in India” initiative, Indonesia will import Astra beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missiles from India, following the missile's proven success during Operation Sindoor. Read More

Indonesia has decided to induct India's indigenously developed Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, becoming one of the weapon’s first overseas customers, even as the two countries close in on a larger deal covering the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile. Read More

Days before Modi’s Jakarta visit, Indonesia has posted its first liaison officer to India's Gurugram-based maritime surveillance hub, even as talks on a second BrahMos missile battery take centre stage. Read More

The prime minister, Narendra Modi, will undertake a six-day tour of Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from July 6 to 11, in a diplomatic outreach aimed at reinforcing the country’s strategic, economic and maritime engagement across the Indo-Pacific, officials said on Friday. Read More

India and Japan strengthened their strategic partnership by signing landmark agreements on AI, defence, energy and economic security as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi. Read More