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

The Indian Army has issued an RFP to procure 450 Carl Gustaf Mk-IV rocket launchers. It aimed to bolster infantry firepower with lighter, more accurate and all-weather shoulder-fired weapon systems. 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

DRDO successfully flight-tested the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket at its minimum 60-kilometre range in Chandipur, completing trials that bookend the weapon's full engagement envelope ahead of induction into the Army. Read More

An unmanned Drishti-10 aircraft operated by the Indian Navy crashed into the sea off Porbandar in Gujarat on Wednesday afternoon during a routine training sortie. It prompted the navy to order an investigation into the accident. Read More

Washington has signalled it will seek Lawrence Bishnoi's extradition from India after unsealing racketeering indictments tying his jailed-run syndicate to the 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. 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