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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicDefence cooperation

Topic: defence cooperation

From submarines to aircraft, Spain looks at deepening ties with India

Ambassador José María Ridao discusses growing defence cooperation with India & a raft of other challenges including FTA with EU as Madrid seeks to deepen ties with New Delhi.

2+2 dialogue: India & US to deepen defence cooperation. MQ9B drones, Stryker discussed

Defence Secretary says India-US want to co-develop, co-produce equipment required by the 2 nations, adding that production plan will be drawn up once army's military’s needs are finalised.

Pakistan has renewed a key defence pact with US. What is CIS-MOA & why it’s significant

Agreement similar to one India signed with the US in September 2018 — Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA). India has declined to comment on development.

India, France to jointly develop engine to power AMCA fighter, ink MoU for more Scorpenes

Engine programme part of Horizon 2047 document which sets course for bilateral ties between the 2 countries & covers areas of defence industrial collaboration, released during Modi's France visit.

US & India not aligned on Pakistan, Russia but their overall closeness outweighs it all

Partnership with India benefits the US. Modi's visit must ensure that the American public, media, and the strategic community know about it.

China’s arms game with Bangladesh getting dangerous. BNS Sheikh Hasina is just a start

New Delhi needs to be of use to Dhaka in the latter’s Forces Goal 2030 plan during its election year.

Arjun battle tank & Pinaka rocket launchers to easy line of credit — how India is wooing Africa

Both groups are moving towards defence cooperation. India has extended $14-bn line of credit to 42 nations in African Union, most of which is focused on railways, ports and roads. 

Air India order done, Rolls-Royce keen to partner with India for AMCA engine   

Alex Zino from Rolls Royce said the Intellectual Property Rights for the new engine will remain with India.

To counter China’s influence, India seeks to boost defence cooperation with African countries

Representatives of 50 African countries, including 20 defence ministers & service chiefs, participated in India-Africa Defence Dialogue chaired by Rajnath Singh on sidelines of DefExpo.

Indian Army chief Naravane meets Italian counterpart, holds talks to boost defence cooperation

General Naravane and Lt Gen Pietro Serino discussed joint military cooperation, including military-to-military engagement. The army chief also met the Italian defence minister.

On Camera

Road building is a money-making racket in India. And we have a very short memory

We get very angry when rain disrupts our lives and brings our cities to a halt, but by the time the elections come around, we have forgotten how angry we were.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.