The Pinaka LRGR rocket is designed by Armament Research and Development Establishment in association with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, with support from Defence Research and Development Laboratory and Research Centre Imarat.
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic country. Its geography gives it a special maritime responsibility. It sits close to major sea lanes, important straits and strategic chokepoints that connect the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Protecting these waters requires strong surveillance, rapid response capability and credible deterrence.
The meeting was held on 6 July 2026 and was co-chaired by Benjamin Gallezot, France’s Interministerial Delegate for Strategic Minerals, and Kameshwar Saip, Joint Secretary, National Critical Mineral Mission, Ministry of Mines. The discussions brought together officials and technical experts from both sides at a time when critical minerals are becoming central to clean energy, electric mobility, defence technology, electronics and advanced manufacturing.
The Bintang Republik Indonesia is Indonesia’s highest order and is awarded for distinguished service to the republic and its people. The Adipurna class is the highest grade within the order. Its conferment on the Indian Prime Minister reflects Jakarta’s recognition of India’s growing role as a trusted partner in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
The key outcome of the meeting was the decision to expand bilateral defence cooperation in four major areas: military training, military exercises, medical cooperation and defence industries. This makes the India–Rwanda defence partnership more practical and capability-oriented. Training builds professional military capacity, exercises create operational familiarity, medical cooperation strengthens battlefield and institutional health systems, and defence industry engagement opens possibilities for technology, equipment and long-term capability building.
The meeting was co-chaired by Shri Vimal Anand, Joint Secretary in India’s Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Ms. Adriana Castro, General Director of Foreign Trade from Costa Rica. Both sides discussed the current state of bilateral trade and investment relations and noted the steady rise in merchandise trade, which reached approximately USD 391 million in 2025–26.
The 13th Joint Committee meeting was co-chaired by Shri Nitin Kumar Yadav, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and Ms. Mastura Ahmad Mustafa, Deputy Secretary General for Trade, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Malaysia. Delegations from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam participated in the discussions.
Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Shared Vision of India-Indonesia on Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, first announced in 2018. They also underlined their support for a free, open, transparent, rules-based, peaceful, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. This is important at a time when the Indo-Pacific is witnessing strategic competition, maritime pressure, supply-chain uncertainty and new security challenges.
India is already the world’s second-largest crude steel producer. According to World Steel Association data, India produced 164.9 million tonnes of crude steel in 2025, registering 10.4 percent growth over 2024, while global steel production remained under pressure in several large economies. This makes India one of the clearest growth centres in the global steel market.
An international team of astronomers, including Dr. Aru Beri from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), used the e-MERLIN radio array, to observed 280 nearby galaxies selected from the Palomar sample and probe their central regions on parsec scales.
