The India Free Trade Agreement legislation was passed on September 16 by a vote of 93 to 29, according to the New Zealand Government. Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay said the parliamentary approval demonstrated broad support for the agreement and moved New Zealand closer to implementing the trade commitments negotiated with India.
According to the Embassy of India in Azerbaijan, the meeting covered the broader relationship between New Delhi and Baku. Ambassador Kumar also presented Mammadov with a copy of Baku’s Temple of Eternal Fire, a work examining the historical and cultural connections between India and Azerbaijan through the Ateshgah Fire Temple near Baku.
The nine Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology, or LAToTs, are intended to enable commercial production of technologies developed by DRDO. The move forms part of a larger effort to shorten the transition from indigenous research and development to industrial production and eventual deployment by the armed forces.
This year’s exercise places particular emphasis on preparing the two armies to operate together in mountainous and semi-mountainous terrain while integrating infantry formations with surveillance systems, autonomous platforms and contemporary battlefield technologies.
Tongue cleaning is traditionally known as Jihva Nirlekhana or Jihva Prakshalana in Ayurvedic practice. It generally involves gently drawing a smooth tongue cleaner from the back of the tongue toward the front after waking.
Developed by DRDO’s Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur, the Low Cost Plug-n-Play Thermal Target System, or LC-TTS, has been placed under DRDO’s Transfer of Technology programme. The technology was published for industry participation on September 10, 2026, with two licences currently available.
For India, the reduction in Chinese troop levels has therefore not translated into any relaxation of military readiness. The Ministry said Indian Army deployments across all sectors of the LAC remain robust, well positioned and prepared to deal with emerging contingencies.
The Department of Financial Services issued the notification on September 14 under Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. The notification has been published in the Gazette of India as S.O. 5067(E), under Gazette ID CG-DL-E-14092026-276170.
The figures form part of IFAD’s Sending Money Home 2026: Beyond remittances — From lifeline to resilience, one family at a time, released on September 14. The report examines how migrant remittances have developed into one of the world’s largest and most resilient forms of household finance.
The comments came as Beijing and New Delhi continue cautiously rebuilding a relationship that has been strained by the boundary dispute, trade imbalances and the deterioration in political trust following the military confrontation along the Line of Actual Control in 2020.
