May 17, 2026

Kautilya

Defense

India in Collaboration with UN Launches Tech Platform for Peacekeepers

The project was launched in the presence of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here at the UN headquarters.
Jaishankar arrived in New York on Monday as the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, the second time in just over 10 days that the powerful UN body met under India’s Presidency for the month of August to discuss the rapidly deteriorating and unravelling situation in the war-torn country.

By Kautilya / August 24, 2021
Diplomacy

Cabinet Approves MoU between India and Bangladesh on Cooperation in the Field of Disaster Management, Resilience and Mitigation

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on March, 2021 between the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of Home Affairs, the Republic of India and the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, People’s Republic of Bangladesh on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management, Resilience and Mitigation.

By Kautilya / August 24, 2021
Diplomacy

Cabinet Approves MoU between India and United States of America on Cooperation in the Field of Geology

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing the Memorandum of Understanding between Geological Survey of India (GSI), Ministry of Mines, the Government of the Republic of India, and the Florida International University (FIU) board of trustees on behalf of its Department of Earth and Environment, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, United States of America on cooperation in field of Geology.

By Kautilya / August 24, 2021
Governance Intervention

National Strategy for Phase Down of Hydrofluorocarbons After Required Consultation with All the Industry Stakeholders by 2023

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for phase down of Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) by India, adopted by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on October, 2016 at 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol held at Kigali, Rwanda.

By Kautilya / August 24, 2021
Economy

Value e-Commerce in India to Touch US$ 40 Billion by 2030: Report

According to a research by Kearney, the value e-commerce industry in India is anticipated to reach US$ 40 billion by 2030, up from US$ 4 billion in 2019. This is due to a significant growth in internet users and as more people adopt online buying. According to the report titled “Value e-commerce: the next big leap in India’s retail market,” the expanding digital footprint in tier III and IV areas, as well as rural India, along with the aspirational needs of these consumers and their changing attitudes toward online buying, present a massive opportunity.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2021
Economy

Pilot Launch of International Bullion Exchange – The Gateway for Bullion Imports

Following the announcement by Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2020-21, the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Bullion Exchange) Regulations, 2020 were notified on December 11, 2020 which inter alia cover the Bullion Exchange, Clearing Corporation, Depository and Vaults. Government has also taken steps to notify bullion spot trading and bullion depository receipts with underlying bullion as financial products and bullion related services as financial services.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2021
Defense

Indian Navy Undertakes Bilateral Maritime Exercise With Vietnam People’s Navy in the South China Sea

The sea phase included surface warfare exercises, weapon firing drills and helicopter operations. Regular interactions between the two navies over the years have enhanced their interoperability and adaptability. This has ensured a quantum jump in the complexity and scale of professional exchanges. This visit also holds special importance as Indian Naval ships celebrated the country’s 75th Independence Day in Vietnam.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2021
Diplomacy Governance

Cabinet Approves MoU Between Permanent Mission of India to the WTO, Centre for Trade and Investment Law and Centre for Trade and Economic Integration

The collaboration between academicians, practitioners, jurists, policy makers, and students from India, Switzerland and other countries would help create a technical and nuanced understanding of emerging and new areas of international trade and investment law and related disciplines. The MoU will remain in force for three years.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2021
Defense Diplomacy

Joint Guidance For The Australia – India Navy To Navy Relationship’ Signed Between Indian Navy & Australian Navy

A ‘Joint Guidance for the Australia – India Navy to Navy Relationship’ document was signed between the Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy today, 18 August 2021. The signing ceremony was held virtually between Adm Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy and Vice Admiral Michael J Noonan, Chief of Navy, Australian Navy.

By Kautilya / August 23, 2021