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India and the United States are preparing to conduct the 22nd edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas in September 2026, with part of the bilateral Army exercise scheduled at Auli in Uttarakhand, around 95 km from the Line of Actual Control with China. The exercise will also include a major desert-warfare phase at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, exposing troops to two very different operational environments.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Jaishankar is travelling at the invitation of Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and will co-chair the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation, or IRIGC-TEC. The mechanism serves as one of the principal platforms for coordinating the expanding economic relationship between the two countries.
UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche welcomed the Cabinet decision, describing it as an important step towards enabling people displaced for many years to return safely and with dignity.
The exercise involved complex Large Force Employment missions conducted in a demanding, high-threat and multi-domain operational environment. Such missions are designed to test the ability of participating forces to coordinate large formations of aircraft, integrate different platforms and execute complex combat scenarios involving multiple allied air forces.
Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav held talks with Japan’s State Minister for Environment Tsuji Kiyoto in New Delhi on August 21, 2026. According to News on AIR, the discussions focused on strengthening critical-mineral supply chains through resource circulation, expanding e-waste recycling and advancing India-Japan cooperation for a more sustainable industrial future.
The Indian delegation was led by Pausumi Basu, Joint Secretary (BM-I), Ministry of Home Affairs, while the Nepali side was headed by Ananda Kafle, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs of Nepal.
Koizumi briefed the Prime Minister on progress in bilateral defence cooperation and reaffirmed Japan’s commitment to expanding security ties with India. Modi also referred to discussions held with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in July 2026 and welcomed the steady momentum in the defence relationship.
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired the meeting with Jeremy Pocklington, Permanent Secretary at the UK Ministry of Defence. The discussions covered ongoing bilateral defence initiatives, emerging areas of industrial collaboration and the broader security environment.
The agreement was signed in Pune on August 21 by Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Brazil’s Minister of Communications Frederico de Siqueira Filho on the sidelines of the BRICS ICT Track meeting.
The two countries also signed a new Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Security Cooperation, providing a wider operational framework for cooperation between the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
