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Nepal’s Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle held bilateral talks with India’s Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on September 17, with post-flood reconstruction forming a major part of discussions that also covered trade, investment, energy, connectivity and broader development cooperation.
The second phase of the international UPI arrangement was launched in Thimphu on September 17 in the presence of External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Foreign Minister D.N. Dhungyel.
DRDO said its participation highlights India’s indigenous defence capabilities and its intention to strengthen international defence cooperation. The organisation is displaying its technologies at Hangar 2, Stall 2W 15 during the exhibition.
More than 1.25 crore houses have been sanctioned across PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The programme has also placed women’s ownership at the centre of its housing model, with around one crore sanctioned houses allotted either in the name of the female head of the household or under joint ownership.
The projects range from bringing electricity to some of Bhutan’s most isolated Himalayan communities to expanding specialised maternal and child healthcare in the country’s east and strengthening an important road corridor connecting eastern districts.
During his visit to Moscow, General Seth will hold discussions with Colonel General Andrei Nikolayevich Mordvichev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Land Forces. According to the Ministry of Defence, the talks will cover issues of mutual interest, including professional military cooperation and training.
Diversification changes this equation because it gives producers somewhere else to send their goods. If one market closes while several others can absorb the same product, factories can continue operating, workers can remain employed, suppliers can continue receiving orders, and capital invested in manufacturing remains productive.
A country that sends a large share of its exports to a single destination is particularly exposed to this kind of pressure. If tariffs rise sharply, the competitiveness of its exporters can deteriorate almost immediately. Orders may be cancelled, margins may shrink and industries can be forced to adjust production before alternative customers are found.
The exercise commenced on September 15 and will continue until September 28, bringing Indian Army and Myanmar Army personnel together for two weeks of joint training, professional exchanges and familiarisation with each other’s operational practices.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed the discussions on September 13, 2026, a day after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Anwar said the two leaders had discussed the missile and acknowledged that initial-level discussions had already taken place, while stressing that Malaysia had not yet made a final procurement decision.
