Diplomacy

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India and Japan Deepen Critical Minerals Cooperation, Focus on E-Waste Recycling and Resilient Supply Chains

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.

By Kautilya / August 21, 2026

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India and Nepal Review Border Security Cooperation at 14th Joint Working Group Meeting

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.

By Kautilya / August 21, 2026

Defense Diplomacy

PM Modi, Japan Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi Discuss Deeper Defence and Security Cooperation

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.

By Kautilya / August 21, 2026

Defense Diplomacy

India and UK Deepen Defence Industrial and Maritime Cooperation at 25th Consultative Group Meeting

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.

By Kautilya / August 21, 2026

Diplomacy Economy Infrastructure

India and Brazil Sign ICT Cooperation Pact to Deepen Ties in 5G, 6G, AI and Digital Infrastructure

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.

By Kautilya / August 21, 2026

Defense Diplomacy Make in India

UNICORN, DRDO-ATLA Cooperation and Veer Guardian 26: India-Japan Defence Partnership Expands

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.

By Kautilya / August 21, 2026

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India Sends Fresh Medical Aid to Kabul as Healthcare Support for Afghanistan Deepens

The latest shipment reached Kabul on August 20, 2026, with Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reaffirming India’s commitment to supporting the Afghan people and strengthening healthcare services in the country.

By Kautilya / August 21, 2026

Diplomacy

India and Nepal Step Up Border Security and Infrastructure Cooperation at 14th Joint Working Group Meeting

The talks come at a time when India and Nepal are expanding physical connectivity through roads, railways and Integrated Check Posts while simultaneously strengthening cooperation between their security and law-enforcement institutions.

By Kautilya / August 21, 2026

Defense Diplomacy Economy

India and Singapore Push Strategic Partnership into Semiconductors, AI, Fintech and Advanced Manufacturing

India was represented at the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable, or ISMR, by Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada.

By Kautilya / August 21, 2026

Diplomacy

India, Austria Move to Deepen Cooperation in Election Management and Democratic Institutions

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar met Austria’s Ambassador to India, Dr Robert Zischg, at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi on August 19. During the meeting, the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to closer democratic cooperation and discussed opportunities to work together in election administration and capacity building.

By Kautilya / August 20, 2026

Diplomacy

India and Japan Deepen Critical Minerals Cooperation, Focus on E-Waste Recycling and Resilient Supply Chains

India and Nepal Review Border Security Cooperation at 14th Joint Working Group Meeting

PM Modi, Japan Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi Discuss Deeper Defence and Security Cooperation

India and UK Deepen Defence Industrial and Maritime Cooperation at 25th Consultative Group Meeting

India and Brazil Sign ICT Cooperation Pact to Deepen Ties in 5G, 6G, AI and Digital Infrastructure

UNICORN, DRDO-ATLA Cooperation and Veer Guardian 26: India-Japan Defence Partnership Expands

India Sends Fresh Medical Aid to Kabul as Healthcare Support for Afghanistan Deepens

India and Nepal Step Up Border Security and Infrastructure Cooperation at 14th Joint Working Group Meeting

India and Singapore Push Strategic Partnership into Semiconductors, AI, Fintech and Advanced Manufacturing

India, Austria Move to Deepen Cooperation in Election Management and Democratic Institutions

IAF Gets its First Indigenously Overhauled Sukhoi

India Needs Strong, Stable Govt for Next 10 Years – Ajit Doval

IIT-M Researchers Design First Made in India Microprocessor

Anti-Mine Boots Procured for Jawans in Forward Posts in Jammu and Kashmir: Army commander

India’s Steady Military Modernisation Under PM Modi’s Leadership

India’s Renewable Energy Capacity Expands as Solar Power Reaches 175 GW and Wind Power Crosses 59 GW

Indian Armed Forces Contingent Arrives in Sri Lanka for 12th Edition of Exercise Mitra Shakti

India Advances ₹68,816 Crore Ultra-High-Voltage Transmission Corridor to Strengthen National Power Grid

IIT Madras Identifies Unique Microbial Signature in Chennai Metro, Reveals New Insights into Urban Microbiology

Scientists Discover New Flowering Plant Disporopsis crispata in Arunachal Pradesh, First Record of Genus in India

Why the British Feared Vande Mataram — and Why the National Song Still Provokes Political Unease

वन्दे मातरम् — Vande Mataram

Gautam Adani Launches Vande Bharatam to Discover India’s Grassroots Innovators and Entrepreneurs

Strategic Alliance-Building in the Ramayana: How Rama Turned Exile into Coalition Warfare

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