November 14, 2026

Diplomacy

News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.

Diplomacy Economy

India and Singapore Deepen Strategic Partnership as Ministers, Business Leaders Meet for Fourth ISMR

The Indian delegation included 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. The fourth ISMR was held in Singapore on August 20, continuing a high-level institutional mechanism established in 2022 to identify new areas of cooperation between the two countries.

By Kautilya / August 20, 2026
Defense Diplomacy

India and Japan Deepen Defence Partnership with New Maritime Security Pact, Shipbuilding Cooperation and Advanced Exercises

The decisions were announced following talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in New Delhi on August 20, 2026. The meeting came amid growing strategic uncertainty across the Indo-Pacific and reflected the steadily expanding security dimension of the Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership.

By Kautilya / August 20, 2026
Defense Diplomacy

Defence Secretary Concludes Two-Day Cisit to Armenia

The discussions covered the entire gamut of ongoing defence and military technical cooperation, with particular emphasis on capacity building, training, military technical cooperation and defence research and development (R&D). The two sides also exchanged the Terms of Reference for institutionalising Joint Services Staff Talks between the Indian and Armenian Armed Forces.

By Kautilya / August 20, 2026

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