News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
India supplied Sri Lanka with 24 L70 air-defence guns between 2000 and 2006. According to Herath, India has subsequently provided free maintenance support for 18 of those weapons. The proposed arrangement will extend similar support to the remaining six guns.
The Indian delegation was led by Ramesh Kumar Pandey, Additional Director General of Forests in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while the Japanese side was headed by Shimizu Kotaro, Deputy Director General of Japan’s Forestry Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
The Financial Fraud Risk Indicator, or FRI, was introduced on May 22, 2025 under the Department of Telecommunications’ Digital Intelligence Platform. It provides banks and other financial institutions with real-time risk information linked to mobile numbers that may be associated with cybercrime or financial fraud.
Bharat NCAP was developed with two closely connected objectives. The first is to give Indian consumers clearer information about vehicle safety. The second is to encourage automobile manufacturers to compete not only on price, mileage, design and features but also on the ability of their cars to protect people during serious accidents.
The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on September 8 that a Senior Highest Military Commander-Level Flag Meeting was held at Wacha on the Indian side on September 6, followed by a meeting at Damai on the Chinese side on September 7. According to the MEA, this was the first meeting under the mechanism in the eastern sector.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on September 8 that the two leaders are expected to discuss issues of mutual interest during their meeting. He described India as an important player in what Moscow terms the “global majority” and said artificial intelligence would also feature prominently on the wider BRICS agenda.
The meeting on September 8 was co-chaired by Amitabh Prasad, Joint Secretary for International Cooperation in India’s Ministry of Defence, and Brigadier General Abdellah Athmani, Chief of the 2nd Bureau of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces.
Speaking at the event, Singh said India and Sri Lanka share deep cultural and civilisational ties that have provided a durable foundation for bilateral relations. He also acknowledged the role of the Indian diaspora in strengthening people-to-people links between the two countries.
The programme was led primarily by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory, or DRDL, in Hyderabad, part of DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex. At the heart of HSTDV was an indigenous Supersonic Combustion Ramjet, or scramjet, designed to burn fuel while the airflow passing through its combustion chamber remained supersonic.
Under the proposed system, every eligible vehicle would receive an overall score out of 100 points. Crash protection would remain the largest component with 55 points, while protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users would account for 20 points. Safe-driving technologies and accident-avoidance systems would contribute 10 points each, while another five points would be available for post-crash safety.
