EAM Jaishankar highlights India’s role as ‘first-responder’ at G7 maritime security session

IANS | November 12, 2025 11:54 PM

Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar attended a special session on maritime security at the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting on Wednesday, highlighting India’s emergence as “first-responder in the maritime domain” and the country’s “endeavour to deepen HADR partnerships in Indo-Pacific through joint exercises and logistics agreements.”

India intensifies probe with focus on terror elements

IANS | November 12, 2025 10:26 PM

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India has made its priorities clear by labelling Monday’s Red Fort car blast a “terrorist incident” with the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, directing investigators to proceed with “utmost urgency” to quickly identify and bring to justice the perpetrators and sponsors of this heinous act.

India and Vietnam discuss ways to enhance defence, shipbuilding cooperation

IANS | November 12, 2025 2:54 PM

Hanoi, Nov 12 (IANS) India and Vietnam on Wednesday discussed ways to enhance defence industry and shipbuilding cooperation during Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh's visit to Hanoi for the 15th India–Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue. Singh visited the Hong Ha Shipyard and held talks with Major General Pham Thanh Khiet, Deputy Director and Chief of Staff, General Department of Defence Intelligence (GDDI) and Director of the Hong Ha Shipyard.

India eyeing joint production of lethal Israeli missile systems: Report

IANS | November 11, 2025 9:09 PM

Tel Aviv, Nov 11 (IANS) India is not only planning to procure Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Air Lora ballistic missiles and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Ice Breaker cruise missiles, but also manufacture them as part of the 'Make in India' initiative, recent reports have cited.

Op Sindoor an example of tech’s impact on modern warfare: CDS Anil Chauhan

IANS | November 11, 2025 5:51 PM

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday that “Operation Sindoor” is a compelling example of modern warfare, where precision strike capabilities, network-centric operations, digitised intelligence, and multi-domain tactics were effectively deployed within a compressed time frame.