NATO member Estonia, known for its expertise in IT and cyber security, is seeking closer cooperation with India when it comes to jointly developing defence technology and has invited Indian defence companies to tie up with its startups and tech players and identify specific areas of interest. An Indian defence industry delegation was recently hosted…
Shri Bishwadip Dey (IFS : 2001) has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to United Republic of Tanzania. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Source: https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37885/Shri_Bishwadip_Dey_appointed_as_the_next_High_Commissioner_of_India_to_the_United_Republic_of_Tanzania
A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats, which have escalated following a security pact with Russia. The arrival of the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group in Busan came a day after South Korea summoned the…
Shri Bishwadip Dey (IFS : 2001) has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Republic of Tanzania. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Source: https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37885/Shri_Bishwadip_Dey_appointed_as_the_next_High_Commissioner_of_India_to_the_United_Republic_of_Tanzania
Japan has imposed trade restrictions against firms in China, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan over their alleged support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported. The sanctions unveiled by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday mark the first time Tokyo has targeted companies based in China over their alleged connection to the war. Under the…
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the media before the commencement of the 1st session of the 18th Lok Sabha on 23rd June 2024. The Prime Minister began his statement by calling today’s occasion a proud and glorious day in parliamentary democracy as it is the first time after independence that the oath ceremony…
The Third India-France-Australia Trilateral Focal Points Meeting was held on 19 June 2024. The Indian side was led by Shri Piyush Srivastava, Joint Secretary (Europe West) and Ms. Paramita Tripathi, Joint Secretary (Oceania and Indo-Pacific). On the other hand, the French side was led by Benoît Guidée, Director (Asia and Oceania), Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Shri Gopal Baglay (IFS: 1992), presently High Commissioner of India to Australia, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner to the Republic of Nauru, with residence in Canberra. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Source: https://www.mea.gov.in/press-releases.htm?dtl/37900/Shri_Gopal_Baglay_concurrently_accredited_as_the_next_High_Commissioner_of_India_to_the_Republic_of_Nauru
An aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack by the group targeting shipping in the vital maritime corridor. The attack comes as the U.S. has sent the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower back home after an eight-month deployment in which…
In a landmark event today, Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Indian Army and Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research (SAMEER), an autonomous R&D laboratory under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance collaboration in ‘Next Generation Wireless Technologies for Indian Army’. The MoU…
