News: India has one of the most aggressive clean energy goals of any nation in the world, with a plan to have 100 gigawatts of solar capacity installed by 2022, which is a five-fold increase from the previous government’s target goal. A large portion of the installations would be through rooftop solar power systems, ...
Read More »India finishes phase one of Maldives radar system
News: With an eye on maritime threats, India has finally finished the first phase of a security umbrella being built in Maldives with the installation of the third coastal radar system in the island country. The development assumes significance in the wake of increased Chinese naval activity in the Indian ...
Read More »India, Seychelles sign information exchange pact
News: In its fight against black money, India signed an information exchange agreement with Seychelles on tax matters, along with pacts to deepen ties in security and defence among other areas. India and Seychelles also signed four other agreements including one on air connectivity and the other for supply of ...
Read More »Modi’s foreign policy is beating Pakistan at every step
News: The report pins the blame on the country’s old-school diplomats, politicians and military thinkers of ignoring the changes in the global environment and their attitude towards arch-rival India and the world’s major powers. Pakistan’s diplomatic policy is shaped by ideology instead of being based on pragmatism. While the Islamic ...
Read More »US develops three-pronged approach for maritime cooperation with India
News: With strategic convergence of India’s Act East policy and America’s re-balance to the Asia Pacific region, the US has developed a three-pronged approach for maritime cooperation with the country that includes upgrading the bilateral partnership in this sphere. This approach includes maintaining a shared vision on maritime security issues, upgrading bilateral ...
Read More »India, China New BPM Point Opened
News: India and China opertionalised new Border Personal Meeting (BPM) point on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) in cold desert of Ladakh. Defence spokesperson of army’s Northern Command, Colonel S D Goswami, said country’s 69th Independence Day marked a momentous occasion in India-China relation. ...
Read More »Iran promises licence to India for developing Farzad gas field
News: Iran has promised India the licence to develop ONGC-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf. A consortium of ONGC Videsh Ltd (the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp), Oil India Ltd and Indian Oil Corp had discovered the 12.8 Trillion cubic feet of gas reserves in ...
Read More »India, Egypt to enhance ties for waterways development
News: India, at present, has only five National Waterways and many of the stretches are not functional. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari called on his Egyptian counterpart to discuss ways to improve bilateral ties in the waterways and ports sectors. The talks to enhance cooperation in the area ...
Read More »Indo-Japan defence ties ‘dangerous’ for Asia: Chinese expert
News: There has been a clear trajectory of Japan and India deepening their defence ties in recent years and the relations are bound to be promoted since India will include Japan in the Malabar naval exercises with the US in October. “The two countries are also exploring the possibility of ...
Read More »Road & rail link between India and Sri Lanka could be a reality soon!
News: The government of India has asked Asian Development Bank to carry out pre-feasibility study for financing the project across Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. A road and rail link project between India’s Rameswaram and Sri Lanka’s Thalaimannar may be a combination of bridge and underwater tunnel which ...
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