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|Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalif bin Sultan, Pak Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Director of Turkish Intelligence Ibrahim Kalin visit Teheran Oct 26 for peace talks | They are meeting President Masoud Pezeshkian and Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei | UAE nominates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Lana Zaki Nussiebeh to be the next UN Secretary General | A career diplomat, the Cambridge-educated Lana was UAE’s Ambassador at the UN for a decade, playing a key role in getting Security Council membership for her country | Born in 1978 in Abu Dhabi, Lana supported the Abraham Accords on behalf of the UAE, and UAE’s Relations with Israel | Lana has deep roots in Palestine, and her Grandfather and Father both played lead roles in Diplomacy in Jordan and UAE | Trump waives Sanctions on India and China for Buying Russian Oil | And US itself buys 3.8 million tonnes of Diesel from Russia with Trump himself calling Putin for the deal | Air India, Indigo and Akasa suspend flights to Saudi Arabia due to Houthi attacks on Airports | India’Trump waives Sanctions on India and China for Buying Russian Oil | And US itself buys 3.8 million tonnes of Diesel from Russia with Trump himself calling Putin for the deal | Air India, Indigo and Akasa suspend flights to Saudi Arabia due to Houthi attacks on Airports | India Condemns Attacks on Saudi Civilian Airports, Ports and Refineries | India’s Space Economy could Grow from $9b now to $40 billion in 10 years, says Space Minister Jitendra Singh | India developing Integrated Defence Logistics for Army, Navy and Air Force | Trump Fires his new Press Secretary Katie Zacharia just after five days at the White House | Katie, who professed to be a lawyer, did not actually clear her Law exam | She was also ‘Shaky’ in her interactions with media | Crazy: Trump Turns to Russia for Diesel after Threatening India for doing the same | Trump also Fumes at Norway for Not Giving him Nobel Peace Prize | Trump bans Tech giants Microsoft, Infosys, Wipro, Adobe, TCS, for Sourcing Skilled Foreign IT Workers alleging Visa Abuse | Indian Origin South African Jurist NAVI Pillay Awarded Nobel Peace Prize | PM Modi to virtually Inaugurate new Leh Airport Terminal October 15 | Field Marshal Asim Munir deploys Pakistani Troops in Saudi Arabia against Houthis | Houthis attack Riyadh Airport and Refineries with Drones | Pilot, 2 others killed as a Saudia plane hit at the King Khaled International Airport | Indian Air Force is 94 🎉 | Proud of our IAF 🙏♥️ | Team India Strategic Salutes All IAF Air Warriors 🫡 | IAF needs 30-40 new Fighter Aircraft every Year to make up for the shortfall in numbers, says Air Chief AP Singh | India should close 114 Multi Role Fighter Aircraft deal within 3-4 months, says the Air Chief | Tough negotiations for French Rafale with gradual Transfer of Technology ongoing | Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will take over as the next Chief of Air Staff on Oct 31 | He succeeds Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on his superannuation | HAL rolls out 2000th Aero Engine, Opens a Second line for newer Shakti engine | HAL makes both Aircraft and Helicopter engines | Germany’s former foreign intelligence service BND Chief, August Hanning, arrested for leaking secrets | Belgian-American scientist Francis Halzen Wins Nobel prize in physics for work on mysterious Ghost Particles | Indian Navy to equip all its frontline Ships with supersonic Brahmos missiles by 2030 | Government order More Missiles from Brahmos Aerospace | Indian Navy launches its first floating storehouse, a Fleet Support Ship l, to keep Munitions, Fuel etc. at hand | India, Switzerland to expand ties in Defence Production, Nuclear Energy and Trade | Omani pilot tries hijacking flydubai plane, Indian Pilot prevents 9/11 repeat | PM Modi, President Trump, world leaders call Capt Smit Machchhar A Hero | Terrorist Copilot attempts FlyDubai plane hijack, All pasenger safe | India hosts BRICS summit, and PM Modi point out 40% of Global GDP is here | Top Leaders of 21 countries are in New Delhi and taking part | India is building Economic Bridges, says PM Modi | Terror to Economic Reforms, BRICS to work out common agenda | PM Modi says UNSC Reforms are imperative, and cannot be postponed | Industry Minister Goyal calls for Pulling Down Barriers for movement of Professionals and Critical Minerals among BRICS members | Women-led businesses in focus at BRICS | Oil pipelines will bypass Strait of Hormuz in two years, says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent | NASA launches its latest Telescope ‘To Find The Rare and Unusual’ | Iran-backed Houthis seize key island in Red Sea, threaten Oil supplies on this route also | Terror cannot be used as a strategic asset, Modi tells SCO summit | UAE grants Starlink 10-year licence to operate Internet from Satellites | Starlink, a SpaceX company, will build, operate and manage the very high speed Internet service | India signs deal with Uzbekistan to source Uranium and Critical Minerals | Freedom of Religion Cannot Override Public Order: Patna High Court | Jaishankar in Moscow, meets Fn Minister Sergey Lavrov on India-Russia relations | Trade Imbalance high on Agenda | NSA Ajit Doval in China, meets Foreign Minister Wang Li Boundary on Boundary Delimitation | Government clears Transfer of Missile and critical Technologies developed by DRDO to Private Industry | Private Sector to play Big Role in production with Numbers and speed | Make in India gets Big Push | SAFHAL, HAL and Safran’s joint venture, sign agreements to build new gen, high power Helicopter Engines in India | Netanyahu says Iran tried to assassinate his US-based son Yair in Miami | Iranians identified Yair but Israeli Intelligence fouled the attack and flew him home | Iran has also threatened to kill Trump, whose security cover is already at the highest-ever level for any US President in history | Modi calls for India to become a Global Hub for Space Innovations | PM Modi: India Lifts 250 Million People Out Of Poverty | India, UK to deepen Defence and Maritime Cooperation | Islam Alamgir Elected Bangladesh President | Indian President Murmu Extends Congratulations | India Hosts BRICS Communications Ministers Conference | Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Mauritius | India and Mauritius Sign MoU for Cooperation in Oil and Gas | US warns of ‘Toughest Ever’ Sanctions on Iran | And Iran Vows ‘Devastating Response’ | Iran and Oman meanwhile Continue Talks on Opening the narrow, strategic Strait of Hormuz | India, US conclude Explosives Disposal Exercise 2026 off Kochi | US, Canada Trade Talks Fail | US to Impose 50 percent Tariff on Imports from Canada | Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳 India Celebrates 80th Independence Day | India Outpacing Global Growth, says President Murmu | India’s Indigenous Defence Production Increases by 15 Percent in Fiscal 2025-26 | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh India Reducing Imports and Building Indigenous Defence Systems | And Also Boosting Their Exports | Rajnath Singh Praised Contribution of the Private Industry in Defence Manufacturing | India Sends Medical Assistance to Quake-hit Colombia | Trump Orders US Navy to Go Back to Steam Catapult and Replace Electric EMALS on Carriers | Trump Allows Navy to Build Ships In Other Countries | Trump Threatens Iran with ‘Never Seen Before’ measures If Iran Does Not Open Hormuz | Shipping Traffic Down to near Nil from 130 Ships Per Day in Normal Times | Russia Dismisses Idea of Black Sea Ceasefire | Japanese Foreign Ministry to help its Startups, Small and Medium industry to enter India | The Japan-India Economic Affairs Division will encourage Japanese companies to expand investment and presence in India | The Ministry has urged India to remove or reduces regulatory challenges | Jiji Press reports there were about 1400 Japanese companies in India in 2024, the same as in 2018 | Gurgaon-based Maruti Suzuki, owned by Suzuki, is among the top Japanese companies in India | Indian Defence Ministry working on Deeper Civil-Military Technology Cooperation | India attracts $40 billion in FCNR (B), or Foreign Currency Non Resident (Bank) deposits, in two months from overseas Indians | A similar scheme, with better interest rates in 2013, had attracted $26 billion | Ngulkham Jathom Gangte, IFS Batch 1994, is appointed as India’s Ambassador to Mexico | He is currently serving as Special Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs | Congratulations, Ambassador. 🎉💫 | Trump Threatens to Bomb Bridges and Power Plants In Iran Every Time it Attacks Ships in Strait of Hormuz | Captain Shivani Sehrawat creates history by becoming the First Woman ADC to the Indian Army’s Chief of Staff | Maldova Presudent Maia Sandu says her country can be Gateway to Europe for Indian businesses | India and China will gave differences but they Should Not Become Disputes, says Jaishankar | Trump Approves 30-year Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Saudi Arabia | India Strategic Greets President Emmanuel Macron and the People of France on their National Day 14 of July | Viva la France | Qatar mourns passing away of former Emir Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. He was 74 | Australia to supply Uranium to power Indian Reactors after Modi, Albanese announce agreements on Defence and Nuclear Energy | Modi, New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon elevate ties to Strategic Partnership | 12 Pacts include cooperation in Indo-Pacific and Logistics Support to Naval Ships | Bilateral trade to double to about US $ 4 billion by 2030 | Indian Navy Commissions 6th Nilgiri class Stealth Frigate INS Mahendragiri | Future Wars will use AI but will be won by Trained Soldiers and Robust Military Power, says Rajnath Singh | Akashvani, the popular state-run All India Radio, is 90 | China recovers Reusable Rocket, as visualised in the 1962 James Bond film Dr No | US Elon Musk’s SpaceX was the First to do so, and China follows as the Second | Modi in Indonesia, and then Australia and New Zealand to strengthen Indo-Pacific partnerships | Defence, Minerals, AI top agenda | Jaishankar commends Qatar’s role in Iran-US Peace Talks | India building Semiconductors and Electronics clusters, in collaboration with Japanese and other companies: PM Modi | China conducts rare Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Test, the first since 1980 | India Joins UN Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence in Geneva July 6-7 | LNG supplies resume through Strait of Hormuz after US, Iran Ceasefire | 15 of 20 Indian Fertiliser ships stuck in Hormuz set sail | India sourced Fuel from 40 countries during the Hormuz closure, says Modi | Modi signing Agreements with Australia to buy Uranium and Minerals | India creates 900 million Unique Health IDs towards Digital health ecosystem | India to double Gas buys from US from existing 2.2 million tonnes of LPG | Trump says Iran’s Nuclear Programme Obliterated in US bombings | Egypt inaugurates its new 22-acre Defence HQ, shaped as Octagon | US Celebrates 250 Years of Democracy, History and Power | India Strategic Greets All American Friends on this Blessed Occassion🙏😇🎉♥️💫 | India, Japan to boost bilateral trade from the existing $25b | Japan interested in utilising ISRO rockets for Space launches | Shipbuilding major for Japan or frigates Air Land and Naval Specific issues will cone on the table | J projects look at Notth East Think Tank exchanges | Semiconductor being developed in Assam with Japan Enhancing bilateral cooperation | Imp of quad Of co-op in info pacific | General Dhiraj Seth Took Over as India’s 31st Army chief on June 30 | He succeeds Gen Upendra Dwivedi who Retired after 40 Years of service | Gen Seth was commissioned into the Armoured Corps in 1986 | Gen Seth has commanded Strike formations and was also GOC of the important Delhi Area | India to Warmly Welcome Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi July 1-3 for Annual Summit | India sends Portable Field Hospital to Venezuela along with Doctors and Medicines | 41 Indian Army Para Field personnel sent under Op Amistad, or Friendship

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