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News   -   Oct 15, 2024 India Signs $3.5 Billion UAV and Missile Deal with the US
India Signs $3.5 Billion UAV and Missile Deal with the US

India has finalised a nearly $3.5 billion deal with the US for the procurement of 31 MQ-9B High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from General Atomics. The package includes 170 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles, laser-guided bombs, and other munitions. The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the

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News   -   Oct 09, 2024 Defence industry targets record production and export growth
Defence industry targets record production and export growth

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced a renewed focus on developing India’s defence ecosystem. He highlighted initiatives like defence industrial corridors, positive indigenisation lists (PILs), and the corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board. Singh urged increased private sector involvement and called on foreign companies and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to

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Defence   -   Aug 25, 2024 India's Government Has Ambitions for Surging Defence Exporters
India's Government Has Ambitions for Surging Defence Exporters

India has been a growing defence exporter in international trade, increasing its exports 30-fold in the last decade. This growth is steered by government policies that ease the licensing systems and approvals.

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India Signs $3.5 Billion UAV and Missile Deal with the US
News   -   Oct 15, 2024 India Signs $3.5 Billion UAV and Missile Deal with the US

India has finalised a nearly $3.5 billion deal with the US for the procurement of 31 MQ-9B High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from General Atomics. The package includes 170 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles, laser-guided bombs, and other munitions. The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the

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News   -   Oct 15, 2024 India Signs $3.5 Billion UAV and Missile Deal with the US
India Signs $3.5 Billion UAV and Missile Deal with the US

India has finalised a nearly $3.5 billion deal with the US for the procurement of 31 MQ-9B High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from General Atomics. The package includes 170 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles, laser-guided bombs, and other munitions. The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the

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News   -   Oct 09, 2024 Defence industry targets record production and export growth
Defence industry targets record production and export growth

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced a renewed focus on developing India’s defence ecosystem. He highlighted initiatives like defence industrial corridors, positive indigenisation lists (PILs), and the corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board. Singh urged increased private sector involvement and called on foreign companies and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to

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Defence   -   Aug 25, 2024 India's Government Has Ambitions for Surging Defence Exporters
India's Government Has Ambitions for Surging Defence Exporters

India has been a growing defence exporter in international trade, increasing its exports 30-fold in the last decade. This growth is steered by government policies that ease the licensing systems and approvals.

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Economy   -   May 30, 2025 GDP Growth Surprises on the Upside
GDP Growth Surprises on the Upside

India’s economy expanded at a faster-than-expected annual rate of 7.4% in the quarter ended in March, despite mounting global economic uncertainty. Gross domestic product of the fourth quarter of the government’s fiscal year 2025 came in sharply higher than the 6.7% growth forecast by economists in

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Economy   -   May 29, 2025 Indian GDP Surpasses Japan
Indian GDP Surpasses Japan

India, which was ranked tenth in the world in 2014, continues to be the fastest-growing major economy. B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, CEO of India’s state-run think tank Niti Aayog said, “we are the fourth-largest economy as I speak ... and this is not my data. This is IMF [international monetary

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News   -   May 23, 2025 STARLINK WILL MAKE INDIA AS VULNERABLE AS UKRAINE
STARLINK WILL MAKE INDIA AS VULNERABLE AS UKRAINE

If PM Modi licenses SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service, India will be risking national sovereignty and security in handing over the keys to its skies to Elon Musk.

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Commerce & Industry   -   Jan 31, 2025 Modi Says India is Becoming a Major Maritime Power
Modi Says India is Becoming a Major Maritime Power

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is becoming a major maritime power and is being recognised as a reliable and responsible partner in the world. Speaking after the commissioning of three naval warships here, Modi said India has always supported an open, secure, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

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Jan 15, 2025 Pixxel Sends Three Hyperspectral Satellites into Orbit with SpaceX
Pixxel Sends Three Hyperspectral Satellites into Orbit with SpaceX

Bengaluru-based startup Pixxel announced the launch of three of the world's highest-resolution commercial hyperspectral satellites from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday. The Firefly constellation satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and launched aboard the Transporter-12 rideshare mission with SpaceX. The launch took place around 1

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Jan 15, 2025 GOP Lawmaker Warns Adani Case Could Harm US-India Relations
GOP Lawmaker Warns Adani Case Could Harm US-India Relations

A Republican lawmaker has asked the US Department of Justice to preserve all records in connection with the "selective prosecution" of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani and his group of companies by the Biden administration. The demand comes less than a week before the Donald Trump administration takes office.

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News   -   Jan 15, 2025 Delhi Excise Case: Home Ministry Approves Prosecution of Kejriwal
Delhi Excise Case: Home Ministry Approves Prosecution of Kejriwal

The Union Home Ministry has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute former Delhi chief minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy linked money laundering case, officials said. The federal agency has filed a chargesheet against the 56-year-old politician before a special Prevention of Money

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News   -   Jan 15, 2025 Armed Forces' Welfare a Govt Priority, says PM Modi
Armed Forces' Welfare a Govt Priority, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the Indian Army for its determination, professionalism and dedication, and underlined his government's commitment to the welfare of armed forces and their families. In posts on X on Army Day, he said, "Today, on Army Day, we salute the unwavering

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