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Watch: India, U.S. strike Critical Minerals deal amid China concerns | Above the Fold | 26.05.2026
India and the United States signed a bilateral Framework on the Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths on the s...
India expands mineral security push with new critical minerals, rare earth framework with the US
India and the United States signed a bilateral framework titled "Framework on the Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Ra...
India, US seal critical minerals and rare earths pact amid global supply chain race
India and the United States signed a bilateral framework agreement on securing the supply, mining, and processing of critical minerals and rare earth element...
Quad vows to invest $20 billion towards critical minerals supply chains
India, Australia, Japan, and the United States unveiled the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative Framework at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi o...
‘Uninterrupted flow of global commerce’: Quad launches Indo-Pacific energy security framework amid Hormuz crisis
The Quad foreign ministers, meeting in New Delhi on May 26, 2026, launched the Quad Initiative on Indo-Pacific Energy Security, a new framework to strengthen...
India to strengthen EV shield against oil imports with fresh subsidies: Report
The government is set to significantly increase subsidies for electric two-wheelers under the PM E-Drive scheme, with the Ministry of Heavy Industries propos...
RBI to examine role of quantum technology in strengthening financial sector
The Reserve Bank of India announced the formation of the Q-SAFE expert committee to examine how quantum technology can both strengthen and threaten India's f...
Quantum Secure and Adaptive Financial Ecosystem (Q-SAFE) – Setting up of an Expert Committee
The Reserve Bank of India constituted an eight-member expert committee on May 25, 2026, under the initiative "Quantum Secure and Adaptive Financial Ecosystem...
Critical minerals, AI, nuclear ties take centre stage as Jaishankar, Rubio review India-US partnership
The External Affairs Minister and the US Secretary of State held comprehensive bilateral discussions in New Delhi on May 24, 2026, covering critical minerals...
Marco Rubio meets NSA Doval, discusses defence, security and strategic tech cooperation including TRUST initiative
The US Secretary of State, who also concurrently holds the position of National Security Advisor, met with India's National Security Advisor in New Delhi to ...
Jaishankar holds talks with Rubio, reviews India-US strategic cooperation
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Delhi on May 24, 2026, the day after Rubio's meeting with the Prime...
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
China unveiled the crew of its Shenzhou-23 mission on 23 May 2026, scheduled for launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the night of 24 May 2026....
Bundibugyo ebolavirus | A deadly pathogen
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) officially declared its 17th Ebola outbreak on 15 May 2026, with cases concentrated in the Rwampara, Mongwalu, and Bun...
Why SHANTI Act’s nuclear liability limits are under Supreme Court scrutiny
The Supreme Court of India is examining a public interest petition challenging the constitutional validity of provisions of the Sustainable Harnessing and Ad...
World Health Assembly recognises stroke as a public health priority for the first time
The World Health Assembly (WHA), meeting at its 79th session in Geneva on 22 May 2026, adopted the first-ever global resolution specifically recognising stro...
How DRDO’s new drone-launched missile offers precision strikes, anti-drone combat capability
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed the final development trials of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Prec...
India-Russia energy ties widen beyond crude to gas, nuclear and petrochemicals
India and Russia have widened the scope of their energy partnership beyond crude oil, with active discussions on liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petro...
Successful test-launch of Agni-1 Ballistic Missile
A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), Agni-1, was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha on May 22, 2026. The...
Department of Telecommunications organized Second Meeting of the BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in ICTs under India’s BRICS Presidency 2026
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) successfully organised and chaired the Second Meeting of the BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in Information an...
Cyber warfare is outpacing global legal accountability
Analysts and international law scholars increasingly argue that the pace of state-sponsored cyber operations is outstripping the ability of existing internat...