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Chinese FM Wang Yi will visit India next week for BRICS NSAs meeting. First visit in almost a year
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit India on 22–23 June 2026 to attend the 16th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers (NSAs) and Hig...
What does the India-Russia logistics agreement allow? | Explained
The India-Russia Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Support (RELOS) agreement, signed in December 2021 and ratified by Russia in early 2022, has come under ren...
Supreme Court seeks Centre, States’ response on plea over ‘misuse’ of Aadhaar as proof of citizenship
The Supreme Court, through a bench of the Chief Justice and Justice V. Mohana, has issued notices to the Central Government, all states, and Union Territorie...
Drone revolution and modern warfare | Explained
Conflicts in Ukraine, Lebanon, and West Asia have demonstrated that drones — unmanned aerial, ground, and maritime systems — have become the defining weapons...
India & Slovakia upgrade ties, seek reform of global bodies
During a two-day state visit to Bratislava — the first by an Indian Prime Minister — India and Slovakia elevated bilateral ties from a standard diplomatic re...
India, Slovakia sign defence cooperation intent, deepen ties
India and Slovakia elevated their bilateral ties to a "Comprehensive Partnership" during the Indian Prime Minister's first-ever state visit to Bratislava — t...
Six years after Galwan: A militarised LAC, a redefined relationship
15 June 2026 marks six years since the Galwan Valley clash (15–16 June 2020), in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in hand-to-hand combat with Chine...
India's Tomahawk: DRDO conducts successful flight-test of indigenously-developed Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test of the Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) on 15 J...
DRDO demonstrates ballistic missile defence capability
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted final development trials of its Phase 2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system on June...
Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth appointed new Army chief, first Armoured Corps officer in top post since 1997
Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth (PVSM, UYSM, AVSM), serving as Vice Chief of Army Staff, was appointed as the 31st Chief of Army Staff (COAS), effective from the afternoo...
First batch of NDA-trained women cadets commissioned as officers
The Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, commissioned the first-ever batch of women officer cadets in its history at the June 2026 Passing Out Parade (Po...
As Narendra Modi, Donald Trump head to G7, India and US face off over attacks on ships
India and the United States arrived at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France (June 15–17, 2026) with a live bilateral dispute over US military strikes on ...
In first post-Naxal investment push, Chhattisgarh receives proposals worth Rs 9,580 crore
Following the declaration of India as free from organised Naxal activity on March 30, 2026, Chhattisgarh held an Investors Connect event in Hyderabad on June...
Why is the Zojila tunnel a game changer? | Explains
In June 2026, engineers completed the final breakthrough of the Zojila Tunnel, linking both ends of the 13.153-km borehole beneath the Zojila Pass on the Sri...
Why are there protests in PoK? | Explained
Mass protests erupted in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (also called Azad Jammu and Kashmir / AJK) in 2026, led primarily by the Joint Awami Action Committee ...
Jaishankar raises Indian mariners’ killing with Rubio; Washington asserts blockade violations ‘will not be tolerated’
The US Navy struck three commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman between June 8–11, 2026, killing three Indian sailors and injuring others, with the ships tar...
In Zojila, light at the end of tunnel
The Zojila Pass — historically known for deaths from avalanches, shooting stones (rockfalls triggered by projectiles or blasting), and extreme snowfall — wil...
EAM Jaishankar calls Marco Rubio on sailor deaths, US stands by attacks
India escalated its protest over US military strikes on commercial vessels carrying Indian crew in the Gulf of Oman, with the Minister of External Affairs di...
Lethal action against civilian ships not justified: Jaishankar to Marco Rubio
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar telephoned US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to register India's strong protest over US Navy attacks in the Gulf that...
Donald Trump accuses Iran of attacking Indian ships; Tehran rejects charge as ‘baseless’
Three Indian seafarers were killed on June 10, 2026, when the US Navy struck the MT Settebello — a commercial tanker carrying 24 Indian crew members — off th...