India Japan finalize key cyber security pacts
The two ministers also concurred that the Indo-Pacific has acquired greater salience in recent times and underscored the need for India and Japan to work together for the benefit of the region.
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India, US, Japan & Australia agree to step up coordination in Indo-Pacific amid China’s growing assertiveness
Addressing the 2nd Quad ministerial meeting, Prime Minister Suga said a free and open Indo-Pacific is “widely recognised by the international community as a vision of peace and prosperity of this region,” and that his government’s basic policy is to “further continue advancing our members to this end.”
Xi pitches for closer ties with Bangladesh, calls for joint promotion of Belt Road Initiative
Bangladesh also is among over a dozen countries where the final phase of clinical trials of Chinese vaccine is being conducted.
India successfully tests SMART torpedo system
New Delhi: October 5,2020: India today successfully flight tested it’s Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo
India successfully test fires new version if Shaurya surface to surface missile
By IAR Desk Balasore, October 3, 2020: India today successfully test-fired a new version of Shaurya
BrahMos missile launch showcases enhanced operational capabilities: PM Modi
“Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile has achieved yet another milestone with successful test launch showcasing enhanced operational capabilities and additional indigenous technologies. Congratulations to all the scientists and engineers. @DRDO_India @BrahMosMissile,” he tweeted.
Libyan rivals conclude talks on key security and military issues
Delegations from Libya’s warring sides meeting in Egypt have concluded two days of security and military talks in efforts towards a lasting ceasefire, the UN political mission for the country, UNSMIL, has reported.
Strategic Energy Partnership emerged as cornerstone of expanding India-US ties: Envoy
India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, in an op-ed in The Houston Chronicle, wrote that numbers speak for themselves.
Death toll mounts as clashes continue between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Any move to all-out war could drag in major regional powers Russia and Turkey. Moscow has a defence alliance with Armenia, which provides vital support to the enclave and is its lifeline to the outside world, while Ankara backs its own ethnic Turkic kin in Azerbaijan.
Rajnath Singh unveils new Defence Acquisition Procedure
Under the new policy, the offset guidelines have also been revised facilitating preference to defence majors offering to manufacture products in India over relevant components.