In a major strategic proposal, Russia has offered to equip the Indian Air Force's (IAF) fleet of Su-30MKI fighter jets with the advanced AL-41 engine, the same powerplant used in its fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter.
According to defence sources, the proposal includes licensed production...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Signals Partnership with French Safran for AMCA Engine Co-Development
In a major development for India's military aviation programme, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has confirmed an upcoming collaboration with the French engine manufacturer Safran to jointly develop and produce a new jet engine.
This engine is slated to power India's futuristic fifth-generation...
In a major development for India's industrial and defence manufacturing sector, JSW Sarbloh Motors, the defence-focused arm of the JSW Group, has entered into a strategic joint venture with Tomcar USA.
The partnership, announced on Thursday, will establish local production of Tomcar's...
The US’ priority should be to reverse the “downward spiral” in ties with India, Republican leader Nikki Haley has said, stressing that New Delhi must be treated as a “prized free and democratic” partner. The Indian-American leader’s remarks in an opinion piece in the Newsweek magazine on...
Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Thursday strongly criticised the United States for imposing steep tariffs on Indian goods and expressed Beijing’s willingness to firmly stand by India.
“US has imposed tariffs of up to 50 per cent on India and even threatened more. China firmly opposes...
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to visit Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit later this month, a high-level conference held in New Delhi on Thursday called for a strategic reset in India-China relations.
Eminent diplomats, military leaders, and policy experts...
Opinion Should India Drop F414 Engine Choice for Tejas Mk2 and Choose Rolls-Royce EJ200 or Safran M88?
India's Tejas Mk2 programme, a crucial step in modernising the nation's air power, is fundamentally linked to its choice of the American General Electric (GE) F414 engine.
While discussions occasionally arise about alternative powerplants like the Eurojet EJ200 or the French Safran M88, experts...
India and Russia on Thursday vowed to expand their bilateral trade in a “balanced” manner and sustain energy cooperation with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, underlining the need to “swiftly” address non-tariff barriers and regulatory impediments.
The resolve by the two countries to...
Former Army chief Gen M M Naravane (retd) Thursday said it is “fortuitous” that India-China ties are “on the mend” with a number of initiatives announced at political, diplomatic and military levels for the improvement of “our engagements and relations” going forward.
In his address at an event...
India has consistently maintained that issues related to Iran’s nuclear programme should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, while recognising Tehran’s “right to peaceful use of nuclear energy”, the government told Parliament on Thursday.
The Ministry of External Affairs was asked about...
The Plate Cutting Ceremony of Yard 16404, the fourth in a series of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) for Indian Coast Guard (ICG), took place in Mumbai on August 20, 2025. Designed, developed, and built indigenously...
Russia and India have achieved good results in energy cooperation and Moscow is interested in working on joint energy projects with New Delhi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Indian counterpart in Moscow on Thursday.
Moscow and New Delhi have talked up their “strategic...
Russia has a “special mechanism” to confront any challenge arising out of the US slapping punitive measures against India for its procurement of Russian crude oil, Russian charge d’affaires Roman Babushkin said on Wednesday.
The relations between New Delhi and Washington are on a downturn after...
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