L&T MBDA Missile Systems Ltd has submitted its first bid to the Indian Armed Forces- offering the latest generation Sea Ceptor naval air defence system, in its RFP response for the Indian Navy’s Short-Range Surface to Air Missile (SRSAM) requirement.

A top Pakistani minister and a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday that Islamabad had shown "weakness" on Kashmir, contradicting his government's claim that it has "succeeded" in internationalising the issue.

Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Wednesday (15 January) flagged China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) saying that they impinge on India’s sovereignty, reports Hindustantimes.

With the ministry of defence (MoD) poised to sanction on Friday a Rs 21,738 crore project to build 111 naval utility helicopters (NUH) in an Indian private sector firm, an MoD expert has suggested the project be scrapped.

Trade ministers from India and Malaysia are likely to meet on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos next week amid a palm oil spat between the two countries, a Malaysian government spokesman told Reuters on Friday.

Pakistan is allegedly involved in nuclear smuggling and illicit acquisition of missile technology.

Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has warned India against attacking AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan saying “the valiant people of this region will not only turn the liberated territory into a graveyard of the Indian Army, but they will also disintegrate India itself”.

The previous Maldivian government was “childish” to play India and China against each other as both are its allies, Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has said.

Ahere is every reason for India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to be worried. The Narendra Modi government’s efforts to grant citizenship to religiously oppressed minorities from the three neighbouring Muslim-majority countries should not undermine his ministry’s efforts in firming up the relationship between India and Bangladesh.

After playing a prominent supporting role in the Light Combat Aircraft naval prototype’s tricky landing and take-off debuts from a Navy ship last week-end, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd eyes the prospect of fully designing and developing a twin-engine fighter plane for the Navy if or when an occasion comes up.

Endorsing Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat's comments, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday said that the Army has been running de-radicalisation camps since ages.

The UK government is working on a government-to-government framework for defence deals in future given India’s preference for such an arrangement, Brig. Gavin Thompson, U.K. Defence Adviser in India said on Friday.

US President Donald Trump may hold an event similar to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successful “Howdy, Modi!” in Houston last September when he visits India next month, people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity.

The four astronauts, who have been selected for the Gaganyaan project, will begin their 11-month training in Russia from next week.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday admitted that there are no takers of the Kashmir issue from the international community.

While the Jammu and Kashmir administration on January 15 announced restoration of broadband services for essential services in the Valley, about 153 websites have been included in the government’s “whitelist” and all social media and news websites remain barred.

Interfering yet again in India's internal matter, Pakistan on Friday has praised an Indian journalist for targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pakistan's official information Twitter handle of Information and Broadcasting ministry stated that its special assistant Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has appreciated Indian Journalist Rana Ayyub.

Discussions around India's energy security will top the agenda during US President Donald Trump’s proposed visit to India this year. Though no specific dates have been announced for Trump’s visit, officials from various sectors of both countries have met frequently in recent months.