India’s Factories Are Digitizing - Intelligence is the Next FrontierIndia’s manufacturing sector is at a critical turning point where the challenge is no longer generating data, but transforming that data in...
21 May, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Pakistan is shaping up an idea that can worry IndiaPakistan is pushing a proposed “Islamic NATO” with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan, aiming to build a regional defence bloc that r...
15 May, 2026, 06.31 AM IST
Boosting self-reliance: MBDA to develop local maintenance facility for IAF's MICA missilesEuropean missile maker MBDA and the Indian Air Force have signed an agreement. This pact will develop local capability for MICA missile mai...
06 May, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Give our bullion back: India wants its gold under own lock and keyIndia is rapidly repatriating its gold reserves, bringing the majority home from overseas vaults. This strategic shift, driven by trust con...
01 May, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Another trade war? EU fires first shot in economic clash with ChinaEU is planning a major shift in its industrial policy through the proposed “Made in Europe” framework under the Industrial Accelerator Act,...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Taken-for-granted separation between economics & strategy has collapsed in 21st Century: Pradeep MehtaThe lines between economics and strategy have blurred, as highlighted in CUTS International's geoeconomic webinar. Experts discussed how tr...
25 Apr, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
Separation between economics & strategy that was taken for granted has collapsed in 21stCenturyA recent CUTS International webinar under its Geoeconomic Monograph Series highlighted how global economics and geopolitics are now deeply ...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
Rajnath Singh invites German industry to co-develop, co-produce modern defence systems with IndiaDefence Minister Rajnath Singh urged German companies to partner with India for co-development and co-production. He highlighted India's gr...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.53 PM IST
European Union agrees to double steel import tariffs to 50% to curb cheap inflows from ChinaThe European Union has agreed to double steel import tariffs to 50% and cut duty-free quotas to curb a surge in cheap imports, largely from...
14 Apr, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
Trump’s NATO threat could be India’s biggest defence breakUS President Donald Trump's remarks on NATO create a significant opportunity for India. Europe is seeking new defence partners as it rethin...
01 Apr, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
French minister says US defence pivot 'kick in the behind'French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu stressed the need for European defence autonomy, prompted by the US's shifting defence priorities...
21 Jan, 2025, 05.21 PM IST
Emmanuel Macron's China remarks exasperate EU alliesThis focused European minds on the need to shore up their own defences, for a while, but when Russia invaded Ukraine Washington's military ...
13 Apr, 2023, 10.32 PM IST
India and Germany's partnership goes beyond diplomatic nicetiesThe strategic partnership between India and Germany dates back to May 2000. Its institutionalisation with the launch of the intergovernment...
05 May, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
Meeting Afghan Challenge: EU Council President’s three pronged suggestion to strengthen strategic autonomy“And of course we cannot ignore strategic developments in the world. We do need more strategic autonomy because we want to be stronger and ...
01 Sep, 2021, 08.34 PM IST
China not outright winner from Taliban takeover: European think-tankThe ECFR has published a detailed paper on the ‘The fall of the Afghan government and what it means for Europe’ with wide ranging focus on ...
01 Sep, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
Incoming Joe Biden presidency exposes old French-German rift on defenceMacron, a champion of European "strategic autonomy", said he was "in complete disagreement" with the German minister, arguing that the Unit...
20 Nov, 2020, 03.03 PM IST
Europe still needs the US, NATO for security: German Defence Minister"The idea of a strategic autonomy of Europe goes too far if it nurtures the illusion that we could ensure Europe's security, stability and ...
17 Nov, 2020, 04.16 PM IST