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Exercise Aman is usually conducted in February and this time, Bangladesh will be sending one of its five frigates (one is South Korean, the others are Chinese) for it. , Asia News - Times Now

India and France will strengthen their maritime partnership through talks on joint patrolling and information exchange in the Indian Ocean Region, beginning on January 13.

A new Indian Institute of Management (IIM) is set to be established in Guwahati, marking the 22nd IIM in India and the second in the Northeast after IIM Shillong. The HRD ministry plans to allocate Rs 600-700 crores in the upcoming budget for the institution, which will be located near Guwahati airport. This will be the first truly new IIM since 2016, as IIM Mumbai (2023) evolved from an existing institution. The state government envisions the institution as part of a larger investment-financial-manufacturing hub in the region., Education News - Times Now

For units, particularly those involved in operations, night sights are particularly important and more of them are necessary.

Of the 140 terrorists currently in J&K, about 80 are north of the Pir Panjal range and the rest in the Jammu area. Heavy snow— and this year has been particularly severe— has reduced infiltration in north Kashmir to a trickle., India News News - Times Now

Another step forward is to "leverage momentum" and continue discussions with the Chinese at the local level where there is friction.

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said that India-China border is "sensitive and stable", and emphasised on strategic patience, and the need for trust restoration through dialogue.

Argentina offers India a strategic partnership in lithium, LNG, and renewables to bolster energy security and green transition., Economy News - Times Now

The Republic Day parade on January 26 will feature 16 state tableaux and 15 from ministries. The Indonesian armed forces will march, honouring President Prabowo Subianto, the chief guest. While the ALH and Tejas aircraft will be absent from the flypast, the Pralay missile will debut alongside indigenous Sukhoi MKI fighters and Dornier planes. Nari Shakti, India News News - Times Now

​Indian and Argentine firms are already in discussions about working together on lithium-- it can be extracted, processed and exported to India for use in the manufacture of electric vehicles.