Sudhi Ranjan Sen

New Delhi has reiterated need for meeting of Expert Level Mechanism on trans-border rivers and stressed on need to share details of upstream river projects, according to MEA statement.

China condemned India for formally announcing names for 27 sites in a disputed border region, escalating a spat just as the two sides seek to stabilize ties after years of border tensions.

India considers incidents along its disputed border with China “most serious” and “the state of the border affairs” will “reflect on the state of our larger bilateral ties,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in response to a question about a fresh military face-off.

During the foreign ministry’s biweekly briefing, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal did not deny that a fresh border incident had occurred.

The early closure has cast policymakers in a poor light and sown uncertainty.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party named a new slate of national party leaders as it gears up for crucial state elections, including in the political bellwether of Uttar Pradesh.

India and Japan agreed to work together to protect key sea lanes of communication as concerns grow over China’s expanding military presence in the Indian Ocean.

India on Tuesday approved the transfer of technology for all conventional missile systems developed by its state-run defense research agency to domestic manufacturers, allowing them to produce the weapons locally.

India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and the French defense manufacturing company Safran SA have partnered to design and develop a new helicopter engine, marking another milestone in military cooperation between the two countries.

India has offered assistance to Nepal as the death toll from flash floods continues to rise and hundreds remain missing.