In response to China's enhanced air combat capabilities along the frontier, the Indian Air Force is upgrading its airbases and expediting the delivery of Tejas fighters. Despite technological lags, the IAF emphasizes training to maintain combat readiness,

At a press conference ahead of Air Force Day on October 8, the Chief of Air Staff said India needs to catch up with China on technology and speed in the production of military equipment, holding that “we are way behind” the neighbour.

Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh emphasized that China has been rapidly developing infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), especially in the Ladakh sector. In response, India is also quickly upgrading its facilities in the region.

India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has met Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the first such visit of a dignitary since a new government took office in the island nation last month,

India's foreign minister S Jaishankar will attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Pakistan this month, his ministry has announced. This will be the first visit by a high ranking Indian minister to Pakistan in nearly a decade.

Jaishankar is the first foreign minister to visit Colombo since the presidential election won by the National People’s Power (NPP) alliance

This follows a series of unexpected curbs imposed by China, including restrictions on exports of gallium and germanium, which are products widely used in the semiconductor industry.

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signed an agreement on Thursday to cooperate on strengthening supply chains in the two countries for lithium,