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The Indian Army has unveiled a major initiative to provide long-term business certainty to India’s defence manufacturing ecosystem by committing to a five-year restoration and modernisation order pipeline worth over ₹75,000 crore, Business Line reported. This marks a significant departure from short-term contracting practices and directly addresses the long-standing demand of defence industry stakeholders, including public sector undertakings and MSMEs, who have consistently argued that sustained order visibility is essential for investment in capacity, technology, and supply chains. Industry executives have emphasised that companies cannot realistically build manufacturing capabilities or expand supplier networks on the basis of short-term contracts, particularly…

The recovery of five bodies from the Panwan and Ganz areas of Jiwani has reignited allegations of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan.Relatives and rights groups have asserted that at least four of the victims had been missing for months before their remains were discovered, intensifying criticism of Pakistan’s security forces.The military has claimed that the deceased were armed militants killed during a security operation following a vehicle-borne attack by the Baloch Liberation Army’s Majeed Brigade on a Pakistan Coast Guard camp in Panwan. This official narrative has been strongly contested by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, the Voice for…

The Indian Army (IA) stood up its first five Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) on 01 July 2026, placing six major generals in command of the new formations alongside a dedicated Fire Support Group under the Panagarh-based 17 Mountain Strike Corps. This is the most significant change to the IA’s combat structure in decades and its first actual, real-world employment of a concept it has developed since the mid-2010s. Currently, the 17 Mountain Strike Corps, which primarily faces China, will pilot the IBG model before it extends to the rest of the Army. The IA’s IBG is a self-contained, combined-arms formation…

Pakistan’s uneven development has been underscored by the World Bank’s latest fiscal federalism assessment, which reveals massive provincial spending gaps, entrenched inequalities, and weak local governance that continue to undermine equitable growth.The report highlights that provincial capitals absorb disproportionately higher per capita funding compared with other districts, leaving poorer regions trapped in cycles of underinvestment.The World Bank’s Strengthening Fiscal Federalism report shows that Quetta recorded the widest disparity, with per capita provincial expenditure at Rs 57,000 compared with only Rs 12,000 in the rest of Balochistan, a difference of about 475%.Lahore followed with Rs 31,000 against Rs 7,000 in other…

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The Indian Armed Forces are actively reviewing plans to retain a larger proportion of Agniveers beyond the current 25 per cent cap set under the Agnipath scheme, reported News18.The Navy is expected to seek the most significant increase, with proposals to retain up to 75 per cent of its recruits, while the Army and the Indian Air Force may push for around 50 per cent retention. This marks a major shift in policy as the first batches of Agniveers, inducted in early 2023, near the completion of their four-year tenure later this year.At present, only one-quarter of each batch is…

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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China on June 22-26 saw the two sides sign 17 bilateral instruments. The two governments elevated “their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to jointly build a China-Bangladesh community with a shared future,” agreed to explore a 2+2 dialogue mechanism involving diplomacy and defense, and announced plans to implement a Bangladesh-China-Myanmar Economic Corridor. Two projects, in particular — the Mongla Port Facilities Modernization and Expansion Project and the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP) — announced during Rahman’s visit have India worried as China’s involvement in these projects has implications for India’s national…

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday stated that after Operation Sindoor, trust in made-in-India defence platforms has received a significant boost.He emphasised that indigenous systems played a key role in the decisive military action conducted in May 2025 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, thereby strengthening confidence in India’s defence manufacturing ecosystem.Speaking at an event in New Delhi, Singh highlighted that India’s defence production has reached over ₹1.78 lakh crore, compared to approximately ₹46,000 crore about eight to nine years ago. He underlined that this growth reflects the country’s steady march towards self-reliance and resilience in defence capabilities.He further…

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