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  As per the RFI, the NUHs must have the capability to conduct a variety of missions by day and night. (Representational image: Canva) The Ministry of Defence has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to acquire 76 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUHs), simulators, and related equipment for the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. As per the official information released on the Indian Navy’s official website, 51 helicopters will be deployed by the Navy, and 25 will be used by the Coast Guard. The acquisition will be made under the Buy & Make (Indian) category and is aimed at strengthening maritime search and rescue, coastal defence operations, and disaster relief. Details on the roles and capabilities of the NUHs As per the RFI, the NUHs must have the capability to conduct a variety of missions by day and night. This will include Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), communication duties, Low intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO) casualty and medical ev...

  India clears Indo-German Rs 70,000 crore submarine deal: Talks begin under Project 75; 6 advanced subs to boost Navy fleet NEW DELHI: After a delay of more than six months, the Centre has approved negotiations for building six advanced submarines in India with German collaboration under Project 75 India. According to defence officials quoted by ANI, the defence ministry and state-owned Mazagaon Dockyards Limited (MDL) have been given clearance to begin talks with German firm ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Negotiations are expected to start by the end of this month, with the contract likely to be finalised within six months. The decision followed a high-level meeting involving top defence and national security officials who reviewed India’s submarine programme and future fleet requirements. The proposed submarines will feature Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems, enabling them to remain submerged for up to three weeks, a significant capability boost for the Indian Navy. Officia...

  Navigating the Dragon's Shadow: India's Strategic Balancing Act with China. / PTI and reuters By Dr. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan, Fellow and Former Head-Trade, NITI Aayog. The relationship between India and  China  is a complex tapestry of deep economic interdependence and persistent geopolitical friction. This dynamic requires a pragmatic, self-interested policy from New Delhi, one that leverages its strengths to manage challenges, reduce vulnerabilities, and seize opportunities. In the current global environment, often characterized as a “Cold War 2.0” with escalating US-China rivalry, India must deftly manoeuvre itself to ensure its rise aligns with its own national interests, rather than being dictated by external powers. The geopolitical undercurrents: Beyond the diplomatic thaw Recent diplomatic engagements have shown signs of a cautious reopening between India and China. Since the BRICS summit in Kazan in October 2024, confidence-building measures ha...

  'India chose not to ...': PM Modi on how country 'missed the bus' because of past governments; stresses economic growth, recovery after Covid NEW DELHI: "India chose not to miss any bus since 2014," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, claiming that the previous government could not see beyond elections and thus used to "miss the buses" on opportunities to create technology and industry in the country. While speaking at the ET World Leaders Forum, the Prime Minister stated that past governments had kept the nation entangled in vote-bank politics. "In everyday conversation, we often use a phrase ... “missing the bus” - meaning when an opportunity comes but passes us by. In our country, under previous governments, many such buses of technology and industry opportunities left us behind. I have not come here today to criticise anyone. But in a democracy, sometimes making comparisons makes the situation clearer," PM Modi said. "The earlier ...

  Nayara Energy, India’s Russia-backed refinery, faces fresh US, EU sanctions trouble; EPC work hit - here’s what’s happening Nayara Energy, India’s second largest private oil refinery, is facing fresh trouble from the impact of US, EU sanctions. Although the Russia-backed Nayara Energy faces no direct sanctions, it is facing heat due to Russian state energy corporation Rosneft PJSC's 49.13% ownership stake in the organisation. According to an ET report, the sanctions implemented by the EU and US have started to affect Nayara Energy's engineering, procurement and construction operations. In a separate development, the United States has imposed duties on goods from India, claiming that India's Russian oil procurement helps finance Russia's military operations in Ukraine. In August 2017, Rosneft along with an international investment consortium comprising Trafigura and UCP purchased Essar Oil's sophisticated refinery, with a capacity of 20 million tonnes annually, fro...

  Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov outlines terms for Ukraine peace: Big power security guarantee and no NATO Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Sunday that a group of nations including United Nations Security Council members should be the guarantors of Ukraine's security. Reuters reported last week that President Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking told Reuters. Lavrov told NBC News' "Meet the Press" that Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump had discussed the issue of a security guarantee for Ukraine and that Putin had raised the issue of the failed Istanbul discussions of 2022. At those discussions, Russia and Ukraine discussed Ukraine's permanent neutrality in return for security guarantees from the five permanent members of the U.N....

  ‘Pakistan will launch nuclear attack on India under one of these 3 situations, they are…’, says close aide of Shehbaz Sharif New Delhi:  Pakistan is constantly trying to provoke India by threatening nuclear attack, even though it got thrashed by India during Operation Sindoor. First Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir threatened India from American soil, now senior journalist Najam Sethi, who is among the close aides of Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif, has mentioned three situations when Pakistan can launch a nuclear attack on India. He said that Pakistan has not kept nuclear weapons for Diwali. Three situations when Pakistan can launch a nuclear attack on India Najam Sethi said the first situation is if the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains cancelled and Pakistan does not get water, the second situation is if the Indian Navy blocks Karachi, and the third situation is if India enters Pakistan up to Karachi-Lahore and tries to break it. Najam Sethi said in an interview, "If you try t...

  Countdown to World War III ©PROVIDED BY DEEPAK KUMAR BLOGS Amid escalating tensions among global superpowers, concerns are rising that a single diplomatic error could spark a third world war. A prominent German newspaper has indicated that the year 2025 could emerge as a critical turning point in these developments.

  Moscow says Kyiv has struck a nuclear power plant as Ukraine marks independence day Russia accused Ukraine Sunday of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence. Russian officials said several power and energy facilities were targeted in the overnight strikes. The fire at the nuclear facility was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported, according to the plant's press service on Telegram. While the attack damaged a transformer, radiation levels remained within normal ranges. The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said it was aware of media reports that a transformer at the plants had caught fire "due to military activity," but hadn't received independent confirmation. It said its director-general, Rafael Mariano Grossi, said that "every nuclear facility must be protected at all times." Ukraine did not immediately comment on the alle...

  Let’s get one thing straight: The Bhagavad Gita was never meant to make you smaller. It wasn’t written to tame your fire or erase your questions. It exists, quite the opposite, to awaken what’s already there. And yet, over time, we’ve somehow turned it into a rulebook. Follow this. Don’t question that. Detach. Obey. Surrender. Repeat. But if you read the Gita with even half your heart open, you’ll see—Krishna never says, “Follow me blindly.” What he actually says is far more radical: “Know me through you.” It’s not just a spiritual one-liner. It’s the essence of what it means to live in alignment—not by copying someone else’s truth, but by discovering your own. You don’t need to become someone else to be spiritual True wisdom reflects you back to yourself. We live in a world that sells identity like it's a product: lifestyles, labels, ideologies, even "spiritual" personas. But real wisdom doesn’t demand you to dress the part. It asks you to wake up. And waking up doesn’...