The Adani Group is poised to enter India’s nuclear energy sector, conditional on the government’s establishment of a public-private partnership framework and resolution of liability concerns. Prime Minister Modi’s push for privatization aligns with the upcoming Atomic Energy Bill, aimed at modernizing India’s nuclear laws and attracting investment for clean energy goals.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India on December 4-5, 2025, is significant amid shifting geopolitics and India’s strategic recalibration. The focus will be on defence cooperation, particularly concerning the S-400 air defence system. Both nations seek to adapt their partnership while addressing new challenges and pressures from the West.
On November 26, 2025, India approved a INR 7,280-crore scheme to establish an integrated manufacturing ecosystem for sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM). This initiative aims to enhance domestic production, reduce import reliance, and support the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission, aligning with India’s Net Zero 2070 commitments while creating skilled jobs and boosting advanced manufacturing.
The Indian Army has signed a INR 130.58-crore contract with JBM Auto Limited for 113 electric buses and 43 fast chargers, marking a significant move towards sustainable mobility. This initiative, part of the Prime Minister’s e-Drive, will reduce fossil fuel reliance and support India’s ‘Net Zero’ goals, enhancing the Army’s logistic efficiency.
By N. C. Bipindra for CIHS The Middle East was thrust into a dramatic escalation of hostilities as Israel launched “Operation Rising Lion,” a comprehensive preemptive military campaign against Iranian targets, taking out military and nuclear facilities, on June 13, 2025. The operation, which included airstrikes, cyberattacks, and […]
By N. C. Bipindra For EurAsian Times. The United States security establishment has sounded the alarm of a possible arms race over the latest Putin-Xi bilateral agreement for a critical technology transfer that China could use to produce nuclear warheads. The US officials are on edge. The recent summit […]
By Dr Nishakant Ojha Countries from the Middle East and North Africa have started to feel the heat from the war in Europe on their food security, energy prices, and job markets. They are torn between sympathising with Ukrainians fleeing their homes and cities destroyed by Russian weapons […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Taking their bilateral cooperation in science and technology to a new level, India and Russia have decided to fund joint development of cutting edge technologies in areas like Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Pharmaceuticals, Renewable Energy, Aerospace, Alternative Technologies, Environment, New Materials, Bio-technology, Robotics […]
By Deepak Sharma New Delhi: India’s crude oil import from the United States, the world’s largest producer of hydrocarbon, is set to rise in the future, as the Asia’s third largest economy is looking at diversifying its energy sourcing to meet future challenges. The US, battered by the […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Imitation is the best form of flattery. And in a first, India is trying to set up a system to manage its energy data, energy modeling and low carbon technologies on the lines of the United States. As part of the India-US Strategic […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India today forcefully condemned Pakistan‘s continuous attempts to carry out China-backed construction projects in the Indian territories illegally occupied by it such as Gilgit-Baltistan. The Indian response came after Pakistan started construction activity at the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region of India’s […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening global security, health and economy, India and European Union (EU) today agreed to strengthen response capacities, apart from calling for free, transparent and prompt sharing of information on such threats. Of course, they did not directly name China […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated with a nut graph at paragraphs six and seven.) By Deepak Sharma New Delhi: Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter of crude oil, might offer a discount to Indian and other Asian buyers this month as a part of its strategy to ensure full compliance […]
