31 Australian Universities qualify to set up higher #education campuses in India as new guidelines notified
#Policy #ForeignAffairs 🇮🇳🤝🇦🇺

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After pilotless drones 6 months ago, Sagar Defence led by Nikunj Parashar signed a contract for developing swarm of weaponised boats for Indian Navy #Defence #Drones

India to become major exporter of telecom equipment in 2-3 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw.

In February 2021, the government had introduced the PLI scheme for manufacturing of telecom and networking equipment with an outlay of Rs 12,195 crore over a five-year period.

#India #Trade

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/india-to-become-major-exporter-of-telecom-equipment-in-2-3-years-ashwini-vaishnaw/2940003/

With MoHUA anchoring an ever expanding metro rail network and the soonto-be launched regional rail, the Indian Railways is losing its monopoly on running trains in large parts of India.

⚡The trend will be more noticeable in the coming years as urban rail networks up to 100-150 km beyond city limits are being designed and implemented.

⚡ According to recent data, the length of total approved metro rail and RRTS lines is 1,835 km — all outside the control of the Ministry of Railways.

⚡The Railways still owns 68,000 km of rail routes of which 54,000 km were built during the Raj.

#India #Railways

https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/indian-railways-might-no-longer-be-the-lord-of-the-rail-in-india/articleshow/96819910.cms

AIFF released a roadmap for 2047 Indian Football.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/aiff-promises-incredible-state-of-indian-football-by-2047-strategic-roadmap-shaji-prabhakaran-kalyan-chaubey/article66349537.ece

#Sports #India

The Central government is planning to come up with a comprehensive policy to make Indian Standard Time (IST) mandatory nationwide,

In a deeper note, the official reportedly said that the purpose of the new policy is to ensure synchronization of all networks and computers to IST and adoption of IST by telecom service providers, Internet service providers, power grids, banks, stock exchange etc.

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India's manufacturing exports are expected to touch $1 trillion by 2027-28: Bain & Company Report.

#Trade #India #Economy

https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/policy/indias-ambitions-to-become-new-age-factory-of-the-world-to-get-budget-boost/articleshow/96784952.cms

🚦A Hacker group issued a threat to Pakistan. The language used in this video seems like a Gothic Russian Lullaby. They demand the extradition of Hafiz Saeed to India 🇮🇳 or be ready for massive cyber attack. This Hacker group is not affiliated to KillNet or Elephant.

#Cyberwarfare

Large-scale protests broke out after Zhongyuan Huiji Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in Chongqing Dadukou, a company that manufactures testing reagents, failed to pay workers for several months.

#InternationalNews

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/protestors-clash-with-police-at-covid-antigen-kit-factory-in-china-3673796

Decolonise mil-civil bureaucracy for 'Aatmanirbhar' Bharat to succeed.

While India’s close partners US and France are willing to jointly design, develop, manufacture hardware systems with private and public sector, it is the military-civilian bureaucracy tribe that cannot make up its mind and is running round in circles.

#India #Defence

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/decolonize-mil-civil-bureaucracy-for-aatmanirbhar-bharat-to-succeed-101673245135492.html

The Swiss National Bank posted an annual loss of 142.67 bn dollars in 2022.
#InternationalNews

https://t.co/0GH3LFxHWX

India’s service exports hit all-time high of $273.6 bn in 2022. Outlook is rosy too.

Riding on the IT and telecom boom, India’s service exports have nearly doubled in a decade. It’s a bright spot amid huge trade deficit for merchandise exports.

#India #Trade #Economy

https://theprint.in/economy/indias-service-exports-hit-all-time-high-of-273-6-bn-in-2022-outlook-is-rosy-too/1302305/

"Our national efforts towards 'Make in India' are neither isolationist, nor are they just meant for India alone": Rajnath Singh Def Min🇮🇳

He also said that India does not believe in a hierarchical conception of a world order where few countries are considered superior to others.

#India #Geopolitics

India, Japan To Conduct Veer Guardian Exercise Eyeing ‘Common Adversary’ China

Veer Guardian-2023: First time ever, the Indian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will be conducting a bilateral fighter training exercise to ‘signal China’ about the combined air power of both countries.

#Defence #India

🚨 Pledges/aids/loans to Pakistan 🇵🇰 reach $8B mark:

•🇸🇦 Islamic DB 4.2 billion
•🌍 World Bank $2 billion
•🏁Asian DB $1 billion
•🇺🇸 $100 million
•🇯🇵 $77 million
•🇩🇪 €84 million
•🇪🇺 €500 million
•🇫🇷 $10 million
•🇨🇳 $100 million

Numbers updating.

#IndianSubcontinent

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Pakistan to dispatch 159 containers of ammunition including 155 mm projectiles, M4A2 propelling bag charges, M82 primers and PDM fuses to Ukraine via a port in Poland this month. #InternationalNews #Geopolitics