"UPSC a complete waste of time in AI driven future," says Sanjeev Sanyal, PM Economic Advisory Council Member

PM Modi reacts to the attack on Russian President Putin Residence #ForeignAffairs

Iran:
From Mashhad to Tehran, from Karaj to Hamedan

Massive protest against Iranian Khomeini regime.

#geopolitics

India issues a NOTAM reserving airspace for an Indian Airforce Exercise near the southern section of its border with Pakistan

Date:
06-07 January 2026
20-21 January 2026

Starting January 1, 2026, all new two wheelers sold in India must have ABS and come with two BIS certified helmets. #automobile #Policy

Breaking:

EAM Dr S Jaishankar to attend Bangladesh Ex PM Khaleda Zia's funeral. #ForeignAffairs

The Ministry of Defence today signed contracts worth ₹4,666 crore to strengthen India’s armed forces.

⚙️ Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines

👉 Contracts worth ₹2,770 crore signed with Bharat Forge Ltd & PLR Systems Pvt Ltd.

👉 Over 4.25 lakh advanced CQB carbines will be supplied to the Indian Army and Navy.

⚙️Heavy Weight Torpedoes for Submarines

👉 Contract worth ₹1,896 crore signed with WASS Submarine Systems (Italy).

👉 48 Heavy Weight Torpedoes for Indian Navy’s Kalvari Class submarines (Project-75).

👉 Deliveries will start from April 2028 and finish by early 2030.

India issues a NOTAM for a likely missile test from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur into the Bay of Bengal region

Date | 05-09 January 2026

Iran declares state of Emergency across the nation as protests intensify against the Islamic regime. #InternationalNews

2025 has been a revolutionary year when it comes to policy #reforms unlocking the economy

This year alone, India pushed through:
• GST rationalised to two rates (5% & 18%)
• 29 labour laws merged into four codes (covering 643 million workers)
• Income-tax overhaul: no tax up to ₹12 lakh, new IT Act
• 100% FDI in insurance
• Nuclear power opened to private investment
• MSME limits expanded, compliance eased
• 200+ offences decriminalised, QoC scrapped for 76 products
• Securities Market Code, new criminal laws, e-evidence
• MGNREGA days raised to 125 even while reforming in to incentivise building enduring assets
• Growth still 8%, inflation cooling

What’s missing now is state governments across parties waking up(hopefully pushed by sustained urban citizen pressure) to fix shambolic municipal governance: basic roads, reliable public transport, faster metro construction, walkable streets, cleaner cities, and waste & sanitation.

Macro-economically India is largely sorted.

Urban India is the real reform test

HAL’s ALH Dhruv-NG completed its first flight in Bengaluru, marking a key step in certifying the indigenous upgrade with enhanced performance, avionics and payload for military and civil roles under India’s #aviation capability expansion.

https://t.co/S08ZCdazQK

India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s 4th-largest economy, with GDP at $4.18 tn, per PIB. India is now projected to surpass Germany by 2030 with GDP seen at $7.3 tn, driven by strong consumption, reforms, and sustained growth momentum. #Economy

India Banking GNPA at 2 decade lows. #Economy

Mexico formalized a new series of import tariffs on Tuesday on countries with which it does not have a free trade agreement.

The measure, enacted by the Ministry of Economy, imposes tariffs of up to 35% on imports from Asian countries such as China, India, South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia and takes effect on Jan 1.

India currently exports 5.7 Billion Dollars worth of goods to Mexico with top product of export being cars


India currently have trade surplus with Mexico amounting to 1.72 Billion Dollars.


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Clips of Indian Army training VDF's in J&K's Doda district.

As per reports Construction of First 2 Units of S5 Class SSBN Submarine have already started under the Advance Technology Vessel Project (ATVP) under PMO Direct Supervision

1. With 13,500 ton displacement S5 Class SSBN will be twice the size of Arihant-Class SSBN (6000-7000), first units will enter service in early 2030s

2. Will be bigger than China’s 11,000 Ton Type 094 (Jin-Class SSBN), although China is building a bigger 20,000 Tons Type 096 (Tang-Class SSBN)

3. S5 will likely carry 12 or 16 K5 (6000 km) or K6 (8000-10000 km est.) SLBMs

4. Will be powered by indigenously built 200 MW CLWR-B2 Nuclear Reactor. This reactor will power all S5 Class Submarine & Project-77 SSN Submarines

#Defense #NationalSecurity

In a rare intervention, the Hyderabad bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Monday removed the current Director General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BrahMos Aerospace, Jaiteerth R Joshi.

The crisis arose after Joshi was appointed CEO, a decision contested by Naidu, who claimed he had been superseded despite being the senior-most candidate. Naidu, a Distinguished Scientist, is seven years senior to Joshi and has served as an Outstanding Scientist since 2017. With only three years left in service, compared to Joshi’s six, Naidu’s plea emphasises his seniority and experience.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Dec/29/cat-removes-brahmos-ceo-jaiteerth-r-joshi-asks-defence-ministry-to-reconsider-senior-scientist-for-top-post

NEW : Chinese FM Wang Yi claims, China mediated during the India-Pakistan Conflict earlier this Year #Geopolitics