ON VIJAY DIWAS

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and all ranks of the Indian Armed Forces paid solemn homage to the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen who made the supreme sacrifice in the 1971 War.

The CDS also conveyed his compliments to serving personnel, veterans, Veer Naris and Veer Matas, reaffirming that India’s sovereignty and integrity will always be safeguarded by its brave forces.

🇮🇳🤝🏻🇮🇱 India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar, meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

LOC: A Pakistani woman, Shehnaz Akhtar (35), was apprehended by the Indian Security forces near the LoC in Poonch district, J&K.

Quad Concludes First Field Training Exercise to Advance Indo-Pacific Logistics Network.

🇺🇸🇮🇳 India receives the final three Apache attack helicopters from the US

The first batch of three Apache attack helicopters arrived in India in August, after a delay in deliveries.

The Indian Army had signed a Rs 5,691 crore deal with the US in 2020 for procuring six Apache attack helicopters.

🇳🇵Nepal: Technical glitch halts election process in ongoing general convention of KP Oli's CPN-UML.

Union MoS Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, to move the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill (SHANTI), 2025, in Lok Sabha today.

- It replaces the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, with a unified legal framework.

- Open up India’s civil nuclear power sector to private companies.

- Attract domestic and foreign investment

Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir is expected to travel to Washington for his third meeting with President Donald Trump in six months. The talks are likely to focus on Gaza.

Trump’s proposed 20-point Gaza plan calls for a stabilisation force made up of troops from Muslim countries to oversee a transition period for reconstruction and economic recovery.

Many countries are hesitant to join such a force. Efforts to disarm Hamas could drag them into the conflict and spark anger at home among pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli populations.

For Pakistan, the choice is difficult. Refusing to contribute could irritate Trump, while participation risks once again putting Pakistani soldiers on the line in a conflict that offers little direct benefit to the country.

India re-issues a notification for a likely sea-launched missile test in the Bay of Bengal region off the coast of Visakhapatnam, the range is near 3,240 km

Date | 22-24 December 2025

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