Akash Sharma— DEFENCE & STRATEGY
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Akash is an Indian Defence journalist based in New Delhi.

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US and Indian Air Chiefs held high-level engagements in Arlington on 08 Apr to advance defence cooperation.
Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, hosted Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who was accorded full honours. Discussions with senior U.S. Air Force leadership focused on enhancing interoperability, joint training, capability development and fostering shared learning.
The visit also included engagements at Peterson Space Force Base and Nellis Air Force Base, along with a familiarisation flight in an F-15EX.

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Iran warned a US destroyer moving from Fujairah towards the Strait of Hormuz forcing it to halt, Fars News reports.


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US President Donald Trump, in his latest Truth Social post, criticizes the media and describes them as ‘CRAZY’ and ‘CORRUPT’. https://t.co/nQ5eMJ3DQG


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A National Facility for Compo-Rheo Die Casting (CRDC) was inaugurated by Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO in the presence of Prof Govindan Rangarajan, Director #iiscbangalore on 11 April 2026 at IISc Bengaluru campus.

The event also marked the formal handover of project deliverables matured under the joint research projects of DIA-RCoE and IISc Bengaluru.

The occasion highlighted the strong collaborative framework of DIA-CoE between DRDO and IISc, in fostering innovation and accelerating technology translation, being coordinated by #FutureTechDRDO under the Technology Management Cluster.


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Amid the ongoing talks in Islamabad, US forces say they have begun mine clearance ops in the Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/UaU7obxl1Q


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Pictures: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf with the Iranian negotiating team during discussions with the US in Islamabad.

Source: Press TV https://t.co/U9ZsMbB4lS


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Sri Lanka’s largest shipyard, Colombo Dockyard PLC, becomes a subsidiary of Indian Defence shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd following the acquisition of a controlling stake, 51%, valued at $26.8 mn, @MazagonDockLtd announces

This is MDL’s first international acquisition.

~~ via Dinakar Peri

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A joint patrol proposal has been put forward for the Strait of Hormuz in the ongoing negotiations, as per reports.


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“We just could not get to a situation where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms,” says JD Vance after talks in Islamabad. https://t.co/xhzTJxf0Bw


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After 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, JD Vance said discussions with Iran were “substantive” but no deal reached.

“Bad news for Iran more than the US,” he added. https://t.co/JSymmSZo7b


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US Vice President JD Vance leaves Pakistan after failed peace talks with Iran

~~ via Rajat Pandit

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#BlastFromThePast When I reported in July 2003 that India had rejected the US request to send a division-level force to #Iraq. There were divisions within the Vajpayee-led Cabinet Committee on Security but, fortunately, better sense prevailed!

~~ via Rajat Pandit

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Attempts by China to introduce false claims and manufacture baseless narratives cannot
alter the undeniable reality that these places and territories, including Arunachal Pradesh, were, are, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India: MEA

~~ via Rajat Pandit

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Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue to target Hezbollah. https://t.co/s6CqGoIRl3


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Video: Iranian delegation departs from Islamabad after ‘failed’ talks. https://t.co/8yv3HZBtff


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