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MILITARYOct 13Tajikistan, Turkmenistan to Import Indian Surface-to-Air Missile SystemsIndian Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh confirmed that Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are newer customers for the indigenous Akash medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile system.The Diplomat
POLITICSOct 13How protests have shaped India: From anti-Hindi agitation to farm lawsActivists challenging India's government over electoral roll controversies have a long legacy of protest to draw on.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 13MEA reaffirms Ladakh is an integral part of India, says China’s denial cannot change factsSpat comes 10 days after the Survey of India announced the standardisation of the names of specific relief features in Ladakh, including 11 peaks, five mountains, six land areas, two glaciers, two passes, one valley, one river, one lake, and one other water bodyThe Hindu
WORLDOct 13India’s $87bn river-linking plan leaves villagers fighting for their homesVillagers in India say they would rather die than leave their homes as they protest a billion dollar government projectAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 13India’s youth-led Cockroach movement defies protest banIndia’s youth-led Cockroach movement is intensifying protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Three leaders were detained after defying a ban at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest site. Demonstrators are challenging a voter-list revision they claim favours Modi’s party, while the protests disrupt businesses across the capital.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 13India to gain? Trump’s Russian diesel deal offers New Delhi leverageUS President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports and allow fresh supplies to reach global markets could give India greater leverage in its own dispute with Washington over discounted crude purchases, analysts said. Beyond the energy dispute, they said the move could also open up diplomatic opportunities for New Delhi, from pressing for more consistent treatment by Washington to building on its efforts to help negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Under the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 13India’s ‘cockroach’ movement leaders arrested again as voter roll dispute growsLeaders of India’s “cockroach” protest movement were detained again on Tuesday, their second detention in days, as a stand-off with authorities deepened over a contentious overhaul of voter rolls. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, two prominent faces of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, were taken into custody with other members after jumping barricades to enter Jantar Mantar, historically one of New Delhi’s main protest venues. Delhi police on Monday removed Jantar Mantar’s designation as a...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 13China opposes India’s move to name 28 strategic locations in Ladakh“China has never recognised the so-called ‘Union Territory of Ladakh’ unilaterally and illegally established by India,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing in BeijingThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Indian IT Companies Are in Trump’s CrosshairsTop companies like Infosys, Wipro, and Cognizant will not be able to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers.The Diplomat
WORLDOct 13India’s Energy Future: A Balancing ActThis e-book explores the deep-seated tensions emerging on the path to net-zero and confronts the difficult questions that are often overlooked.The Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Dozens of journalists in India detained while covering anti-gov’t protestsPolice in India detained at least 35 media workers covering protests in New Delhi over a 48-hour period.Al Jazeera [en]
BUSINESSOct 13India grows ‘with the world, not at anyone's cost’, cites strong economic fundamentals, says PM ModiThe Prime Minister cited the country's 7.8% economic growth in the April-June quarter, foreign-exchange reserves exceeding $700 billion and reforms spanning taxation, insolvency and labour laws as evidence of its resilienceThe Hindu
POLITICSOct 13Police detain leaders of India’s ‘cockroach’ movement at New Delhi protestCockroach Janta Party volunteers detained after entering a popular protest site authorities had declared off-limits.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 13BIMSTEC meeting: India never believes in attacking, establishing supremacy over any country, says Amit ShahHome Minister Amit Shah, addressing the BIMSTEC meeting, said ‘India has always believed in sovereignty and peaceful resolutions to any dispute’The Hindu
POLITICSOct 13India 'cockroach' leaders detained after entering barricaded protest siteProtesters climbed over barricades in central Delhi to demand the election chief resign over revised voter lists.BBC World
POLITICSOct 13India opposition to huddle over tea after thousands march in their Delhi protestCongress' Rahul Gandhi will reportedly host oppositon MPs for tea after rallying thousands in Monday's election protest. The 'Cockroach' movement says its leaders have been detained during a flash protest. Follow DW.DW News [en]
WORLDOct 132,200 personnel to secure India-West Indies T20 match at Hyderabad’s Uppal stadium on October 14Around 40,000 spectators expected for the match scheduled to begin at 7 p.m; police identified parking space for 8,000 vehicles and announce heavy-vehicle diversions around stadiumThe Hindu
BUSINESSOct 13ADNOC open to further long-term LPG deals with India, sees India among most important energy markets: Acting CEO, DownstreamADNOC supplied more than 500,000 barrels of crude a day to India in 2025, “almost one in ten barrels of [India’s] crude imports”. The company is exploring opportunities with ISPRL to expand storage of crude oil, LNG and LPG, including strategic reservesThe Hindu
BUSINESSOct 13The growing Himalayan risks in Bhutan’s hydropower ties with IndiaNepal floods bring renewed focus on neighbour Bhutan’s efforts to protect its economically crucial – but debt generating – hydro infrastructure and trade with India.eco_business · singapore
BUSINESSOct 12India poised to woo global investments amid US curbs: INMECCUrging the Central and State governments, along with private-sector stakeholders, to explore the emerging opportunity, the INMECC said it is actively engaged in facilitating investment opportunities in India.The Hindu
POLITICSOct 12India’s voter list changes sparks fresh protestsA controversial voter roll revision has triggered fresh protests in New DelhiAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 12INDIA bloc marches through Delhi, takes SIR protest to SCOpposition presents a united front amid heavy police deployment but little interruption; Congress says 2.5 lakh people took part in the four-hour-long ‘March for Democracy’; most protesters Congress supporters who travelled from across the countryThe Hindu
MILITARYOct 12India sells air defense missiles to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan in Central Asia pushNew Delhi is seeking new customers in a region long supplied by Russia and increasingly by China.Defense News
POLITICSOct 12DMK says no need for it to join Congress-led protests after exit from INDIA blocReacting to Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Manickam Tagore’s claim that the DMK had stayed away from protests demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar out of fear of the BJP, the DMK said he should question Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s absence from the agitationThe Hindu