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US-India strategic partnership

MQ-9B Sea Guardian Lease: Why India Rents Drones It Already Bought

September 13, 2026August 17, 2026 by Abhishek Kumar
Timeline of India's MQ-9B Sea Guardian programme from the 2020 lease to the 2030 fleet delivery-MQ-9B Sea Guardian lease

A Rs 1,943 crore lease for two more Sea Guardians reveals the three-year wait behind India’s 31-drone MQ-9B fleet — and which Indian companies stand…

Categories Defence, Drone, US-India strategic partnership Tags BEL, Bharat Forge, Defence stocks, General Atomics, HAL, Indian Navy, Indian Ocean, Make in India, MQ-9B Sea Guardian Leave a comment

NASA ISRO Moon Base Invite: What Bengaluru Meeting Means

August 13, 2026 by Saket Shivam
NASA ISRO Moon Base Invite

NASA’s invitation to ISRO to join its Moon Base programme, extended at the 9th India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group in Bengaluru, opens a new…

Categories Strategic Analysis, space exploration, US-India strategic partnership Tags : ISRO, Artemis Accords, Bharatiya Antariksha Station, Chandrayaan-4, Cislunar, HAL, Indian Space Industry, Moon Base, NASA, TRUST Initiative Leave a comment

India Isn’t Blinking on the Trade Deal. Washington Should Pay Attention.

July 14, 2026 by Shiwangi Priya
india-us trade deal

New Delhi has grown tired of being told it is dragging its feet. As another pause settles over India-US trade Deal negotiations, Indian officials are…

Categories Economy, US-India strategic partnership Tags economic analysis, Geopolitics, India-US Trade Deal, india-us trade talk, Section 301 tariffs Leave a comment

India Has Options: Does America Have an Offer for the US-India Strategic Partnership?

June 16, 2026 by Abhishek Kumar
pm modi in evian france for g7 meeting, and us-india strategic partnership

Evian, France: The US-India strategic partnership is entering a decisive phase as President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepare to meet on the…

Categories Strategic Analysis, US-India strategic partnership Tags Defence, Donald Trump, Evian-les-Bains, G7 SUMMIT FRANCE, Geopolitics, NARENDRA MODI., US-India strategic partnership Leave a comment

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