Participants of Savaadheeththa Dhathuru Yacht Rally visit HA. Baarah. It was here that Bodu Thakurufaanu & his companions built the "Kalhu'oh'fummi" boat, in which they sailed to liberate the Maldives from the Portuguese. The island also has several other heritage sites. #CulturalTourism

Safe travels and best wishes to our 2023 Visiting Fellows, who spent a productive summer at Stimson Center doing research on nuclear CBMs, military modernization, netcentric warfare, & water politics in the subcontinent. Look out for their policy memos later this year!

The strength of MDA will flow from greater regional cooperation. CSDR Australia India Institute United Service Institution of India Captain DK Sharma

The triad’s triad. #ICYMI: the U.S. #NuclearTriad’s air leg – the workhorse B-52 Stratofortress, the low-observable B-2 Spirit, and the conventional, supersonic B-1B Lancer – recently joined @USAirForce fighters for an aerial display of #PeaceThroughStrength. Air Force Global Strike Command

Today it gives me great pleasure to terminate all Department of the Navy's testing on cats and dogs, ending these inhumane practices and saving taxpayer dollars. This is long overdue. I commend President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Department of Government Efficiency for bringing this to light.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler to advance 🇮🇳🇺🇸 cooperation in critical & emerging technologies. They also discussed early convening of the India-US Strategic Trade Dialogue to deepen tech & trade collaboration.

The recent India-Pakistan military conflict further deepens India's defence dependency on Russia. [Do not ask what happens if India has a military conflict with China?]

This is the US Commerce Secy Howard Lutnick's submission on ceasefire, made on May 23 in US Court, the same time Commerce Minister Goyal held meetings with him in Washington on the BTA, and 10 days after the MEA denial.

Chinese FM Wang Yi met with Cook Islands’ Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Tingika Elikana in Xiamen. China-Cook Islands relations do not target any third party, but embody mutual assistance between developing countries. China appreciates the Cook Islands’ firm

#BREAKING: In an extraordinary gesture, Sierra Leone🇸🇱 Parliament observed a moment of silence in honour of victims of Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir 🇮🇳 on April 22 in the presence of the Indian All-Party Parliamentary delegation today.

The UK has conducted its most extensive artificial intelligence (AI) defence trial to date, involving land, sea, and air platforms. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=59895

OMG they going to hang him (upside down!!!) . What a blooper !

Also, which private player in India is capable of making a 5th gen fighter ? Ans- NONE AMCA program being opened to private industries is a semantic labyrinth. Means nothing unless it joins hands with an OEM of repute. #AMCA

It was great to meet today with India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Deputy NSA Pavan Kapoor. The U.S.-India alliance is on fundamentally strong ground based on shared interests and mutual respect. We here at DOD are striving hard to elevate defense cooperation as part of

Proud of our officers who have just returned after circumnavigating the globe on INS Tarini.

#India & #Brazil strengthen bilateral ties at the #ShangriLaDialogue2025 reaffirming commitment to a free, open & inclusive Indo-Pacific. Both nations emphasize cooperation on regional security, maritime freedom & sustainable development. General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence

It’s now confirmed that Indian lady pilot, Sqn Ldr Shivangi Singh (IAF’s 17 Sqn), has been caught by Pakistan. No sign of her since 7th May. Modi’s constant sindoor talk is actually about her. Let’s see what India does to get her back. Hope Pakistanis will treat her alright.

General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff #India attends the CDF Round Table at the ongoing IISS, Shangri-La Dialogue. Chiefs of Defence from around the globe deliberated on pressing security challenges and explored emerging trends & innovative solutions. Discussions also

Defence-industrial partnerships need to balance military modernisation needs, defence-partnership and alliance management as well as domestic technological capacity and policy infrastructure. #SLD25 | Read more: go.iiss.org/3H9918n

Perhaps the biggest strike of the #RussiaUkraineWar in the last 3.5 years. Ukraine has struck Russia’s Oleyna and Belaya air bases including two more airfields and one submarine base — all by FPVs. One would have imagined this to be impossible without Tomahawks. As per reports,