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The Indian women’s cricket team has not just won the World Cup, they have redefined the spirit of the game. This victory marks the dawn of a new era in women’s cricket, inspiring millions of women to dream bigger and play bolder.

We are not just witnessing history, we are living it.

INDIA LIFTS THE WORLD CUP🇮🇳

History has been written on the pitch as the Indian women's cricket team wins the historic ICC World Cup Final 2025.

Days later, President Trump said the U.S. will restart nuclear testing after more than 30 years. As the war in Ukraine drags into stalemate, the world’s biggest powers turn back to old deterrence games.

This is where we’re heading, pulling out ghosts of the Cold war back into the 21st century.

Designed to enhance the Navy’s space-based communications and maritime domain awareness, GSAT-7R will provide high-capacity, secure links between ships, submarines, aircraft, and coastal command centres.

The 4,400 kg satellite, India’s heaviest communication payload to date, has been precisely placed in its intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).

Indian Navy’s CMS-03 in Orbit

ISRO has successfully launched the Indian Navy’s GSAT-7R (CMS-03) communication satellite aboard the LVM3-M5 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

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Today, what remains of that grandeur is a viral TikTok trend. The British Empire, once so vast that the sun never set, is now reduced to nostalgic relics like the royal family, gilded castles, and colonial territorial disputes.

Behind Trump’s Tariffs: How U.S Policies Enabled China’s Rise

Imagine a time when the Romans believed in “Roma Aeterna”, an empire eternal, invincible and destined to last forever.

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Deliveries may start by 2027, featuring Uttam AESA radar, Astra missiles and EW systems. The Su-30MKI, India’s airpower backbone, now gets a “Super Sukhoi” upgrade for export, boosting HAL’s global reach and India’s defense diplomacy.

ARMENIA EYES $3B DEAL WITH INDIA TO BUY
SU-30MKI JETS, A COUNTER TO AZERBAIJAN’S JF-17C DEAL

Armenia’s eyeing a $2.5–3 billion deal with India’s HAL for Su-30MKI fighter jets, a major move against Azerbaijan’s JF-17C purchase.

The operation aims to enhance joint combat readiness, surveillance, and air mobility in strategically sensitive sectors. The drill underscores India’s focus on rapid deployment, coordination with the Army, and strengthening air defense capabilities amid evolving regional security dynamics.

INDIA ANNOUNCES MAJOR IAF EXCERSISE ACROSS NORTHEAST BORDERING CHINA, BHUTAN, MYANMAR, AND BANGLADESH

India has issued a notification for a large-scale Indian Air Force exercise covering the entire northeastern region bordering China, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh.

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Where leadership drifts, instability follows. But where duty, integrity, and national vision guide the state, institutions stay firm, sovereignty stands steady, and power becomes not just a concept, but a lived, enduring strength.

The political upheavals across India’s neighbourhood, from Bangladesh to Nepal and Sri Lanka, show how quickly regimes crumble when governance loses direction and conviction.

Ajit Doval underscored that true national security rests not on force alone, but on clarity of purpose, disciplined leadership, and governance that puts the nation before self-interest.

Modern warfare is no longer confined to frontlines, but is now playing out more in densely populated urban spaces. From Kyiv and Gaza to Khartoum and Aleppo, urban cities have become spaces of warfare.

Cities as Battlegrounds: Evolving Nature of Modern Warfare

Urban cities, which were once the centres of commerce, civilisation, and culture, are now increasingly being transformed into battlegrounds of modern-day conflicts.

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The move raises strategic concerns for India, as Beijing’s expanding oceanographic activities often blur the line between scientific research and potential military reconnaissance.

Equipped with a submersible Jiaolong capable of diving 7,000 meters underwater, the mission is expected to conduct deep-sea surveys in the region.

CHINA’S DEEP-SEA VESSEL ‘SHEN HAI YI HAO’ HEADS TO INDIAN OCEAN FOR 7,000M SURVEY

China’s deep-sea research vessel Shen Hai Yi Hao is en route to the Indian Ocean, declaring its destination as Malé, Maldives.

The waiver on the sanction is seen as an olive branch extended between the US and India, amidst their tense relations, which reached an all-time low when the USA imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports. The waiver is also seen as the US's willingness to continue trade deals with India.

New Delhi argues the importance of the port for the nation's regional connectivity, also citing how the port offers an alternative corridor that bypasses Pakistan.

The sanctions were placed by the United States back in 2018, during President Trump's first term, as a way to counter Iran.

Various regional partners have expressed their interest in using the port, including Russia, Uzbekistan, and the Afghan Taliban.

The waiver that expired on the 28th of October, 2025, and the extension that followed was an intense diplomatic negotiation between India and the US.

The agreement was signed between Indian Ports Global Limited and Iran's Port and Maritime Organisation. The port has been of immense significance, and has been used to deliver supplies and critical aid to Afghanistan, including ambulances.

Hailed as a major diplomatic win for India, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has confirmed that negotiations between India and the US are still underway.

India signed a 10-year agreement with Iran on May 13th, 2024, for control of operations at the Chabahar port.

India Scores A Win; US Sanctions Six-Month Waiver to Run Iran's Port

On 30th October, 2025, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that the US issued a six-month waiver on the sanctions imposed on the Iranian port, Chabahar.