regional security

October 12, 2026 9:27 PM

India to host first BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on October 13

India will host the first Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Home Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on October 13, with a focus on strengthening regional cooperation to tackle terrorism, transnational organised crime, narcotics, radicalisation, trafficking, illicit financial flows and cyber threats. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the meeting, which is part of efforts by the seven-member regional grouping to improve coordination amo...

September 18, 2026 9:31 PM

Red Sea tensions, attempted attack on Mecca threaten regional stability: MEA

Reiterating its serious concern over the deteriorating security situation in the Red Sea region and the attempted attack on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, India on Friday said that the developments threaten regional stability as well as freedom of navigation through the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Addressing a bi-weekly press briefing in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal described the attacks as “unacceptable” and called for an early return to pe...

September 13, 2026 6:46 PM

India, Vietnam reaffirm commitment to stronger maritime and defence ties for regional security

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held a meeting with Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, in New Delhi on Sunday on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. The meeting followed the recent high-level bilateral engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Vietnamese counterpart on the sidelines of the summit and focused on strengthening the longstanding friendship between India and Vietnam, advancing regional security and deepen...

July 15, 2026 12:18 PM

EAM Jaishankar holds talks with EU leaders on strategic partnership, trade and regional security

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar began his visit to Brussels on Tuesday with a series of high-level meetings aimed at strengthening the India-European Union Strategic Partnership, focusing on regional security, maritime cooperation, trade and technology. EAM Jaishankar first met European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, during which the two leaders discussed developments in West Asia and the importance of ensuring peace and stability in t...

March 12, 2025 4:08 PM

Mauritius hails India as ‘first responder’ as both nations expand strategic collaboration

India and Mauritius have reinforced their strategic partnership with commitments to infrastructure, economic cooperation, and regional security. During PM Narendra Modi’s visit from March 11-12, PM Modi and Mauritian PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam held extensive talks, reaffirming their shared vision for development and stability Humanitarian Assistance and Infrastructure Development India’s assistance in emergency situations was acknowledged, particularly it...