https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-defence-exports-surged-62-41-billion-fiscal-year-march-2026-04-02 India’s defence exports for the fiscal year to March reached $4.11 billion, a jump of more than 62% from the previous period, according to a government statement. The sharp rise marks one of the most significant annual growth rates in recent years and highlights India’s steady emergence as a key player in global defence manufacturing. Defence Public Sector Undertakings… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-may-cut-import-duties-curb-exports-ensure-domestic-supplies-trade-official-2026-04-02 India has expressed that it would cut import duties and regulate exports if necessary to ensure adequate domestic supplies of essential products whose availability is restricted by the war in the Middle East. The conflict has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, which routes about 20% of the world’s oil flows causing energy and freight costs to surge and… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/china-pakistan-iran-war-diplomacy-5032adf869db373558775db0e030f18c The article shows how China has stepped up its diplomacy on the Iran war, putting forward a five-point proposal with Pakistan, rallying support from Gulf countries, and opposing a United Nations proposal to use force to open the Strait of Hormuz. The plan includes a call for an immediate ceasefire, a halt to attacks on civilian and critical infrastructure,… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-france-lee-macron-trump-iran-3b0c39d11cdc7e23b98dc0f8dbe0f491 French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung agreed to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease global economic uncertainties caused by the war in the Middle East. Iran shut down the waterway in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks, driving up energy prices and increasing fears of a global recession. Their summit came as… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-strengthen-pratas-islands-defences-china-steps-up-pressure-2026-04-02 Taiwan announced plans to strengthen its defenses of the Pratas Islands as China has stepped up its activities around the remote atoll which sits at the top of the South China Sea. The islands, known as Dongsha, are seen by security experts as vulnerable due to their distance of more than 400 km from mainland Taiwan, and are defended… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/military-called-northern-pakistan-region-after-deadly-iran-protests-2026-03-02 The article highlights protests which have broken out all over Pakistan, two of which have ended in multiple deaths. The first was a protest that escalated with protesters setting fire to a UN building with the ensuing violence ending with 14 dead. The second major violent protest began with protesters storming a US consulate ending with 10 deaths. Other… Read more »
