Six years without Indian trade cost Pakistan $40 billion, and its own business leaders want it back | Pak-India Business Council Chairman Noor Muhammad Qasuri said Pakistan has suffered an estimated $40 billion in economic losses since trade with India was suspended in 2019 following the Pulwama terror attack, urging both countries to restore commercial ties to unlock opportunities for investment, tourism and regional cooperation.

Source: Economic Times

#IndianSubcontinent

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Ukraine reached our friend in India, Arab States, Turkiye and asked them - "Please Help Us"

#Geopolitics

Fire broke out in an oil refinery in Visakhapatnam. Visuals show flames and plumes of smoke leaping to the sky from the refinery. The cause of the fire, damage and if anyone is injured are yet to be ascertained.

More details are awaited.
#Infra #Oil #Energy

🚆 Railway Ministry expects to begin exporting complete Vande Bharat trains within three to four years.

🌍 RITES is developing a standard-gauge version for overseas railway networks.

📦 Indian railway exports already include propulsion systems and bogies supplied to several countries. #Railways #Exports
🔗 Swarajya

HPCL says : The fire was localized to pitch tank area and was brought under control within a short time. There has been no casualties.

All the Units of the Refinery are working safely. #Oil

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Approval of India-made HIV-prevention shot raises hopes in poorer nations

US regulators have approved a generic version of lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV-prevention drug, for sale in low-income countries, potentially widening access to preventive treatment. #Exports #Medicine

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⚡️ US cloud company Vultr has started a major expansion in India by opening a 20 MW AI supercluster in Chennai using advanced AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, aiming for a massive 1 GW capacity by 2029.

They have already hired more than 100 local workers and plan to grow their Chennai team to 5,000 engineering and operations roles to support their services. #IT

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📈 Japanese investment in India is surging, driving a wave of cross-border M&A and VC deals that are keeping top Indian law firms busy.

Driven by supply-chain shifts and a pivot away from China, Japan injected $6.26B in FDI into India in H1 2026. 🇯🇵🇮🇳

Financial giants like MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho are locking in stakes, while Japanese VCs are shifting focus from Southeast Asia to India’s tech startup ecosystem. This momentum across manufacturing, green tech, and finance has forced law firms to expand their Japan desks to handle the regulatory surge. #Economy

Three state-owned oil companies (IOC, BPCL, HPCL) hit a massive ₹30,106 crore profit in Q2 alone, jumping 68.3% compared to last year thanks to cheap crude oil prices and strong refining margins. Indian Oil (IOC) led the massive rebound by driving 72% of these total earnings, though executives warn that volatile global oil prices and West Asia tensions could trigger tougher times in Q3. #Oil

Rockwell Automation highlights India's key role in advanced manufacturing and AI. Nearly 20% of its global workforce is in India, with over half in core engineering.

CFO Christian Rothe stated India contributes more to Rockwell's global technology than any other region, especially in software. The company is helping Indian MSMEs adopt automation, #AI, and digital workflows to boost efficiency and global supply chain integration, while using token-monitoring to control AI costs. #Jobs

🚨 𝗡𝗩𝗦-𝟬𝟯 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 #𝟮:

NVS-03 has completed its second Apogee Raise Manoeuvre!

It fired its 440N LAM thruster for 51 min 25 sec raising its orbit perigee by +19,405 km.

Current orbit:
24,691 × 37,791 km

Within touching distance of GSO now...

#space #ISRO

India and Israel were the only Two countries out of 193 UN member states to vote against a draft resolution on Conventional arms control at regional and subregional levels.

India said security is Global rather than regional.

#Geopolitics

🚀 IISc Bengaluru will set up India's first 2D Innovation Hub and 200-mm (8-inch) R&D Fab under the national MAHA programme —a mega joint initiative by ANRF and MeitY!

🔬 This advanced facility is a massive leap forward for India's semiconductor and quantum technology ecosystems, driving self-reliance from raw materials and PDKs to multi-project wafers (MPW) and commercial technology transfers.

Designed as a powerful collaborative network, it unites 15+ IISc researchers, 18 national SPOKE institutions, and 15+ global tech giants (including ASML, IBM, imec, Synopsys, and Micron) to fast-track industry-ready academic R&D.

Ultimately, this powerhouse hub will fuel deep-tech #startups, empower global researchers, and solidify India's position as a global #semiconductor powerhouse. 🌐

Part of NQM Pillar "Quantum Materials & Devices"
#Research #AatmarnirbharBharat

Astrobase Space successfully performs water deluge system test. They're qualifying it ahead of hot-fire tests for EVEREST, India's first privately built 800 kN full-flow staged combustion (FFSC) LOX-methane rocket engine. The system blasts huge volumes of water to absorb heat, dampen shock, and protect the test stand during engine firings.

#space #startup #tech

The Iranian Embassy in New Delhi expressed its gratitude to the Indian Navy and Indian Government for successfully rescuing the Iranian vessel Azini from pirates and saving 20 Iranians!!

#foreignaffairs

Uganda is considering recognising its Indian community as an Indigenous Tribe. #ForeignAffairs

India flight tests a quasi ballistic missile from a defence facility off the Odisha coast. Developed by DRDO, the missile is capable of carrying multiple types of warheads against various targets at ranges of up to 500 km. The Notam was issued for 595 km. People within 2 km radius of the test range were shifted ahead of the test. Detailed evaluation is underway, sources said.

#defence #aatmanirbharbharat