# India
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India–EU Defence Pact: A Framework That Builds Bridges but Bars Core Technology
The India–EU Security and Defence Partnership signed at the New Delhi summit creates a formal framework for cooperation across five defence domains but stops short of transferring core technologies. The pact is likely to yield limited, mid‑level collaboration—maritime information sharing, cyber cooperation and equipment upgrades—while high‑end co‑development remains constrained by European technology protection and internal divisions.
India Moves to Buy 114 Rafales in Sweeping Defence Purchase, Raising Questions Over Cost and Strategy
India’s Defence Acquisition Council has provisionally approved a major procurement package that reportedly includes 114 Dassault Rafale fighters and P‑8I maritime patrol aircraft, part of a broader plan cited at roughly 3.6 trillion rupees. The move would rapidly bolster India’s air and maritime capabilities while reigniting debate over cost, procurement transparency and the balance between imports and domestic defence industry development.
India Parades New ‘Hypersonic’ Anti-Ship Missile as It Seeks a Place in a Narrow Club
India used its Republic Day parade to unveil a long‑range, truck‑mounted weapon the government presents as a hypersonic anti‑ship missile, alongside a suite of new indigenous platforms. The display signals New Delhi’s push to join a small group of states fielding advanced high‑speed strike systems, though technical and operational questions about the missile remain.
India Debuts 'Animal Platoon' in Republic Day Parade, Blending Tradition with Tactical Utility
India introduced an "animal platoon"—including camels, horses, birds of prey and military dogs—at its Republic Day parade, combining ceremonial tradition with practical security roles. The display serves both domestic nation-building and soft-power signalling, while raising questions about animal welfare and the place of non-mechanised assets in a modernising military.
India’s Republic Day Introduces an 'Animal Platoon' — Pageantry That Marries Tradition with Security Roles
India’s Republic Day parade introduced an official “animal platoon” featuring camels, horses, birds of prey and military dogs. The contingent blends ceremonial heritage with nods to practical frontier and security roles, while also raising questions about symbolism, resource allocation and animal welfare.
India’s Republic Day Parade Debuts an ‘Animal Contingent’, Spotlighting Low‑Tech Mobility
India’s 2026 Republic Day parade featured, for the first time, a formal animal contingent including camels, Zanskar ponies, birds of prey and military dogs. The move highlights the Indian armed forces’ continued reliance on animals for operations in difficult terrain and serves as both a ceremonial gesture and a strategic signal about adaptive mobility.
Stalled $8bn Submarine Deal Exposes Limits of India’s Push for Local-Built AIP Fleet
Negotiations for a roughly $8 billion deal to build six German Type 214 submarines in India, including full technology transfer, stalled during a recent German chancellor’s visit. The impasse underscores the technical, legal and political difficulties of deep defence co‑operation and leaves India’s ageing submarine fleet vulnerable to capability gaps and regional competitors who can procure faster or cheaper alternatives.