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• Topic · maintained 2026-07-05

  India's naval expansion and its Indian Ocean strategy

  India is running one of the largest naval build-outs in its history — Navy officials have described commissioning 19 warships in 2026 — while reframing its Indian Ocean doctrine from the 2015 SAGAR vision to MAHASAGAR (2025) and a new maritime strategy, INMSS-2026.

• Topic · maintained 2026-07-05

  Indian Railways' modernisation: Vande Bharat, safety and capital expenditure

  65 lakh crore for 2025-26, near-total electrification of the broad-gauge network, a growing fleet of Vande Bharat semi-high-speed trainsets, and a phased rollout of the indigenous Kavach train-protection system.

• Topic · maintained 2026-07-05

  India's space programme: Gaganyaan, commercial launch, and the space economy

  India's space programme is running on two tracks at once: a state-flagship push toward crewed spaceflight and a national space station, and a policy-led opening of the sector to private industry.

• Topic · maintained 2026-07-05

  India's trade strategy: FTAs, US tariff pressure, and export targets

  India's trade strategy runs on three tracks at once: a sprint of free-trade agreements (UK signed in 2025, EU negotiations concluded in early 2026), a managed response to US tariff pressure that produced an interim framework in February 2026, and a standing Foreign Trade Policy vision of US$2 trillion in exports by 2030.