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India and US Sign Landmark 10-Year Defence Framework Agreement

 

  • India and the United States have signed a 10-year Defence Framework Agreement in Kuala Lumpur, marking a major milestone in their strategic and military partnership. The pact reflects their shared goal of promoting a free, open, and rules-based Indo-Pacific.

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Olympic Hockey Legend Manuel Frederick Passes Away at 78

 
  • Former Indian hockey goalkeeper Manuel Frederick, India’s first Olympic medallist from Kerala, passed away at the age of 78. A key member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Frederick was celebrated for his fearless goalkeeping and lasting impact on Indian hockey.

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Rajnath Singh Proposes India ASEAN Defence Think Tank Forum

 

  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has proposed establishing an India–ASEAN Defence Think Tank Forum to strengthen strategic cooperation and address emerging security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. The proposal was made during the ASEAN–India Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

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China Pauses Rare Earth Export Controls After Trump–Xi Truce

 
  • China has agreed to suspend its export restrictions on rare earth elements for one year following a high-level meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in Busan. The move marks a temporary easing of tensions in the ongoing trade conflict between the two powers.

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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Brightens Rapidly Near Perihelion

 

  • Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has shown a sharp increase in brightness as it passed behind the Sun, reaching perihelion on October 29. Although hidden from Earth-based telescopes during this period, several spacecraft—including NOAA’s GOES-19 (CCOR-1), NASA–ESA’s SOHO (LASCO C3), and NASA’s PUNCH mission—successfully tracked its activity through coronagraph imagery.

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