INDO DAILY
NEWS FROM THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
September 23, 2026
MILITARY Germany, India close to reported $8 bn submarine deal: Berlin envoy Sep 23, 2026 (AFP)
Germany and India have "more or less concluded" a deal that would allow a joint venture to build submarines in the South Asian nation, Berlin's envoy to New Delhi said on Wednesday. Read more →
ENVIRONMENT In hydropowered Bhutan, solar starts to rise Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Engineer Rinzin Galley stands on a platform overlooking a former military shooting range on the edge of Bhutan's capital Thimphu, now home to a gleaming field of solar panels. more
CHINA Nepal raises flood missing toll by nearly 1,000 people to 6,150 Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Nepal's disaster authority said Wednesday it had sharply revised up the number of people considered missing after the August 26 flood to 6,150, following data collection and verification in affected districts. more
MILITARY India, Pakistan trade blame and protests over navy collision Sep 16, 2026 (AFP)
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan traded blame on Wednesday for a collision at sea between two vessels operated by their navies, summoning each other's top diplomats to lodge "strong" protests. more
NATURALDISASTERS Millions affected as floods strike India's Bihar Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Flooding in India's eastern Bihar state has affected nearly five million people, officials said on Tuesday as aid was being sent the worst-hit areas. more
ENVIRONMENT Sri Lanka's famed beach shack battles demolition Sep 15, 2026 (AFP)
Sri Lanka's famed seafood shack Beach Wadiya has hosted royalty including Britain's Princess Anne and sporting legends such as cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, but now faces demolition under a government-ordered coastal clean-up. more
CHINA India approves electricity exports to flood-hit Nepal Sep 14, 2026 (AFP)
India approved the export of electricity to Nepal on Monday to help its neighbour overcome shortages caused by extensive damage to its hydropower projects from catastrophic floods last month. more
CHINA China's Xi proposes BRICS 'open-source AI zone' Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group in New Delhi. more
CHINA 'Second life': Nepal tunnel survivor recalls ordeal Sep 13, 2026 (AFP)
For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue. more
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