ASMI India’s first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol has been jointly developed by DRDO and Indian Army. About: The weapon is named “Asmi” meaning “Pride”, “Self-Respect" & “Hard Work”. Infantry School, Mhow and DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune have designed and developed this weapon. The Machine Pistol fires the in-service 9mm ammunition and sports an upper receiver made from aircraft grade Aluminium and lower receiver from carbon fibre. 'DIFFICULT FOUR’ COUNTRIES (FOR UK) On January 11, Chatham House, the century-old UK-based policy institute published a report titled “Global Britain, Global Broker”, proposing a blueprint for Britain’s future foreign policy after Brexit. About: The report groups India on the other side of a “new divide in international affairs — between open societies where citizens have the capacity to fight for their rights and those where these rights are denied”. Along with Russia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, India is ...