Created and updated docs for 1.30 (#4190)

* Added directory docs/contents/releases/1-30/43

* Added file README.md

* Added file docs/contents/index.md

Author: vineeth-bandi

README.md

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Source: https://github.com/cncf/artwork/tree/master/projects/kubernetes/certifie
 
 | Release | Manifest | Kubernetes Version |
 | -- | --- | --- |
-| 42 | [v1-30-eks-42](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-30/kubernetes-1-30-eks-42.yaml) | [v1.30.14](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.30.14) |
+| 43 | [v1-30-eks-43](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-30/kubernetes-1-30-eks-43.yaml) | [v1.30.14](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/release/tag/v1.30.14) |
 
 ### Kubernetes 1-29
 

docs/contents/index.md

@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ if you are interested in the AL2 container runtime kernel version.
 * [v1-31-eks-1](releases/1-31/1/index.md) (September 26, 2024)
 
 #### EKS-D 1.30 Version Dependencies
+* [v1-30-eks-43](releases/1-30/43/index.md) (October 09, 2025)
 * [v1-30-eks-42](releases/1-30/42/index.md) (October 06, 2025)
 * [v1-30-eks-41](releases/1-30/41/index.md) (September 18, 2025)
 * [v1-30-eks-40](releases/1-30/40/index.md) (September 04, 2025)

docs/contents/releases/1-30/43/CHANGELOG-v1-30-eks-43.md

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+# Changelog for v1-30-eks-43
+
+This changelog highlights the changes for [v1-30-eks-43](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/tree/v1-30-eks-43).
+
+## Changes
+
+### Patches
+* remove patches, checksums, and go.mod/go.sum from kubernetes/kubernetes ([4171](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/pull/4171))
+
+### Projects
+* Update GIT_TAG and GOLANG_VERSION files for internally built projects ([4170](https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/pull/4170))
+
+### Base Image
+No changes since last release
+

docs/contents/releases/1-30/43/index.md

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+# EKS-D v1-30-eks-43 Release
+
+For additional information, see the [changelog](CHANGELOG-v1-30-eks-43.md) for this release.
+
+## Release Manifest
+
+Download the release manifest here: [kubernetes-1-30-eks-43.yaml](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-30/kubernetes-1-30-eks-43.yaml)
+
+| Name | Version | URI |
+|------|---------|-----|
+| aws-iam-authenticator | v0.7.4 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes-sigs/aws-iam-authenticator:v0.7.4-eks-1-30-43 |
+| coredns | v1.12.2 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/coredns/coredns:v1.12.2-eks-1-30-43 |
+| etcd | v3.5.21 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/etcd-io/etcd:v3.5.21-eks-1-30-43 |
+| go-runner | v0.18.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/go-runner:v0.18.0-eks-1-30-43 |
+| kube-apiserver | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-apiserver:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-43 |
+| kube-controller-manager | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-controller-manager:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-43 |
+| kube-proxy | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-43 |
+| kube-proxy-base | v0.18.0 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-proxy-base:v0.18.0-eks-1-30-43 |
+| kube-scheduler | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/kube-scheduler:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-43 |
+| pause | v1.30.14 | public.ecr.aws/eks-distro/kubernetes/pause:v1.30.14-eks-1-30-43 |

docs/contents/releases/1-30/43/release-announcement.txt

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+Amazon EKS Distro v1-30-eks-43 is now available. Builds are available through ECR Public Gallery (https://gallery.ecr.aws/eks-distro). The changelog and release manifest are available on GitHub (https://github.com/aws/eks-distro/releases).
+