New Delhi: The defence ministry approved the proposals for the purchase of defence equipment, worth ₹87.22 billion. Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh recently announced that import of 101 items in the defence equipment list, will be banned to promote domestic manufacture. Most of the proposals for defence equipment purchase, approved by the Defence Acquisition Council […]
Kolkata: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is making efforts to build a military base in the Indian Ocean, for the last many years. Military analysts warned that these Chinese activities would destabilise the sector. Analysts have also suggested that if these Chinese activities are to be countered, there is a need to increase their […]
New Delhi: – India has delivered a strong message to China with an aggressive deployment of all its important warships and submarines in the Indian Ocean. A senior defence official claimed that the message of the deployment has reached China. At the same time, the Indian Navy has asked the government for a third aircraft […]
New Delhi: The defence ministry approved the proposal for Permanent Commission for women in the Indian Army on Thursday. The union government has issued a notification in this respect and women can take up a permanent commission in all the ten departments of the Army. The demand for Permanent Commission for women was being made […]
New Delhi: – With a volatile situation in Ladakh where conflict can start any time, the defence ministry has approved the purchase of defence equipment worth ₹38.9 billion. These include 33 fighter jets from Russia, 248 Astra missiles for the Air Force and Navy and other defence equipment. The government is augmenting its defence preparedness […]
New Delhi: Even after two days of the cowardly attack in the Galwan Valley, China is not willing to declare the number of soldiers it lost in the encounter. China says that it is not reporting the count to avoid a flareup of public sentiment. But it is being revealed that China is not willing […]
New Delhi: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the 20 soldiers including Colonel Suresh Babu, who were martyred saying ‘The country will never forget the brave sons, who were martyred in the Galwan Valley while defending mother India. Their sacrifice will not go in vain.’ As per analysts this condolence message by the […]
New Delhi: The Indian Ocean has become the centre of activity second to only the South China Sea, the centre for major upheavals. Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said that India should provide an impetus to the economy of this marine region and increase its capabilities. The Defence Secretary is saying in other words that India […]
New Delhi: Nearly 3,500 Indian citizens stranded abroad because of the Coronavirus pandemic have been brought back to their homeland under ‘Operation Samudra Setu’ and ‘Vande Bharat’ campaigns of the Indian navy and air force. An Air India flight carrying 243 passengers reached Mumbai from Singapore. The Indian naval warship INS Jalashwa has returned to […]
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared that based on the inputs from the intelligence agencies, the Indian military is asserting its dominance along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, after destroying terrorist launch pads and bases in the region. Armies of both India and Pakistan are engaged in fierce encounters along the Line […]