Stockholm/Moscow: – The Swedish parliament has approved an increase of a whopping 40% in the defence expenditure to counter the threat of Russian aggression. This will take the Swedish defence expenditure to USD 11 billion. This is the first such massive increase in the Swedish defence expenditure in the last 70 years. Only last week, […]
New Delhi: – Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reprimanded China saying ‘Indian soldiers demonstrated immense bravery to force the intruding Chinese military to retreat from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. The generations to come will remember the bravery demonstrated by the Indian soldiers, during this year, with pride. There can be a discussion […]
New Delhi: While the tension is reigning high on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Pakistan is firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, with long-range artillery guns. In this scenario, the Indian defence forces have made preparations to fight a 15 days war, on both the fronts and has decided […]
New Delhi: Defence Chief General Bipin Rawat indicated that China is preparing to establish its domination in the Indian Ocean region. General Rawat underlined the threat of the Chinese expansionist policies in suggestive words, ‘A military competition has been triggered in the Indian Ocean region to build strategically important military bases. More than 120 warships […]
Washington: India has embarked on massive arms purchase to increase its level of defence preparedness because of the tension reigning with China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. The US agencies informed that India purchased defence equipment worth a whopping USD 3.4 billion from the United States in this year. This defence […]
New Delhi: Reports reveal the Defence Ministry has confirmed the government’s crucial decision for the creation of two new posts in the Indian Army. Accordingly, the position of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (DCOAS) has been created for military operations and strategic planning. Simultaneously, the Defence Ministry has decided to make another post for handling […]
Islamabad: – Following a visit to Nepal, Chinese Foreign Minister Wei Fenghe proceeded on a visit to Pakistan. During this meeting, a defence agreement was signed. Both countries have not disclosed the details of the agreement. But reports are being received that Pakistani fighter jets were flying close to the Line of Control (LOC) in Kashmir, since […]
New Delhi: – India assured Vietnam of complete cooperation for the modernisation of its defence forces. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held discussions with Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch via videoconferencing. At this time, stress was given on strengthening defence ties between India and Vietnam. This is the third such meeting held between the defence, commerce and […]
New Delhi: – The Indian government will be spending ₹3.5 trillion (USD 51 billion), over the next ten years, to strengthen the Indian Navy, who is responsible for the security of the Indian marine borders. The Minister of State for Defence, Shripad Naik announced that new warships, submarines and other ultramodern equipment would be purchased, […]
Athens/Abu Dhabi: – Greece has initiated strong moves to stop the increasing dominant Turkish activities. Since the last few months, Greece has taken the initiative to increase cooperation with the United States, France, Israel, Egypt and India. Now there is an addition of United Arab Emirates to the list and Greece has signed a strategic […]