Giridhar Aramane (L) and Gen Ibrahim Hilmy in New Delhi, on September 6, 2024. (Photo: MoD)New Delhi: In a sign of thawing ties between New Delhi and Male, India and the Maldives held the fifth round of their Defence Cooperation Dialogue in the ...
Rajnath Singh. (Photo: X/@rajnathsingh) Lucknow: The defence minister Rajnath Singh took centre stage at the inaugural Joint Commanders’ Conference in the Uttar Pradesh capital, Lucknow, on Thursday. The event, themed “Sashakt aur Su...
The EU delegation with the Indian delegation. (Photo: X/@cremogi)New Delhi: The European Union recently hosted a three-day study tour in Europe for senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Defence. This initiative was de...
Vladimir Putin speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.New Delhi: The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has revealed that he is in regular contact with leaders from India, China, and Brazil regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Sp...
The cache of arms, ammunition, and other equipment recovered from the Maoists at the encounter site. (Photo via X)New Delhi: In a major encounter between security forces and Maoists in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district, on Thursday morn...
The Indian Army plans to replace its ageing T-72 tanks with FRCVs. (File photo)New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, approved 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to ₹1.45 lakh crore f...
An IAF Sukhoi-30MKI. (File photo)New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security, the government’s highest decision making body, has granted approval for the procurement of 240 AL-31FP engines for the Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi-30MKI fighter ...
The firing range was crucial for the training of soldiers, especially those from the Dogra Regimental Centre based in Ayodhya.New Delhi: The Indian Army has reportedly decided to change its plans for a field firing range in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, du...
An Indian Army soldier practising with a SIG 716i assault rifle. (File photo)Recently, the Ministry of Defence concluded a deal with the United States-based SIG Sauer Inc to import 73,000 SIG 716i “patrol” rifles for ₹840 crores to ...
An artist’s impression of INS Arighat. (Illustration via Wikipedia/Creative Commons) New Delhi: On the day of the commissioning of India’s second nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arighat, Beijing’s mouthp...