July 26 is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas. However, circumstances that led to this Kargil war and brought two nuclear-armed neighbours to the precipice remain mired in mystery. Were the intelligence agencies not able to convert the information avai...
An Indian Army T-90 tank during a desert drill.New Delhi: In order to give a fillip to the government’s ambitious initiative “Make in India” programme, the defence ministry (MoD) signed a pact with Bharat Earth Movers Limited for pr...
New Delhi: In order to give a fillip to the government’s ambitious initiative “Make in India” programme, the defence ministry (MoD) signed a pact with Bharat Earth Movers Limited for procurement of 1,512 mine ploughs for the Indian ...
Representative photo from Creative Commons.“... somewhere, my love”War is about death. Death of the human body and humanity per se. Erik Maria Remarque in his epoch-making “All Quiet on the Western Front” got his lead characte...
New Delhi: Amid rising tensions along the northern borders, the defence minister Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council, on Wednesday, delegated powers for progressing urgent capital acquisition cases upto ₹300 crore to the armed forc...
India is witnessing a raging debate on the subject of permanent commission (PC) for women in the Army. The arguments range from the sexist to the feminist, with politically correct (PC) doublespeak in between.Can there be permanent commission for wom...
Leh: Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane reviewed the ground situation near the line of actual control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh during a two-day visit to the Union Territory from Tuesday.The visit of the Army chief holds significance as it come a ...
New Delhi: Respecting international law, recognizing the legitimate interests of partners, supporting multilateralism and promoting common good are the only way of building a durable world order, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday...
New Delhi: In the backdrop of border standoff with China in Eastern Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called an all party meeting on Friday to discuss the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), wherein all opposition parties unanimously...
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday announced the appointment of Prem K Nair as Indian Ambassador to Niger.Currently, he is posted as Consul General of India to Hambantota, an official statement said.He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,...