(Illustration for representation.)New Delhi: India and Australia have taken their defence partnership to new depths with the signing of a groundbreaking undersea surveillance agreement on Thursday. This marks the latest milestone in the rapidly evolv...
File photo of the defence minister, Rajnath Singh.New Delhi: The defence minister-headed Defence Acquisition Council has approved 10 major capital acquisition proposals worth approximately ₹1.05 lakh crore, marking the country’s most sign...
Ali Khamenei (L) and Benjamin Netanyahu.The dust has barely settled on the Middle East’s latest conflagration, yet the contours of a strategic paradox are already emerging. Israel’s audacious Operation Rising Lion, launched on June, deliv...
Abdul Rehman gazed at his sole remaining goat, whose ribs protruded beneath matted fur. For months, the 52-year-old farmer from Kargil had seen his 50-strong herd of goats whittle down to a mere 20. "I didn't know what to do," he s...
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. (Photo: Nasa)New Delhi: Indian Air Force test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian gaganyatri (Indian term for astronaut) to reach the International Space Station. This marked a historic m...
Rajnath Singh at SCO Summit in China (Photo: MoD)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, refused to sign a joint statement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China. It has been learned ...
New Delhi: The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-led Reliance Defence Limited has secured a substantial export contract worth ₹600 crore from German arms giant Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH. This marks a significant breakthrough for India’s private...
The joint insignia of the Indian armed forces. (File photo)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday authorized the chief of defence staff and secretary, Department of Military Affairs, to issue “Joint Instructions and Joint Or...
Indian Army to procure 4.25 lakh 5.56*45-mm CQB carbines (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: Bharat Forge, a subsidiary of Kalyani Strategic Systems, has emerged as the lowest bidder in the Indian Army’s tender for over 4 lakh close-quarter battle (CQB) ca...
Pinaka MBRL in Pokharan (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: The Indian Army is set to complete the deployment of six additional regiments of indigenously developed Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers by 2026. This will significantly bolstering the country&rsquo...