A Prachand during a sortie. (File photo)New Delhi: The prime minister-headed Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), India’s highest decision-making body, has approved the procurement of 156 indigenously manufactured light combat helicopters (LCH)...
New Delhi: The Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses has launched the fifth India-Africa Strategic Dialogue (IASD) in New Delhi. The two-day event, themed “India and Africa: Partnership in the Next Decade,” began on ...
[This is an excerpt from P Sesh Kumar’s book “CAG Ensuring Accountability Amidst Controversies: An Inside View” with permission from White Falcon Publishing, the book’s publisher.]Towards the end of his tenure, Mr Murmu faced ...
A BSF soldier keeps watch across a fenced section of the India-Bangladesh border.Border management in India encompasses both border-guarding forces and border populations, including border areas and local administration. It ensures the security of th...
Rajnath Singh (L) and Pat Conroy. (Photo: X/@rajnathsingh)New Delhi: India and Australia have taken a major step in strengthening their defence ties by signing an agreement allowing mutual midair refuelling of military aircraft. This agreement, annou...
CDS Gen Anil Chauhan (seated centre) along with other senior military commanders from the Army, Navy, and the Air Force at the launch of Antariksha Abhyas. (Photo: HQ IDS) New Delhi: India has embarked on its first-ever “Antariksha Abhyas&...
Bofors 155mm artillery guns firing at enemy positions during the 1999 Kargil conflict. (File photo) “Sarvatra Izzat-o-Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory)” ~ Regiment of Artillery MottoGunners’ Day, celebrated annually...
A plume of smoke seen rising after an Israeli airstrike at a village in southern Lebanon. (Photo via X)New Delhi: Israel’s military offensive against Hezbollah has intensified dramatically this week, with air raids on Lebanon reportedly claimin...
A land survey being carried out in Bihar. (Photo courtesy: ASJ)Hajipur, Bihar: A transition is underway in Bihar. This pertains to the special land survey being conducted in 45,000 villages across the state. The government has appointed 10,...
Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar inspecting a model of a high-altitude tank at HimTech 2024. (India Sentinels photo)Leh: The Indian Army has launched the Him Tech Symposium at the Rinchen Auditorium in Leh, Ladakh, on Friday. This event, organized under the...