Ensuring self-sufficiency in defence stands as the foremost pillar of strategic independence. In the days ahead, the significance of nurturing indigenous industries will grow, not just to cater to India’s […]
From the ashes of colonial oppression, India emerged as a beacon of hope in 1947, embracing its newfound independence with dreams of prosperity and sovereignty. Yet, the road to true […]
The world experienced a seismic shift during the COVID-19 pandemic, with global norms bending and nations re-evaluating their reliance on others to support their development. In the aftermath of India’s […]
Rising phoenix-like from centuries of subjugation to foreign invaders and colonisers, India has become the fifth largest economy in three-quarters of a century, overtaking its erstwhile colonial masters. It’s well […]
Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2020 with a Rs 2,000,000 crore (US$ 262 billion) package (10 percent of India’s GDP), the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign aims to foster […]
The global powerplay and geopolitical flux are creating strategic security fragility at an unprecedented scale, from the Indo-Pacific to the trans-Atlantic. For India, China’s Himalayan forays and the Russia-Ukraine war […]
In 1940 legendary Indian industrialist Walchand Hirachand struck a deal with an American businessman to produce combat aircraft in India. One of the investors in the project was the Maharaja of […]
On 14 July 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked his special presence as the guest of honour at the majestic Bastille Day Parade in Paris. The parade commemorates the French […]
New Delhi: Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, August 10 met German Air Force Chief Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz and discussed new avenues of collaboration towards bolstering defence cooperation. […]
New Delhi: The move by the Narendra Modi government to hike Foreign Direct Investment limit to 74 per cent in the defence sector has been welcomed by French firm Naval […]
New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called for an increased participation of the private sector in defence manufacturing to realise the Government’s vision of making India a $5 trillion […]
New Delhi: There have been 1,586 incidents of ceasefire violations in 2019 and 646 incidents of ceasefire violations during the first two months of 2020 up to February 23, on […]
New Delhi: With a view to boosting defence exports and defence cooperation with more countries, the Narendra Modi government has plans to appoint at least 10 new Defence Attachés (DAs) […]
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 16 flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Armoured System Complex at Hazira in Gujarat. Addressing a gathering […]
New Delhi: In a move to boost domestic defence production, the government plans to announce several steps under a policy to be unveiled in about a month, defence production secretary […]
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed defence offset contracts with a cumulative value of US$ 5.67 billion in the last three years, Lok Sabha was told on […]
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on November 19 exhorted manufacturing companies participating at the Defence & Security Exhibition 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand to become part of Make in India […]
The steel-cutting ceremony of the first defence and intervention frigate (FDI) took place on the Naval Group site of Lorient. The ceremony was led in the presence of the Minister […]
New Delhi. In a move to boost the defence sector, the government is likely to hike Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to 74 per cent from the existing 49 per cent […]
Taking place in the backdrop of the abrogation of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir and creation of Union Territories of the border state, the […]
New Delhi: In a move to encourage startups in defence procurement, the government has notified special exceptions which would encourage them to bid for contracts valued less than Rs 150 […]
New Delhi. In keeping with the government’s policy of encouraging private participation in the Defence sector and as part of “Make in India” policy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that […]
