Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Archives

India Gifts Two Fast Interceptors to Mozambique, Indian Navy Hands Over the FICs at Nacala

RA Editorial Desk - November 10, 2024

New Delhi: As part of its capacity-building engagements with friendly foreign nations of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the Government of India gifted two water-jet propelled Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) to the Government of...

India-US Partnership: Bilateral Tri-Service HADR Exercise Tiger Triumph – 24 Commences

Admin - March 19, 2024

Visakhapatnam: In consonance with the established partnership between India and the US, a bilateral tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise Tiger Triumph -24 commenced on the Eastern seaboard on March 18 and...

Overhaul of MI-26 Helicopters to be Done Locally, Deal with Russia Gets Going

Admin - January 6, 2024

New Delhi: After being grounded for several years, the Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet of Mi-26 heavy lift helicopters are finally getting overhauled following a contract signed with the Russian Helicopters. Work is set...

The Indian Navy’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific Region

Jay Maniyar - December 3, 2023

For all intents and purposes, India is a maritime nation with a glorious history. History is also being made in modern India and its approach to the maritime domain is now an everyday topic...

Annual Joint HADR Exercise 2023 Commences at Goa

Admin - October 9, 2023

New Delhi: In keeping with the decision taken at the Combined Commanders’ Conference -2015 as per the directive of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Annual Joint HADR Exercise (AJHE) CHAKRAVAT, was held as part...

IMEX-22: Maiden Edition of IONS Maritime Exercise Concludes

Admin - March 31, 2022

New Delhi: The maiden edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-22) was conducted at Goa and in Arabian Sea from March 26 – 30, 2022. The aim of the exercise...

Naval Ship Airavat in Madagascar for Relief Operations

Admin - February 1, 2020

New Delhi: INS Airavat arrived at the port of Antsiranana (Madagascar) on January 30 to undertake relief operations after floods from heavy rains led to a crisis in the region. Upon arrival, the Commanding...

Defence Minister Co-chairs 4th Singapore-India Defence Ministers Dialogue

Admin - November 21, 2019

New Delhi: India and Singapore on November 20 expressed satisfaction at the deepening defence ties between the two countries and reaffirming their commitment to support further initiatives that would promote stability in the region. At...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Holds Talks with US Defence Secretary in Bangkok

Admin - November 17, 2019

New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh November 17 held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Dr Mark T Esper on the sidelines of ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Bangkok. Expressing happiness on...

Air Marshal B Suresh Assumes Charge of Western Air Command

Admin - November 2, 2019

New Delhi. Air Marshal B Suresh PVSM AVSM VM ADC took over as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command, Indian Air Force on November 1. The Air Marshal reviewed a ceremonial Guard...

Indian Navy – Starved of Funds

Comde Anil Jai Singh - September 12, 2019

The defining theme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s keynote speech at the Shangrila Dialogue in June 2018 at Singapore was the importance of connectivity in a globalised world, the need for a free and...

Defence Correspondents Course – 2019 Commences

Admin - August 27, 2019

Mumbai. The 2019 edition of the Defence Correspondents Course (DCC), a month-long course for selected journalists from regional and national media houses, commenced at the Maritime Warfare Centre (MWC) in Mumbai on August 26....

Consolidating Naval Power: A National Imperative

Comde Anil Jai Singh - May 31, 2019

When the NDA government came to power in May 2014, national security and more specifically , maritime security figured high on the agenda. Within a month of taking over, in his first trip outside...