Lack of Consensus in MoD Grounds Navy’s Acquisition of 111 Copters for Now
With Ministry of Defence unable to decide on who would be the Indian partner — a private company or a Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) — Indian Navy’s acquisition of 111 he... Read more
Indian Ocean Becoming New Focus of Activity After South China Sea, Need to Augment Security: Defence Secretary
After the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean Region is becoming the new focus of activity and India needs to augment security so that the blue economy involving fishing, mineral and energy ex... Read more
Militaries of India and China on High Alert as Border Tensions Escalate
Talks between the Indian and Chinese military to end escalating tensions along their disputed border have ended in a deadlock as the fragile peace shows signs of breaking down. Border incide... Read more
Army Aims for More Local Production of Specialised Ammunition as it Works on Import Ban List
The Indian Army is looking at localised production of specialised ammunition that it currently imports as the force has been working on a negative list of import items. Addressing an online... Read more
China Hikes Defence Budget to $179 bn; Nearly Three Times that of India
China, the second-largest military spender after the US, has hiked its defence budget from last year’s 177.6 billion to $179 billion, nearly three times that of India, the lowest incre... Read more
Industry Supports Army’s 3-year ‘Tour of Duty’ proposal
After industrialist Anand Mahindra backed the army’s proposed “tour of duty” (ToD) model last week, industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) on Thursday... Read more
Our Troops are on Indian Side of the Border: MEA’s Stern Response to Chinese Aggression Along LAC
New Delhi, on Thursday, clarified that the Indian troops have been well within their limits and have been carrying out activities within the Indian side of the border. In response to a quest... Read more
‘The policy of the Islamic Emirate is clear that it does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries,’ Suhail Shaheen, Taliban spokesperson in Doha, affirmed in a tweet The Tali... Read more
US Warns India of Chinese ‘Aggression’ at Border, Says it has to be Resisted
The United States on Wednesday accused China of employing border clashes with India to try to shift the status quo, and encouraged New Delhi to resist. Alice Wells, the top US diplomat for S... Read more
DPSU, Private Sector Integration Need of the Day: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria
The focus on Make in India and its big acquisition programmes will give a boost to indigenous industry in this hour of need, says Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria. He says even... Read more









