Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived in Tajikistan to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government meeting, highlighting India’s continued engagement with regional partners on security, economic cooperation and strategic stability. This visit takes place amid efforts by India to build on its diplomatic ties in the region of Central Asia, which ...

The Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, has recently announced a ten-year framework for defence diplomacy called “RAKSHA”. This is considered a major initiative which would enable giving strategic direction to India’s defence diplomacy. The “RAKSHA” framework would help enhance India’s defence relations and build military ties with friendly countries in such a way that the ...

It appears that India has finally taken steps towards the increased involvement of the private sector in the manufacture of military hardware. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave his approval for the transfer of missile technologies from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to Indian defence manufacturers for domestic production. According to the Ministry of ...

Tejas fighter planes: On Wednesday, India took one of the key decisions to strengthen its defences, by providing a go-ahead for the acquisition of Tejas fighter plane’s deal worth about Rs 48,000 crore. The deal for 83 Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, to be purchased by the Indian Air Force, was approved by Cabinet Committee on ...

Responding to the rising agitation in the country against recently passed three farm legislations, Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh said that the government was open to hearing farmer groups concerns and apprehensions. Singh, who controlled the agriculture portfolio during late Prime Minister Vajpayee’s government, called himself “son of a farmer”, and assured that the Modi ...

India’s history which has been written with the valiant and heroic blood of Indian soldiers who sacrificed their incomparable lives for their motherland. And one of the important days in the Indian history post freedom is the “1971 War – Victory against Pakistan”. Every year on December 16 India celebrates the courageous sacrifice of soldiers ...

A controversial statement was recorded on Sunday by the LokSabha member and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah. He said that Pakistan has atom bombs that can fall on us, Pakistan is not wearing bangles. This statement came in response to BJP leader Rajnath Singh’s  statement “PoK will be merged with India.” Rajnath ...

The Defense Minister of India, Rajnath Singh, is introducing a bill called the ‘Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023’ in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.This bill is aimed at improving how the armed forces work together and maintain discipline. Currently, the armed forces in India, which include the ...

India was just an observer at the SCO Meeting in 2005. But this time India hosted the SCO meeting which is being participated by China, Pakistan & other countries. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently presided over the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi, a gathering that saw the participation of ...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday addressed the Rajya Sabha over the dispute with China and current situation in eastern Ladakh. Addressing the Upper House of the Parliament, the Defence Minister stated that China attempted to change the status quo along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh by making provocative military manoeuvres on August 29/30 at ...