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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates Land Management System software of MoD, in New Delhi. Also seen are Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General MM Na...

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates a month-long nationwide Constitution Day Youth Club activities program organised by the NCC through video conferencing from New Delhi. Un...

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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the inauguration of Anti-Satellite Missile Model in New Delhi.

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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (C) along with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates Bus Passenger Compartment Fire Detection & Suppression System (BPC-FDSS), at DRDO Bhawa...

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with CDS Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff Manoj Mukund Naravane and others at the Army Commanders’ Conference, in New Delhi.

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Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat and Chief of Army Staff, General MM Naranave pose for a group photograph with other officers at National War Memorial on Infantry Day, i...

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcomes US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (R) at South Block in New Delhi.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh receives US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on his arrival at the Ministry of Defence, in New Delhi.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper during a bilateral meeting at South Block in New Delhi.

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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays homage to the fallen heroes of 33 Corps in Sikkim.

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Defence Minister Rajath Singh performs 'Shastra Puja' on the occasion of Dussehra festival, at the Sukna Army Camp in Darjeeling.

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Rajnath Singh released a new version of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Procurement Manual 2020 (PM-2020), in New Delhi. Also seen is Secretary Department of D...

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during dedication of 44 major permanent bridges to the Nation. The Foundation Stone for Nechiphu Tunnel was also laid on this occasion in Arun...

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur inspects Atal Tunnel on Manali-Leh road. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the tunnel on Oct...

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a detailed presentation on ‘Operation Sagar Aaraksha’ by the India Coast Guards, in New Delhi.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh releases the New Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) at the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting, in New Delhi.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks at Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches the Aero India 2021 website (https://aeroindia.gov.in) in New Delhi. Also seen is Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar (R).

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presents a memento to Minister of Armed Forces of France Florence Parly during the Rafale induction ceremony, at IAF airbase in Ambala.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh poses for a group photograph along with Minister of Armed Forces of France Florence Parly and other dignitaries during the Rafale induction ceremony,...

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India, Bahrain Agree To Increase Defence And Maritime Security Cooperation

Jaishankar arrived on Tuesday on the first leg of his six-day three-nation tour to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Seychelles

Nov 26, 2020

| PTI
India Successfully Test-Fires QRSAM For Second Time In Four Days

Defence sources have said that the missile accurately hit an airborne target and neutralised it

Nov 17, 2020

| PTI
Joe Biden An Early Supporter Of India-US Relation, Says Obama-era Aide

'Biden to continue to prioritise the defence and security partnership with New Delhi'

Nov 12, 2020

| PTI
Trump Fires Defence Secretary Mark Esper After Election Defeat

Trump announced the news in a tweet, saying that 'effective immediately' Christopher Miller will serve as acting secretary.

Nov 10, 2020

| Associated Press (AP)
Armed Forces Must Be Ready To Combat Hybrid Threats: IAF Chief

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria also hailed the decision of creating the post of the Chief of Defence Staff as a ‘historic phase of higher defence reforms.’

Nov 07, 2020

| PTI
India Determined To Protect Its Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity: Rajnath Singh On India-China Row

The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks is slated for Friday over India-China standoff that began on May 6.

Nov 05, 2020

| PTI
First Phase Of Malabar Exercise To Take Place From November 3-6 In Bay Of Bengal

Last week, India announced that Australia will be part of the Malabar exercise which effectively makes it a drill by all four member nations of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition.

Oct 30, 2020

| PTI
2+2 Meet Led To Unprecedented Cooperation: US lawmakers

During the third edition of the Indo-US 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi on Tuesday, the two countries vowed to ramp up their overall security ties, and inked a total of five pacts

Oct 29, 2020

| PTI
Explained: What Is BECA That India, US Signed Today, Why It Is Important

India and the US signed the landmark defence pact, BECA, that will allow sharing of high-end military technology between the two countries.

Oct 27, 2020

| Seema Guha
India, US To Ink Landmark Defence Pact On Tuesday: Officials

China's aggressive military behaviour is expected to figure prominently during Tuesday's talks

Oct 26, 2020

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Rising Pitch Of Charges Over Rafale Deal Has Shades Of Bofors

Can the Rafale deal be as potent a scandal for the Modi government as Bofors had been for Rajiv Gandhi in 1987?

Sep 27, 2018

| Pranay Sharma
Ring The Ammo Import Panel

India’s security challenges, new and traditional, are the focus of this book. It also deals with concerns like internal, economic and cyber security.

Aug 29, 2018

| Manoj Joshi
Rafale Deal: This Secrecy May Be A Fig Leaf

Deviations from universal practices in bilateral deals, even regarding defence procurement, cannot be beyond the scrutiny of Parliament and the public

Aug 02, 2018

| Sudhansu Mohanty
The Cart Can’t Pull The Horse

And the Defence Planning Committee can’t really improve defence management

May 16, 2018

| Ashok K. Mehta
Leapfrog? Just A Chimera Chase

A reworked bid gifts India the prospect of owning 110 medium-role combat aircraft. Nevertheless, the IAF may be down to 15 squadrons by 2032.

Apr 11, 2018

| Manoj Joshi
Lessons Without A Leash

A new national-level ‘augmentation course’ has been introduced to make our canine soldiers smarter and teach them to listen and guard us better

Jan 18, 2018

| Arushi Bedi
Nationalism Made In USA

Defence cooperation is part of India’s increasing subordination to US geostrategy

Jan 18, 2018

| Prakash Karat
Finally, To Make A Plane And Fly It

An upgraded Dornier can be India’s first indigenous light civil transport aircraft. The decks are clearing.

Jan 11, 2018

| Ajay Sukumaran
Bright Spots In The Woods

An unconventional community initiative is helping kids in a tribal Kerala belt to face a broader world

Nov 09, 2017

| Minu Ittyipe
March, As The Money Jingles

Militaries have a stranglehold on the political economies of Southeast Asian nations. This superb work of research illuminates them like never before.

Oct 20, 2017

| C. Uday Bhaskar
Of Human Shields

Can one of the largest and most disciplined armies of the world use human shields?

May 25, 2017

| Rajesh Ramachandran
Kashmir Diary

Former Northern army chief Lt. Gen (Retd) D. S. Hooda on what motivates soldiers to live under rigid conditions in Kashmir, what motivates them to lay down their lives...

May 11, 2017

| Lt Gen (retd) D.S. Hooda