Bangkok: In what is seen as a strong message to China, India today favoured non-militarisation of the South China Sea and was against the use or threat of force in the region, which has witnessed recent verbal conflict among littoral nations over Beijing’s aggressive land reclamation efforts to […]
Bangkok: India is committed to achieving $26-billion defence industry by 2025, Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today said at an industry event here, exhorting global arms manufacturers to join the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Narendra Modi government. Speaking at the ‘India Rising’ event, organised by the […]
Bangkok: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh is here to attend the 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) and he used that occasion today to talk improved defence ties with Thailand, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, apart from his earlier meeting with the US defense secretary Dr Mark […]
Bangkok: India‘s vision for the Indo-Pacific region is increasingly converging with that of the United States to ensure a rules-based order and respect for territorial integrity of nations, Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh said today. In his bilateral meeting with USA Secretary of Defence Dr Mark T. Esper […]