By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a strong message to rival China amidst a face-off along Ladakh border, India today decided to buy a 1,000-km range land attack cruise missile, a more potent technology than the locally-made ‘Nirbhay‘ cruise missile, to arm the Indian armed forces. The […]
New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence will now on issue digital No Objection Certificates (NOC) to power, oil and gas exploration projects in the nation’s territorial waters. Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh launched an online platform https://ncog.gov.in/modnoc/home.html for the purpose today in the presence of junior minister Shripad […]
By N. C. Bipindra and Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: A day after the two nations agreed on their respective militaries falling back from the face-off in Ladakh border, India today reminded China to follow global rule of law and asked it to behave responsibility. The Corps Commander-level talks […]
(Editor’s Note: The opinions are that of the writer’s.) By Siddhartha Sharma For over three decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has spread propaganda and pumped corporate earnings, through channel stuffing, to portray China as an economic powerhouse in the region. The CCP’s mendacious propaganda has now tied […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today clarified the nation had lost no territory to China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, amidst a continuing border face-off between the militaries of nuclear-armed Asian neighbors. Indian Army had lost 20 of […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated overnight with India’s official statement in paragraph 23 on China’s claim over entire Galwan valley in Ladakh, where the two armies’ soldiers clashed on Jun. 15.) New Delhi: A day after India lost 20 soldiers in a bloody clash with Chinese military personnel, Prime Minister […]
New Delhi: A miffed India today downplayed a provocation from Nepal, made ostensibly at the behest of China, as the Himalayan country approved a map showing parts of Indian territory as its own. The controversy over the map, showing Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura as Nepalese territory amidst a […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated with a copy of order at the end.) New Delhi: India today extended the time for deliveries from domestic defence contractors by four months in view of the extraordinary nationwide lock down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreign vendors may approach the Indian Ministry of […]
New Delhi: India today placed an indent for supply of 156 upgraded BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) for Rs 1,094 crore ($145 million) on state-run ordnance factories, in what is seen as a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s call for going ‘vocal for local‘ made-in-India military products. […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India today reminded China to honour the five existing bilateral peace agreements between the two countries since 1993, while reiterating that the nation was prepared to protect its sovereignty and national security. Responding to queries over the border stand-off along the Line of […]
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi: In a major boost to ‘Make in India‘ in the defence sector, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon put forward a proposal for procuring the indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer 40 (HTT-40), from the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Senior […]
New Delhi: To boost the defence and aerospace manufacturing sectors, India has approved the launch of a testing infrastructure scheme with funding scope for Rs 400 crore ($53 million) to create the capability locally. “In order to give a boost to domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing, India’s Minister […]
New Delhi: India’s coast guard today got its 150th ship in its fleet inducted into the force, when defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned three vessels via video conferencing due to the social distancing restrictions imposed by the government in view of the COVID-19 global crisis. Rajnath Singh, based […]
New Delhi: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today called for the nation to become self-reliant and a “net exporter of technology”. Addressing the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists on National Technology Day, being observed to mark India’s nuclear tests in 1998 at Pokhran, Rajasthan, through […]
New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence today said it has signed a Rs 1,200 crore ($160 million) contract with Indian company Tata Power SED for the second phase of the military infrastructure modernisation programme to cover 37 of the air force, navy, and coast guard airfields. Approved by […]
