New Delhi: Exemptions under Customs Duty and Goods and Service Tax on defence equipment bought by Indian armed forces could save up to Rs 60,000 crore ($8.5 billion) of the military budget over a five-year period, the Economic Times reported today. This saving could be used by the […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India is taking its fight against insurgents and terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir to the next level by deploying robots to do the work, in a bid to save human lives and to achieve accuracy in eliminating threats. The Indian Army today […]
Snapshot L&T won military orders worth $81 million in Q2 of FY20, a 52% drop from corresponding quarter last year International defence orders constitute 17% of total order inflow, Mumbai: Indian multinational, multi-sector company, Larsen & Toubro, had won orders worth ₹573 crore ($81 million) through its defence […]
New Delhi: The Indian Ministry of Defence today announced the extension of a ban on defence trade with Italian major Leonardo, which faced debarment from business dealings for the first time in 2014. In a notification put up on its website, the defence ministry said it “has again […]
Snap Shot* Minister assures further reduction in tax for defence sector* Invitation extended to French arms industry to help in aeroengines Paris: India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today said India and France intend to explore ways to strengthen their defence industrial partnership. Addressing the Chief Executive Officers […]
India has received delivery of the first Rafale combat jet from France, in an effort to boost its capabilities to counter Pakistan and China. Defense minister Rajnath Singh flew to Merignac, Bordeaux to join a symbolic delivery of the first aircraft manufactured by Dassault Aviation under a 2016 […]
New Delhi: India today commissioned a new Coast Guard vessel at Chennai, built by the local shipyard from Larsen & Toubro. The coastal patrol vessel was christened ICGS Varaha. Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, speaking at the commissioning ceremony, called for a proactive coordination among all agencies and […]
New Delhi: India’s Narendra Modi government has targeted a $26-billion defence industry by 2015, Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh said today. The target is expected to boost the sagging economy of the country. which has seen the Gross Domestic Product growth decelerating to an over five-year low at […]
Vladivostok: Russian President Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the quay of the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island, where the Eastern Economic Forum is being held here today. After that, they boarded the corvette Uragan to travel from Ajax Bay to the Zvezda Shipyard in Bolshoi Kamen. During their visit to the Zvezda Shipyard, the Russian President and the Prime Minister of India learned about […]
Tokyo: India’s Rajnath Singh co-chaired the Japan-India Defence Ministerial Meeting with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi lwaya here today. During the dialogue, the two ministers discussed various issues of mutual concern, including ways to further strengthen the existing bilateral co-operative arrangements and adopt new initiatives towards achieving peace and […]
Pokhran (Rajasthan): India today hinted that its nuclear weapons doctrine of ‘no first use’ against a rival could change based on future circumstances. Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, after paying homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajyapee at the nuclear weapons testing site here, told reporters that […]
New Delhi: India will soon have a single-point military adviser for the government to ensure better synergy among the four armed forces of the nation in planning their future. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff, most possibly a four-star […]
New Delhi: India today approved the procurement of next generation long range maritime mobile coastal batteries that would use the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to deliver warhead on inimical forces. The Indian Navy would operate the missile batteries. The decision came at the Defence Acquisition Council meet, the […]
New Delhi: India has signed a 1,500-rupee ($220-million) deal with Russia to arm its fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI fleet with the R-27 air-to-air missiles that provide a medium-range stand-off capability to the air force. The missiles, with an extended range, would add to the capabilities of the Su-30 […]
New Delhi: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said terrorism and proxy war pose a threat to the entire world, while those nations defeated in wars were now resorting to proxy war and supporting terrorism to achieve their political objectives. Addressing an even to mark the 20th anniversary […]
