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 […]
Balasore (Odisha): India today achieved success in night-time firing a nuclear-weapon capable, 2,000-km range Agni-II missile that can be a credible deterrent against the other two nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and China in the region. This was the first Indian attempt at firing the weapon system at night. The […]
By Roby Thomas After spending a day at sea on board INS Vikramaditya, on Sep. 29, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conveyed the essence of sea power by referring to the aircraft carrier as the “Sikandar of Samundar” (emperor of the seas). This statement assumes significance in the context […]
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 […]
The acquisition of the Rafale aircraft will greatly enhance India’s operational capability, Indian Air Force‘s newly appointed chief Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria said on Oct. 4, just four days ahead of the 87th Air Force Day celebrations on Oct. 8. As IAF celebrates, the same […]
Pathankot (Punjab): Glimpses of a sortie of Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa, along with Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was on August 15 named for Vir Chakra, here today. This was the last sortie flown by the Chief of Air Staff in a […]
India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh had a telephonic conversation with United States of America Secretary of Defence Dr. Mark T. Esper on Aug 20. Rajnath Singh congratulated Dr. Esper on his appointment as the US Secretary of Defense. Both the ministers expressed happiness at the significant progress […]
United Nations: Pakistan today failed at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in raising Jammu and Kashmir’s status after India abrogated the autonomy of the region under the Indian Constitution earlier this month. China and Pakistan even together couldn’t prevail over UNSC to take up the matter. UNSC instead […]
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: Advanced flight bookings to airports around the holy city of Mecca ahead of this year’s Hajj have increased from Asia, Europe and Oceania, according to research by Travelport, a technology company serving the global travel industry. According to an analysis, India (44,611) had the second highest […]
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 […]
