In a major move to bolster its air power, the Indian Ministry of Defence has formally requested pricing information from French aerospace firm Dassault Aviation for a potential large-scale purchase of Rafale fighter jets.
A report from French publication La Tribune indicates that a letter was...
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The Ministry of Defence is preparing to launch a global tender for the acquisition of 60 to 80 Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) in a deal estimated to be worth over $5 billion.
This significant procurement aims to urgently address the Indian Air Force's (IAF) critically declining transport...
India's flagship program to develop a fifth-generation stealth fighter, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), is rapidly advancing. The project has received a major boost with seven of the nation's leading industrial firms submitting bids to take part in its critical manufacturing and...
The Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, has voiced strong optimism for India's indigenous fifth-generation fighter program, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the 93rd Air Force Day, he confirmed that the...
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, has identified the French-made Dassault Rafale as the leading contender to quickly bolster the Indian Air Force's (IAF) fighter fleet.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the 93rd Air Force Day, he highlighted the aircraft's...
In a strong message to Pakistan, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on Friday that India would no longer exercise the restraint it had shown during Operation Sindoor, and would wipe out Pakistan if the neighbouring country does not stop cross-border terrorism.
“We will wipe out Pakistan...
India on Friday termed the massive protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), which have reportedly resulted in over a dozen deaths till now, as a “natural consequence of Pakistan’s oppressive approach and systemic plundering of resources from these territories.”
Addressing a...
India on Friday slammed the recent remarks made by Bangladesh’s Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, highlighting that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government has a habit of routinely shifting the blame and diverting attention from internal failures.
Addressing a weekly media briefing in New...
When Soviet troops marched into Afghanistan in December 1979, Pakistan’s geopolitical weight surged overnight. The country, then ruled by General Zia-ul-Haq, an Islamist military dictator on a mission to Islamize the state and society, discovered an opportunity. Zia cast Pakistan as the bulwark...
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday met the visiting Special Advisor to President of Brazil, Celso Luis Nunes Amorim in New Delhi as they discussed opportunities to deepen strategic cooperation between the two nations.
Following their meeting, EAM Jaishankar in a post on X...
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met with visiting Special Advisor to the President of Brazil, Ambassador Celso Luis Nunes Amorim in New Delhi for the 6th India-Brazil Strategic Dialogue on Friday. The two officials reviewed ongoing progress in the Strategic Partnership, including in...
The visit by Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi marks a new chapter in the engagement between India and the Taliban. All eyes would be on this trip by Muttaqi, which was made possible following an exemption being approved by the UN Security Council’s Talian Sanctions Committee.
He would...
India's push for self-reliance in the defence sector has achieved a landmark success as the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A has successfully completed its final weapons integration trials.
This critical phase involved live-firing demonstrations of the Indian-made Astra...
