External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday emphasised that India has to be the go-to option for any crisis in this subcontinent. Speaking at the Aravalli Summit on ‘India and the World Order: Preparing for 2047’ at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he said India has to itself “underwrite...
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The Navy will receive six more Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASW SWCs) well within schedule, Commodore P R Hari, IN (Retd), chairman and managing director, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, assured during the commissioning ceremony of the INS Androth at the Naval...
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), India's state-owned aerospace and defence company, has formally expressed its readiness to deepen its long-standing partnership with Russia by collaborating on new, advanced military aircraft.
Citing a successful history of joint projects, a company...
Any trade deal between India and the US has to respect New Delhi’s “red lines” and efforts are underway to find a “landing ground”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday amid strain in ties between the two countries over Washington’s policy on tariffs.
In an interactive session...
India's ambitious plan to develop a homegrown, carrier-based fighter jet, the Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF), is currently facing significant delays, pushing its development timeline into uncertainty.
Envisioned as a cornerstone of the nation's Atmanirbhar Bharat policy in defence, the...
Russian defence experts on Sunday said the reported sale of RD-93 engines to Pakistan for integration into the JF-17 will actually benefit Delhi, dismissing the criticism of the Indian government by the opposition over the issue as unjustified.
“I don’t think the criticism here is justified. If...
The navies of India and the UK kick-started an eight-day mega wargame in the Western Indian Ocean in line with their focus to boost overall military ties. The UK’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier, has been deployed for the Exercise Konkan.
The exercise is...
The Ministry of Defence, alongside the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), is set to make a crucial decision by the middle of 2026, selecting the industrial partners who will help build India’s first indigenous stealth fighter, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
This selection...
A landmark defence agreement between India and Brazil may be on the horizon, centered on a reciprocal barter deal that could reshape their strategic partnership.
Under the proposed arrangement, India would acquire a fleet of Brazilian-made transport aircraft in exchange for Brazil purchasing an...
In a landmark announcement, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has confirmed its plan to upgrade a vast majority of its Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet fleet to the advanced "Super Sukhoi" standard.
Speaking ahead of the 93rd Air Force Day, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh revealed that approximately...
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) today commissioned Ship Akshar, the second of eight Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), at Karaikal, Puducherry. This 51-meter FPV has been designed with over 60 per cent indigenous content, strengthening India’s maritime capabilities under the Government’s...
Nearly two months after Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi announced the formation of a new brigade, ‘Rudra’, the Northern Command of the Army on Saturday said that, “The Indian Army continues its relentless focus on capability development and preparedness for future wars.”
Taking it to X, the...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday ruled out talks with Naxals and said they will have to lay down weapons after accepting the government’s “lucrative surrender and rehabilitation policy”. Addressing the ‘Bastar Dussehra Lokotsav’ and ‘Swadeshi Mela’ in Jagdalpur, the headquarter of...
