The Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, approved various proposals of the Services amounting to a total of about Rs 79,000 crore, during a meeting in South Block, New Delhi on October 23, 2025. For the Indian Army, Acceptance of Necessity...
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Operation Sindoor was an “extraordinary” demonstration of tri-services synergy and Pakistan is still recuperating from the “severe blow” inflicted by India’s military, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday.
The operation reaffirmed India’s resolve of devising coordinated, adaptive...
The Indian Army and Royal Army of Oman held the third Army-to-Army Staff Talks in New Delhi, focusing on enhancing bilateral defence cooperation through expanded joint exercises, expert exchanges in niche domains and deepening training collaboration.
The officials of two nations also held talks...
Indian warship INS Trikand carried out a rescue mission on board a Cameroon-flagged commercial carrier off the coast of Djibouti after the vessel caught fire, in which two crew members were killed. The vessel, MT Falcon, had 26 crew members (one British and 25 Indians), and 24 of them were...
India is significantly enhancing its military capabilities by fast-tracking the development of an 800-kilometer-range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
This powerful conventional weapon, produced by the BrahMos Aerospace joint venture between India's DRDO and Russia, is undergoing critical...
India-Japan defence ties, focusing on collaboration in stealth systems, naval platforms, unmanned vehicles, cyber defence, and potentially fighter jets and submarines, play a key role in advancing India’s defence modernisation and strategic autonomy, a report said on Tuesday.
It added that this...
Pakistan has now become a new ground for Hamas operatives. While the international community is focusing on demilitarising Hamas in Gaza, it cannot ignore how Pakistan is emerging as the new fertile ground for the terrorist group to rejuvenate, a report has stated.
Since Hamas attacked Israel...
Walter Russell Mead, a leading expert on American foreign policy, has advocated for stronger India-US ties, terming deepening ties with India an “important way” to counter China in the short term and “build a strong defensive coalition for the future.”
In an article titled ‘India still wants to...
India on Tuesday announced upgrading its technical mission in Kabul to the status of an embassy as part of broader efforts to deepen its bilateral engagement with Kabul. The announcement came over a week and a half after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said during his meeting with Afghan...
Days after Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) announced the formation of its first-ever women’s wing, named ‘Jamaat-ul-Mominaat’, sources told IANS on Wednesday that the terror outfit has now launched an online training course, named ‘Tufat al-Muminat’, to collect funds and...
The Punjab Police on Tuesday said it has nabbed two terror operatives and seized a rocket-propelled grenade along with the launcher, which was intended for a “targeted” attack. “In an intelligence-based operation, Amritsar Rural Police, in close coordination with central agencies, apprehends two...
The Ministry of Defence has returned a key proposal from the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the acquisition of 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA), labelling the plan "incomplete."
According to reports, the ministry has instructed the IAF to hold fresh consultations, primarily with French...
Opinion After Decades of BVRAAM Edge with Russian R-77, How Delays in Meteor Integration on Rafale Leaves IAF Vulnerable to PAF's New PL-15E
In modern aerial warfare between India and Pakistan, the critical "first shot" advantage is dictated by beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs). This technology allows a pilot to engage an enemy aircraft from dozens of kilometres away, long before a visual dogfight can begin.
For a...
