(Updated with a geopolitical analyst comment in para 6) New Delhi: India and Australia today upgraded their strategic ties to a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’, and signed military logistics and defence science and technology agreements in an effort to build on their tactical intent to work closely in the […]
New Delhi: India today placed an indent for supply of 156 upgraded BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) for Rs 1,094 crore ($145 million) on state-run ordnance factories, in what is seen as a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s call for going ‘vocal for local‘ made-in-India military products. […]
By Anurag Garg Formation of Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs) is one of the most significant steps in pursuit of local capability development and capacity creation by the Indian government. DICs announced for states of Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu can prove a boon for these states’ economy, just […]
New Delhi: Dr Vivek Lall, one of the most prominent Indian-origin leaders in the global aerospace and defence sector, was today appointed as the Chief Executive at the American company General Atomics Global Corporation. He will be responsible for expanding GA Global’s footprint world over and manage sales, […]
New Delhi: In a strong message, India today asked two Pakistan High Commission staffers to leave the country over spying charges and has lodged a stern complaint with the neighbouring nation’s charge de’affaires here. The move came after security forces caught two Pakistan High Commission officials, Abeed Hussain […]
New Delhi: India’s top officer responsible for defence acquisition has just dropped the bomb: The recently announced hike in the country’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms to 74 per cent will not apply to the Strategic Partnership programmes that the armed forces are pursuing. This is big — […]
New Delhi: As air travel resumes in India in fits and starts after the COVID-19 lock-down, Indian airport operator GMR Group has launched contact-less food ordering solution for passengers at the Delhi and Hyderabad airports that they manage. The effort, according to a company statement, is a step […]
By Lieutenant General S. L. Narasimhan Starting from 2013, India-China boundary has had a few incidents. Prior to that, only two incidents of importance had occurred post the 1962 war between India and China. They were at Nathu La in 1967 and Sumdrong Chu in 1986. Almost 27 […]
As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ravages across the world, questions abound in strategic circles on what it will mean for the global order; whether it will fundamentally alter the way power is distributed across the world. No matter how long the pandemic stretches, and how widely it impacts […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India today reminded China to honour the five existing bilateral peace agreements between the two countries since 1993, while reiterating that the nation was prepared to protect its sovereignty and national security. Responding to queries over the border stand-off along the Line of […]
New Delhi: India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation has launched five projects under the Technology Development Fund scheme and has sought interest and participation from domestic Micro, Small ane Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to avail the opportunity. The on-going projects under Technology Development Fund scheme are as follows: Development […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India’s navy has got one lean-and-mean fighting machine from the United States that can carry out integrated missions with platforms of American-origin operated by friendly nations in the Indian Ocean Region. And the Indian Navy is pretty happy that it has got […]
New Delhi: India today inducted its second ‘Tejas‘ Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) squadron at Sulur air base in Tamil Nadu, marking the seriousness with which its air force takes the indigenous fighter jet and what’s in store for the ‘Make in India‘ programme. The Indian Air Force (IAF) […]
New Delhi: India’s civil aviation ministry today decided to permit the use of drone by farmers and agriculturalists for anti-locust operations, based on a request from the agriculture and farmers welfare ministry. In a major decision, the Ministry of Civil Aviation permitted the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft […]
New Delhi: India today reiterated a 2017 Public Procurement order issued by the Department of Industrial Policy Promotion and listed 26 defence items to be purchased only from domestic suppliers to boost ‘Make in India‘. Under this order, the Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence […]
