Funds needed for India’s defence till 2025 projected
New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence has made projections to the 15th Finance Commission for budgetary support to fund the armed forces’ modernisation projects. The commission, headed by former bureacraft N. K. Singh, held a meeting with the defence ministry officials led by Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh […]
India appoints Ajay Kumar as Defence Secretary
Dr Ajay Kumar, a 1985-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Kerala cadre, has been appointed as Defence Secretary in the Ministry of Defence. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr Kumar, who will replace Shri Sanjay Mitra, a 1982-batch IAS officer of […]
Indian Army HQ revamped, gets new vigilance cell
India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh has approved certain decisions regarding re-organisation of Army headquarters (HQ). The approval has been given based on a detailed internal study conducted by the Army headquarters. The decisions are as follows: A separate Vigilance Cell under COAS with Tri-Services representation – At […]
India, US defence ministers talk business, Kashmir
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 […]
India to revise defence procurement rules in 6 months
New Delhi: India today decided to revise its defence procurement rules, to simplify the acquisition process of arms and ammunition, apart from making the procedures inclusive of the entire military industrial ecosystem. The exercise is to be completed in six months from now. Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh […]
UNSC says Kashmir is India’s internal matter: Akbaruddin
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 […]
No privatisation, only corporatisation of ordnance factories, says India
New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence today said it doesn’t intend to privatise the 41 ordnance factories, but only provide it a corporate character to ensure efficiency in their functioning. At a meeting between the ministry officials’ committee and labour union leaders today, in continuation of a similar […]
India’s nuke policy depends on future: Rajnath Singh
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 […]
India to have Chief of Defence Staff: PM Modi
New Delhi: India will soon have a single-point military adviser for the government to ensure better synergy among the four armed forces of the nation in planning their future. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff, most possibly a four-star […]
India tries to avert Ordnance Factory workers strike
New Delhi: India is trying to prevent its 164,000 employees of its 41 ordnance factories that manufacture weapons for its 1.4-million armed forces from going on a strike from August 20. The labour unions of the 41 ordnance factories had issued a notice to the Ordnance Factory Board […]
India reserves $7-billion military projects for startups
New Delhi: India has reserved defence modernisation projects worth 500 billion rupees ($7 billion) for startup, Department of Defence Production Joint Secretary Sanjay Jaju said today. At a Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers seminar on ‘Startups-Cutting Edge for Technology Infusion into Defence’ here, Jaju said the Government of […]
No defence modernisation can happen without startups involvement
By General Bipin Rawat, India’s Chief of Army Staff Snap Shot Have to look beyond state-owned military production, research efforts Startups, Corporate have to join hands for technology infusion Mechanism being worked out for startup involvement in defence sector The Government of India has spoken a lot about […]
Modi govt. plans to boost defence export with private sector role: Rajnath
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is planning to boost defence exports from the current 107-billion rupees ($1.5 billion) to friendly foreign nations by taking the help of the private sector in arms production. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who met with nearly 45 public and private aerospace and […]
India’s Sukhoi combat jet crashes during training
Tezpur (Assam): India’s air force lost a Sukhoi combat jet today when it crashed soon after take off from an airbase here. The two pilots ejected to safety just ahead of the aircraft going down. The Su-30 aircraft was on a routine training mission from Tezpur when it […]
