New Delhi: India’s Narendra Modi government has taken the significant step towards strategic disinvestment from the national carrier Air India by issuing the Preliminary Information Memorandum (PIM). Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said at a press conference here today that the newly constituted Air […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India is seeking to purchase 85,000 rounds of 125mm ammunition for its Russian-origin T-72 and T-90 tanks with capability to penetrate adversary’s tank armour protection, in a bid to boost its battle readiness against arch rival Pakistan. The Indian Army‘s Directorate General […]
New Delhi: Hit hard by media criticism of slowdown in major defence projects under the ‘Make in India‘ initiative, the Narendra Modi government today said it was expediting the three key procurement programmes for next generation submarines, naval utility helicopters and the 114-combat jets, cumulatively worth $23 billion. […]