defence

Amidst trends of competitive populism, India needs to back soft power with hard power: Defence Secretary

September 12, 2025 3:34 pm

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh also said that technological superiority and industrial strength often determine outcomes in warfare in today's world.

Top 10 largest arms exporting countries (2020–2024): US dominates, but where does India stand?

September 09, 2025 6:17 am

Top 10 largest arms exporting countries in the world (2020–2024) list: In terms of sourcing, Russia constituted the largest portion of India’s arms imports at 36%, and the country is gradually diversifying its arms supply relationships

Explained: India's plan for creating theatre commands in defence, and the challenges

September 04, 2025 12:24 pm

Theaterisation seeks to integrate resources of Army, Navy, Air Force into specific ‘theatre’ commands for operational deployment under a single, unified command structure in a specific geographical region.

In times of changing warfare, Sudarshan Chakra can be revolutionary

August 27, 2025 4:27 pm

The logic underlying its development is strategically inescapable, but execution remains the ultimate test. Can India overcome bureaucratic inertia delaying previous projects?

Two warships from 2 shipbuilders: Features and legacy of INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, now commissioned into the Indian Navy

August 27, 2025 7:19 am

With their range of versatile weapons and capabilities, these ships can play a crucial role in anti-surface warfare, anti-air warfare, and anti-submarine warfare.

DRDO successfully tests indigenous air defence system, advancing ‘Mission Sudarshan Chakra’ goals for 2035

August 25, 2025 5:11 am

Answering the Prime Minister’s call on Independence Day, India takes its first decisive step toward a self-reliant, multi-domain defence shield

How 2 BITS Pilani students built a defence-tech startup out of a hostel room

August 21, 2025 1:52 pm

Two students from BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, built a defence-tech startup that is now supplying drones to the Indian Army.

US defense department awards contracts to Google, Musk's xAI

July 16, 2025 10:31 am

Each of the contracts has a $200 million ceiling and will enable the DoD to develop agentic AI workflow.

Rajnath Singh to lead Indian delegation at SCO defence ministers’ meet, hold bilateral talks with Chinese, Russian counterparts

June 25, 2025 2:18 am

This will be Rajnath Singh's second engagement with Chinese Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun since October 2024, when India and China agreed to disengage in eastern Ladakh.

Loitering munitions, counter-drone systems, VSHORADS: Defence ministry signs 13 contracts worth Rs 1,981 crore

June 25, 2025 2:18 am

The Defence Ministry said these procurements reflect its “commitment to equipping the Indian Army with modern, mission-critical, and completely indigenous systems to meet emerging security challenges”.

Maldives Defence Minister meets Parrikar

January 20, 2016 5:40 am

New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Minister of Defence and National Security of Maldives Adam Shareef met his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi to boost bilateral ties, especially in the area of security. Shareef held delegation-level talks with Parrikar during which it was reportedly decided that both the nations should deepen their defence cooperation. Earlier in the day, Shareef also inspected a tri-services guard of honour during a ceremonial reception in the national capital. During his stay here, Shareef will also meet External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Army movement was a regular exercise: Satpal Maharaj

January 10, 2016 1:19 pm

Patna, Jan 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former chairman of the defence committee Satpal Maharaj on Sunday said that while he headed the defence committee as its chairman, it was informed to them that the movement of army was a regular exercise. Brushing aside allegations that a news item concerning troops' movement published by the Indian Express in 2012 was 'fake', former information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari on Saturday said it's unfortunate, but the story was true.

Tewari's comment on VK Singh should be avoided: BJP

January 10, 2016 8:51 am

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday took a jibe at Congress leader Manish Tewari, saying that the discussions of standing committee are never brought out in public and that is something which they take as oath. He further said that he does not think any such discussion took place within the standing committee on Defence and so Tewari's comment over VK Singh should be avoided. Another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nalin Kohli raised question against Manish Tewari by asking him that why he did not disclose these things when they were in the government? He further stated that the Congress party says something else when in government and something different when they are not in the government.

New "Winter-free" Fence On The Line Of Control: Sushant Singh Shares Details

August 01, 2015 8:52 pm