Sitharaman accepted that the NDA government too had underspent its capital budget in its early years
Sitharaman touched upon the need to create a workforce in all establishments in accordance with the nation's vision to become a dominant force in cyberspace
She said her ministry had requested a hotline between India and China, helping in communication between the two countries in the case of any disputes such as Doklam
The Congress leader reminded the ruling BJP of its failure to bring back black money from abroad
Sitharaman herself tweeted a picture of her meeting with Wei
The Defence Ministry had last week denied that the Minister was going to visit China
The sortie will be a part of the Defence Minister's continued effort to gauge and review the operational preparedness and combat capabilities of the armed forces
Sitharaman confirms in Rajya Sabha both Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon were found fully compliant and that Rafale was purchased with an inter-governmental agreement
In an address at a industry chamber, she also said the government is seriously examining functioning of around 39 ordnance factories
Sitharaman visited a forward army post in Arunachal Pradesh on November 5 to take stock of the defence preparedness and the situation along the LAC
Sitharaman said it was true there are only a handful of women defence ministers in the world
Says in Manila that North Korea's nuclear proliferation linkages must be probe
A short video of her interaction with the Chinese soldiers on Saturday was posted on Sunday
The defence minister also inaugurated the Pratham-Shyok bridge on the Shyok Gong river
She has been visiting various military installations after taking defence charge
To ensure quick decision making in areas of strategic importance
Sitharaman reached Utarlai air base on a special plane and was given guard of honour
Sitharaman was elevated to the cabinet rank on Sunday and given the defence portfolio
She'll assume charge Tuesday, when outgoing defence minister Jaitley returns from Japan visit
The meetings were taking place as per schedule despite the India-China tensions over the standoff