Modi had travelled to Russia twice last year for an annual summit with President Vladimir Putin and to attend the BRICS Summit in Kazan
During the call, the US secretary of defence offered his sympathies for the deceased and reaffirmed his country's support for India in its battle against terrorism
Union Home Minister Amit Shah vows strict action after the Pahalgam terror attack, promising to hunt down every perpetrator and reiterating the Modi government's zero-tolerance stance on terrorism
The prime minister's tough assertions coupled with his government's avowed muscular stand on the issues of national security have heightened expectations of a stringent counteraction from India
Pakistan has put its military on high alert following India's assertion that it will hunt down the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam strike
This meeting comes a day after Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan briefed the Defence Minister on the key decisions
DRDL conducted the long-duration active cooled scramjet subscale combustor ground testing for more than 1,000 seconds at the newly built state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Test Facility
Shuts Attari border, downgrades diplomatic ties; all-party meet on Thursday
Addressing an event at the Air Force auditorium in Subroto Park here, he said "shifting geo-strategic equations" have a direct interest in India's national security as was never before
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh vows action beyond perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack; high-level meetings intensify counter-terrorism efforts amid heightened security in Jammu and Kashmir
It is learnt that Singh directed the armed forces to enhance their combat readiness and increase intensity of anti-terror operations
Speaking at a function after unveiling a life-size statue of the Mewar ruler at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra, Singh said Maharana Pratap was an epitome of courage and patriotism
Addressing industry representatives here, Singh said defence exports have risen from Rs 600 crore in 2014 to Rs 24,000 crore
He further said that the Armed Forces must operate jointly and remain future-ready in today's ever-evolving multi-domain environment
The ongoing conflicts and contemporary trends highlight the fact that traditional notions of warfare are being rewritten, he said
Russia's Tass news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko as saying that Modi has been invited to attend the celebrations
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also held a separate meeting with the visiting dignitary and later said India is eager to work closely with the Gulf nation
The remarks, made while addressing an event at the strategic Karwar naval base in Karnataka, comes in the backdrop of China's increased military muscle-flexing in the region
The first phase of Project Seabird was designed to accommodate 10 ships and was successfully concluded in 2011
An impressive growth of Rs 2,539 crore or 12.04 per cent has been registered in the just-concluded FY over the defence exports figures of FY 2023-24, which were Rs 21,083 crore