Defence Policy

Rajasthan government's aerospace and defence policy to come out soon

The policy will aim at making Rajasthan a leading hub in India's aerospace and defence value chain by creating a strong ecosystem for advanced manufacturing, research and industry-friendly incentives

India, US hold key defence talks in Hawaii to boost military ties

Earlier this week, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met in Kuala Lumpur, where both countries formalised a ten-year Defence Framework Agreement

Op Sindoor a reality check, certain capability gaps noticed: Defence secy

Amid rising competitive populism and economic protectionism around the world, India needs to project its hard power alongside its soft power, said Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday. Singh was speaking at the Southern Command Defence Tech 2025 seminar (STRIDE 2025) here. Addressing the gathering, Singh said the trend of increasing globalisation and free trade has been brought to a halt by geopolitical factors linked to the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe and the rise of populist leadership patterns across the globe. These trends are causing competitive populism and economic protectionism around the world, accompanied by economic fragmentation, the decline of multilateral institutions, and a growing tide of nationalism. As a result, the need to back a soft power with hard power is becoming more and more critical at a time when strategic deal-making requires you to be able to project hard power as well, said Singh. He also said there is a need to bring ..

Khalilur Rahman redesignated as National Security Advisor of Bangladesh

Dr Rahman will retain his functions as the High Representative for the Rohingya issue and assist the Chief Adviser in the discharge of his responsibilities regarding the Bangladesh Defence Ministry

TCS secures 3-year extension with SPARSH to streamline defence pensions

TCS will not only maintain the hardware and software of the programme for three years, but also deliver key updates to the system

Russia holds 'substantive' talks with China to bolster defence ties

China and Russia declared a 'no limits' partnership in February 2022 when President Vladimir Putin visited Beijing less than three weeks before his forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine

'Grim forecast for next 5 years': S Jaishankar on current global challenges

EAM S Jaishankar acknowledged that, despite his generally optimistic outlook, the world is currently facing an exceptionally challenging period

Taiwan tracks 9 Chinese aircraft, 6 naval vessels operating around nation

Taiwan Ministry of National Defence said that it detected seven Chinese naval vessels and five Chinese military aircraft operating around the nation from 6 am (local time) on Sunday to 6 am on Monday

Defence, aerospace exports treble to Rs 12,815 cr in 5 years: Govt

Foreign procurement in defence rises to Rs 50,061 cr

Japan rolls out new defence policy with focus on free and open Indo-Pacific

Japan is finding itself in the midst of the most severe and complex security environment since the end of WWII with mounting threats from China and North Korea

CAATSA waiver to India in US interest, need strong partnership: US lawmaker

The United States seeks to enhance its defence partnership with India in the backdrop of China's assertiveness and New Delhi's reliance on Russian military exports for its national defence

Exercise Malabar: US-India tighten defence cooperation as warships gather

Exercise Malabar will be held in the Bay of Bengal from Tuesday to Friday

India-US 2+2 dialogue likely to take place in November

The 2+2 dialogue between India and the United States is expected to take place in November and the two countries will hold a meeting of the Defence Policy Group (DPG) soon, sources said.They said that India and the US will have a series of engagements and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar will be visiting the United States. A counter-terrorism and designation dialogue between the two countries will be held soon, the sources added.The third India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue was held in New Delhi in October last year. The DPG is the apex official-level meeting mechanism between India's Defence Ministry and the US Department of Defence. It reviews and guides all aspects of bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited the United States last month for a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden. He had also taken part in the first in-person Quad leaders' Summit and addressed the UN General ...

Rs 43,000-crore tender to build six state-of-the-art submarines cleared

This is first case processed under strategic partnership model

Biden sets tone for US-Sino ties, wants coalition to confront China

The Senate is already expected to take up a measure to override Trump's veto of a $740-billion defence policy bill.

New defence acquisition policy comes into effect from today: What it means

DAP focuses on significantly boosting indigenous production and turning India into a global manufacturing hub of weapons and military platforms

New defence acquisition policy to come into force from October 1

The new policy introduces a significant new procurement category called "Buy (Global-Manufacture in India)."

Abe calls for defence policy change to include preemptive strike capability

Abe, who is stepping down next week for health reasons, said the ability to intercept missiles after they are launched may not be enough and Japan should seek greater deterrence

All refugees in India will be granted citizenship under CAA, says Amit Shah

Shah also said that India has now joined the league of countries like the US and Israel in carrying out surgical strikes

Industry wants govt to move fast on draft defence infrastructure policy

The ministry, which promulgated the draft policy last month, had sought feedback by June 8