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Defence minister Rajnath Singh leaves for Tehran after 4-day Russia visit

On Saturday, Singh met his counterparts from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and deliberated on ways to give greater thrust to defence cooperation between India and the Central Asian countries

Indian, Chinese defence ministers meet, no breakthrough on border face-off

Rajnath Singh says India determined to protect its sovereignty; his Chinese counterpart accuses New Delhi of 'provocations'

Don't attempt to unilaterally change status quo at LAC: Rajnath to China

Singh and Wei met for two hours and 20 minutes in Moscow on Friday evening on the sidelines of a meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)

SCO meet: Rajnath bats for trust, non-aggression to maintain peace in region

Both India and China are members of the SCO, an eight-nation regional grouping which primarily focuses on issues relating to security and defence

Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart in Moscow amid Ladakh standoff

Singh and Wei are in Moscow to attend a meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which took place earlier in the day

Rajnath Singh likely to meet Chinese counterpart on sidelines of SCO

It will be the first high-level meeting between the two sides after the border row escalated in eastern Ladakh

Rajnath likely to meet Chinese Defence Minister in Moscow this evening

In the midst of heightened tensions in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe on Friday evening

Rajnath meets Russian counterpart, discusses ways to deepen defence ties

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Russian counterpart General Sergey Shoigu in Moscow wherein the duo discussed about strengthening defence and strategic cooperation between both countries

Rajnath not scheduled to meet Chinese counterpart at Defence Ministers meet

No meeting with Chinese counterpart in Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's schedule in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting

Rajnath Singh expected to visit Russia next week to attend SCO meet

Russia has also invited External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to attend the SCO foreign ministers' meeting on September 10

Govt expediting road project between Ladakh and Darcha in Himachal Pradesh

The road in the Finger area in Pangong Tso is considered crucial for India to carry out patrols. India has already decided not to stall any border infrastructure projects in eastern Ladakh

Cantonment areas should not be deprived of welfare schemes: Rajnath Singh

Military Cantonment areas in India should not be deprived of the government's welfare schemes, said Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Rajnath reviews progress of UP defence corridor, asks to complete on time

Union Minister Rajnath Singh Monday reviewed the progress of Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor and directed completion of all works within the stipulated time, a statement issued here said. The Defence Minister told the video conference review meeting that a cabinet note on a new policy for the defence production is ready and will be released in September. Reviewing the progress of implementation of the MoUs signed for the Defence Corridor, he asked the state government to remain in continued contact with investors and take prompt action on their suggestions and resolving their problems, if any. The Defence Minister also asked for speeding up the work on land acquisition in Lucknow and Agra. Apprising about the progress of the Defence Industrial Corridor, state's Chief Secretary R K Tiwari said that six nodes have been developed in Aligarh, Agra, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Kanpur and Lucknow. Tiwari said the state government has assigned 1,461 hectare land for the purpose, of which 1,310 ..

Rajnath Singh, NSA Doval, CDS Rawat review Ladakh standoff situation

Talks between India and China remain deadlocked and now the bigger problem is logistics. India has to move around three additional formations to reinforce the border

Rajnath Singh approves NCC expansion in 173 border, coastal districts

Strength boosted to 1.5 million with 100,000 more cadets, one-third of them women

Rajnath approves proposal to expand NCC in 173 border, coastal districts

The defence ministry's statement said Singh has approved the NCC proposal "for a major expansion scheme"

Defence Minister contradicted PM Modi on Ladakh standoff: Ahmed Patel

Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Saturday criticised the Centre over the eastern Ladakh stand-off and said that the Defence Minister contradicted Prime Minister on the matter.

India can give befitting reply if enemy attacks us, says Rajnath Singh

In a message to the armed forces on the eve of Independence Day, he said India believes in winning hearts and not land

Rajnath launches online portal for indigenisation in defence production

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched an online portal that provides information about defence equipment and items that can be taken up for indigenisation by private sector companies

Rajnath Singh launches 2 products indigenised by Bharat Dynamics Limited

The two indigenised products were virtually launched by the Defence Minister from Delhi in the presence of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat