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Siachen is disputed territory, India can't open it for tourism: Pakistan

On October 21, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Indian government had decided to open the entire area from Siachen base camp to Kumar Post for tourism purposes

What role for a tri-service chief?

The value of the Chief of Defence Staff will depend on whether he is able to trigger reform of higher defence management structures

India, Singapore agree to conduct trilateral maritime exercise annually

India and Singapore have a robust defence cooperation

Rajnath on a two-day Singapore visit to attend Defence Ministers' meet

On Tuesday morning, Singh visited Sembawang Air Base and later took the helicopter sortie

India committed to becoming a $26-bn defence industry by 2025: Rajnath

The Defence Ministry would fund 250 startups, 16 personal initiatives and five defence innovation hubs through the Defence Innovation Organisation in five years

Rajnath holds bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence in Bangkok

It was Singh's first meeting with US Secretary of Defence

PM stayed out of RCEP keeping northeast in mind, says Rajnath Singh

He also said that if India had joined the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), farmers, labourers and industries would have been adversely affected

Border dispute: China objects to Rajnath Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh

China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet and the two countries have so far held 21 rounds of talks to resolve the border dispute

Govt plans North East Industrial Corridor to boost jobs, tourism: Rajnath

The Defence Minister also lauded the Five-Year Road Plan of Khandu under which all the existing inter-state and inter-district roads will be upgraded to state highway specifications by 2024.

Top events today: Kulbhushan Jadhav case, COP14, Rajnath's visit, and more

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would be on a five-day visit to Japan and South Korea starting from September 2

India will become $10 trillion economy in 10 to 15 years: Rajnath Singh

Singh said India will emerge as a net innovator and net exporter of defence technologies rather than a net importer

Rajnath says Ayodhya verdict 'historic', should be accepted with equanimity

Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Saturday termed the Supreme Court's verdict in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case as "historic" and urged people to accept it with "equanimity" and "magnanimity". Singh, who was the former BJP president and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, said the apex court's judgement will further strengthen the country's social fabric and appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony. "The Judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court on Ayodhya is historic. The Judgement will further strengthen India's social fabric. I urge everyone to take the verdict with equanimity and magnanimity. I also appeal to the people to maintain peace & harmony after this landmark verdict," he tweeted. The Supreme Court in a unanimous verdict on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque. In one of ..

Rajnath Singh in Moscow: 52 Indian defence firms seek deals with OEMs

Defence secretary targets 50 Indo-Russian joint ventures in 4-5 years

Top events of the day: Rajnath's Moscow visit, Congress protests, and more

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Rajnath Singh to visit Moscow on Nov 5 to co-chair India-Russia meet

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit Russia from November 5-7 to co-chair the 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M & MTC) in Moscow."During his visit, the Defence Minister is expected to hold extensive discussions with Defence Minister of Russia General Sergei Shoigu covering all areas of military-to-military cooperation and defence industrial cooperation," an official release by the Ministry of Defence said.Rajnath Singh is scheduled to inaugurate, along with Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, 'India-Russia Defence Industry Cooperation Conference'.The Conference will discuss ways to promote defence industrial cooperation between India and Russia, technology transfer and investment in India in the defence industry under the 'Make in India' programme.Rajnath Singh is also scheduled to visit St Petersburg where he will place a wreath at the Piskarevsky Memorial Cemetery honouring ..

Rajnath calls for isolating nations with 'terrorism' as their state policy

Singh also affirmed India's commitment to developing a state-of-the-art IT complex in Armed Forces Academy of Uzbekistan

India, Uzbekistan to sign two MoUs on military medicine and education

Earlier on Friday, Rajnath Singh reached Tashkent to participate in the two-day SCO conference

Top events today: Assembly elections, Ladakh bridge inauguration, and more

Polling will be held on Monday to elect Maharashtra and Haryana assemblies with the BJP and its allies seeking to retain power in the two states on the back of the recent Lok Sabha polls victory

Indian forces have the capability to give befitting reply: Rajnath Singh

He was responding to a query on Pakistan's Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed reported statement that his country would retaliate against India with a nuclear attack

Tourists can visit Siachen, see how Army works in tough place: Rajnath

Rajnath Singh inaugurates the Colonel Chewang Rinchin Bridge on Shyok River, located about 45 km from India's border with China.