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Pak PM going door-to-door, creating content for cartoonists: Rajnath

Rajnath said there are some powers who want to do a Mumbai-like attack on Indian coastal regions, but "their desires will not be allowed to be fulfilled"

Forces are prepared: Rajnath Singh on reactivation of Pak terror camps

Rawat had on Monday said Pakistan has reactivated the Balakot terror camp very recently and about 500 infiltrators were waiting to sneak into India

Rajnath Singh is first Indian defence minister to fly in Tejas

Says he chose Tejas because it is an Indian fighter

Rajnath Singh to fly in Tejas LCA, spend night on aircraft carrier

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will take a flight in the Tejas light combat aircraft in Bengaluru, and then travel to Mumbai for milestones in India's shipbuilding programme

Armed forces should be at forefront of combating bio-terror: Rajnath Singh

Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's first Military Medicine Conference, Singh said bioterrorism breaks out as a 'contagious plague'

Defence Minister on visit to South Korea to strengthen bilateral ties

Indian Ambassador to Republic of Korea Sripriya Ranganathan said the stated Indian position on the Kashmir issue was very clear

Security at ports on high alert over possible terrorist infiltration

The move comes days after the Navy warned of a possible terror attack from the seaside

Developments in J&K are India's internal matter: US Defence Secy to Rajnath

In a telephonic conversation with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper on Thursday called recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir as internal matters of India and hoped that any issue between New Delhi and Islamabad will be resolved bilaterally. Singh raised the issue of cross-border terrorism and appreciated the US support for India's effort to maintain peace and stability in the region, a defence ministry spokesperson said. He conveyed to Esper that withdrawing special status of Jammu and Kashmir was India's internal matter and that the decisions relating to it were aimed at improving economic growth, enhancing democracy as well as prosperity of the people of the region. "US Secretary of Defence appreciated India's position that the recent developments in Jammu & Kashmir are an internal matter of India. He hoped that any issue between India and Pakistan will be resolved bilaterally," the spokesperson said. The talks between Singh and Esper came a ...

Balakot air strike showed reach, lethality of Indian armed forces: Rajnath

The IAF had conducted air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot in February, days after the Pulwama terror attack on a CRPF convoy in which 40 personnel were killed

Nuclear confusion

Many questions surround dilution of no first use

Pak foreign minister Qureshi slams Rajnath's remarks on India's nuke policy

The statement of Indian defence ministers showed his "folly", he said

Rajnath Singh says India could use nukes first if circumstances demand

A nuclear no first use pledge assures enemies that they would not be subjected to a pre-emptive nuclear strike.

No-first-use nuke policy will depend on 'circumstances' in future: Rajnath

A 'no first use' policy means the country will not use its nuclear weapon as a means of warfare unless attacked by an adversary using nuclear weapons

Defence shipyards bag 85-95% high-value warship orders without tender

Ficci asks Rajnath Singh for level playing field for private shipyards'

Govt priority is to modernise armed forces, meet their needs: Rajnath Singh

Singh said that equipment would be imported only if the situation demanded that it was important and was not being manufactured in the country

Rajnath refutes Trump's Kashmir comment, says no question of any mediation

US President Donald Trump had on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Modi had asked him to play the role of a mediator on Kashmir

Rajnath Singh to visit J-K to lay wreath at Kargil War Memorial

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Kargil on Saturday, on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. He will pay tributes to soldiers who laid down their lives in the Kargil War."Leaving New Delhi for Drass on a day-long visit to J & K. Shall visit the Kargil War Memorial to pay tributes to the fallen soldiers. I shall also be visiting Jammu region where two bridges built by BRO at Ujh in Kathua and Basantar in Samba will be dedicated to the nation," tweeted Rajnath Singh.On July 14, a 'Victory Flame' was lit by Singh at the National War Memorial in Delhi, which will reach Drass in Jammu and Kashmir on July 26 to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil conflict.The flame would traverse through 11 towns and cities and finally culminate at Drass where it will be merged with the eternal flame at the Kargil War Memorial.This year is the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War and the milestone is being celebrated in a grand manner by the Indian Army with a view to ...

India, China honouring bilateral pacts for peace at border: Rajnath Singh

Singh said specific guidance has been given to respective armies so that peace is maintained and the border is managed properly

SP-BSP and Congress play politics of fear: Rajnath Singh

Mirzapur (UP), May 15 (ANI): Opposition parties especially those in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress have contributed to fuelling politics of fear, alleged Union Minister Rajnath Singh in UP's Mirzapur on Tuesday. "Be it the Congress, the SP or BSP, all of them have always badmouthed the BJP and fueled fear among the minorities to gain their support. Modi ji has said 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', we do not want divisions in the name of caste, creed or religion," Singh said at an election rally in Mirzapur. He put the blame on the Congress for defaming the country on the international platform but added that the party was a failure and it was apparent by the recent happenings. "Congress tried its level best to blemish the good name of India continuously but it failed. Their failure was proven when the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is a body of 57 Islamic countries, invited India after 50 years, despite protests by Pakis

Rajnath Singh's dilemma

The new defence minister has to correct a major asymmetry. Will his discipline come in the way?