The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met in New Delhi today and accorded approval for the acquisition of defence equipment for about Rs 2700 Crores Approval for the procurement of the defence equipment was granted for procurement of three Cadet Training ships for the Indian Navy, which would be utilised […]
India and Maldives held discussions yesterday on the further strengthening bilateral defence cooperation in New Delhi yesterday. Both sides agreed that the two countries would continue their traditionally close cooperation on issues of maritime security, counter-terrorism and medical cooperation. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reiterated India’s commitment to contribute towards capacity building and training requirements of the […]
Senator Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, is coming to India on 07-09 January 2019. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister will arrive in Delhi at about 7.55 pm and will meet Sushma Swaraj, Indian External Affairs Minister, on January 8 2019 at 12.30 PM. The meeting is going to take place at Jahanara, Hotel […]
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a newly designed web page here yesterday for Drone Olympics (https://aeroindia.gov.in/Drone), scheduled to be held at Aero India – 2019 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The web page is open for registration of UAV players interested in taking part in the maiden event of the Aero India. It is […]
The Bilateral Defence Minister’s Dialogue between India and Indonesia was successfully concluded in Jakarta, today. This meeting between Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman and her Indonesian counterpart Gen (Retd) Ryamizard Rycudu comes after both the countries have upgraded their bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and have recently concluded a new Defence Cooperation Agreement in […]
India’s Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on an official bilateral visit to the Kingdom of Thailand from 27 to 28 August 2018. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held bilateral talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Thailand Gen. PrawitWongsuwon in Bangkok, today. She also called on Prime Minister of Thailand Gen. Prayuth Chan-o-cha. During […]
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met State Councilor and Defence Minister of China Gen. Wei Fenghe, in New Delhi yesterday. The Chinese Defence Minister is on an official bilateral visit to India from 21- 24 August 2018 The two Ministers held extensive discussions on bilateral defence related engagement as well as regional and international developments in […]
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit the United States for the first meeting of the ‘2+2 Dialogue’ on 6 July 2018 with Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James N. Mattis. This new dialogue format was agreed to between the two sides during the visit […]
Agni 5 missile was successfully flight tested today at 0945 hrs from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island). In a press statement the government said: All the Radars, Electro-Optical Tracking Stations and Telemetry Stations tracked the vehicle all through the course of the trajectory. All the mission objectives have been achieved. Raksha Mantri Nirmala […]
The Indian government has refused to send its troops in the Maldives to ensure democracy despite the opposition’s demand. However, today India issued a statement making it clear that it does want democracy to be given a chance in this country. In a press note, Ministry of External Affairs said: “The State of Emergency declared […]
