Holy Relics of Tathagata Buddha (Photo: IBC) By Dr. Portia B. Conrad Every year, on the full moon of Vaishakha, Buddhists across the world stop. Lamps are lit. Monasteries fill with chanting. This year the day carries something extra - the ...
Representational image (Photo: X)New Delhi: To bolster protected mobility in challenging terrains, the Indian Army has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on April 30 for 159 bullet-proof troop carriers (BPTCs).These 4x4, right-hand-drive vehicles...
New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for 83 tracked platforms purpose-built to carry the Akashteer air-defence command-and-reporting system into mechanized combat zones, addressing a capability gap that became pa...
Development assistance is never only about development. This is not a cynical observation, it is a structural one. When a country allocates capital to a neighbour's infrastructure, it is also investing in supply chains, in diplomatic relationship...
Indian Navy helicopter fires NASM-SR missile in the Bay of Bengal (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: In a boost to the country’s maritime defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have successfully ...
Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter (Photo: X)New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has begun the process to procure three of the world’s most powerful cargo helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) on the wet lease basis.The ministry has issued a...