INS Arihant. (File photo)Visakhapatnam: The Indian Navy got its second nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine, on Thursday. The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, commissioned the nuclear submarine capable of carrying nuclear-tipped ballistic...
SSS Defence CEO Vivek Krishnan.New Delhi: India’s recent decision to acquire an additional 73,000 SIG 716 assault rifles from US manufacturer Sig Sauer Inc has sparked intense debate over the country’s defence procurement practices after ...
India has already signed several military-linked agreements with the US, like GSOMIA, LEMOA, COMCASA, and BECA before signing SOSA.New Delhi: India and the United States recently signed the Security of Supply Arrangement, or SOSA, on Thursday, as Ind...
The Nepali foreign minister, Arzu Rana Deuba (R), with the Indian foreign minister, S Jaishankar, in New Delhi, on August 19, 2024. (Photo: X/@EONIndia)This month’s Maldives visit of the foreign minister, S Jaishankar, and the Nepal trip of the...
An artist’s impression of a high-altitude ASW sonobuoy being dropped from a helicopter. (Photo: X/@NethajiSoldiers)New Delhi: The United States secretary of state, Antony Blinken, approved the sale of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonobuoys and ...
Narendra Modi (L) with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace. (Photo: X/@narendramodi) New Delhi: The prime minister, Narendra Modi, made a landmark visit to Ukraine, marking the first time an Indian leader has visited the country since it gai...
Rajnath Singh (R) with his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin. (File photo)New Delhi: The United States’ defence department (US Department of Defense or US DoD) and India’s defence ministry (Ministry of Defence or MoD) signed a non-binding Secu...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw. (Photo: X/@narendramodi) New Delhi: During his two-day visit to Poland, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, delivered several key messages that unders...
(From L to R): Minoru Kihara, Yoko Kamikawa, Rajnath Singh, and S Jaishankar during their 2+2 ministerial talks. (Photo: X/@rajnathsingh) New Delhi: In a move to further bolster their strategic partnership, India and Japan held the third round o...
India celebrated its 78th Independence Day on August 15, 2024.New Delhi: India celebrated its 78th Independence Day on Thursday with grand festivities and patriotic fervour across the nation. The theme for this year’s celebrations was &ldq...