File photo of the defence minister, Rajnath Singh.New Delhi: The defence minister-headed Defence Acquisition Council has approved 10 major capital acquisition proposals worth approximately ₹1.05 lakh crore, marking the country’s most sign...
Troops of Indian Army and French Army during Exercise Shakti (Photo: Indian Army) New Delhi: The militaries of India and France have concluded their two-week bilateral exercise Shakti – VIII at Camp Larzac, La Cavalerie in France, aim...
Ali Khamenei (L) and Benjamin Netanyahu.The dust has barely settled on the Middle East’s latest conflagration, yet the contours of a strategic paradox are already emerging. Israel’s audacious Operation Rising Lion, launched on June 13, 20...
Abdul Rehman gazed at his sole remaining goat, whose ribs protruded beneath matted fur. For months, the 52-year-old farmer from Kargil had seen his 50-strong herd of goats whittle down to a mere 20. "I didn't know what to do," he s...
Asim Munir’s official portrait when he became the Pakistani army chief in 2022. (Photo: ISPR/Handout)The elevation of Pakistan’s chief of army staff, General Asim Munir, to the rank of field marshal by the Shehbaz Sharif government was ne...
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla. (Photo: Nasa)New Delhi: Indian Air Force test pilot Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian gaganyatri (Indian term for astronaut) to reach the International Space Station. This marked a historic m...
Rajnath Singh at SCO Summit in China (Photo: MoD)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, refused to sign a joint statement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China. It has been learned ...
New Delhi: The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani-led Reliance Defence Limited has secured a substantial export contract worth ₹600 crore from German arms giant Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH. This marks a significant breakthrough for India’s private...
The joint insignia of the Indian armed forces. (File photo)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday authorized the chief of defence staff and secretary, Department of Military Affairs, to issue “Joint Instructions and Joint Or...
Pinaka MBRL in Pokharan (Photo: DRDO)New Delhi: The Indian Army is set to complete the deployment of six additional regiments of indigenously developed Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers by 2026. This will significantly bolstering the country&rsquo...