V Muraleedharan (C) during his videoconference with his Syrian counterpart, Fayssal Mekdad. (Photo: MEA)New Delhi: India and Syria have agreed to continue close consultations and cooperation on issues of mutual interest both bilaterally and at multil...
Indian military contingent at last year’s war games hosted by Russia.New Delhi: The Indian Army will not be participating in multilateral Kavkaz 2020 exercise. A highly placed defence source confirmed the development amid rising tensions at eas...
New Delhi: Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Chairperson Justice Rajendra Menon on Wednesday inaugurated hearings by video conferencing for all ten Regional Benches of the Armed Forces Tribunal here.The Principal Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal is the only ...
Foreign minister S Jaishankar at 17th meeting of India-Vietnam Joint Commission New Delhi: India and Vietnam on Tuesday agreed to coordinate closely at multilateral forums, including at the UN Security Council, where the two nations will serve c...
Chennai: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship C-449 was commissioned on Thursday by chief secretary K Shanmugam in Chennai, which would further strengthen the maritime and coastal security of Tamil Nadu.The ship is the 49th in the series of 54 ships bei...
New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus pandemic throughout the globe, France on Thursday announced that it has opened its door for Indian students.In a series of tweets, French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain said, “Finally, the wait is over! Deli...
Naval Commanders' Conference 2020New Delhi: Inaugurating the three-day-long Naval Commanders’ Conference here, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday complemented Indian Navy’s role in protecting the country’s maritime inte...
New Delhi: Former CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana was on Monday appointed Director-General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF).Currently, he is serving as head of Narcotics Control Bureau.Asthana, a 1984-batch Gujarat cadre officer, has...
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing border tension between India and China in eastern Ladakh, in a clear message to China and Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India`s sovereignty is supreme and armed forces deployed along the LoC and L...
The Indian Navy is the principal manifestation of India’s maritime influence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In the last few months, since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the globe, the operations IOR have seen an expansion with Indian naval ships ...