By Manish AnandNew Delhi: Atmanirbhar Bharat has been hailed as a mainstay of India’s defence sector indigenisation. The slogan sits at the centre stage of Indian dream to break into the league of defence goods exporting nations. But the slogan...
Vikram Misri signing the condolence book at the Iranian embassy in New Delhi, on March 5, 2026. (Photo: MEA)New Delhi: India has at last formally expressed condolences over the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, with the fore...
Ali Hosseini Khamenei (April 19, 1939 – February 28, 2026)New Delhi: A coordinated United States and Israeli air campaign killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, along with several of the country’s most senior mili...
An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet. (File photo)New Delhi: When France and India finalize what could become the largest arms deal in Indian history – the acquisition of 114 Rafale F4 jets under the MRFA (multi-role fighter aircraft) program...
An IAF Tejas. (File photo)New Delhi: Earlier this month, on the morning of February 7, a Tejas-Mk1 single-seat fighter of the Indian Air Force came to grief at a forward base along the country’s western front. The aircraft – returning fro...
An IAF Tejas fighter. (File photo for representation)New Delhi: In a bid to break the prolonged deadlock over the Tejas-Mk1A programme, the Indian Air Force and the Ministry of Defence have worked out a set of limited concessions for HAL, allowi...