Any comment on peace will be taken seriously: Sitharaman to Pakistan

Reacting over Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s thought of having peace and prosperity between both the countries through military cooperation, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the government will consider any pea...

Indigenization in defence sector on the top of agenda: Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday made a strong pitch for indigenization in defence manufacturing, saying it was on the top of the Modi government’s agenda. Speaking at DRDO award presentation ceremony, she said the emphasis on ind...

Top Commanders discuss Navy’s Mission Based Deployment

The four-day long Naval Commanders Conference undertook a review of their Mission Based Deployments, culminated on Friday here. “The review was aimed at maximizing benefits accrued from the deployment of Indian Navy ships and aircraft to critical ...

Killing tourist in Kashmir, unfortunate: Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday condemned the killing of a tourist from Tamil Nadu in an incident of stone throwing at Narbal on the Srinagar-Gulmarg road in Jammu and Kashmir and said “It is unfortunate”. Talking to reporter af...

Eyeing permanent commission for women, Army to create “specialized cadre”

In an effort to resolve the issue of offering permanent commission to women, the Indian Army is mulling to create a “specialized cadre” system so that they can be assigned non-combatant roles. Six branches of the Indian Army have been identifi...