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IAF chief in France for Rafale deal

India has dispatched a letter of request to Paris for 114 fighter jets in one of the largest defence acquisitions in Indian history. Read More

India, Australia to negotiate defence supplies pact, deepen maritime security cooperation

India, Australia eye defence supplies pact

Defence ministers Rajnath Singh and Richard Marles agree to pursue a defence articles agreement while expanding maritime surveillance, undersea awareness and military interoperability across the Indo-Pacific. Read More

Nepal PM Balendra Shah says border dispute with India to be settled through talks, seeks UK role

Nepal PM says border dispute with India to be settled through talks

Nepal PM Balendra Shah has signalled that Kathmandu will pursue a diplomatic, historically grounded process with India – and potentially the UK – to resolve the Lipulekh–Kalapani border dispute. Read More

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi: A tenure defined by steel, sea, and Operation Sindoor

Indian Navy chief Adm Dinesh K Tripathi retires

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi leaves behind a navy that commissioned warships at a record pace, led the maritime dimension of Operation Sindoor, and forced Pakistan’s vessels to stay in port for months. Read More

Admiral Krishna Swaminathan becomes 27th Indian Navy chief amid generational changes in force

Adm Swaminathan becomes 27th Navy chief amid theterization

Admiral Krishna Swaminathan takes charge as India's 27th chief of the naval staff, inheriting an ambitious modernization agenda and a sharply contested IOR. Read More

Who is Major Prabhat Mishra? Indian Army officer makes history at Fort Leavenworth

Maj Prabhat Mishra: The soldier who rewrote history at Fort Leavenworth

In the rolling hills of Kansas, inside the storied halls of the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, history was quietly made by a young Indian officer wearing the badge of the 22 Kumaon Regiment. Read More

General NS Raja Subramani takes charge as India’s third CDS, inherits an unfinished revolution

Gen Subramani takes charge as new CDS, inherits unfinished revolution

General NS Raja Subramani took charge as India’s third chief of defence staff, tasked with converting five years of institutional groundwork – theatre commands, joint doctrine, and indigenization. Read More

BrahMos deal with Vietnam signed, Indonesia close to agreement

The defence secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, has confirmed that the BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam has been signed and that talks with Indonesia are at the final stage. Read More

CDS General Anil Chauhan retires, leaves behind legacy of military reform

CDS Gen Anil Chauhan retires, leaves behind legacy of military reform

General Anil Chauhan retired as the chief of defence staff after steering key military reforms, advancing triservices integration, and military modernization. Read More

NDA 150th Course passing-out parade: COAS General Upendra Dwivedi reviews ceremony

NDA 150th Course: Gen Dwivedi reviews passing-out parade

The ceremony included the inspection of contingents, presentation of medals and awards, fly-pasts by military aircraft and helicopters, and the traditional “Antim Pag”. Read More