Latest Israel-Palestine war jolts world. Can India play peacemaker?

Israel flattened neighbourhoods after neighbourhoods in Gaza through air and artillery strikes in retaliation to Hamas’s surprise attack that saw over 1,200 Israelis dead, so far. (Photo via Twitter)Four days have passed since the sudden rocket...

India’s HAL and BEL make it to 2021’s top 100 list of global arms sellers

Photo for representation.New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited, India’s two defence public sector undertakings, have emerged in the list of top 100 global suppliers of arms. Together, they totalled a sales arms...

Identify and make cost effective products to realise New India vision: Rajanth Singh to industry

Rajnath Singh at SIDM event in DelhiNew Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the Indian defence industry to identify and manufacture state-of-the-art cost-effective products/technologies to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’...

Government hikes FDI in defence cap from 49% to 74%; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hails

New Delhi: Aiming to attract investments from abroad, the government on Saturday announced a slew of measures to promote indigenisation of defence production under its 'Make in India' initiative, including raising the foreign direct investmen...