Tag: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
India Warns Pakistan Will Pay For Jammu Attack 'misadventure'
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said militants who killed five soldiers and a civilian at an Army camp in Jammu were Pakistanis and warned that Islamabad will pay a price for the terror attack.....
Pakistan Says India-US Statement Violates Diplomatic Norms
Pakistan on Thursday took "strong exception to the unwarranted reference" against it in the joint statement issued following the 2+2 India-US dialogue in New Delhi last week.....
Opposition Insulted Woman Defence Minister: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at opposition leaders accusing them of "insulting" Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the first woman to occupy the post, and said the opposition parties will have to pay a price for it.....
NCW Seeks Explanation From Rahul Over Remarks On Sitharaman
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday sought an explanation from Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his "extremely misogynistic" remarks against Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.....
Sitharaman Slams 'attempts To Sabotage, Stop' Rafale Deal
Asserting that Rafale fighter jet is integral to the country's strategic interests, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday slammed attempts to "sabotage" and "stop the deal" for acquiring 36 fighter aircraft in a ready-to-fly condition.....
Sitharaman's Statement Raises More Questions Than Answers On Rafale: Yechury
Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's media statement on Rafale has raised more questions than answers, and asked why comparative prices between the earlier scrapped deal for 126 fighter jets and the present one for 36 aircraft had not been shared.....
Sitharaman Flies In Sukhoi
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday flew in an Indian Air Force frontline aircraft Sukhoi Su-30 MKI -- an indigenously-built twin-engine fighter jet capable of carrying nuclear strikes.....
Sitharaman Visits Rifleman Aurangzeb's Family In J&K
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday visited the family of rifleman Aurangzeb who was abducted and killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir on June 15.....
Nirmala Defends India Celebrating Surgical Strike
Denying that the government was politicising the Army's surgical strike inside Pakistan two years ago, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said it was being celebrated as a festival to show that India won't take any attack on its troops lying down.....
Sushma, Sitharaman To Visit Washington For Strategic 2+2 Dialogue
India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold the first strategic 2+2 Dialogue with their US counterparts on July 6 in Washington, the State Department announced on Thursday.....
