Tag: defence
NSA Doval Meets U.S. Defence Secy, Reaffirms Indo-U.S. Ties In Defence Cooperation
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the Pentagon to discuss the importance of the U.S.-India relationship and the role of both nations in cooperating to uphold international laws and principles.....
Pakistan Rules Out Immediate Execution Of Jadhav
Kulbhushan Jadhav, an alleged Indian 'spy' who has been awarded death sentence by a military court in Pakistan, will not be immediately executed, Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has said.....
Modernisation Of Defence Equipment Top Priority: Jaitley
Modernisation of defence equipment is the top most priority for the government, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday as he addressed the Army Commanders' Conference here.....
Japan, US Test Anti-missile Ships During Joint Military Exercises
Japan and the US began a specific seaborne joint military exercise within the ongoing joint naval exercises that began on Sunday amid heightened tensions with North Korea, media reports said.....
Indian, Pakistani Army Clash On LoC
The Pakistani Army on Thursday resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.....
Cabinet Reshuffle: Modi Rejigs Team, Sitharaman Gets Defence, Goyal Railways
Nirmala Sitharaman was named India's Defence Minister in a reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Cabinet by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 September. Piyush Goyal was awarded charge of the Indian Railways.....
Two Commandos, Two Militants Killed In J&K Gunfight
Two commandos of the Indian Air Force elite Garud commando unit and two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.....
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.....
Air Variant Of BrahMos Missile Test Fired From Sukhoi Jet
India on Wednesday successfully test fired the air variant of BrahMos missile from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet to hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal. ....
Three Killed In Pakistan Suicide Attack Targeting Police Official
At least three persons were killed and five injured on Friday in a suicide attack that targeted the vehicle of a senior police official in Pakistan's Peshawar city.....
