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DAC to engage pvt. sector in manufacture of high-tech defence equipment
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday finalised the broad contours of a policy aimed at engaging the Indian private sector in the manufacture of high-tech defence equipment in India.
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Army prepared to deal with militants in Kashmir: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the Indian Armed Forces are fully prepared to deal with the militants crossing across the valley.
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ICJ order great vindication of India's stand: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)/New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): With the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the primary judicial organ of the United Nations, temporarily staying the death sentence of former Indian Naval officer and alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav by a Pakistan military
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Jaitley directs army to maintain strict vigil along LoC
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today arrived in Srinagar to review the overall security situation in the Valley.
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Kashmir unrest: Jaitley, Army Chief to review security in Srinagar today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar [India], May. 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat will on Wednesday review the security situation and take stock of counter-terror operations in the Valley, which has been rocked with soaring turbulence recently besides the steady stream of ceasefi
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Shiv Sena slams PM Modi over no 'full-time' Defence Minister
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): In the wake of the barbaric abduction and killing of Indian Army Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz by terrorists in Kashmir, the Shiv Sena on Friday lashed out at the Centre over the lack of a 'full time' Defence Minister.
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Mulayam lashes out at Jaitley's 'lack of courage'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh)[India] May 12 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday asserted that it was a shame for Indian soldiers to be "killed in our own territory."
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Murder of Lt. Ummer Fayaz a 'dastardly act of cowardice': Jaitle
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir), May 10 (ANI): Condemning the abduction and murder of Army officer Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday dubbed it a 'dastardly act of cowardice.'
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Pak's denial carries no credibility: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Pakistan's denial of any cross Line of Control movement by its troops and mutilation of Indian soldiers' carries no credibility, said Defence Minister Arun Jaitley.
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BJP unable to protect soldiers or border: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 3 (ANI): Backing former defence minister A.K. Antony's statement where he called on the Centre to give a free hand to the Indian Army in giving an 'appropriate reply' to the mutilation of two Indian soldiers' bodies by Pakistan, the Congress Party on
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BJP calls A.K. Antony's statement 'ironical'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 3 (ANI): Slamming former defence minister A.K. Antony's statement where he called the Centre to give a free hand to the Indian Army in giving an 'appropriate reply' to Pakistan's barbaric act in Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on
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Jaitley to Navy: Preparedness is best deterrent
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday reminded naval commanders that preparedness is the best deterrent.
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