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India, New Zealand reaffirm strong defence ties, commitment to deepen coop
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister of State for Defence, Sanjay Seth, met New Zealand Defence Ministry's Head of International Branch, Kathleen Pearce, in New Delhi on Monday and reaffirmed commitment to deepen cooperation across key strategic domains.
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Taipei welcomes Aus-UK Joint Statement rejecting any attempt to alter "sta
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Taipei Times, the statement followed the Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) held in Sydney on Friday, hosted by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles, with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John Heal
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26th Kargil Vijay Diwas: Rajnath Singh, CDS, tri-services chiefs pay tribu
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
On the occasion of the 26th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Saturday, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, and Chief of
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IAF looking to acquire 2-3 squadrons of fifth-generation fighter jets from
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The IAF recently made a detailed presentation to the government outlining its future requirements for maintaining an edge over adversaries, defence sources told ANI.
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COAS Dwivedi meets Israeli Defence DG, discusses geostrategic developments
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Major General (Res) Amir Baram, the Director General, of Israel's Ministry of Defence called upon COAS General Upendra Dwivedi, where the two held discussions on the geostrategic developments in the region, and explored avenues to further strengthen the bilateral Defence Cooperation betwe
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India-Israel forge deeper defence ties; condemn terrorist acts of Pahalgam
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The top brass from India and Israel held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, where discussions focused on further deepening the bilateral defence cooperation with a vision of a long-term perspective. The discussions took place between India's Defence Secretary and the Director Ge
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Defence Secretary RK Singh formally flags-in mountaineering expeditions to
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Thursday formally flagged-in mountaineering expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kilimanjaro at an event organised in South Block, New Delhi.
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Amid South China Sea disputes, Philippines edges closer to Taiwan in strat
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Philippine Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said in a recent interview that "it would be hiding from the obvious to say that Taiwan's security will not affect us." His comments reflect a shift in Manila's posture, even as it maintains its official diplomatic recognition of Beijing.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Controllers' Conference 2025
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The conference will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on July 7, in the presence of top military and civilian leadership including Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, the three service chiefs, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, Financial Adviser (Defence Service
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Ex-UK minister Williamson urges Taiwan to stand up to China's bullying tac
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Former UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson called on Taiwan to abandon its diplomatic caution and assert itself more boldly on China on the international stage, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
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Jaishankar calls India-US defence ties 'most consequential' during Pentago
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth in Pentagon, where he highlighted the strategic significance of India-US defence ties, calling it "one of the most consequential pillars" of the relationship between both nations.
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Defence Secretary leads Indian delegation to South Africa for 9th Joint De
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh led the Indian delegation to South Africa for the 9th Joint Defence Committee (JDC) meeting, which was held in Johannesburg on June 23 and 24.
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