Giving a statement in the House, the Defence Minister assured the Upper House that "our forces are committed to protecting our territorial integrity and will continue to thwart any attempt made on it".
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan along with the Services Chiefs will brief Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the security situation along the Line of Actual Control with China, according to Defence Sources.
"In the last few weeks, there have been two to three occasions where our fighter jets had to be scrambled to tackle the Chinese drones moving towards our positions on the LAC. The Su-30MKI jets had to be scrambled to tackle the air violation threat," defence sources told ANI.
Defence expert Praful Bakshi said if needed India will have to change its stance in view of Chinese actions but said that military talks should continue.
Indeed, Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND) spokesperson Senior Colonel Tan Kefei evocatively alleged that the report was "distorting China's national defence policy and military strategy, groundlessly speculating about China's military development, and grossly interfering in China's
Both parties have entered into a framework memorandum of understanding (MoU) for various requirements including avionics, subsystems testing, facilitation of launch, etc, and any other requirements that might emerge during the course of design, development and launch phase. The MoU shall rem
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will impart self-defence training in the upper primary and composite schools with the aim of ensuring safety and well-being of girls and strengthening their physical and mental self-reliance under Mission Shakti Phase Four.
With the aim of boosting air connectivity and tourism in the coastal state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mopa International Airport in Goa on Sunday.
Amid reports that Goa's new international airport in Mopa will be named after four-time chief minister and former Defence minister Manohar Parrikar, his son Utpal Parrikar on Sunday said that if the Centre does so, it would be a 'happy moment for us'.