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Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in Hawaii for meeting with INDO-PACOM Commander
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Honolulu [Hawaii], Dec 6 (ANI): India's Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Honolulu for the second leg of her official visit to the United States of America (USA), where she is scheduled to hold meetings with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM
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Defence Minister Sitharaman to meet US counterpart
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 03 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who arrived in Washington D.C. on Sunday for a five-day visit, will hold a bilateral meeting with United States Secretary of Defence James N Mattis at Pentagon on Monday.
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DAC approves procurements worth Rs 3000 crores, including BrahMos and ARVs
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): The Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) on Saturday approved procurements of about Rs 3000 crores including BrahMos Missiles for two Indian Navy ships, and Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARVs) for Indian Army's Main Battle Tank Arjun. The DAC meeting was chaired
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Cyclone Gaja: Nirmala Sitharaman reviews relief ops in TN
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 30 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday visited the cyclone Gaja-affected areas in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district and took stock of the situation.
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Sitharaman pulls up DRDO, asks it to focus more on research and developmen
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday pulled up the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and asked it to focus more on Research and Development (R&D) and exploit the opportunity and support being extended by the central government.
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India attaches highest importance to its relationship with Maldives: Sushm
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): India's relationship with the Maldives is of the utmost priority, stated Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a press release.
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Operation Raksha Gyan Shakti to be launched on Nov 27
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 24 (ANI): In a bid to increase self-reliance, the Ministry of Defence will launch Operation Raksha Gyan Shakti on November 27 to increase Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) filing in design with an aim to reduce the transfer of technology and dependence on foreign c
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Sitharaman inaugurates Sangai Festival, calls Manipur 'land of gems'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Union Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the much-hyped tourism festival of the State, Manipur Sangai Festival - 2018 at Hapta Kangjeibung, Imphal East district on Wednesday.
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India, Singapore reaffirm ties at Defence Ministers' Dialogue
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Indian Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman and her Singaporean counterpart Dr. Ng Eng Hen co-chaired the 3rd Defence Ministers' Dialogue (DMD) between India and Singapore on Tuesday.
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Sitharaman reviews operational preparedness of Indian Coastal Guard
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reviewed the operational preparedness, infrastructure development and coastal security mechanism of the Coast Guard during Consultative Committee Meeting of Ministry of Defence on Indian Coast Guard.
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Armed forces not compelled to buy equipment from Indian companies: Defence
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the armed forces are not bound by her
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Mechanism put in place to resolve India, China issues: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said all the issues between India and China could be resolved through dialogues and meetings for peace and prosperity, adding that a mechanism is being put in place for the same.
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