Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday attended the commissioning ceremony of 'Mormugao', a P15B stealth-guided missile destroyer, at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, while participating at industry body FICCI's annual general meeting, on Saturday spoke at length about how India and China's economy fared in the past seven-odd decades and how economic reforms in both the countries shaped the economic prospect.
Addressing the 95th FICCI Annual Convention and AGM in the national capital, the union minister also hit out at the recent remarks by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi stating that "politics is done by speaking the truth."
Speaking on the recent India-China border clash, the Defence Minister said, "Whether it is Galwan or Tawang, our defence forces have proved their bravery and valour."
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon Directorate General Defence Estates (DGDE) to strengthen its internal legal system and gain expertise in state land revenue laws to effectively deal with unnecessary land-related disputes.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi on Friday hit out at former Congress national president Rahul Gandhi over his remark flagging 'clear threats' from alleged Chinese incursions into Indian territory, accusing the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation of "taking money from China".
Flagging a "clear threat from China" amid the ongoing border row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that the neighbouring country is "preparing for war" but Centre is "hiding and not accepting it".
With an aim to further augment the Indian Navy's mobility, reach and flexibility towards the accomplishment of its role and tasks in the Indian Ocean and beyond, 'Mormugao' a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer, is scheduled to be commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of the De
Fifty years ago, the day marked the largest military surrender after the Second World War, as 93,000 soldiers from the Pakistan Army laid down their arms before the Indian forces -- resulting in the liberation of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan.
The exercise is taking place at a time when a face-off between Indian and Chinese troops at the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh took place on December 9 along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) preceded by attempts to violate air space on many occasions.
Earlier on Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament that Chinese troops had attempted to transgress the LAC at Yangtse in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh.