Defence Plan

India, Sri Lanka review security cooperation at annual defence dialogue

Top defence officials of India and Sri Lanka have held the seventh edition of their annual dialogue during which the two sides reviewed the bilateral defence and security cooperation and identified new avenues for engagement. The two-day meeting of the 7th edition of the Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD) between India and Sri Lanka, which began in New Delhi on Thursday was chaired by Defence Secretary Giridhar Armane and his Sri Lankan counterpart General Kamal Gunaratne. During the meeting which ended on Saturday, the two sides reviewed the defence and security cooperation, the Indian High Commission said here. Various ongoing defence cooperation initiatives were jointly reviewed and new avenues for engagement were identified during the ADD, it said. Sri Lanka's delegation included Air Marshal SK Pathirana, Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force along with senior officers from the Sri Lanka Army and the Navy. The Indian delegation included officials from the Ministry of Defence, Headquarte

Defence Minister launches 'iDEX Investor Hub', Rs 200 cr already pledged

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday launched the 'iDEX Investor Hub' (iIH), under which more than Rs 200 crores had already been pledged by leading Indian investors. He also launched the ninth edition of 'Defence India Startup Challenges (DISC 9)' on "Cybersecurity" during the annual defence innovation event 'Manthan' as part of the Aero India 2023 here. Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) is the flagship initiative of the Department of Defence Production to encourage start-ups and other such entities engaged in defence innovation. The iDEX Investor Hub' aims to accelerate investment in the Defence sector and give investors a unified view of opportunities and innovations, officials said. More than Rs 200 crore had already been pledged under iIH by leading Indian investors, an official statement said. 'DISC 9' launched on Wednesday is the first collaboration of iDEX with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (i4C) division of the Ministry of Home Affairs. These

Biggest defence importer for decades now exports to 75 countries: PM Modi

Underlining the potential of India's defence sector PM Narendra Modi on Monday said the country which was the biggest defence importer for decades now exports defence equipment to 75 countries.

Info war can be a threat to stability: Defence minister Rajnath Singh

Adds successive govts have failed to create national security strategy

Indian Navy to get a new ensign: What is changing and why is it important?

On September 2, PM Modi will unveil a new ensign of the Indian Navy that will not include the St George's Cross

S Korea, US to hold talks on alliance, deterrence against evolving N Korea

The defence chiefs of South Korea and the US will hold talks in Washington DC on Friday (July 29) to discuss security on the Korean Peninsula and deterrence against evolving North Korean threats

South Korea protests against Japan's claims to Dokdo in defense white paper

The South Korean government has condemned Japan on Friday for laying repeated claim to the easternmost islets of Dokdo in its annual defence white paper.

Self-reliance in defence forces important for India of 21st century: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a seminar titled 'Swavlamban' organised by the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) wherein he underlined India's goal

China hikes defence budget by 7.1% to $230 bn, three times India's spending

China's hike in defence spending comes amid the People's Liberation Army's growing incidents of muscle-flexing in the strategic Indo-Pacific region

EU to enhance defence, security engagement with partners in Indo-Pacific

In his address at the forum, Jaishankar said that greater power and stronger capabilities should lead to 'responsibility and restraint', in remarks seen as a veiled reference to China

Defence minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates border bridges in Uttarakhand

These bridges were part of 27 border infrastructure projects inaugurated by Singh on Tuesday

PM inaugurates two defence complexes, lashes out at Central Vista critics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at critics of Central Vista project on Thursday during inauguration of the Defence Offices Complexes in Delhi.

Point of vulnerability

Rafale controversy reflects a systemic weakness in defence deals

Military should fund its own modernisation

Boosting its capital expenditure does not require a great deal of money

NATO nations expand defence clause to jointly respond to attacks in space

NATO leaders on Monday expanded the use of their all for one, one for all, mutual defence clause to include a collective response to attacks in space.

Ministry of Defence allocates Rs 500 cr for designing innovative products

The iDEX initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2018, with the aim of fostering innovation and technology development in defence and aerospace

The mirage of self-reliance

In the absence of robust technological and project management structures, MoD's indigenisation drive will remain questionable

Rajnath reviews defence ministry's efforts to deal with Covid-19 crisis

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed efforts by various wings of the ministry in contributing to India's battle against a fast-spreading second wave of coronavirus

Changing a monolith

The plans currently afoot to restructure the military raise several questions about the command structure and accretion of power

Ambitious goals for defence

If India is to have any chance of doubling exports, it must first recognise exports and production are two sides of the same coin