Indian Military

India watch military conflict in Middle East closely, says Hardeep Puri

"The place where action is taking place is in many respects the centre of global energy... as we go along we will navigate through this," Puri told reporters at an industry event in New Delhi

First lot of women officers to join Army's artillery regiments this month

The Centre has approved the Indian Army's decision to induct women officers in the artillery regiments, Minister of State for Defence, Ajay Bhatt informed the Lok Sabha on March 31

Indian Army testing armed drone variants that won recent wars

Coming week will see trials of an 'aerial targeting system' for the artillery directorate

Looking forward to continue to foster ties with Indian military: Pentagon

The United States is looking forward to continue to develop and foster its relationship with the Indian military, the Pentagon has said. The US and India enjoy a good partnership. We look forward to continuing to develop and foster our relationship with the Indian military, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig Gen Pat Ryder told reporters at a news conference here on Friday. In 1997, defence trade between India and the US was almost negligible, today it stands above USD 20 billion. Last month during a press conference, Ryder said that India is a "great example" of countries who are choosing security assistance from the US, underlining that it was ready for any response to wean them away from Russia. India has faced flak from US lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, for choosing to abstain from a UN vote to rebuke Russia's invasion of Ukraine. US officials have expressed concern over India's purchase of the S-400 missile systems by Russia. In October 2018, India signed a U

Everyone should take pride in being Indian today: Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi

Vice Admiral Marakand Aravind Hampiholi, said that every Indian-- whether in the country or abroad-- should take pride in being an Indian

'India first country to name islands after soldiers', says Amit Shah

Shah said that it is an important day for the three wings of the Indian military

Rs 2.46-trn capital procurement proposals approved for armed forces: Govt

The government on Monday said that it has accorded approval to 163 proposals worth Rs 2,46,989 crore under various categories of capital procurement for the armed forces in the last three years. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, also said the share of procurement from domestic firms has been on an upward trajectory. "The government, in the last three years that is from 2019-20 to 2021-22 and current year (2022-23 up to September 2022), has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to 163 proposals worth Rs 2,46,989.38 crore approximately, under various categories of capital procurement which promote domestic manufacturing as per DAP-2020," he said. The AoN is the initial approval for any defence project. Procurement is done under the framework of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP). Bhatt said the share of domestic firms in the total procurement was at 54 per cent in 2018-19. It jumped to 59 per cent in 2019-20 and to 64 per cent in .

Navy to open all branches for women from next year: Chief of Naval Staff

The Indian Navy is looking at opening all its branches for women from next year, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference a day ahead of the Navy Day, Admiral Kumar also said that the first batch of around 3,000 'Agniveers' has been inducted and it included 341 women. In December last year, Navy officials said 28 women officers were deployed on board around 15 frontline warships, including aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, and the number is set to go up. "The first batch of Agniveers have already reported. About 3,000 Agniveers have joined out of which 341 are women. This is a landmark event for us because for the first time, the Navy is inducting women sailors. We have been inducting women officers for about the last 16-17 years, but this is for the first time that we are inducting women sailors," Admiral Kumar said. He said the Navy will open all its branches to women officers from next year. "Come next year, we are looking at wo

India considers war as last resort; strength necessary for peace: PM Modi

India stands for peace and has always considered war as not the first but last resort, but its armed forces have the strength and strategies to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye on the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. Addressing soldiers here on Diwali, Modi said India is against war but also underscored the need for strength to ensure peace and asserted that its growing power boosts the chances of global peace and prosperity. The whole world is looking at India which is a "balancing force", he told soldiers at the site of the armed forces' heroic feats in the Kargil war in 1999 as India beat back Pakistani forces. Modi invoked the epics of Ramayan and Mahabharat to assert that it is in Indian tradition to avoid war be it in Lanka or Kurukshetra and the country stands for world peace. The prime minister highlighted numerous measures taken by his government to boost economy and development, saying a country is safe only when its borders are secu

MGS, Light Tank, WhaP: DRDO presents 3 'Make in India' successes at DefExpo

The DRDO has chosen Larsen & Toubro as a "design cum production partner"

Best of BS Opinion: Chinese chequers on the LAC, women on boards, and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Quiet authority: Meet Gen Anil Chauhan, India's new Chief of Defence Staff

Lt Gen Anil Chauhan is known to express his views frankly, not necessarily adopting the conventional approach

Military reviewing range of traditions as 'colonial practices': Source

The practice of affiliating Indian Army units with foreign (mainly British) units, based on hard battles fought together before Independence, is also under review

NTPC to supply power generated from renewable sources to armed forces

State-run power giant NTPC has inked a pact to supply electricity generated from renewable sources to Military Engineering Services. This is the first ever agreement by the Indian armed forces for getting power supply from renewable energy sources, NTPC said in a statement. This will go towards the gradual decarbonization of the armed forces. Power Purchase Agreement for RE power from the NTPC Solapur and Power Uses Agreement for RE power from upcoming NTPC Khavda, was signed to this effect at Chandigarh by A K Srivastava, General Manager (Commercial), NTPC, Sunit Kumar, AGM (Commercial), NTPC REL and Maj Gen Ashok Kumar, DGW, the statement said.

How the Indian military can be weaned off its dependence on Russian weapons

Shifting toward buying more Western weapons systems and lessening its dependence on Russia, for instance, would bolster India's autonomy

Al Najah: 13-day Indo-Oman joint military exercise concludes in Rajasthan

The fourth edition of Indo-Oman joint training exercise 'Al Najah', with a focus on counter-terrorism, regional security, and peacekeeping operations, was concluded on Saturday in Bikaner

Agnipath scheme: Female recruitment for military police to begin on Nov 1

The online registration for female candidates to apply opened up on Wednesday, August 10 and shall remain open till September 7, 2022

Eastern Ladakh row: India, China to hold 16th round of military talks

The last round of talks between the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) took place on March 11

India's military no match for China's AI-backed war machines, opines expert

If India and China were to fight a war in the near future, China could take Arunachal and Ladakh with minimum loss of life, says military expert Pravin Sawhney

Congressman Khanna introduces legislation against CAATSA sanctions on India

CAATSA is a tough US law that authorises the administration to impose sanctions on countries that purchase major defence hardware from Russia