The Indian Army chief, Gen Dalbir Singh, and Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, will retire on Dec 31
He said, now the DRDO has been mandated to rope in private sector industry for development
The leader said the cake was a surprise for Parrikar, who wanted a low profile event
The defence minister underlined that 'national security should be paramount'
The party workers and well-wishers will prepare a special cake for the Defence Minister
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Parrikar was referring to banners put up by AAP claiming it will win the state polls, likely to be held in early 2017
Parrikar asserted that the deployment of army is a routine exercise being carried out since many years
Parrikar said that business dealings have been suspended or put on hold in respect of 13 firms
Parrikar will meet with Bangladesh top leadership to firm up defence initiatives ahead of PM Sheikh Hasina's visit to Delhi next month
Defence Ministry officials ruled out any link between the visit and the sale of two submarines by China to Bangladesh
A total of Rs 350 cr from mining and forest would be released to Goa which has to be used in 8 different talukas
'I bid goodbye to the Ambassador and asked for a regular white car without bullet proofing,' Parrikar said
Parrikar was Chief Minister of Goa before his induction into the Union Cabinet by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Parrikar said that the State Government will organise camps to educate people about this application
Parrikar also called for a higher level of indigenisation in submarine-building
Parrikar also said that the need is to increase the speed to clear the backlog of projects
He adds the Indian troops have complete power and they are giving an apt reply to the enemy
The minister said the country's borders are secured and no one could dare attack India
Services did not want to leave their turf but they have slowly come to understand that jointness would be much better than individual separate forces, says Parrikar