During the presentation, CEO of the Safran Aircraft Engines Olivier Andries revealed plans for nearly $150 million investment in the country towards training and maintenance
Balakot hero Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was the star attraction as he flew past in a MiG-21 Bison fighter
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to address CEOs representing leading French defense industry enterprises as part of his three-day official trip to France
Singh, who earlier held wide-ranging talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, said his visit was aimed at "expanding the strategic partnership" between India and France.
Arrangements have also been made for a traditional Indian Shastra Puja, or weapons' worship which forms part of Dussehra celebrations
Singh is on a three-day visit to Paris, primarily to receive the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets
At present, financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh was given to battle casualties in case of death and also to those sustaining 60 per cent and above disability besides to several other categories
Singh also said the Centre is committed in exploiting the entrepreneurship spirit of private defence sector and ready to interact and resolve their problems
India needs a clear road map to build naval capacity
The Defence Minister said the India Navy always ready to defend the country from all threats
The minister's remarks come just days after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his maiden speech at the UN General Assembly, drummed up hysteria over nuclear war while targeting India over Kashmir
Not only in India, the whole world knows what will happen to terrorists, the defence minister said
Singh was addressing a gathering at the commissioning ceremony of indigenously built submarine INS Khanderi
Rajnath said there are some powers who want to do a Mumbai-like attack on Indian coastal regions, but "their desires will not be allowed to be fulfilled"
Rawat had on Monday said Pakistan has reactivated the Balakot terror camp very recently and about 500 infiltrators were waiting to sneak into India
Says he chose Tejas because it is an Indian fighter
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will take a flight in the Tejas light combat aircraft in Bengaluru, and then travel to Mumbai for milestones in India's shipbuilding programme
Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's first Military Medicine Conference, Singh said bioterrorism breaks out as a 'contagious plague'
Indian Ambassador to Republic of Korea Sripriya Ranganathan said the stated Indian position on the Kashmir issue was very clear
The move comes days after the Navy warned of a possible terror attack from the seaside