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Developments in J&K are India's internal matter: US Defence Secy to Rajnath

In a telephonic conversation with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper on Thursday called recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir as internal matters of India and hoped that any issue between New Delhi and Islamabad will be resolved bilaterally. Singh raised the issue of cross-border terrorism and appreciated the US support for India's effort to maintain peace and stability in the region, a defence ministry spokesperson said. He conveyed to Esper that withdrawing special status of Jammu and Kashmir was India's internal matter and that the decisions relating to it were aimed at improving economic growth, enhancing democracy as well as prosperity of the people of the region. "US Secretary of Defence appreciated India's position that the recent developments in Jammu & Kashmir are an internal matter of India. He hoped that any issue between India and Pakistan will be resolved bilaterally," the spokesperson said. The talks between Singh and Esper came a ...

Balakot air strike showed reach, lethality of Indian armed forces: Rajnath

The IAF had conducted air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot in February, days after the Pulwama terror attack on a CRPF convoy in which 40 personnel were killed

Nuclear confusion

Many questions surround dilution of no first use

Pak foreign minister Qureshi slams Rajnath's remarks on India's nuke policy

The statement of Indian defence ministers showed his "folly", he said

Rajnath Singh says India could use nukes first if circumstances demand

A nuclear no first use pledge assures enemies that they would not be subjected to a pre-emptive nuclear strike.

No-first-use nuke policy will depend on 'circumstances' in future: Rajnath

A 'no first use' policy means the country will not use its nuclear weapon as a means of warfare unless attacked by an adversary using nuclear weapons

Defence shipyards bag 85-95% high-value warship orders without tender

Ficci asks Rajnath Singh for level playing field for private shipyards'

Govt priority is to modernise armed forces, meet their needs: Rajnath Singh

Singh said that equipment would be imported only if the situation demanded that it was important and was not being manufactured in the country

Rajnath refutes Trump's Kashmir comment, says no question of any mediation

US President Donald Trump had on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Modi had asked him to play the role of a mediator on Kashmir

Rajnath Singh to visit J-K to lay wreath at Kargil War Memorial

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Kargil on Saturday, on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas. He will pay tributes to soldiers who laid down their lives in the Kargil War."Leaving New Delhi for Drass on a day-long visit to J & K. Shall visit the Kargil War Memorial to pay tributes to the fallen soldiers. I shall also be visiting Jammu region where two bridges built by BRO at Ujh in Kathua and Basantar in Samba will be dedicated to the nation," tweeted Rajnath Singh.On July 14, a 'Victory Flame' was lit by Singh at the National War Memorial in Delhi, which will reach Drass in Jammu and Kashmir on July 26 to commemorate India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil conflict.The flame would traverse through 11 towns and cities and finally culminate at Drass where it will be merged with the eternal flame at the Kargil War Memorial.This year is the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War and the milestone is being celebrated in a grand manner by the Indian Army with a view to ...

India, China honouring bilateral pacts for peace at border: Rajnath Singh

Singh said specific guidance has been given to respective armies so that peace is maintained and the border is managed properly

SP-BSP and Congress play politics of fear: Rajnath Singh

Mirzapur (UP), May 15 (ANI): Opposition parties especially those in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Congress have contributed to fuelling politics of fear, alleged Union Minister Rajnath Singh in UP's Mirzapur on Tuesday. "Be it the Congress, the SP or BSP, all of them have always badmouthed the BJP and fueled fear among the minorities to gain their support. Modi ji has said 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', we do not want divisions in the name of caste, creed or religion," Singh said at an election rally in Mirzapur. He put the blame on the Congress for defaming the country on the international platform but added that the party was a failure and it was apparent by the recent happenings. "Congress tried its level best to blemish the good name of India continuously but it failed. Their failure was proven when the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is a body of 57 Islamic countries, invited India after 50 years, despite protests by Pakis

Rajnath Singh's dilemma

The new defence minister has to correct a major asymmetry. Will his discipline come in the way?

Letter to BS: Rajnath Singh's silence at his sidelining is baffling

What is really baffling is Singh's marked silence over his unceremonious shift to defence and his meek protest against his missing name in various cabinet committees

Rajanth in 4 more committees, govt rebalances composition of key panels

While an official statement in the morning had Singh's name in only two Cabinet committees - economic affairs and security - the government effected a change at night, bringing him in four more panels

New Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Siachen, Srinagar today

Top commanders of the Army will brief the defence minister about overall security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and apprise him about the anti-terror operations in Kashmir

Modi 2.0 cabinet: Rajnath Singh gets defence, faces hurdles in policymaking

As defence minister, Singh will remain an ex-officio member of the powerful Cabinet Committee on Security, which he also attended as the home minister

Narendra Modi cabinet 2.0: Rajnath Singh in the front, not at the centre

Despite emasculation of his position, Singh never lost his cool and responded with grace

Rajnath Singh rejects charge of political vendetta behind I-T, ED raids

With days to go for the start of the Lok Sabha polls, the home minister took questions on a range of issues including politics, Jammu and Kashmir and Balakot air strikes

Rajnath Singh blasts Congress for promise to abolish sedition law

He also compared the demand made by the opposition that the government come out with exact number of terrorists killed in the Balakot airstrikes