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
Ficci asks Rajnath Singh for level playing field for private shipyards'
Singh said that equipment would be imported only if the situation demanded that it was important and was not being manufactured in the country
US President Donald Trump had on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Modi had asked him to play the role of a mediator on Kashmir
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 ...
Singh said specific guidance has been given to respective armies so that peace is maintained and the border is managed properly
The new defence minister has to correct a major asymmetry. Will his discipline come in the way?
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
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
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
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
Despite emasculation of his position, Singh never lost his cool and responded with grace
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
He also compared the demand made by the opposition that the government come out with exact number of terrorists killed in the Balakot airstrikes
'We will pray to god that he becomes Prime Minister of India,' said Shia religious leader Syed Zafar Asgar Rizvi
Addressing a rally here in Alipurduar district, Singh alleged that Bangladeshis are illegally entering West Benga
Religions have contributed in making India empowered, self-reliant and prosperous and will continue to do so, said Rajnath Singh
He also pointed out the Congress-led grand alliance was heading to a "huge defeat" in Telangana, where the TRS appears set to retain to power with a big majority
The Home Minister also accused the Congress of creating a crisis of distrust in politics