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India should strive for win-win situation for all: Rajnath on Indo-Pacific

Singh said the Indo-Pacific region remains important for the economic development of not only the regional but also the wider global community

India advocates free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific: Rajnath Singh

Amid China's growing assertiveness, defence minister Rajnath Singh has reaffirmed India's call for a free, open and inclusive order in the Indo-Pacific region

Peaceful Indo-Pacific, Asean centrality vital for world security: Rajnath

Asserting that the world is seeing increasing strife, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said a peaceful Indo-Pacific, with Asean at its centre, is vital for world security

Transnational, cross-border terrorism gravest threat before world: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for urgent and resolute intervention by the international community against transnational and cross-border terrorism

Rajnath Singh holds bilateral meeting with US defence secretary in Cambodia

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin in Cambodia as the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest while expressing their commitment to a strong India-US defence cooperation. Singh and Austin are in Cambodia to attend the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) Plus, the defence ministry here said in a statement. It said Singh and Austin met each other at Siem Reap with "great warmth" and "expressed satisfaction at the growing bilateral defence engagements". Singh was accompanied by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and other senior officials of the Ministry of Defence, it said. Defence Minister Singh shared pictures of his meetings with Austin on Twitter. "Delighted to meet the US Secretary of Defence, Mr Lloyd J. Austin in Siem Reap. @SecDef," he wrote on the microblogging site. The two leaders discussed a "wide range of issues of mutual interest while expressing their commitment t

Rajnath Singh to attend ASEAN defence ministers meet, discuss boosting ties

To commemorate 30 years of India-ASEAN relations, India and Cambodia will co-chair the maiden India-ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting today presided over by Rajnath Singh

Defence minister Rajnath Singh to attend India-ASEAN meet on Nov 22-23

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers plus Meeting and the India-ASEAN defence ministers meeting on November 22 and 23

Inflation in India less as compared to US, UK, other nations: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said inflation in India is less as compared to the US, the UK and other countries. He also claimed that the country's economy is progressing rapidly under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Inflation in India is less as compared to America (US), Britain and other countries. Our economy is currently at the fifth position, which will rise to third place in the coming times," he said. Singh was interacting with members of the Residents Welfare Association, Mahanagar, and citizens of the local parliamentary constituency here. Praising the prime minister, he said, "PM Modi says 'Make in India' and also make for the world. Work pertaining to the manufacturing of BrahMos missile unit in Lucknow is being carried out on a fast track mode and Rs 385 crore has been approved for the project recently." BrahMos manufacturing is part of India's defence export plans and the country earlier this year signed a $375 million deal to export the supersonic cruise ..

Swift, transparent decision-making needed for combat readiness: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said swift and transparent decision-making and availability of optimal resources were needed for a country's combat readiness. In his address at the Controllers' Conference 2022 organised by the Defence Accounts Department (DAD), Singh further said that a delay in making a decision leads to loss of both time and money, and affects combat readiness. Resources around the world are limited, the defence minister said, and emphasised on exercising "financial prudence" in using them. Resources should be used at the right places and there should be no wastage, he added. "A penny saved is a penny earned, and this applies fully to resources too. You are aware that for a country's combat readiness, not only availability of optimal resources is required, but swift and transparent decision-making is also needed," Singh said. If there is a delay in decision-making, there may be some shortfall in combative readiness, he added.

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on three-day visit to Lucknow

Rajnath Singh, who is an MP from Lucknow, has a packed schedule lined up with several events during his trip

India believes in peace but will give befitting reply if provoked: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India believed in peace, but if provoked, then the country could give a befitting reply.The Defence Minister was addressing an event in Jhajjar, Haryana on Sunday, said a press release by the Ministry of Defence."India is no longer weak. We believe in peace, but if anyone tries to harm us, we will give a befitting reply. Our soldiers have proved this time and again. 2016 surgical strikes, 2019 Balakot airstrikes and the bravery shown by our soldiers during the Galwan Valley incident are proof of our prowess & preparedness," said Singh.Singh has assured the nation that the Armed Forces are fully equipped to give a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil eye on India. Addressing an event in Jhajjar, Haryana on November 13, 2022, he asserted that safeguarding national interests is the main focus of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the military is being armed with state-of-the-art and indigenously-developed

Lotus in G20 logo reveals our traditional identity, says Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that the lotus in the G20 logo reveals India's traditional identity.

Anyone casting evil eye on India is now given befitting reply: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that safeguarding national interests is the main focus of the BJP-led government and anyone casting an evil eye on India is now given a befitting reply. "India is no longer weak. We believe in peace," Singh said, adding that a befitting reply is now given if anyone tries to harm us. Our soldiers have proved this time and again, Singh said referring to the 2016 surgical strikes and 2019 Balakot airstrikes. He also mentioned about the bravery shown by soldiers during the Galwan Valley standoff in eastern Ladakh. Singh was addressing a gathering after unveiling the statue of legendary warrior Prithviraj Chauhan in Haryana's Jhajjar. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and State BJP chief O P Dhankar were also present. He said to get rid of the colonial mindset, the Narendra Modi government has taken a number of initiatives, including a new Indian Navy ensign inspired from Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji, abolition of around 1,500

Info war can be a threat to stability: Defence minister Rajnath Singh

Adds successive govts have failed to create national security strategy

India doesn't believe in world order where nations deemed superior: Rajnath

India does not believe in a world order where a few countries are considered superior to others, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday and noted that the possibility of a global framework could be envisaged if security becomes a truly collective enterprise. In an address at the National Defence College, he also sounded a note of caution about cyber warfare and said it has increased the vulnerability of critical infrastructure. "I would like to tell you that conduct of our strategic policy should be moral. India does not believe in a world order where few are considered superior to others," Singh said. "India's actions are guided by the very essence of human equality and dignity, which is a part of our ancient ethos and its strong moral foundations, give us our political strength. Even our freedom struggle was based on the bedrock of high moral values," he noted. His comments came amid increasing concerns over China's aggressive military posturing along the Line of Actual

Always maintain force's operational readiness at peak: Rajnath tells Army

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called on the top Army commanders on Wednesday to always maintain the force's operational readiness at its peak level amid a lingering border row with China in eastern Ladakh. In an interaction with the commanders at their ongoing biannual conference, Singh reasserted the faith of the billion-plus citizens in the Indian Army as one of the "most trusted and inspiring organisations" in the country. At the five-day conference that started on Monday, the commanders are carrying out a comprehensive review of India's national security challenges along the borders with China and Pakistan, besides delving on ways to bolster the 1.3 million-strong force's military prowess. The main highlight of the third day's proceedings was Singh's interaction with the senior leadership of the Army, which was preceded by a briefing on "Transformational imperatives for a future-ready force". The Army said the defence minister commended the force for maintaining a high ...

Rajnath calls C-295 aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara a milestone

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the laying of foundation stone of a manufacturing facility in Gujarat's Vadodara city for C-295 transport aircraft production for the Indian Air Force was a milestone in the country's journey towards self-reliance in the defence sector. Singh was speaking before Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the upcoming aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara. The aircraft will be produced by a consortium of European aerospace major Airbus and the Tata Group. It is the first project of its kind in which a military aircraft will be manufactured in India by a private company. In September last year, India sealed a Rs 21,935 crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space to procure 56 C-295 aircraft to replace the IAF's ageing Avro-748 planes that entered service in the early 1960s. Rajnath Singh said for the first time in the country, a private player is setting up a facility to manufacture aircraft. "This is definitely a mom

Explained: Why Gilgit-Baltistan crucial for India? What is its history?

India's northward journey of development will be complete after reaching Gilgit and Baltistan, said Rajnath Singh. Let's know what the Gilgit-Baltistan issue is and how does it affect India

Rajnath dedicates 75 infra projects worth Rs 2,180 cr from eastern Ladakh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday dedicated to the nation 75 infrastructure projects including bridges, roads and helipads built at a cost of Rs 2,180 crore in strategically key areas of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim among others. He inaugurated the projects at a function held at the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi (DS-DBO) road that provides connectivity to India's northernmost outpost of Daulat Beg Oldi in eastern Ladakh. The highlight of the event was the onsite inauguration of 120-metre-long 'class-70 Shyok Setu' on the DS-DBO Road at an altitude 14,000 feet, the defence ministry said. The bridge will be of strategic importance as it will facilitate logistics movement of the armed forces. Other projects inaugurated virtually by Singh included two helipads, one each in Hanle and Thakung, in Eastern Ladakh, it said. These helipads will enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force in the region. The rest of the projects were inaugurate

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