Indian Navy Celebrates Navy Day
The Indian Navy celebrates Navy Day on 4 December 2019 to commemorate its achievements during the 1971 India – Pakistan War. But it is quite interesting to note the developments preceded the... Read more
Won’t Do Anything That Will Harm India’s Interests: Gotabaya (Full text of interview)
Last Saturday, Sri Lanka’s newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, sat down with Nitin A. Gokhale, Editor-in-Chief of BharatShakti.in and sniwire.com, two Indian digital platforms with a... Read more
Rs. 500cr Push to Fund 250 Startups: Defence Ministry
The Defence Ministry will finance Rs. 500 crore to startups for their innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative in the next five years as part of the overall policy to boost ‘Make... Read more
Five migrant labourers working over 2,000 km away from home in the Kulgaum district of the Kashmir valley will not ever return to their villages. They were eliminated by terrorists. No longe... Read more
Foreign Defence Attaches Conclave: India Defence Industry Transiting Rapidly to being Export Oriented
Setting the tone of the power-packed 4th Foreign Defence Attaches’ Conclave, Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said, “We are manufacturing weapons not just to arm our defence forces, but... Read more
Develop Need-Based Cutting-Edge Weapons: Defence Minister, NSA Exhort DRDO
India’s top security leadership stressed the urgent need for DRDO to innovate and develop home-grown hi-tech weapon systems to make India not only self-reliant in defence manufacturing but a... Read more
Vice President Naidu: Enhance Capabilities of Security Forces to Deal with Emerging Challenges
The Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu, describing terrorism as the enemy of humanity, warned against any complacency on the safety and security of the country and called for measures t... Read more
Sheikh Hasina to Boost Indo-Bangla Maritime Ties
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in New Delhi on a four-day official visit starting 3 to 6 October to boost bilateral ties. This is her maiden visit after the recent Parliamentary... Read more
Mountain Strike Corps Starts Testing New Concept
India’s 17 Mountain Strike Corps is currently engaged in an exercise to validate the concept of a swift offensive in the high Himalayas along the border with China. While an integrated exerc... Read more
Government Determined to Corporatise OFB Despite Opposition
The recent deadlock between employees of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), who struck work to protest the proposed corporatisation of its factories, and the Defence Ministry may have led to... Read more