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
CDS to Bring Doctrinal Coherence in the Indian Military
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took everyone—or let me say at least the strategic community—by surprise by announcing the appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff from the ramparts of the Red F... Read more
Kashmir: The Next Few Steps
The Parliamentary actions for removal of discriminatory provisions of Article 370 and 35A have been done and dusted. The dynamics of what all follow next are of immense consequence and how t... Read more
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) under which testing infrastructure for the private sector will be set up to promote private sector i... Read more
FAQs on the State of Jammu and Kashmir
Executive Summary The State of Jammu and Kashmir with a population of 12.5 million is one of India’s 29 States. Legally and constitutionally Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the Indi... Read more
User-Friendly Interface Defence Production Dashboard Launched
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has unveiled a Dashboard of Department Defence Production (DDP) on Thursday for effective monitoring of various initiatives and schemes taken up by the Ministr... Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Embark on Maiden Visit to Africa
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on his maiden trip to the African country Mozambique later this month. The visit is aimed at enhancing bilateral ties, strengthening the ex... Read more