Indian Defence Exports Witness Record Growth
The figure published in an online ‘dashboard’ by the Ministry of Defense’s Department of Defence Production (DDP) on April 14, 2020 represents a five-fold increase over the value of export a... Read more
Southern Naval Command Designs Low Cost UV Disinfectant Unit Amid Coronavirus COVID-19 Scare
As part of its efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Southern Naval Command (SNC) has designed and fabricated an Ultra Violet Disinfectant Unit at Kochi taking inspiration from a co... Read more
Army Takes Over Narela Quarantine Facility During Daytime
The army has taken over the daytime management of the Narela quarantine centre, which is one of the biggest such facilities in India for handling suspected coronavirus cases and has been hou... Read more
Chinese Marines may be Operating in IOR in Five Years
With the Chinese you can always see what’s coming. Just as it is doing in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, the People’s Liberation Army aims to expand its Indian Ocean presence to... Read more
Larsen & Toubro to Now Manage Communication Network of Armed Forces
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been chosen to manage the military’s ultra-modern communications network, called the Armed Forces Network (AFN), which will enable the Indian Army, Navy a... Read more
What India’s Covid-19 Fight Means for Its Nuclear Strategy
Springtime, a period of colourful blossoms, fresh leaves and outdoor festivals, was spent by all Indians in a state of national lockdown this year. In dealing with the challenge thrown up by... Read more
Government Nod Must for Investment From China and Its Neighbours
India has clamped down on investments from China making prior government clearance mandatory for all forms investments, even indirect ones, from all countries sharing land border with the co... Read more
From Barter to Partner in the Russia–India Arms Trade
In the last week of March 2020, Dmitry Shugayev of the Russian Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation revealed that India would purchase 400 T-90S tanks, along with a number... Read more
India Stings Pakistan Over its Minority Record at IMF Meet for $1.4 bn Aid
At the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting on April 16 that gave a green signal to $1.4 billion aid to Islamabad to enable the country to face the economic impact of the coronavirus, t... Read more
DRDO Innovates Automatic Sanitiser and Ultraviolet devices to Fight Coronoavirus
From an automatic mist-based sanitiser for use while entering offices to ultraviolet devices that can destroy the genetic material of COVID-19, the Defence Research and Development Organisat... Read more