The Red Fort announcement to synergise capabilities and bring about change in our military structures will need strong political intervention and follow-up to translate concept into reality. read more

The time to abandon the NFU policy has not come yet. Instead, India should work for a global treaty on NFU that includes all the de jure and de facto nuclear weapon powers read more

Addressing the Indian diaspora at the Bahrain National Stadium, Prime Minister Modi said he was tied down by responsibility due to which though he is steeped in grief, he has to carry on with his duties. read more

In the first term of the Narendra Modi government, Arun Jaitley was in-charge of defence ministry and his tenure saw clearance of a number of big ticket reform measures and simplification of military acquisition process. read more

Pakistan’s nuclear blackmail is a concern, but the Indian move is diplomatically questionable, strategically unsound. read more

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh hinted on Friday India might change its “no first use” policy for nuclear weapons, introducing a level of ambiguity in a key security doctrine against the backdrop of heightened tensions with Pakistan. read more

Reports said a Spanish F-18 jet based in Lithuania had tried to approach Shoigu’s plane, prompting one of two Russian SU-27 fighter jets accompanying him to see it off. read more

Eldest among four siblings, Kranti became a part of NGO Dehat’s ‘Child Parliament’ initiative in Bahraich. read more

The former president’s political career began in 1969 and there was no looking back after that. He has been a member of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and has held top posts of Defence Minister, Finance Minister, External Affairs Minister, Leader of... read more

Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh does not want delays in projects in the state capital due to hindrances like land disputes. read more

Speaking during the Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi highlighted the problems being faced by farmers in Kerala, particularly in his constituency Wayanad. read more

The government had announced last month through CBDT that disability pension will be taxed if the soldier had served his full term with the three services - Indian Navy, Indian Army and Indian Air Force. The CBDT notification had said that only those... read more

The armed forces will have to prioritise their purchases for optimal utilisation of the available resources, said a senior army official who did not want to be named. read more

These two episodes reflect, partly, the opportunities and challenges that the defence ministry will face. read more

The ‘100 Most Influential in UK-India Relations: Celebrating Women’ list was launched by UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid to mark India Day in the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday. read more