India Is Drifting Away From Russia On Defence

by Harsh V PantDefence partnerships, by their very definition, are strategic in nature. A simple act of buying and selling weapons, more often than not, binds nations in a symbiotic relationship that can be both liberating and constraining at the same time. It gives the buyer nation much-needed space to conduct its foreign policy without the threat of violence hanging overhead, and to be able to

June 15, 2023
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INS Vikramaditya Back In Action After 2.5 Yrs, Navy To Get 2 More Romeo Helicopters To Deploy On Board

The two helicopters will be delivered to India by the US govt around the time Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to the country later this month, it is learntNew Delhi: The Indian Navy will later this month receive two MH-60 Romeo anti-submarine warfare helicopters, which will be deployed on board the INS Vikramaditya that has been operationalised after an exhaustive refit

June 15, 2023
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Defence Ministry To Take Up MQ-9 Reaper Drone Deal With U.S. On Thursday

New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, India’s Defence Ministry is going to discuss the acquisition of MQ-9 Reaper drones from the US.The acquisition of these drones is scheduled to come up for discussion during an important high-level meeting of the defence ministry on Thursday, defence sources told ANI here.Earlier the plan was to rationalise the

June 15, 2023
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3 Years Since Galwan: India Boosts Infra, Surveillance, Combat Readiness At LAC

India has significantly enhanced military infrastructure, surveillance and combat capabilities along the nearly 3,500 km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China since the deadly clashes in Galwan valley in 2020, sources in the defence establishment said Wednesday on the eve of the third anniversary of the hostilities.The Indian and Chinese militaries are engaged in talks to reduce tensions

June 15, 2023
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