Replacement of Artillery Guns With State-of-The-Art Guns Progressing At Slow Pace: CAG Report

New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has flagged that the replacement of existing artillery guns with state-of-the-art guns has been progressing at a "slow pace" for over last two decades. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on Union Government (Defence Services) – Army and Ordnance Factories was presented in the Parliament on Monday."C&AG’s Report No. 6 of 2023,

March 28, 2023
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India’s Defence Exports Will Rise Up To Rs 40,000 Crore By 2026: Rajnath Singh

"We have worked to preserve our heritage since 2014" Defence Minister Rajnath SinghIndia would be exporting defence equipment and material worth Rs 35,000 to Rs 40,000 crore by 2026, Union minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.The defence minister was delivering the Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw memorial lecture here on ‘The role of youth in nation building’, organized by Symbiosis International

March 28, 2023
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Pakistan Likely To Participate In India-Led SCO NSA Meeting

Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to participate in the upcoming National Security Advisor meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which is being hosted by India, said a source, adding that the mode of participation is yet to be finalised.On March 29, India will host the meetings of SCO national security advisers (NSA) and top national security officials in New Delhi.The SCO

March 28, 2023
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China Could Project Military Power From Pakistan’s Gwadar Port

The prospects for China projecting military power over the Indian Ocean from Pakistan’s western coast are growing, a report by the Washington-based US Institute of Peace has said.Chinese basing has meaningful support within Pakistan’s strategic circles. The material and political obstacles to upgrading naval access into wartime contingency basing appear to be surmountable and diminishing over

March 28, 2023
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Geopolitical Importance of Indian Ocean

New Delhi: While the focus remains on the western Pacific and the South China Sea, because of the China-US direct interests, the Indian Ocean is a major geopolitical theatre. Several key energy-producing countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Qatar and the UAE are located in the region. More than 60 per cent of the world’s oil shipments, largely from the Middle East to China, Japan and

March 28, 2023
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Cochin Shipyard To Build Multi-Purpose Vessels For German Shipping Firm

Kochi: Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) has bagged the contract to build multi-purpose vessels for the German shipping company HS Schiffahrts.The steel cutting ceremony of six HS Eco freighter 7,000 DWT Multi-Purpose Vessels was held at CSL on Monday marking the start of construction of Six Multi-Purpose Vessels for HS Service, Germany on a series of eight vessels for the Germans.This association with

March 28, 2023
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