White House Hosts Quad Investor Network For Inaugural Quad Investment And Technology Dialogue

Washington: The Quad Investor Network (QUIN), launched to foster co-investment in critical and emerging technologies across the Quad countries was held in the US, said a press statement from the White House.In the meeting held on October 16, the Director of the National Economic Council Lael Brainard, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and other senior administration officials addressed the

October 19, 2023
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Navy Plans For 3rd Aircraft Carrier On Course

Indian Navy’s anti-submarine MH-60R helicopter making maiden landing on INS VikrantStudy continues for its third indigenous carrier, which will be larger and better equipped than the previous IAC-2NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy’s operational necessity matched with the budgetary planning will soon fructify into approvals for the second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-2). However, the Navy’s work on

October 16, 2023
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DRDO’s Oceanographic Research Vessel INS Sagardhwani Embarks On Sagar Maitri Mission

DRDO’s Oceanographic Research Vessel INS Sagardhwani Embarks On Sagar Maitri Mission-4 To Establish Long-Term Scientific Partnerships With Indian Ocean Rim Countries In ‘Ocean Research & Development’INS Sagardhwani, an oceanographic research vessel of Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of DRDO, embarked on a two-month long Sagar Maitri (SM) Mission-4 from South Jetty, Southern Naval

October 14, 2023
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Meets CEOs of Top French Defence Companies In Paris

New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met with the CEOs of the top French defence companies with a focus on their plans for collaboration with India in France.During the interaction Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault; Pierre Eric Pommellet, CEO of Naval Group; Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus; and Olivier Andries, CEO of Safran Group were present.Union Minister visited the Safran

October 12, 2023
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Dassault Planning Rafale Assembly Line In India With An Eye On Indian Navy & Air Force Orders

Mumbai: Dassault Aviation of France is planning a Rafale Assembly Line in India with an eye on the Indian Navy and Air Force orders.According to sources close to the development, India can soon become the first country to produce a 4.5 generation fighter aircraft without being an Original Equipment Manufacturer or the OEM.Dassault has a current backlog of close to 200 Rafales which includes

October 10, 2023
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Back To Square One On Theatre Commands

Theaterisation and integration must be undertaken in a systematic and strategically safe mannerby Manoj Joshi (Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi)When the post of Chief of Defence Staff was created in December 2019, a timeline of three years had been given for sorting out the key issues of integration and jointness.The matter of theatre commands for the Indian armed

October 10, 2023
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