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India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake a three-day official visit to Germany from April 21 to 23, aimed at strengthening the India–Germany strategic defence partnership through expanded industrial collaboration, military engagement and cooperation in emerging technologies. File Photo Via: Rajnath Singh Singh is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and other senior government leaders, with discussions set to focus on enhancing defence industrial cooperation, deepening military-to-military engagements, and exploring opportunities in domains such as cyber security, artificial intelligence and drone technologies. According to an official statement issued on Saturday, the visit is expected to see the signing of a Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap, alongside an implementing arrangement for cooperation in training related to United Nations peacekeeping operations, in the presence of both defence ministers. The visit will also ser...

India on April 18 moved to reinforce its economic and strategic preparedness amid the ongoing West Asia war, with a high-level ministerial group led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewing the volatile ground situation and outlining a calibrated response spanning energy security, trade continuity, fertiliser supply and diaspora protection. Meeting in New Delhi for the fourth time since the conflict began, the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) assessed both immediate risks and long-term contingencies, with Singh describing the situation as “uncertain and volatile” and stressing that India must be ready “not only for de-escalation but also for any renewed escalation,” while asserting that the government is taking “swift and effective action to mitigate any potential risks or problems.” Image Via: @rajnathsingh on X At the core of the government’s strategy is insulating India’s economy from disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy chokepoint. Officials told ...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman Iran on Saturday allegedly launched missiles toward Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean that hosts a major U.K.–U.S. military base, in what Britain described as “reckless attacks,” though the strike was unsuccessful and it remains unclear how the missiles came close to the base located roughly 4,000 kilometers from Iran. Later an unnamed Iranian Official denied that Iran had fired those missiles bt this has opened the pandora's box for India, let's understand how. File Photo of Diego Garcia, a U.S.-UK base in the Indian Ocean; Via: E u ropa on X The incident came just as the United Kingdom has expanded permissions for the United States to use its bases, including Diego Garcia, for “ specific and limited defensive operations ” targeting Iranian missile capabilities linked to attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, even as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that British Prime Minist...

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has explicitly identified India’s evolving nuclear capabilities as part of a broader global expansion of strategic weapons, stating in its 2026 Annual Threat Assessment that “India also is developing new and longer-range nuclear delivery systems,” placing New Delhi within a cohort of states advancing range, survivability and deterrence options. File Photo of Indian Navy’s successful precision strike in the Arabian Sea by ship launched BrahMos missile The report situates India’s nuclear trajectory within a shifting deterrence landscape where delivery systems, not just warhead counts, are becoming central. (Page 18) It warns that adversaries are “research[ing], develop[ing], and field[ing] delivery systems that will increase their ranges and accuracy, challenge U.S. missile defenses, and provide new WMD-use options”. T his formulation has directly framed India’s advancements alongside those of China, Russia and Pakistan. At the regio...

India has signaled heightened military readiness in recent days as the war between Israel and the United States on one side and Iran on the other is fast spreading from the Gulf to the Indian Ocean. Today,  Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh flew a sortie on a MiG-29 UPG multi-role fighter from a frontline air base in the western sector, and reviewed operational preparedness amid rapidly evolving global security tensions. The Indian Air Force said the Chief of the Air Staff flew an operational formation sortie led by Flight Lieutenant Parvinder Singh, with the aircraft executing a precise “smart peel-off” manoeuvre over the runway during the mission.  Air Chief Marshal AP Singh flew a sortie on the MiG-29 UPG aircraft. The visit included interactions with aircrew, technicians and veterans, as well as a briefing on the squadron’s 63-year operational legacy defending India’s airspace . The sortie was carried out on the MiG-29 UPG, the upgraded variant of th...

An Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighter aircraft has been reported overdue after taking off from Jorhat in Assam , with its last communication recorded at 7:42 pm , according to an official statement posted by the force. File Photo: IAF The aircraft lost contact shortly after departure and further details about its status and crew are still being verified. A Search and Rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate the jet, the IAF said.  The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twin-engine multirole fighter that forms a key part of India’s combat fleet and is produced under licence in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.  Authorities said additional information will be released once more details about the aircraft’s last known position and the ongoing search operation are confirmed. UPDATE (1) at  1:15 am;  Friday, 6 March 2026: The Indian Air Force said that t he Su-30MKI which was on a training mission, crashed in the area of Karbi Anglong , Assam, approx 60 km from Jorhat...

✍️ Written by Saket Suman India on Tuesday intensified its diplomatic outreach and economic preparedness measures as the West Asia conflict widened, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking to leaders of Oman, Kuwait and Qatar, the External Affairs Minister engaging European counterparts, and key ministries reviewing trade, defence and energy contingencies. File Photo: PM NaMo The outreach followed the Ministry of External Affairs statement earlier in the day reiterating India’s concern over the deteriorating situation across Iran and the Gulf, the safety of nearly one crore Indian nationals in the region, and the need for dialogue and diplomacy to restore stability. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he spoke with Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman and condemned what he described as the violation of Oman’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He said both sides agreed that sustained diplomatic engagement was essential for the earliest restorat...

The Budget Session of India’s Parliament descended into repeated disruptions on Monday after Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi attempted to quote from the unpublished memoir of former Army chief Manoj Mukund Naravane during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address. This triggered sharp objections from the treasury benches and forced multiple adjournments before the House was suspended for the day. Rahul Gandhi ups the ante on national security; via: Shaandelhite The confrontation unfolded when Rahul Gandhi rose to respond to remarks made earlier by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, who had criticised the Congress party’s record on nationalism .  Rahul Gandhi said he wished to counter those allegations by referring to passages concerning India’s military standoff with China , which he attributed to Naravane’s memoir, titled Four Stars of Destiny , and to a magazine article that had cited the unpublished book.  Highlights of Speech 02 Feb, 2026 S...

An Indian Army vehicle carrying troops for an operational deployment skidded off a treacherous stretch of road and plunged into a 200-foot-deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Thursday, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 11 others.  The incident occurred around noon at Khanni Top, situated at an altitude of 9,000 feet along the Bhaderwah-Chamba interstate route, when the bulletproof Casspir vehicle veered off the snow-laden path and crashed into the gorge below. Image Source: Ghulam Ahmed Mir Initial reports confirmed four fatalities at the scene. A joint rescue operation by the Army and local police managed to evacuate the injured, 10 of whom were airlifted to the Udhampur Command Hospital for advanced treatment, while one remains under observation at the Bhaderwah sub-district hospital. Six more soldiers succumbed to their injuries later, bringing the death toll to 10. Officials stated that the troops were en route to a high-altitude operational post when the accident...

The Indian Army has reported a year of measured stability and strategic recalibration across the country’s sensitive frontiers in 2025, with progress in disengagement talks along the northern borders with China, improved security across the Northeast, and continuing counter-infiltration operations along the western boundary with Pakistan. According to the Ministry of Defence, the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the northern sector has remained “stable yet sensitive” following the 2024 disengagement agreements in Depsang and Demchok.  File Photo: Spokesperson MoD These breakthroughs contributed to a notable reduction in deployment levels by China’s People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2025. However, the PLA continues to maintain a combined arms presence of 10 brigade-sized units in both tactical depth and traditional training areas, with no substantial changes observed in their border management posture compared to the previous year. The Indian Army’s deployment ...

India and the United States have signed a 10-year framework agreement to expand and deepen their defence cooperation, signalling a new phase in their strategic partnership. The deal was formalised during a bilateral meeting between Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur. The agreement lays out a unified vision for advancing military collaboration across all domains, including interoperability, joint technology development, intelligence sharing, and coordination with regional allies.  Both leaders held cordial & constructive discussions on strengthening the India-US defence partnership. Via:Pete Hegseth It is expected to provide long-term policy direction across the entire spectrum of defence ties between the world’s largest democracy and its most powerful military. “It is a signal of our growing strategic convergence and will herald a new dec...

In a move aimed at deepening strategic ties in North Africa, India has opened a dedicated Defence Wing in Rabat and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morocco to formalize and expand military cooperation. Image Source: Defence Minister Singh The agreement, signed by India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Moroccan counterpart Abdeltif Loudiyi, lays the foundation for a broad-based security partnership covering counter-terrorism, defence industry collaboration, joint training, cyber defence, peacekeeping, and maritime security. Key Strategic Shift The decision to establish a permanent defence presence in Morocco signals a calibrated shift in India’s West Africa and Mediterranean outreach.  It is the first such defence wing India has opened in the Maghreb region, reflecting New Delhi’s intent to forge long-term military and industrial linkages with Rabat. Focus Areas Under the MoU: Joint military exercises and officer training Defence industry collaborati...

In a direct address to India’s top military leadership, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized the urgent need to prepare for wars that are increasingly unpredictable in nature, duration, and domain.  Speaking at the Combined Commanders’ Conference 2025 in Kolkata on September 16, he stated, “Wars of today are so sudden and unpredictable… It can be two months, a year, or even five years. We need to ensure that our surge capacity remains sufficient.” Combined Commanders’ Conference 2025 in Kolkata The Defence Minister called on the Armed Forces to move beyond traditional concepts of warfare and prepare for invisible threats--ranging from information and ideological attacks to ecological and biological warfare.  He asserted that a “technology-friendly” and “self-reliant” defence architecture is essential for India’s long-term strategic autonomy. Rajnath Singh underlined the strategic priority of self-reliance in defence, calling it “a necessity, not a slogan.” He credited in...

India has launched a historic first: ten women officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force set sail on the indigenously-built Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni for a nine-month circumnavigation covering 26,000 nautical miles .  The expedition, christened Samudra Pradakshina , was virtually flagged off by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh from South Block as the team departed from the Gateway of India in Mumbai. Image Source: PIB “This voyage is a glowing symbol of Nari Shakti , the jointness of our Armed Forces, Aatmanirbhar Bharat and India’s global vision,” Singh said, calling it a “spiritual sadhana” of discipline and willpower. Over the next nine months, the crew will sail eastward, cross the Equator twice, round the Capes of Leeuwin, Horn and Good Hope, and navigate the world’s most dangerous waters — the Southern Ocean and Drake Passage.  They will halt at four international ports: Fremantle (Australia), Lyttelton (New Zealand), Port Stanley (Canada) and Cape Tow...

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reaffirmed New Delhi’s vision for a harmonious global order rooted in care, equity, and collective progress during an address at the World Leaders Forum in New Delhi on August 22, 2025.  Citing India’s civilisational ethos, Singh said the country’s rise is guided not by the ambition to dominate, but by the commitment to the global good. “In our tradition, the measure of strength is not in the ability to command, but in the capacity to care,” he said. Image Source: Defence Minister Framing India as a key architect of an evolving and inclusive global order, Singh contrasted India’s developmental trajectory with that of its western neighbour.  Responding to a recent remark by Pakistan’s Army Chief, who likened India’s economy to a sports car and Pakistan’s to a dump truck, Singh said the comparison was “not a joke, but a confession.”  He added, “If two nations gained independence at the same time, and one flourished while the other fell...