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Customs duty relief offers sole Budget cheer for Army, Navy and IAF

In her maiden Budget, Nirmala Sitharaman has exempt the armed forces from paying customs duty on import of defence equipment.

Even after Balakot air strikes, defence budget remains unchanged at Rs 3.18 lakh crore

Army, Navy and Air Force were hoping for increased allocation as they are in the midst of a modernisation process, with several projects waiting to be kicked off.

Army chief’s new experiment — Major General is CEO of AK-203 rifle factory in Amethi

Major General Sanjeev Sengar has been appointed CEO for 4 years, the first time in decades that a uniformed officer will head an ordnance factory.

India to test advanced British missile after reality check of 27 Feb dogfight with Pakistan

IAF chose the British ASRAAM in 2013 after a contest that involved the Israeli Python, the German Diehl IRIS-T & American Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder.

Need compassion and not disdain, says 1971 war hero on Indian Army’s disability pension tax

Maj. Gen. Ian Cardozo (Retd) has written to the Army Headquarters after the latter defended taxing the disability pension for personnel.

Funds shrinking, Army wants Budget 2019 to make special allowance for GST, customs duties

All three services have to currently pay customs duty as well as GST on defence imports.

Israeli F-35s hoodwinked S-300 system of Iran, but won’t be a problem for India’s S-400

Concerns have been raised over S-400 air defence system that India is buying from Russia after Iran’s S-300 was fooled by Israeli stealth fighters.

Army HQ backs tax on disability pension, says unscrupulous officers have gamed the system

The letter, tweeted by Nirmala Sitharaman’s office, supports govt’s move to tax disability pension of military personnel who retired after full service.

The Chinese resort in Cambodia that can overnight be turned into a naval base

Amid increasing military ties between China & Cambodia, US Vice-President Mike Pence has raised concerns that these facilities could be put to naval use.

Here’s how US and India can be major defence partners and take lead over Russia and China

Ten policy suggestions for Washington and New Delhi to deepen bilateral defence ties under the Major Defence Partner framework.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.