'Pro-active' decision was driven by focus on recruiting high-quality soldiers without lowering standards & not to free up money in the budget, said Army undersecretary Gabe Camarillo.
'Fleet Cards' will allow IAF vehicles to refuel at any Indian Oil fuel station, rather than follow current system of refueling at only air force stations.
Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi has proposed 3-point approach for the two countries — long-term vision, win-win mentality for each other & mutual cooperative posture — during India meeting.
The new import restriction list released Thursday mentioned 107 subsystems or strategically-important line-replacement units that will be phased out from December 2022 to the end of 2028.
Defence Acquisition Council Tuesday cleared first step of procurement for indigenously designed and built GSAT 7B, a state-of-the-art, multiband, military-grade satellite for Army.
SIPRI's 2021 Trends in International Arms Transfers report says India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Australia, and China were world's top 5 arms importers in 2017-21 period.
Navy is heavily dependent on Ukraine for gas turbine engines, while IAF runs Antonov An-32. Spare parts are stocked, but supply from Ukraine may be affected later.
Inaugurated on 13 March 1922, the Rashtriya Indian Military College is a feeder institution to the National Defence Academy, Officers’ Training Academy and Indian Military Academy.
Sooner than later, India will have to fast-track the use of thorium as fuel, the third cycle of nuclear progression, reduce the use of fossil fuels, and minimise carbon emissions.
The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.
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