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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicDefence Minister Rajnath Singh

Topic: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

SOSA done, India & US now aim for RDP. A look at these two critical defence agreements

SOSA was signed on the sidelines of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s ongoing visit to America. RDP, which will be legally binding, is next step.

India & US ‘natural allies, destined to be together’, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

During his visit to the US at the invitation of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, Singh met the Indian diaspora community in Washington DC.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit US from 23-26 August, to hold talks on strategic partnership

Singh will meet the US Defence Secretary and National Security Advisor amongst others. He will also chair a high-level roundtable meeting with the US defence industry.

Rajnath Singh pays tribute to Vietnam’s Nguyen Phu Trong

Raksha Mantri signs condolence book at Vietnam Embassy.

Rajnath Singh continuing as defence minister shouldn’t mean continuation of pending issues

Now that the Army has conducted its own review on the functioning of Agnipath scheme, the defence minister would do well to pool in recommendations from other services and implement the changes.

‘Ghus ke marenge’ is a warning to our neighbours. Hot pursuit is recognised in law

Political leadership & military must exercise caution when planning such operations and ensure that action is justified, proportionate, and respectful of international norms.

‘Happy to have a leader with no graft taint,’ says Rajnath Singh about Nitish Kumar’s re-entry to NDA

In an interview with ANI, Singh expressed happiness over BJP and JD(U)'s partnership, asked why should party refuse anyone who wants to join them.

‘Will Chinese territories become Indian if we rename them?’ — Rajnath taunts China over Arunachal

Defence minister also says India coordinated with US, Russia and Ukraine to stop war for “4 1/2 hours” to rescue Indian students stuck in Ukraine.

If a terrorist runs to Pakistan, we will kill him there: Rajnath Singh on cross-border assassinations

There have been several allegations against India by the Pakistan government about assassinations, charges that have been denied by India in the past, and as recently as January this year.

BJP announces election manifesto committee for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, to be headed by Rajnath Singh

The committee comprises 27 members with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as convenor & Union Minister Piyush Goyal as co-convenor.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.