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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicDefence Minister Rajnath Singh

Topic: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

HAL expands presence in Malaysia, eyes foray into southeast Asian market

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates regional office of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Kuala Lumpur. This is HAL's 2nd such office in the country.

Rajnath Singh to begin 3-day visit to Malaysia today

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is all set to start his three-day official visit to Malaysia on Sunday, to deepen the defence cooperation...

Submarine deal, defence manufacturing hub: Rajnath pitches ‘Make-in-India’ to German counterpart

With German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in town, India has told the European nation it is welcome to set up factories here for manufacture of military equipment, it is learnt.

Rajnath-Austin meet sets stage for mega jet engine deal when Modi visits US. Focus now on emerging tech

India and US to initiate negotiations on 'Security of Supply Arrangement and a Reciprocal Defence Procurement Agreement' to promote long-term supply chain stability.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to pay 2-day visit to India from Sunday, ahead of PM Modi’s trip to Washington

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Austin will hold talks on Monday on a host of issues relating to bilateral defence cooperation, the defence ministry said on Saturday.

NSA Ajit Doval holds talks with Iranian counterpart in Tehran, focus on key projects & security cooperation

Doval met Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. India is SCO chair and Iran is set to be made a permanent member of grouping at its annual summit this year.

At SCO meet, Rajnath flags need to fix accountability on terror supporters, Pakistan defence minister a no show

Pakistan instead sent in Wali Ahmed Khan, special assistant to its PM. All SCO member nations also signed a protocol, expressing their collective will to make the region secure, peaceful.

Pak defence minister likely to skip SCO meet in India, Rajnath to hold bilateral talks with Chinese counterpart

Gen Li will be in India for Shanghai Cooperation meet. This will be the 1st visit by a Chinese defence minister since tensions broke out at LAC between the two nations in eastern Ladakh in 2020.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.