Balancing national security and economy, outsourcing non-combat roles, and supporting military reforms can create a leaner, more efficient force while maintaining its vital identity.
Surya Kiran is a battalion-level exercise, to take place in Nepal. Primary aim is to enhance interoperability between Indian & Nepalese armies under mandate of United Nations.
Defence minister has directed officials and officers from Army, Navy & Air Force to work together to identify priorities, problems and solutions to fast track procurement.
Junior defence minister informed Lok Sabha that more counselling centres were set up and that officers were trained in basic therapy. Religious teachers were also hired, he added.
In 2017, L&T won the Rs 4,500-crore contract to supply 100 K9 Vajras under ‘Make in India’ initiative for which it signed a transfer of technology contract with Hanwha Corporation.
Standing committee has urged focus on procurement of state-of-the-art equipment & keeping Army expenditure ‘in proportion to increase in defence spending of our neighbours’.
Seizure of Starlink device raises alarm since it means militant groups, criminal outfits in Northeast, including in strife-torn Manipur, can circumvent conventional internet restrictions.
‘Tangail drop’ was among largest paradrops witnessed since World War II, while heli-lift across Meghna river cleared Indian Army’s path to Dhaka, resulting in Pakistan’s surrender.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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