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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Topic: Ministry of Defence

India-Kenya defence ties: Rajnath pledges support as Nairobi looks at credit line, naval ships

Goa Shipyard Ltd & Kenya Shipyard Limited ink deal for capacity building, collaboration in ship design & construction. India has been making efforts to deepen ties with Africa.

Defence ministry, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd ink Rs 19,000 crore deal for 5 fleet support ships

First vessel to be delivered in four years & rest every 10 months. Their induction will significantly enhance blue water capability of Indian Navy, says MoD.

Defence ministry approves $3bn drone deal with US for Modi visit. Here’s what India will get

Deal is for purchase of 30 drones. With endurance of over 27 hours, Reaper comes with nine hard-points, capable of carrying sensors & laser-guided bombs besides air-to-ground missiles.

India’s defence sector is not Aatmanirbhar. Govt is exaggerating progress

Inclusions of low value spares in Positive Indigenous Lists could artificially magnify the progress made by India’s defence in becoming self-reliant.

Army, Navy, IAF get 6 more months for emergency procurement, MoD rushes to wrap up contracts

Under emergency powers, which were first given to the forces after 2016 Uri attack, the three services can on their own ink contracts worth Rs 300 crore each.

India’s quantum jump in defence exports is high on rhetoric and low on substance

Four out of seven Advanced Light Helicopters India sold to Ecuador in 2008 crashed within a few years. India's defense exports must be quality controlled.

IAF doctrine leverages air power. It also has the first no-war-no-peace strategy

By articulating what the IAF can and cannot do, the doctrine seeks to overcome the past inadequacy in leveraging air power in India’s national security.

Ageing fleet, expired contracts, China— India has a submarine issue, Project 75 not helping

Given the long time required to manufacture submarines, there is almost a certainty that India will have a serious crisis in the next few years.

Army ‘rightsizing’ just a clever play of words. It’s about choosing technology over soldiers

Downsizing is inspired by the global chorus seeking a ‘lean, mean fighting machine.’ But India is different—socially, geographically, and in combat ethos.

PM Modi announces fourth ‘Positive Indigenisation List’ at DefExpo in Gandhinagar

All the items included will be procured from indigenous sources, in an attempt promote exports and achieve 'self-reliance'. The other 3 were released in 2020, 2021 & 2022 by the MoD.

On Camera

India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Was Pahalgam a trap by Pakistan to lure India into a conflict? An Army officer thinks so

Speaking at tri-service seminar, Major General SP Vishwasrao also said farmers’ protest, anti-CAA agitation & situation in Manipur was part of ‘larger ploy’ to destabilise India.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.