The Indian Navy will commission two advanced Nilgiri-class stealth guided-missile frigates, INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, on August 26 in Visakhapatnam, the Ministry of Defence announced. These warships, built under Project 17 Alpha (P-17A), follow the earlier commissioning of lead vessel INS Nilgiri and represent a major leap in India’s indigenous naval shipbuilding capability. This...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday slammed Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir for his remarks comparing India and Pakistan’s economies, saying Munir’s statement is a confession rather than mere trolling. Munir had described Pakistan’s economy as “a dump truck full of debris” while India’s economy is like a Ferrari running on a highway. Rajnath...
In a significant push to the Make in India initiative in the defence sector, the Indian government has approved a ₹62,000 crore deal to acquire 97 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The final clearance for the procurement was granted during a high-level meeting on Tuesday, paving the way for...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday launched a veiled attack on former US President Donald Trump, criticizing rising tariffs on Indian exports amid growing trade tensions between India and the United States. Speaking at an event in Madhya Pradesh, Singh said that certain global powers are uncomfortable with India’s rapid economic rise and are trying...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during an address in Bengaluru on Sunday, lauded the Indian Armed Forces for the success of Operation Sindoor, declaring that it brought Pakistan to its knees within hours. The operation was India’s swift and strategic military response to the deadly April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives. PM...