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Rift between Russia and Ukraine creates a potential dilemma for India

A Russian press release on Tuesday formally objected to the overhaul in Ukraine of military equipment built and sold by Russia

Navy finds itself fighting for relevance 49 years after Operation Trishul

The Navy's share of the defence Budget has declined from 18 per cent in 2012 to approximately 13 per cent, says Admiral Karambir Singh.

How to convert India-US defence relations from transactional to strategic?

Narendra Modi must remind Joe Biden that America's goal of expanding multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific includes a pivotal role for a militarily powerful India

Ready to meet dual challenge from Covid and on LAC: Admiral Karambir Singh

Admiral Singh was emphatic about the navy requiring a third aircraft carrier

Moving in elite company, Indian Navy grapples with serious shortfalls

There is concern in South Block at the poor state of readiness of the navy's 140-odd warships, which face severe shortages in sonar equipment, helicopters and torpedoes

Defence equipment: To lease or not to lease, opinion divides govt

Some argue policy will tie the hands of defence ministry bureaucrats; others call it path-breaking

Scorpeone sub to debut as second phase of Malabar exercise begins today

For the first time, the naval exercise is being held off both East and West coasts

After minor hiccups, indigenous artillery gun is ready to fire again

Sanctioned in September 2012, the ATAGS gun first fired in December 2016, taking just four years in development

Trump vs Biden: What are India's security stakes in this election

The toss-up: A traditional leadership role based on multilateral security, or 'America First' nationalism without the costs of US leadership

13 years on, the Quad resumes war games amid China's growing assertiveness

The navies of India, US, Japan and Australia are back together for Exercise Malabar

US-India deal: Conclusion of BECA to open doors for high-tech arms

Becoming a BECA signatory will take India into a select group of long-range missile powers, which can strike targets thousands of kilometres away with an accuracy of 100 metres or less

Prospect of 'Doklam-type' pullback in Ladakh makes India wary of pitfalls

China proposes India withdraw troops first, assures that both sides could claim it as mutual

India-China border row: 7th round of talks ends without any agreement

India's core demand remains a troop pull-back by China to positions both sides held in April

Amid face-off with China, Army ammo worth $190 mn languishes in Russia

Army has not carried out pre-despatch inspection (PDI) for the last seven months

China cannot get the better of us: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria

After Galwan Valley incident, IAF was ready for strikes if ordered, says Bhadauria

Lines of confusion: Where exactly does the India-China border lie?

Beijing is using its ambiguous stance on where the LAC runs to reassert the 1960 line

Industry executives relieved by restrictions in new defence FDI policy

Raised FDI cap is not on offer to companies that already have government approval for 49 per cent FDI in a joint venture.

Rajnath Singh on Sino-Indian border crisis: Prepared for all outcomes

China does not accept 'customary, traditional alignment of the boundary', says Defence Minister in statement to Parliament.

Indian, Chinese defence ministers meet, no breakthrough on border face-off

Rajnath Singh says India determined to protect its sovereignty; his Chinese counterpart accuses New Delhi of 'provocations'

In Ladakh, India has little choice but to make China pay a cost

Avoiding hard choices in Ladakh is only postponing the inevitable reckoning