New Delhi had proposed during the 2+2 dialogue in April that the US navy could avail of the services and expertise of Indian shipyards. IMAGE: Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, fourth from right,......
In line with the government's vision of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', the ministry of defence on Thursday signed contracts with Indian shipyards for the acquisition of 11 next generation offshore patrol......
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship 'Sajag' was commissioned by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday. According to the official statement by ICG, Sajag, the third in the series of......
The fast interceptor craft can patrol the coastline at a scorching speed of 45 knots.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: The fast interceptor craft. Photograph: Kind courtesy L&T Defence Systems In......
New Delhi is vulnerable to US sanctions under a 2017 law called CAATSA. IMAGE: Russia is selling its S-400 missile defence system to India, which has angered the United States. With Russia......
A spate of recent orders under the Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured (IDDM) category have led to investor focus on defence stocks. Photograph: ANI Photo Actually, the defence index......
For decades, India's three defence shipyards combined the inefficiency of the public sector with the indecisiveness of the Ministry of Defence. In Marxist Kolkata, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and......
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said he expects another Rs 50,000-60,000 crore worth of defence contracts to be signed during the remaining quarters of the financial year, taking the......
For a change, government-owned companies are doing better than their private sector counterparts. In an otherwise bleak operating environment for shipbuilders, state-owned shipyards such as Mazagon......
The government also wants to build floating hotels and helipads to increase tourism along rivers. Cleaning the famed Yamuna may require a secondary sewage line and cost Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40......
'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......