In a first, Indian tank brigades to defend China border

The army's defences on the China border will get a major offensive boost with the impending deployment of two tank brigades, one each in Ladakh and northeast India. This is the first time that......

Govt clears policy on declassifying war records

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation of histories of wars and operations by the Ministry of Defence. IMAGE: Indian soldiers......

Will US Stall Russian Arms Sales To India?

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......

Govt may slash defence budget by up to 40%

That would result in the military under-spending about Rs 80,000 crore over the financial year.Ajai Shukla reports.   Military spending, minus the payroll, would probably be cut by at least......

Deveshwar continues as IIM-C chief: Arjun Singh

Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singhon Sundaydismissed reports of removal of YC Deveshwar as the chairman of the board of governors of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and said......

An economist and a 'climate man'

Despite the enormity of the climate change problem, the author of this authoritative report is convinced the issue is not so tough it can't be tackled. You'd expect the person who's just written up......