Playing down the impact of its USD 106 billion defence budget, China on Monday sought to assure India saying that military expansion is aimed at...

Beijing urged the United States on Thursday to respect its interests in the Asia Pacific, as US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta began a visit to the...

The Naresh Chandra Task Force on national security has been an important exercise for reviewing our national security management. The last such...

There is a kind of poetic licence that the country's national security managers seem to enjoy. One can speculate how the late K Subramanyam would have...

Boosting its air defence shield and re-validating operational efficacy, India on Thursday test fired successfully its indigenously-developed...

The Indian Army got a shot in the arm Friday with the defence ministry clearing its long-pending $660 million (Rs 3,000 crore) proposal to buy 145...

In a surprise move, retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh on Thursday withdrew his petition from the Supreme Court seeking a CBI inquiry into the alleged...

If throwing money to a problem gives an impression of solving the problem, the defence ministry has done that. It has sought Rs 45,716 crore from the...

India has toughened its stance on Siachen, the world’s highest battleground, said Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. Kayani made the...

President Barack Obama had instructed the US commandos to fight their way out if they were challenged by the Pakistani soldiers during the daring...

Top officials from the two neighbouring countries will hold talks this month on key issues like the Sir Creek maritime boundary and counter-terrorism....

ACCUSATION 1Indian Air Force purchased 12 helicopters from Augusta Westland (AW) for Rs 3,546 crore. In Italy, where AW is based, rumours abound that...