India will participate in Ukraine peace talks to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5 and 6 2023. Saudi Arabia has invited Western nations, Ukraine and some major developing countries to discuss the peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier this year. India has confirmed its participation in this event. The participation…
The 8th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks (DPT) was held at Canberra in Australia on 24-25 July 2023. The Defence policy talks were co-chaired by Special Secretary in Ministry of Defence Smt. Nivedita Shukla Verma, and Acting Deputy Secretary in Department of Defence, Australia Mr Steven Moore. During the Defence Policy talks, both sides reviewed the bilateral…
Defence Minister of Argentine Republic Mr Jorge Enrique Taiana arrived in New Delhi on July 17, 2023 on a four-day visit to India. During his stay, Mr Jorge Taiana will hold bilateral talks with Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on July 18, 2023 to further consolidate bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries. The visiting…
India’s Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to Malaysia on July 10-11, 2023, with focus on further consolidating bilateral defence ties and military cooperation and enhanced ‘Strategic Partnership’. The Indian Defence Minister will hold bilateral talks with Defence Minister of Malaysia Mr Dato’ Seri Mohamad Hasan, during which both the Ministers…
Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of Vietnam General Phan Van Gang in New Delhi on June 19, 2023. Progress on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives was reviewed during the meeting, with both sides expressing satisfaction at the ongoing engagements. Both Ministers identified means to enhance existing…
Lloyd Austin, the United States US Defence Secretary, will be visiting India in early June to advance discussions on bilateral defence cooperation. The visit, scheduled for June 4-5, 2023 comes as India-US seek to enhance their strategic collaboration under the framework of the ‘US-India Major Defence Partnership’. Further, the visit presents an opportunity to further…
The Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to the United States (US) next month where he will be hosted by President Joe Biden and the first lady Jill Biden. This announcement has been officially confirmed by the White House and Indian Ministry of External Affairs stating that the visit…
The Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defence of Russia Army General Sergei K Shoigu on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on April 28, 2023. The two Ministers discussed wide-ranging issues of bilateral defence cooperation, including military-to-military ties as well…
The Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will pay an official visit to the Maldives between May 01-03, 2023. During the visit, Shri Rajnath Singh will hold bilateral talks with his Maldivian counterpart Ms Mariya Ahmed Didi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Abdulla Shahid. The entire gamut of defence relations between the two countries will…
