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…
India and Bangladesh will be holding their bi-annual border-level talks later this week during which the two sides are expected to discuss a host of issues related to cross-frontier crimes and measures to create better synergy between their security agencies. The four-day talks to be held between June 11 and 14 will be attended by…
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence the Hon. Richard Marles MP, Japanese Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, convened a Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on June 3, 2023 during the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Asia Security Summit (2023 Shangri-La Dialogue) in…
India’s Defence Minsiter Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with German Federal Minister of Defence Mr Boris Pistorius in New Delhi on June 06, 2023. Both Ministers reviewed the ongoing bilateral defence cooperation activities and explored ways to enhance the collaboration, particularly defence industrial partnership. Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh highlighted the opportunities that…
As part of Indian Navy’s deployment to five African nations, INS Trishul made a port call at Mombasa, Kenya from 26 – 29 May 2023, reflecting India’s cordial ties with its Maritime neighbours. During port call, personnel from Indian Navy and Kenya Navy undertook a wide range of professional interactions, deck visits and sport exchanges…
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 sea phase of second edition of bilateral maritime exercise ‘Al Mohed Al Hindi 23’, between Indian Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) was held from 23 – 25 May 23 off Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. INS Tarkash, INS Subhadra and Dornier Maritime Patrol aircraft (MPA) participated in the exercise from the Indian side….
Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will be visiting Nigeria between May 28-30, 2023 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect of the West African nation Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This will be the first-ever visit of an Indian Defence Minister to Nigeria. The Defence Minister’s visit will be an important landmark in building the…
Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy is on a five day official visit to India from 23 – 27 May 2023. During the visit, VAdm Priyantha Perera will be presiding over the Passing Out Parade of the Spring Term 23 at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala. To be noted that the Indian Navy…
The United States (US) has signed a defence cooperation agreement with Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the focus on expansion of the Pacific Island nation’s capabilities and making it easier for the US military to train with its forces. The defence cooperation was drafted by the United States and Papua New Guinea as equals and…
