Indian Military

The new government will have to improve the composite combat index of the Indian ‘fauj’ in a sustainable and equitable manner. This is the intangible challenge for the new government – Modi led or otherwise.

Capacity building important component in India's defence, security engagement with Maldives: MEA

On the recent visit of Special Envoy of the Russian President on Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, to India, Jaiswal said he met an Indian delegation led by Joint Secretary JP Singh, who looks after Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran in the Ministry of External Affairs.

No unauthorised operation by Indian military pilots in Maldives: High Commission

The last batch of Indian military personnel were repatriated by Friday, as per the May 10 deadline set following an agreement between the two countries in February in New Delhi.

Second batch of Indian military personnel leaves Maldives: President Muizzu

Relations between Maldives and India have deteriorated since Muizzu came to power in November last year while closer ties are maintained with China.

New Delhi, Male review withdrawal of Indian military personnel from Maldives

India on Friday said its first team of military personnel that was operating an advanced light helicopter in the Maldives has returned from that country. The military team has been replaced by civilian technical experts.

First team of Indian military personnel back in India from Maldives: MEA

Following the second meeting of the high-level core group that was set up to address the issue of withdrawal of Indian military personnel, the Maldivian foreign ministry had said India will replace all its military personnel in two phases by May 10.

India to replace military personnel in Maldives with civilians after president demanded they leave

At least 75 Indian military personnel are believed to be in Maldives and their known activities include transporting patients from remote islands and rescuing people at sea. India earlier gave the Maldives a Dornier airplane and two helicopters.

New Delhi, Male agree on mutually workable solution to continue operation of Indian platforms in Maldives

Muizzu, widely seen as a pro-China leader, maintained after assuming charge as the president that he would keep his election promise of evicting Indian military personnel from his country.

India’s Defence Expenditure: Higher spending doesn’t mean better deterrence

As the SIPRI Factsheet shows, many established military powers have built up their capabilities with far lesser financial resources than India. Probably, we can learn a few lessons from these countries

India faces unprecedented diplomatic challenge to secure its military future

India's traditional dependence on Russia for defence equipment, Russia's growing ties with China, US wariness of both countries and India's desire to live in a multipolar world make for a difficult combination to solve

All you need to know about the 'Agnipath military recruitment scheme' announced by the government

The Agnipath military recruitment scheme announced on June 14, 2022 is perhaps the biggest change India will see in the way soldiers are recruited

A look at how strong is India's military strength for 2022

With the strength of 1.45 lakh active military manpower, India is ranked fourth for the year 2022 Global Firepower (GFP) annual defense review.

India’s multibillion dollar semiconductor push needs military backing

India can differentiate itself from its competition by offering a sovereign guarantee to moving supply chains through military commitments as far as India-centric backward and forward linkages are concerned 

India-US defence cooperation greatest ever: Top US general

Underlining that India is a "key player" in the region, a top American general has said that India-US defence cooperation has always been the greatest ever but at times it gets slowed down because of the bureaucracy.

Ashok Leyland: Backbone of Indian military's logistic arm

Ashok Leyland is well known for its heavy vehicles. It is a little less known however, for being the backbone of the Indian Military‘s logistic arm for over 45 years. CNBC-TV18's Poornima Murali and Jude Sannith trace the journey of one of India's market leaders in defence logistics.