Rajnath Singh

Capital procurement of defence equipment is carried out as per the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP 2020) with a focus on 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt said.

With a backdrop of a significant number of pending cases in various courts nationwide, specialized tribunals such as AFT have been established to alleviate the burden. AFT's current case disposal rate is 76%.

The war between India and Pakistan started after Pakistani troops intruded the Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir (now in Ladakh). The infiltration was a violation of the Shimla Agreement, signed in 1972 by the two countries.

There is also a possibility of a Rs 8,675-crore deal with India for the fourth-generation fighter aircraft Tejas Mark-1A and LCH Prachanda during this visit of the Defence Minister of Argentina, according to the reports

India’s prestige has increased internationally under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said at an event as part of his three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Lucknow.

Singh, who is currently on a three-day visit to Malaysia, also called on Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim and conveyed to him PM Narendra Modi’s warm greetings.

Earlier this June, Rajnath Singh had held a virtual talk with Malaysian Defence Minister Dato’ Seri Mohamad Hasan, to discuss defence cooperation activities and framework.

Besides holding wide-ranging talks with his Malaysian counterpart Dato' Seri Mohamad Hasan, Singh will call on Prime Minister YB Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim during the visit, the defence ministry said on Saturday.

India has emerged as a powerful country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and it is not weak anymore, the Defence ministersaid.

On the eastern Ladakh standoff with China, Singh reiterated that India wants to resolve the border issue through dialogue and in a peaceful manner while asserting that the government will never compromise on the country’s border and its self-respect.

Addressing a National Security Conclave at the University of Jammu, he said the world is now listening intently when India speaks, which was not the case earlier.

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The Minister chaired a meeting of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 'Self-reliance in Defence Manufacturing' here, an official release said.

Addressing a gathering at a seminar held here to mark 75 years of United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping, he also said that time has come for making UN bodies ”more democratic and representative of the current realities of our age”.

The Indian defence industry, on the other hand, could participate in the supply chains of German defence industry and add value to the ecosystem, besides contributing to supply chain resilience, Rajnath Singh pointed out.

Boris Pistorius is in India for a four-day visit and will likely meet a few defence start-ups during an event hosted by the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) in New Delhi in addition to his meeting with the defence minister.

People familiar with Austin's visit said he and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are set to discuss a number of new defence cooperation projects

In an address at an event, Singh also noted that when India emerges as a superpower, it will have to ensure that universal values like democracy, religious freedom, dignity of human beings and global peace are established all over the world.

As India looks to deepen its ties with the West African nation in hopes of tapping the defence market there, this visit happens to be the first time an Indian defence minister is visiting the country.

In an address at a conference, Singh underlined the need for extensive research to develop defence technologies for the country to meet various security challenges.