Defence Minister
- Middle East
Syria asks Turkiye for defence support after sectarian clashes, officials say
Ankara: Syria’s interim government has requested Turkiye’s support to strengthen its defence capabilities, Turkish officials said, following sectarian violence over the past two weeks that increased tensions in Syria and drew Israeli…
- News
Insult of Ambedkar by Lalu no small error: Rajnath
Patna: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asserted that the “insult” of Babasaheb Ambedkar by RJD president Lalu Prasad was “no small error” and showed a “mindset of disrespect for Dalits”. The…
- India
India-US defence partnership strengthened in ministerial talks
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and appreciated the “unwavering support” the US extended to India in its fight against terrorism. In their…
- India
Pak defence minister warns India it would strike any structure built on Indus River
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned India that it would strike any structure that is built on the Indus River in “violation of the Indus Waters Treaty”, which was suspended…
- Pakistan
‘Doing dirty work for US for decades’: Pakistan defence minister on terrorism
In an apparent admission, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, in a recent interview with Sky News, said his country supported and trained terrorists for the “last three decades.” However, he blamed the…
- India
Rajnath Singh to present ‘chadar’ at Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Jan 5
Jaipur: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will offer a ‘chadar’ at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Sunday to mark the auspicious occasion of the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the revered Sufi…
- Middle East
Israel not to halt offensive in Gaza: Defence minister
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has said that Israel is “working toward” a hostage deal and will not halt its offensive in Gaza in the meantime. “There is a chance that…
- India
Number of terror attacks gone down significantly in J&K: Rajnath
Kanpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said compared to earlier times, the number of terrorist attacks has decreased significantly in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters here, Singh said security forces…
- News
India wants peace with China through consensus: Rajnath
Guwahati: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India wants to continue the peace process with China through consensus as per the ideals of former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee. Speaking to the…
- Middle East
Iranian missile attack didn’t even scratch IAF facilities: IDF Minister
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that the missile attack launched by Iran earlier in the week did not even “scratch” the Israeli Air Force (IAF) facilities. In…
- Middle East
Israel prefers to avoid tough war with Hezbollah: Defence Minister
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said that his country prefers to avoid a difficult war with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Speaking with fighter soldiers near Israel’s northern border with…
- India
Ram Rajya will begin in country now, doesn’t mean theocratic state: Rajnath
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he felt that Ram Rajya will begin in the country now that the temple in Ayodhya has come up, but stressed that this does…
- India
‘No need to capture PoK by force…’: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: India will never give up its claim on Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK) but it won’t have to capture it with force because its people, on their own, would want to be part…
- India
Govt open to bring any change in Agnipath scheme if required: Rajnath
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday defended the Agnipath scheme underlining that the future of youths joining as Agniveers would not be impacted, even as he said the government was…
- India
Rajnath & Austin discuss growing momentum in defence ties between India & US
Washington: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday spoke over the phone with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin to discuss on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues amidst a “growing…
