He was delivering the inaugural address at the ‘Strategic Insight Conference on Indigenous Development of Critical Technologies for Air Power’, organised by the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies (CAPSS), here on Friday.
Addressing the gathering, the chief guest, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh commended the IDSE cadre officers for their role in strengthening national defence preparedness through world-class infrastructure.
He was addressing the inaugural STRIDE 2025 seminar on the theme ‘Synergy of Technology, Research and Defence Ecosystem’ organised by Southern Command in Pune, Maharashtra, on Friday.
The dual expeditions were carried out to commemorate the six decades of Uttarkashi based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM).
The Defence Secretary was speaking in a defence conclave held in New Delhi on May 29-30, 2025.
JS R&A/D is a biennial event attended by the Senior rep of MoD under Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, all States of the country and the NCC Heads of the States.
The Parliament will be recalled on Wednesday from their summer recess to debate the British government's response to the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan.
Former Home Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said all top officials who can throw light on the incident should be called to brief the members.
It is an unsound proposal from the point of view of military strategy alone. More so in the present context where India and its potential adversaries to the west and the east are declared nuclear powers armed with nuclear weapons capable of wiping out entire cities in a flash.
The move comes as the Trump administration is grappling with increasing tensions in a number of high-profile hot spots around the globe, from Iran to Venezuela to China.
