Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman
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Phase-II of Coastal Surveillance Network to be completed on time: Sitharaman
The first phase of the CSN, which provides near real-time surveillance around areas of high sensitivity along the coastline, has already been completed.
September 24, 2018 -
‘India’s biggest defence scam’: Cong submits memorandum on Rafale deal
The memorandum termed the Defence Procurement Procedure as an instance of 'stark crony capitalism that needed to be investigated'.
September 24, 2018 -
Injured Indian Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy rescued by French fishing vessel
The sailor, whose yacht Thuriya was de-masted in a major storm on 21 September, was rescued by French fishing vessel Osiris, which was the first to reach Cdr Tomy.
September 24, 2018 -
Put 2+2 Together
After the cancellation of US-India 2+2 Dialogue twice in the last 14 months, the external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, and Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman held the first highlevel 2+2 talks on September 6 with their US counterparts, Mike Pompeo and Jim Mattis. The objective was to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and finalise a …
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September 21, 2018 -
Rafale Minister must resign: Rahul Gandhi attacks Sitharaman over jet deal
The Congress also accused the PM of violating the mandatory ‘Defence Procurement Procedure’ while announcing the Rafale deal on 10 April 2015.
September 20, 2018 -
Political Nirmala
Rajiv Gandhi once remarked, somewhat controversially, that he was not required to respond to “every dog that barks.” Conversely, Nirmala Sitharaman seems to relish every opportunity to bare her political fangs and tear into anything which her government deems unflattering ~ even if while doing so she takes a position contrary to what the apex …
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September 20, 2018 -
Nirmala Sitharaman counters AK Antony, says Rafale deal didn’t happen during UPA
Countering Congress accusations, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the Dassault Rafale purchase on the ground that the NDA was able to procure 36 fighter jets urgently required by the Indian Air Force while the previous government failed to do so.
September 18, 2018 -
India’s defence ties with Russia will not be impacted by US sanctions: Sitharaman
Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s India visit next month, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has clearly indicated that India will not allow its time-tested defence and security ties with Russia to be impacted by the US sanctions on military transactions with Moscow. She also said negotiations on the S-400 missile deal with Russia are almost …
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September 17, 2018 -
Army ‘right-sizing’
When politicised legal-eagles arrogate to themselves the right to pass judgment on matters on which they have little expertise the outcome can be disastrous. With all due respect, Abhishek Manu Singhvi has made a mess of trading his gown and bans for a brass hat when flaying the Army’s move to reduce unnecessary manpower and …
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September 17, 2018 -
DRDO successfully tests anti-tank missile
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the DRDO, Indian Army and associated industries for the success of the MPATGM weapon system.
September 16, 2018 -
Tejas trivialised
Such is the political phobia which plagues the nation ~ issues of national security included ~ that all attention was focused on the Chief of the Air Staff “batting” for the Rafale combat aircraft at a seminar in the Capital that only marginal attention was paid to a possibly more pregnant observation of Air Chief …
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September 14, 2018 -
Bengaluru after all
Professional and technical considerations have, fortunately, taken precedence over political pressures and the move to shift the 2019 edition of Aero India away from IAF Yelahanka (on the outskirts of Bengaluru) has been junked ~ at least for now. The overdue statement from the Defence Ministry confirming the venue amounts to a snub to the …
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September 11, 2018 -
2+2 talks | India, US sign key defence pact, ask Pakistan to stop exporting terror
COMCASA will enable the Indian military to access critical and encrypted American defence technologies; the two nations have also decided to set up hotlines between their foreign ministers and defence ministers to enable them to remain in touch regularly
September 6, 2018 -
James Mattis, Mike Pompeo to arrive in India tomorrow for 2+2 dialogue
The dialogue was mutually announced by the two countries last summer, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s successful meeting with Trump.
September 4, 2018 -
Nirmala Sitharaman visits forward post along LoC, meets J-K Governor
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday became the first defence minister of the country to visit the Balbir forward post in Jammu and Kashmir.
September 2, 2018 -
Iran oil imports, Russian defence purchases to figure in Indo-US dialogue next week
External Affairs Minister and Defence Minister will jointly host US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis at the 6 September dialogue.
September 2, 2018 -
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to visit Egypt soon
Egyptian Ambassador to India Hatem Tageldin says Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to visit Egypt later this year
August 28, 2018