India won't tolerate any form of nuclear blackmail: Rajnath Singh in SeoulThe pacts were firmed up following Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's wide-ranging talks in Seoul with his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-b...
20 May, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
India, South Korea sign pact in key areas of defence cooperationIndia and South Korea have strengthened their defence ties. MoUs were signed in key areas like defence cyber, training, and UN peacekeeping...
20 May, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
PM Modi invites Dutch companies to design and innovate in India, points to incentives to boost manufacturingNoting that manufacturing in India is now becoming very cost-effective and his government is offering incentives in several sectors to take...
17 May, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
Pakistan is shaping up an idea that can worry IndiaPakistan is pushing a proposed “Islamic NATO” with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan, aiming to build a regional defence bloc that r...
15 May, 2026, 06.31 AM IST
Trump’s NATO threat could be India’s biggest defence breakUS President Donald Trump's remarks on NATO create a significant opportunity for India. Europe is seeking new defence partners as it rethin...
01 Apr, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
India and UK in final stages of signing defence logistics pact, will extend reachThe logistics pact, which will enable reciprocal use of bases and airfields for fuel, supplies and spares, has been under discussion with t...
09 Oct, 2020, 11.00 AM IST
India and US unlikely to sign pact for mutual access to geospatial mapsTwo other foundational agreements have already been inked – one for sharing of military logistics and another that enables transfer of secu...
10 Aug, 2019, 07.54 AM IST
India-US defence officials discuss common security interestsTop Indian and American defence officials have discussed a range of common regional security interests and new opportunities for engagement.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
India could sign military logistics agreement with US in AprilIndia and US could sign a key military logistics agreement as top officials from the two sides meet here in April to look at ways to deepen...
12 Jul, 2018, 06.20 PM IST
Shift in strategy: India & US to talk on giving access to each other's military basesWhile this makes it easier for both sides to carry out exercises together, the Indian side is concerned about access this may give US to In...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.34 PM IST
India hints US it may reconsider stand on three defence foundational pactsUS Ambassador to India Richard Verma, who was present in most of the meetings that Parrikar had with Carter, acknowledged that there would ...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.36 PM IST
US pushes India to ink contentious defence pacts LSA, CISMOA and BECAThe US says CISMOA and BECA are basically "technology enablers" which will allow it to transfer high-tech avionics and electronics to India.
27 Feb, 2015, 10.02 AM IST
DTTI a 'vehicle' for closer bilateral security ties: USThe third agreement, Logistics Support Agreement (LSA) would enable cashless supplies to each other's armed forces on credit.
26 Feb, 2015, 09.07 PM IST
Hope Modi government will look afresh at US defence foundational pacts: Kohler, top Boeing officialHe said "You just don't jump into the global supply chain as a top supplier with no experience. So you have to start small and build the wa...
18 Feb, 2015, 12.19 PM IST
PM Modi's US Visit: India, US agree in principle to renew defence pactThe renewal of the pact had figured at meeting Defence Minister Arun Jaitley had with his American counterpart Chuck Hagel last month in Ne...
01 Oct, 2014, 12.47 PM IST
Government working to make defence acquisitions transparent: Manmohan SinghPM said the Government is taking steps to indigenise defence procurement and stimulate the development of the domestic defence industry.
23 May, 2013, 03.44 PM IST
WikiLeaks news: US preferred Pranab over Antony as defence ministerThe US would have preferred Pranab Mukherjee to continue as the defence minister rather than present incumbent A K Antony.
06 Sep, 2011, 01.13 PM IST