According to a Deccan Herald opinion piece, India should have four aircraft carrier battle groups (CBGs) instead of three. This would allow the Andaman naval base and peninsular flanks to be flagged without disrupting fleet activities. Giving the go-ahead for another indigenous aircraft carrier was on the cards for the Ministry of Defence even before INS Vikrant completed sea trials.The

Kolkata: In an endeavour to enhance indigenisation capability to 70 per cent in defence and aerospace sectors over the next 3-4 years, the government has implemented measures for MSME capacity building, including a five-fold increase in product development funding support to Rs 50 crore.Samir V Kamat, Secretary of the Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of DRDO, highlighted the initiatives

Beijing: Last year the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), an organisation part of the ruling Communist Party of China’s Leadership Group, held a meeting of the China-Indian Ocean Region Forum on Development Cooperation (CIORFDC) in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in southwest China.China this week will hold the second conference of its Indian Ocean Region Forum,

Dinesh K Tripathi succeeds Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh who retired from serviceA major reshuffle will be taking place in the Indian Navy top brass as a series of new appointments have been made. Western Naval Commander Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi will be taking over as the new Vice Chief of the force on January 4 next month.The Vice Chief of Naval Staff is responsible for the

US principal deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer has informed his Indian interlocutors of the importance of holding accountable anyone found responsible for allegedly plotting to kill a Khalistani leader on American soil, according to a readout from the White HouseThe leaders agreed to deepen maritime security cooperation by further strengthening existing dialogue mechanisms like the

Washington: Amid the indictment of an Indian in an alleged foiled assassination plot in the US, State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller said on Tuesday that the US takes the matter ‘very seriously’, adding that India has launched its investigation into the matter and they will wait for the results."I said I wouldn’t comment on the underlying substance because it is an ongoing law enforcement