New Delhi: India’s strategy of continuing to buy cheap oil from Russia despite Western pressures against these purchases has resulted in the saving of around $7.9 billion in the country’s oil import bill during the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2022-23 and also helped the country to lower its current account deficit.Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has stood firm in maintaining

New Delhi: The Indo-US joint working group, operating under the Defence Tech and Trade Initiative (DTTI), convened for a pivotal two-day meeting in New Delhi to bolster defence collaboration between the two nations, the Indian Air Force said.The meeting held on Monday and Tuesday was led by Indian Air Force Deputy Chief Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and American Brig Gen Joel W Safranek, the

BrahMos missile being fired from INS Rajput, was 1st warship to be equipped with the missileTwo DRDO veterans (Dr Narayanan & Dr V K Aatre) argue as to how it can develop future technologies if it is not involved in developing the technologies, weapons, platforms and systems of today. They warn against attempting fundamental changes without a full understanding of the DRDO’s role,

Xi Jinping has announced the splitting of the Strategic Support Force into three different verticals—Information Support Force, Cyberspace Force and Aerospace Force. Here’s why read moreby Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd)On 31 December, 2015, the Chinese PLA underwent a most talked about transformation leading to the creation of the Strategic Support Force (SSF). It was supposedly ‘designed to better

INS Sindhukesari, docked in Jakarta for the first time in February 2023 for operational turnaround“We are aware that Indonesia is also keen to build its own defence industry. We are keen to share our experiences in this endeavour,” said Sandeep Chakravorty, Indian envoy in Indonesia addressing the first-ever “India-Indonesia defence industry exhibition-cum-seminar” organised in Jakarta as the two

New Delhi: UAE Ambassador to India, Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali appreciated the rise in India-UAE trade by 16 per cent and emphasised that gold has played a significant part in the bilateral trade between the two nations.He made the remarks as the two nations are celebrating two years of the UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).While speaking to ANI, the UAE envoy said, "