Visakhapatnam: Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Sunday said the all-important deal for buying 31 Predator drones from the US has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and is expected to be signed in the next few months."We are the lead servers who are steering it. The letter of request has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and the letter of request has gone to the

Human rights activist Arif Aajakia has been working to inform the world community about violations of human and minority rights in Pakistan. He was born in Karachi after his father migrated from a village in Gujarat to Pakistan during Partition but the London-based activist calls India his motherland and loves to visit Hindu pilgrimages, including the Ram Temple where he offered prayers during

New cruise missile response to China and Pakistan’s advances, adding survivable sea element to India’s land-based nuclear rocket forceIndia’s imminent test of a submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) marks a significant step in its naval modernization, strategic deterrence vis-à-vis Pakistan and rising competition with China in the Indian Ocean. The preannounced test, however, could serve to

Besides Antony Blinken, Dr Jaishankar held talks with his counterparts from several countries, including Canada’s Melanie Joly. He also had a casual interaction with China’s Wang YiAmid increasing concerns about the role of Iran in the Red Sea attacks and growing Chinese assertion in the maritime realm, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held talks with US Secretary of State Antony

Visakhapatnam: In the bustling maritime city of Visakhapatnam, the stage is set for MILAN 24, the largest multilateral naval exercise to date. As the naval forces converge, Navy Chief Admiral Hari Kumar illuminated the significance of this grand gathering.While speaking to ANI, the Naval Chief remarked, "The MILAN exercise is indeed the largest exercise we have held so far.""With invitations