Shahpur Kandi barrage on Ravi riverIn 1979, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir governments signed an agreement to build Ranjit Sagar Dam and downstream Shahpur Kandi barrage to stop water to PakistanSrinagar: India has stopped the flow of water from the Ravi river into Pakistan by building a dam that was waiting for completion for 45 years. India has exclusive rights to the water of Ravi under the 1960

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit emphasized the importance of industrial strength and self-sufficiency in defence, particularly in aerospace, during an aerospace conference in Delhi.He highlighted the rising significance of self-dependence (‘Atmanirbharta’) in the context of global conflicts. The event, attended by senior Indian Air Force officers and defence industry representatives, focused on

Several Indians have been working as security helpers in the Russian military and they were forced to even fight with Russian soldiers in certain areas along Russia’s border with UkraineSeveral Indians who worked as support staff to the Russian army were discharged following India’s demand, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on February 26.It said India remains committed, as a matter of

MEA stated that several Indians working in the Russian Army have been discharged after the government took cognizance of the issueMEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal commented on the issue saying that they were aware of the Indians who had signed up for support jobs with the Russian Army. He further stated that the Indian Embassy had taken up the matter with the Russian authorities for an early

In the Homeland Security Dialogue (HSD) with the US, India is expected to raise the use of digital space and how it is being exploited by terrorist groups for propagating radical views, recruitment and funding terrorismA government delegation from the United States will be in India for the Homeland Security Dialogue with the Union Home Ministry officials on February 28.The talks hold significance

In an address at a defence conclave, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said weaning away from import dependencies for capability development requirements of the Army remains pivotal in its strategic planning to be ‘future ready’New Delhi: The security of the nation can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on the ‘largesse’ of others, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Saturday, asserting that becoming