India will increase the number of warships for anti-piracy operations in the Arabian Sea by five times more than last year as the threats of attacks rise.At least a dozen warships will police the vast waters, senior Indian officials said, asking not to be identified in order to discuss confidential information.The South Asian nation increased deployment in the region from two to five warships in

A contract was signed between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the ADA 10 months ago for the supply of four MALE drones for the Indian Navy and ArmyHyderabad: Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Wednesday received the first Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Drishti 10 ‘Starliner’ from the Adani Defence and Aerospace (ADA) in Hyderabad.A contract was signed

London: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on Wednesday.The Defence Minister is currently on an official visit to Great Britain. The visit marks the first visit by a sitting Indian Defence Minister to the UK in more than 20 years.Earlier in the day, Defence Minister Singh and his British counterpart Grant Shapps attended the India-UK Defence

London: Citing a recent article published in the Chinese state-controlled Global Times, hailing India’s growth story and its rising global stature and heft, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said Beijing’s perspective has altered drastically with the emergence of New Delhi as a ‘strategic power’."A columnist for the Global Times, which, in a way, is a mouthpiece for China,

The organization has said that the Indian market remains an indispensable force in the success of the Maldivian Tourism sectorAmid the row between India and the Maldives over beach tourism, the Maldivian tourism body for tour operators has called on the Indian-based travel booking platform EaseMyTrip to re-start flight bookings to the island nation.The Maldives Association of Tour and Travel

Mirwaiz’s Delhi sojourn has triggered speculations that it could be a result of the Modi government’s political outreach ahead of the 2024 electionsMirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of a moderate faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), has been reportedly spotted in New Delhi for the first time since Jammu and Kashmir lost its semi-autonomy and special status in August 2019, giving