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August 19, 2026 9:43 PM

India, Armenia strengthen defence cooperation; sign MoU on joint collaboration and innovation

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh concluded a two-day visit to Armenia during which India and the European nation discussed ways to deepen bilateral defence and military-technical cooperation, with a focus on capacity building, training, research and development. Singh visited Armenia on August 17-18 and held bilateral meetings with Armenian Deputy Defence Minister Karen Brutyan and First Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of General Staff Edward Asryan. The discussions covered the entire gam...

October 17, 2025 9:12 PM

Defence Secretary calls for policy framework to boost domestic industrial base through public-private synergy

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday emphasised the need for a structured policy framework to strengthen India’s domestic industrial base through a balanced partnership between the public and private sectors. He was delivering the inaugural address at the Strategic Insight Conference on Indigenous Development of Critical Technologies for Air Power, organised by the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies (CAPSS) in New Delhi. Singh stressed that diversifying the country’s...

September 12, 2025 2:32 PM

‘No spillover effect from trade tension’: Defence Secretary on US tariffs

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday said there has been “no spillover effect” from the ongoing trade tensions between India and the United States, emphasising that defence collaboration between the two countries has continued unhindered despite the imposition of 50 per cent tariffs. “On defence, there is no spillover effect from the trade tension that you mentioned. I think those trade tensions are also easing now, and we have resumed our negotiations with them. Hopefully, it w...

May 15, 2025 3:13 PM

Former defence secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar assumes charge as UPSC chairman

Dr. Ajay Kumar, former Defence Secretary, officially assumed charge as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Commission, the oath of office and secrecy was administered by Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.), the senior-most member of the UPSC. An officer of the 1985 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from the Kerala cadre, Dr. Kumar brings over 35 years of distinguished service in various capacities at both the sta...