Rajesh kumar singh

September 13, 2026 6:46 PM

India, Vietnam reaffirm commitment to stronger maritime and defence ties for regional security

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh held a meeting with Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, in New Delhi on Sunday on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. The meeting followed the recent high-level bilateral engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Vietnamese counterpart on the sidelines of the summit and focused on strengthening the longstanding friendship between India and Vietnam, advancing regional security and deepen...

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...

March 9, 2026 5:58 PM

Defence Ministry releases Manual of Security Instructions 2026

The Ministry of Defence on Monday released the Manual of Security Instructions 2026, a comprehensive document outlining updated security guidelines for officials and security personnel within the ministry. The manual was released by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh during a function held at South Block in New Delhi. Addressing officials at the event, Singh highlighted the importance of strict adherence to security discipline in the face of emerging threats and evolving security challenges....

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...