Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday expressed his happiness at the budget proposal to open 100 new Sainik Schools in the country and said several new programmes to support India’s farmers, agriculture, infrastructure and reinvigoration of human resources have also been announced. The minister, who made a series of tweets, […]
‘Disturbing and painful’: Rajnath Singh on 20 soldiers killed in China clash
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, in first comments by the Central government, on Wednesday mourned the loss of 20 soldiers who died in the line of duty in a violent face off with China in the Galwan Valley. News agency ANI quoting sources said four Indian soldiers are in critical condition after the face-off. […]
In 1st comment on Ladakh standoff, Rajnath Singh’s pointed reference to Doklam
India and China are talking to each other at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the Ladakh standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. Singh’s statement is the first from a senior central minister on the standoff with China at four points along the Line of Actual Control. Rajnath […]
Rajnath Singh adds patrol vessel, 2 interceptor boats to Coast Guard strength
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday commissioned an offshore patrol vessel and two interceptor boats of the Indian Coast Guard, which will add muscle to operations of the maritime security agency. Indigenously-built ship Sachet, the first in the series of five offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), and interceptor boats C-450 and […]
‘Won’t spare anyone messing with India’: Rajnath Singh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh said India will not spare anyone trying to mess with the country and that Pakistan’s use of terror for proxy war is an admission that it can’t defeat India in a conventional or limited war. Singh, who was speaking at the 137th Passing out Parade of […]