INDIA RUSSIA DEFENCE DEAL

New Delhi: India’s External Affairs Minister attended the Munich Security Conference from Feb 16-18 in Germany. During his visit, in a straight talk, EAM Jaishankar defended India’s ‘long’ standing ties with Russia. In an interview with a leading Ge...

Speaking at the curtain raiser event of Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi on October 26, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande spoke about the profound lessons that India has learnt from the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war. Stressing on the import...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the USA from June 21 to 23. The lengthy bureaucratic process of obtaining defence equipment is expected to be removed, and deals on US-made armed drones will be executed. Modi will address a joint ...

From Tanks to fighter jets, Russian weapons account for almost 70% of India's defence hardware. Manu Pabby of The Economic Times decodes India's dependency on Russian imports and what can be done to minimise it.Watch: India's dependency on Russian w...

During his address to the Indian diaspora in Washington, DC, PM Modi said the decision of General Electric Company (GE) to manufacture fighter planes in India would prove to be a milestone for India's defence sector, as both nations are taking stron...

India has started receiving deliveries of advanced S-400 missile systems from Russia. As part of a US $5 billion deal, India will receive five S-400 air defence missile systems units, despite possible sanctions from the United States. ET's Manu Pubb...

On Monday, December 6, India and Russia vowed to ramp up cooperation in confronting major challenges such as terrorism and the situation in Afghanistan. During a summit meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Puti...

India and Russia on Monday inked 28 agreements to further broad-base their partnership and vowed to expand cooperation and coordination in dealing with major challenges like the threat of terrorism and the unfolding situation in Afghanistan. Times N...

Russia's Defence Ministry has announced that it will suspend the internationally brokered Grain Deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports.Russia halts Ukraine Black Sea grain exports, cites attack on Sevastopol naval base

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday conveyed to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin India's concerns over Washington's decision to provide sustenance package for Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet fleet. Singh apprised Austin about India's concerns o...

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a legislative amendment that approves an India-specific waiver for punitive CAATSA sanctions for its purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Russia. Authored and introduced by Indian-Ameri...

India and Russia signed the Kalashnikov deal during the meeting between Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu and Defence Minister. India signs a 10 year military technical cooperation agreement with Russia. This is the fourth time that this agreem...

India remains world's largest arms importer, with Russia, France and U.S. as the biggest suppliers. Has India's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative had any effect on arms imports? ET Now's Vikram Oza explainSelf-reliance in defence: Has India's 'Atmanir...

Russia selling S-400 missile defense system to India "shines a spotlight on the destabilising role" that Moscow is playing in the region and potentially beyond as well, the United States has said. The US continues to have its concerns over India pur...

India and the Philippines will sign the USD 375 million deal for the sale of BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile today, Government officials informed on Friday. They added that the top defence brass of the Philippines would be present on the...

The Indian Air Force, desperately short of fighter aircraft, is ordering 12 Russian-designed Sukhoi-30 MKI very shortly. Its bid for the fighters, a Rs 10,000 crore package, is expected to be cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed b...

Amid Ukraine crisis, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov on March 02, while addressing a press conference said despite the sanctions imposed on Russia by western countries, supply of S-400 defence systems to India will not be affected. “Don't f...

The Defence Ministry on Tuesday gave its final clearance to over Rs 5,000 crore deal with Russia to manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi. The deal may be signed during the Russian President Vladimir Putin's expected v...