I am delighted to be here at the Civil 20 India Summit 2023 in this beautiful city of Jaipur. At the outset, let me take this opportunity to say that we are fortunate to have Her Holiness, Mata Amritanandamayi, or as addressed by everyone, Amma, as the C20 chair. With her humanitarian activities and spiritual […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, we have gathered here to commemorate the 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeepers Day, a momentous occasion that allows us to reflect on the remarkable contributions of the brave UN peacekeepers in upholding peace and security in conflict-affected regions. As the Defence Minister of India, it is an honour for me to […]
Lt Gen MK Mago, Commandant National Defence College, Prof S Gowri, Vice Chancellor, University of Madras, members of the faculty, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and most importantly, Course Participants of the 60th NDC Course. It gives me immense pleasure to be here at NDC, the highest seat of strategic learning in our Country. Over […]
Minister Hayashi, Minister Hamada, Dr Jaishankar, Members of Press, ladies and gentlemen, At the outset, I express my gratitude to our host Ministers, their delegations, and their staff forexcellent interaction and their warm hospitality. I deeply appreciate their commitment to our bilateral relations. During the course of our discussions today, we covered a wide spectrum […]
Text of Hon’ble Raksha Mantri’s speech in the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Dushanbe, 28 July 2021 Excellency Colonel-General Sherali Mirzo, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Tajikistan, Excellency Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am overwhelmed by the ‘mehman-nawazi’ (मेहमाननवाज़ी) – the famous Tajik hospitality – during my first-ever visit to this […]
The text of RM Shri Rajnath Singh’s speech at a Webinar on ‘Budget Announcements 2021-22’ and India’s Defence It gives me great pleasure to speak to the major stake holders of our Defence Eco-system today on this important occasion when we are going to discuss the budgetary provisions of 2021-22.I have been informed that there […]
Hon’ble Chairman, The House would recall that I had made a detailed statement on the developments in the India-China border areas in Eastern Ladakh during the last session in September last year. I had highlighted that the Chinese side had since April/May 2020 amassed large number of troops and armaments in the border areas […]
A hearty welcome to you all to Aero India2021.I am delighted to see the Defence Ministers, senior defence officials and business leaders from around the world in this 13th edition of Aero India, the largest Aero show in Asia. Like previous editions, Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka State, has been selected to host the event […]
At the outset, I want to convey my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for attending this Conclave, despite the COVID -19 pandemic. This Conclave is an initiative to promote dialogue in an institutional and cooperative environment that can foster the development of peace, stability and prosperity in the Indian Ocean Region. India being the […]
It gives me great pleasure to interact with you all, through this digital forum, on the occasion of the 93rd Annual Convention of FICCI. In more than nine decades of its existence FICCI has played a pivotal role in addressing the issues concerning Indian Industry and Business in the most constructive manner. It has played […]