Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh & US Secretary of Defense Mr Lloyd Austin hold bilateral talks in Washington DC
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with the US Secretary of Defense Mr Lloyd Austin in Pentagon, Washington DC on August 23, 2024. They held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral defence cooperation, industrial collaboration, regional security and other international issues. Shri Rajnath Singh highlighted the various co-development and co-production opportunities in India in […]
Raksha Mantri to be on an official visit to US from August 23-26, 2024
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will be undertaking an official visit to US from August 23 to 26, 2024, on the invitation of the US Secretary of Defence Mr Lloyd Austin. During the visit, the Raksha Mantri will hold a bilateral meeting with his US counterpart Secretary Austin. He will also meet the US Assistant […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh & his Japanese counterpart Mr Kihara Minoru hold delegation-level talks in New Delhi
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Minister of Defense, Japan Mr Kihara Minoru held a bilateral meeting, on the sidelines of India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, in New Delhi on August 20, 2024. During the meeting, the Defence Ministers reviewed the existing defence cooperation activities and discussed ways to enhance further cooperation. The two Ministers reviewed […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates new state-of-the-art ICG Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre building in Chennai
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the newly-constructed state-of-the-art Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre building in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on August 18, 2024. He also virtually launched the Regional Marine Pollution Response Centre, located at the Chennai Port premises, and the Coast Guard Air Enclave in Puducherry. The buildings have been established […]
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh graces 83rd AFHQ Civilian Services Day celebrations in New Delhi
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the personnel of the Armed Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) Civilian Services to continue enhancing their skills in today’s fast-changing times for efficient policy making and implementation & execution of reforms being undertaken in the Ministry of Defence (MoD). He was addressing the 83rd AFHQ Civilian Services Day in New Delhi on […]
Govt is committed to develop India as a leading global defence manufacturing hub: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh
Ministry of Defence has achieved the highest-ever growth in indigenous defence production in value terms during Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, on the back of successful implementation of the policies and initiatives of the Government, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, focusing on achieving ‘Aatmanirbharta’. As per the data received from all Defence Public Sector […]
Raksha Mantri holds telecon with Australian Deputy Prime Minister to review progress in bilateral defence ties
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Mr Richard Marles on July 04, 2024. Through a post on X, the Raksha Mantri stated that a range of issues pertaining to bilateral defence cooperation were reviewed, with focus on closer collaboration between the two countries in […]
Yoga unites body & mind while acting as a stepping stone to achieve spiritual consciousness: Shri Rajnath Singh
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on June 21, 2024, led the Armed Forces in celebrating the 10th International Day of Yoga by performing various asanas and breathing exercises with soldiers at 1 Corps in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and General Officer Commanding, 1 Corps Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra, along […]
Navy ensures that no nation endangers strategic autonomy of another in Indo-Pacific region on the basis of economic strength or military power: RM
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on June 14, 2024, visited the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh to review the operational readiness of the Indian Navy, and embarked on INS Jalashwa for a ‘Day at Sea’. It was Shri Rajnath Singh’s first outstation visit after assuming charge as Raksha Mantri for the second consecutive […]
Shri Rajnath Singh assumes charge as Raksha Mantri for the second consecutive term
Shri Rajnath Singh assumed charge as the Raksha Mantri for the second consecutive term on June 13, 2024. He was welcomed at South Block, New Delhi by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth, who was accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan; Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande; Chief of the […]