Rajnath Singh was briefed on the operational readiness of the command and other aspects of maritime and coastal security on the Eastern Seaboard.
Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa was also present at the ceremony held at the Palam Technical area here.
Defence experts, including aerospace scientists and engineers, on Thursday, urged the Indian government and industry to step up indigenous design and development of aero gas turbine engines for self-reliance in production of military and civil aircraft.
The Congress on Wednesday expressed concern over the safety and well-being of the IAF personnel on board an AN-32 aircraft that went missing in Arunachal Pradesh after taking off from Assam's Jorhat, and questioned the government on why it had not allocated resources to replace the obsolete AN-32 fleet.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday on his maiden visit to Srinagar after assuming charge reviewed security situation in the Kashmir valley.
Top commanders of the Army will brief the defence minister about overall security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and apprise him about the anti-terror operations in Kashmir, they said.
India’s second woman defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has been sworn in as Cabinet minister in the Modi Sarkar 2.0.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman travels in metro to attend an event in Gurugram
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes a metro to attend an event in Gurugram
From air strikes in Pakistan to national security and the opposition raising questions on India's actions, the defence minister answered a volley of questions on Aap Ki Adalat.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, addresses the conclave of Defence Attaches deployed across the globe
"We have given the contract to HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) for 83 light combat fighter aircraft. Sukhois are being manufactured in India," she said.
Defence Minister in Lok Sabha: I have received confirmation from HAL that contracts during 2014-18 worth Rs 26,570.80 crore have already been signed with HAL. Orders worth Rs 73,000 Cr approx are in the pipeline
She also lauded it for its multiple successful search and rescue missions, humanitarian aid, assistance to fishermen and increased surveillance capability.
Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra said India's relationship with China is one of its most important bilateral relationships.
The controversial message sent by one of the arrested duo reads as, "Main shoot karunga Sitharaman ko, kal uska akhiri din hoga. ('I will shoot Sitharaman, tomorrow will be her last day'), police said.
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