India comes to Sri Lanka’s rescue despite its China tilt. Will Colombo mend its ways now?
R Hariharan • 3 years agoWith Sri Lanka facing a severe shortage of fertilizers after the import of chemical fertilizers from China was banned, Delhi steps in to speed up supply of nano fertilizer to Colombo.
General Naravane meets Sri Lanka's top military leadership during four-day visit aimed at boosting defence ties
• 4 years agoThe army chief's visit will culminate with him witnessing the final demonstration of the ongoing bilateral 'Mitra Shakti' exercise being held at Maduru Oya Special Forces Training School
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh renames ASI Stadium after Neeraj Chopra, felicitates 'Defence Forces Olympians'
• 4 years agoSpeaking at a ceremony where the institute's stadium was named for Chopra, Singh also said he was awaiting the day when India would host the Olympic Games.
Testing India's patience would be a mistake, says army chief Gen MM Naravane on Ladakh standoff
• 4 years agoNaravane, however, added that India is committed to resolve the eight-month-long military standoff with China through talks. He was speaking at the Army Day parade in New Delhi
Indian Army chief says Pakistan and China form 'potent threat', troops ready to meet any eventuality
Fp Staff • 4 years agoAddressing a press conference, General Manoj Mukund Naravane also said that there was no decrease in the strength of troops by India and China in eastern Ladakh
In 2020, Gen Naravane's trips to Nepal, West Asia helped bolster military diplomacy, but major challenges remain
Fp Staff • 4 years agoNaravane undertook at least four foreign tours which had diplomatic overtones this year — to Myanmar, Nepal, West Asia and South Korea
INS Kavaratti, last of 4 indigenously-built stealth corvettes, commissioned into Indian Navy
Fp Staff • 5 years agoApart from having a state-of-the-art weapons and sensor suite to ‘detect and prosecute’ submarines, the INS Kavaratti also has endurance for long-range deployments
India's armed forces prepared to look at 'military option' if LAC talks with China fail, says CDS Bipin Rawat
• 5 years agoIndia and China have held several rounds of military and diplomatic talks in the last few months but no significant headway has been made for a resolution to the border standoff
Indian Army chief tells troops to be prepared for any ‘eventuality’ amid border tensions with China
• 5 years agoThe army has deployed around 40,000 troops along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh to tackle the heavy build up by the Chinese
Army chief General MM Naravane reviews security in Ladakh, visits 18 soldiers injured in Galwan Valley clash
• 5 years agoNaravane reviewed the overall security situation in Ladakh with Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Yogesh Kumar Joshi, commander of the 14 Corps Lt Gen Harinder Singh and other senior Army officials on Tuesday afternoon.