Tag: Rajnath Singh

"It is the spirit of national pride at the core of our values that protects the unity and integrity of India."

According to a source, all three service chiefs attended the meeting.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Vietnam's Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang in Hanoi.

The boats were given by Singh at a ceremony in Hong Ha shipyard on the second day of his visit to Vietnam

The two defence ministers also signed the Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030.

The Army Commanders' Conference is an apex level biannual event that is held in April and October every year. The conference is an institutional platform for conceptual level deliberations, culminating in making important policy decisions for the Indian Army.

Before the 2+2 Dialogue, Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with the US Secretary of Defence separately in the Pentagon.

Earlier, in his opening remarks at the 2+2 ministerial, Singh said that India places the highest priority upon the strategic partnership with USA. "Major defence partnership is one of the most important pillars of India-US strategic relations, he said.

Speaking during the Air Force Commanders' Conference (AFCC) at Air Headquarters here, Singh discussed the entire canvas of issues and challenges that are being faced by the country.

The minister was speaking at the diamond jubilee celebration of Chetak helicopter here.

The MoS Defence also said that during the financial year 2022-23, over 68 per cent of defence procurement has been given to the domestic sector.

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He also said the government is committed to rectify any shortcoming found in the weapon system after enquiry into the incident.

The ministry in a statement had said: "On March 9, 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile."

India has called for restraint on all sides as tensions between Russia and NATO escalated further after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised the independence of two states of Ukraine.