Nirmala Sitharaman

10-Point Guide To INS Kiltan, Made In India Anti-Submarine Warship

India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday October 16, 2017

INS Kiltan, a Made-In-India anti-submarine warship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy today by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Naval Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and several top officers were present in the ceremony held at the naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam.

Defence Minister Calls Visits To Border Areas 'Eye-Opening' Experience

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 10, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who undertook a whirlwind tour of defence bases across the country, today called her visits an "eye-opening experience" and stressed on the integration of the three armed forces

Ready To Maintain Peace At Frontiers With India, Says China

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 10, 2017

China on Monday expressed readiness to jointly maintain peace along the border areas with India and said Nathu La, the frontier post visited by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, was the "best witness" to the UK-China treaty of 1890.

China Hearts Nirmala Sitharaman's Video Teaching 'Namaste' To Its Troops

India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday October 9, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has received plenty of favourable reviews from Chinese media for her weekend visit to the border at Sikkim which only months ago witnessed a major stand-off between the armies of the two countries.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Reviews Operational Readiness Of Tezpur Airbase

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 9, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the operational readiness of the strategically-important airbase at Tezpur yesterday with senior Army and Air Force officials.

China Asks India To Abide By 'Historic' Border Treaty, 'Face The Facts'

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 8, 2017

Referring to the 1890 UK-China treaty, China today claimed it demarcated the Sikkim sector of the Sino-Indian border as it urged New Delhi to abide by its provisions, a day after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden visit to the Nathu La post.

Namaste, Ni Hao: Nirmala Sitharaman Meets Chinese Troops At Nathu-La

India News | Written by Priyanka Pant | Monday October 9, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's day-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, including the border at Nathu-La on Saturday had an unexpected bonus - an exchange with Chinese soldiers, a video of which was widely shared on social media.

Nirmala Sitharaman Makes Aerial Survey Of Doklam-Nathula Area

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 7, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today made an aerial survey of the Doklam-Nathula area on the Sino-India border, a day after the government said the status quo at the site has not changed since the disengagement on August 28.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Visits Jamnagar Air Force Station, Sits In MiG-29 Fighter

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 7, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman paid a visit to Jamnagar Air Force Station today and took first hand information about the role and nature of operations undertaken by the Indian Air Force at the air base.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Reviews Progress Of Army Reform

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 5, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday took stock of the progress in implementing the ambitious reform process in the Indian Army under which nearly 57,000 officers and other ranks are being redeployed to enhance the combat capability of the force.

For Kerala Foot March, BJP Calls In The Cavalry From Centre, States

India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury | Wednesday October 4, 2017

The key leaders and ministers of the BJP will all be converging in Kerala over the next two weeks to pitch in with the party's mega foot-march in the state.

Army Commanders To Discuss Doklam, Military Reforms In 6-Day Conference

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 4, 2017

Top army commanders will discuss security challenges facing the country, including the recent Doklam standoff, at a six-day conference starting October 9. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address the conference, people familiar with the matter said

Country Celebrates Dussehra; Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman Join Troops

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 30, 2017

People across the country celebrated Dussehra with traditional fervour today as two Cabinet ministers joined the troops in the festivities, but the mood was sombre in Mumbai which mourned the death of 23 people in a railway station stampede.

In High-Altitude Leh, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates Strategic Bridge

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 30, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today inaugurated the Pratham-Shyok Bridge that will link Leh to Karakoram, providing connectivity on the strategically important Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Olde axis for military transport.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Visits Forward Areas Along Line of Control In Kupwara

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 30, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today visited the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir and was briefed by the top military brass on counter-infiltration operations.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Begins Two Day Jammu And Kashmir Visit

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 29, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today arrived here on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir during which she would review the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Valley and Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh region.

'No Indian Boots On Ground In Afghanistan,' India Tells US

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday September 26, 2017

India will continue its development and medical assistance in Afghanistan but will not send its troops, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asserted on Tuesday after a meeting with visiting US Defence Secretary James Mattis.

No Indian Troops In Afghanistan, Says Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 26, 2017

India on Tuesday ruled out deploying its troops in Afghanistan but will expand its development activities to help stabilize the war-torn country.

US Defence Chief In India, Will Meet PM Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 25, 2017

Stronger military ties between India and the United States should not affect relations with neighbours such as Pakistan, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said ahead of a visit to New Delhi.

Top US Defence Official To Visit 'Valued Ally' India, Hold Talks With PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 23, 2017

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis will visit India and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman to reaffirm that Washington considers New Delhi a valued and influential ally. This is the first cabinet-level official's visit to India under the Trump administration

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis To Visit India, Meet PM Modi Next Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 23, 2017

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis will visit India and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman to reaffirm that Washington considers New Delhi a valued and influential ally.

Trash To Be Cleared From High-Altitude Areas, Glaciers: Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 17, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said her Ministry will run a campaign to remove trash from high altitude areas and glaciers.

President, Nirmala Sitharaman Pay Homage To Arjan Singh At His Residence

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 17, 2017

President Ram Nath Kovind, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with three service chiefs today paid their tributes to the Late Marshal of the Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh, at his residence in New Delhi.

Arjan Singh, Marshal Of Indian Air Force, Critically Ill

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 16, 2017

Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, famous for his role in the 1965 India-Pakistan war, has been hospitalised and his condition is stated to be critical.

Beyond Visual Range Missile 'Astra' Completes Development Phase

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 16, 2017

The indigenously developed beyond visual range air-to-air missile -- Astra -- underwent a series of successful trials for four days over the Bay of Bengal, marking completion of its development phase.

Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan Join Key Cabinet Committees

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan have become members of key cabinet committees reconstituted after the September 3 reshuffle.

BJP Trains Gujarat Leaders On Countering Congress' Meme Attack On Social Media

India News | Written by Rohit Bhan | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Nirmala Sitharaman, tasked with overseeing the BJP's campaign for assembly elections in Gujarat now a few months away, today met party workers and held a string of meetings in state capital Gandhinagar, among them a workshop on effective use of social media for the polls.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Big Shake-Up Of Workflow

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Amrita Ray | Monday September 11, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold daily meetings with all three service chiefs and the defence secretary to ensure quick decision making in her ministry.

Audit Report On Ammo Shortage Factually Wrong, Says Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 11, 2017

Dismissing the CAG report, which stated that the defence forces had ammunition that could last for 20 days in the event of a war, as "factually wrong", Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today asserted there was no dearth of weapons with the defence forces.

Strengthening Armed Forces Top Priority: Nirmala Sitharaman

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 10, 2017

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that maintaining optimum state of readiness of the armed forces on all fronts would be given top priority, comments which came amid concerns over security challenges on the country's northern and western borders.