Pranav Kulkarni

During the discussion on the AgustaWestland deal, an angry Congress repeatedly clashed with the ruling BJP and later staged a walkout.

Manohar Parrikar said the process to acquire new choppers for VVIP travel began in 1999. His predecessor, A K Antony, said the process had begun in 1990. But that is just one point the two made contrasting claims.

The sea trials of the first Scorpene, which mark a movement on the development cycle of the submarine, needs to be followed by an accelerated implementation of the plan already in place.

The IRL, however, says that the proposal approved in September 2011 was for AW-119Ke helicopters, but the model was upgraded to AW-199Kx and fresh approval was granted by FIPB on September 19, 2013.

On the Indian side, the judgment refers to the Tyagi brothers — Juli, Docsa and Sandeep Tyagi — the Tyagi “family”, as well as to their cousin, the former Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal S P Tyagi.

In November, the SC restrained the Navy from releasing 17 women officers eligible for being granted permanent commission in select branches.

Would like to work with them in increasing number of ways, says Defence Secretary Aston Carter

‘Guidelines being looked into so that Army does not spend from own pocket’.

Government wants to make every argumentative Indian a seditious Indian, says D Raja.

Jaitley said, "I expect mainstream political parties like Congress to be in the forefront of being against these people. Please don't do anything that lends respectability to such people."

“As of now, India has never taken part in any joint patrol; we only do joint exercises. The question of joint patrol does not arise,” said Parrikar.

Defence budget rises less than 5%, capital allocation reduced 8.5 % following under-utilisation.

On Monday afternoon, Sandeep was on his way to pick up Jaipal, a construction site manager in Delhi’s Azadpur, from Kondli border after reports suggested that roads had opened up.

With reservation-seeking Jat protesters erecting blockades across Haryana, the body of Pawan Kumar can’t be brought home by road. The Army too appealed to the “people of Haryana” to give a “befitting farewell to this brave son of their soil”.

PRANAV KULKARNI puts together details of the three-decade-old war at the world’s highest battlefield

Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad passed away at the Army's Research and Referral hospital in New Delhi

Hanumanthappa was trapped inside an air pocket under 35 feet of snow after a massive avalanche hit Siachen on February 3.

Siachen avalanche: Army sources said Hanamanthappa was detected with the help of a radar, but rescue teams had little hope of “discovering him alive”.

The condition of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, who was miraculously found alive after remaining buried in snow for six days after the avalanche in Siachen, remains critical, according to the medical bulletin.

The miraculous survival of the jawan and the incident itself, has generated a debate on the tough conditions close to 3000- 4000 men belonging to three battalions served under at the highest battlefield in the world.

The Fleet Review is a ceremonial and stately inspection of the naval warships by the President.

Asked if the proposal to convert Siachen into a "peace mountain" still exists, the minister said: "The decision (on deploying troops) on Siachen is based on the security of the nation."

Pranab Mukherjee watched as the Navy's surface, sub-surface and aerial platforms performed maneuvers off Visakhapatnam's Rama Krishna beach.

Amongst the Indian platforms that paraded in front of the high profile delegation off the east coast was INS Vikramaditya- India’s biggest aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, destroyers INS Kolkata, Mysore, frigates- Shivalik, Satpura, Teg amongst others.