Madam Raksha Mantri: Where's the money for guns, submarines, warships?

India has a new Defence Minister: Nirmala Sitaraman, the nation's first woman Raksha Mantri.'An expanding army, rising salaries due to the 7th pay commission, and raised pensions due to OROP are......

Army's 'big bang' welcome for Nirmala

The 155-millimetre, 52-calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System demonstrated its potential to be a world-beating system, reports Ajai Shukla. What the Raksha Mantri needs to do IMAGE: The......

Sitharaman takes charge as defence minister, lists out priorities

IMAGE: India's first full-time woman Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as a priest holds prayers on Thursday. Her predecessor at the MoD Arun Jaitley was also present.Photograph:......

Sitharaman has a lot to do

'She has to get the funds, cut through bureaucratic flab, speed up modernisation, ensure planned acquisitions stick to timelines, make organisational changes and ensure the military is capable of......