Challenging the claims of the Comptroller and Auditor General about the shortage of ammunition for the army, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said that production had increased by 18 per cent since last year.
Naik is apparently upset as his son Siddhesh was hopeful for a ticket from Cumbharjua constituency which was represented by Madkaikar before joining the BJP.
People "applaud" the surgical strikes, Parrikar said , but they "applaud more" when India register a victory against Pakistan in cricket.
The state Cabinet which met at Porvorim ministerial block this afternoon discussed the issue of offshore casinos and ruled out granting any fresh licences for any offshore facility.
Parrikar said he did not take anyone's name. "What is quoted is not what I have said. I never took the name of anyone, nor threatened anyone," the defence minister said.
Over 100 ex-servicemen have signed the petition asking for early implementation of OROP without any dilution.
As ceasefire violations by Pakistan continued unabated, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on said Islamabad does not seem to learn any lesson.
Parrikar said the 'pushers' of the attacks were in Pakistan, refusing to disclose further details.
"U-turn minister" Parrikar had publicly promised, when he was chief minister three years ago, that no more Goa land would be handed over to the Centre.
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday commissioned four Indian Coast Guard vessels at port town of Vasco in Goa, which will be mainly used for patrolling and interception.
There is considerable discomfort within the defence ministry about the Rafale deal.
He also took a dig at Arvind Kejriwal for his remarks that the Modi government does not have 'enough courage' to arrest Sonia Gandhi, saying the Delhi chief minister was feeling left out because he did not get any media publicity for the last 10 ten days when the focus was on the VVIP chopper scam.
"The morale of the Army has gone up. Army wants to teach lesson to our enemy. They are just waiting for permission from the government... We gave them permission two-three times," Parrikar said during BJP's campaign meeting in Vasco on Sunday.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make announcement on the implementation of One Rank One Pension policy for ex-servicemen "as and when time comes".
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav are and 10 political leaders who were on Thursday elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Although the credit for acquiring the technological skill must be given to India's outstanding nuclear scientists, the decision to go nuclear was a political one that entailed clarity of vision, courage and resolve, points out Rup Narayan Das.
With 40 per cent of defence procurement still coming from abroad, the government on Friday said it is working to boost indigenous manufacturing capacity to reduce dependence on foreign supplies.
India's multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet contract with France has not been finalised yet and is still in the negotiation stage.
Although the BJP has never been ballistic about the BJD and Narendra Modi has avoided being critical of Naveen Patnaik, the BJP is optimistic that the party can improve its electoral fortunes in Odisha on its own, notes Rup Narayan Das.
India will not vacate the Siachen glaciers as Pakistan cannot be trusted and it may occupy the strategic location once it is vacated, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.
Technocrat-turned-politician Manohar Parrikar is all set to become chief minister of Goa for the third time after the Bharatiya Janata Party- Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party combine lapped up 24 seats to rule the 40-member house.
Parrikar also took a dig at Congress president Sonia Gandhi, saying translation from Italian was not easy 'at least for the ruling side. May not be a difficult task for the Opposition'.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday mooted the idea of raising an all women battalion and stationing of women on warships besides opening the doors of the National Defence Academy and Sainik schools for them.
Parrikar had recently challenged the Congress to show the order by the UPA government confirming the blacklisting.
Both Parrikar and the main opposition, Congress, have been claiming the support of 18 members of Legislative Assembly each in the house with an effective strength of 36.
The comments came a day after Indian Air Force Chief Arup Raha said the air force has moved a proposal for inducting women as fighter aircraft pilots.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said he had been formally invited by the prime minister to join the union cabinet and he had consented, but it had been a very difficult decision to take.
Terming Parrikar's address to Rajya Sabha as one of the best speeches, the prime minister said that the Union Minister displayed the "best parliamentary traditions".
The minister termed the killing of CRPF personnel at Pampore as an act of 'frustration' on part of Pakistani terrorists several of whom were killed by Indian forces in past one year.
The army has been upset over being dragged into politics.
"What I am saying is that history tells you that those who damage you, if they don't realise the pain they inflict, they don't change," he said.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who had once courted controversy by indicating that politicians should retire at the age of 65, on Sunday said there was nothing called as era in BJP and it was time for younger generation to take over the party's reins.
Targeting the previous United Progressive Alliance regime over the controversial AgustaWestland deal, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the ongoing probe will focus on those named in the Italian court judgement.
The search and rescue operation for the missing AN-32 aircraft entered its fifth day on Tuesday even as hopes of finding alive the 29 defence personnel on board receded as all leads till now have turned out to be bad.
India-France synergy is poised to open vistas of collaboration between the two countries, notes Rup Narayan Das.
A recent statement by a "foreign country's defence minister" was enough to prove who is harbouring terrorism in Pakistan, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Thursday.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is under fire after he said that the respect for the Indian Army is waning because it hasn't fought a war in the past 40 to 50 years. However, he clarified that his statement should not be considered as an endorsement of war.
Speculation mounted on Wednesday evening over the possibility of a Union cabinet reshuffle, may be as early as Sunday, as Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi amidst reports that he could get the defence portfolio.
Parrikar was originally scheduled to travel to Bangladesh much earlier this month but the visit was delayed.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said people should not expect miracles from the Narendra Modi-led government just at the beginning of its tenure.
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