Uttarakhand floods: Defence forces carry out massive rescue op...

It is not often that China defends the rights of whistleblowers against the state and America finds itself defensive about internet freedom. That precisely is what Edward Snowden, the young American who has exposed the expansive cyber espionage ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry said transfer of advanced missile defence systems from Russia to Syria would be a destabilising factor for Israel`s security.

Before heading for Russia, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday met Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel in the first meeting of the two top officials at the Pentagon since they both took their respective offices.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon today announced that Australia and the United States have agreed to progress to a larger six month rotation of around ...

The United States reaffirmed today its commitment to a defence treaty with the Philippines, which is currently embroiled in a territorial dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea. The pledge came as US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel met his Philippine ...

Summary: NEW DELHI: The Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday stated that he approbates increasing the foreign direct investment (FDI) ceiling in the defence sector in order to encourage manufacturing domestically. NEW DELHI: The Commerce ...

"Israel does not export defence equipment to Pakistan. That is our stated policy and is implemented completely," a senior foreign ministry official said.

Kolkata, Jun 5: Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh who arrived on a two-day visit to Kolkata, visited the Eastern Command Headquarters in Fort William today. Eastern Army Commander, Lt Gen Dalbir Singh, briefed him on the state of preparedness and ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today reiterated his commitment to a Palestinian state, after his deputy defence minister said the government would not support a two-state solution. Speaking at the opening of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu -- ...