Army recruits private companies to run its hotels

New Delhi: An Indian private company is for the first time in direct competition with a foreign vendor to supply 100 self-propelled howitzers to the Indian Army in a deal expected to be worth over 2,000 crore. Indian L&T and Russian Rosobornexport ...

India's latest face-off with China has once again underlined the challenge of confronting its increasing muscle power. In March this year China increased its defence budget from $106 billion in 2012-13 to $119 billion. In comparison, India's defence ...

It was the summer of 1999. From May 26 to July 26, the road to war-torn Kargil from Leh was crisscrossed by the tyre treads of Tatra trucks carrying the Indian Army's 410 155mm Bofors howitzers on their way to the mountainous war front where scores ...

The inclusion of defence contracts in the US-sponsored Arms Trade Treaty was crucial for India, as it did not have a defence cooperation agreement with several countries, from where it sources arms and ammunition, officials said. For example, India ...