Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s speech at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for the Indian National Defence University at Gurgaon today:
“It is a great privilege for me to join you today on this auspicious occasion of laying the foundation stone for the Indian National Defence University. This is an

With the twin objective of infusing greater efficiency in the procurement process and strengthening the defence manufacturing base in the country, the Defence Acquisition Council, the apex decision making body of the MoD, took a series of decisions today, including amendments to Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP).
The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony, who chaired the Council

For achieving self-reliance, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has more than 50 laboratories. DRDO is primarily engaged in design and development of strategic, complex and security sensitive systems for the Armed Forces. DRDO is developing critical technologies for the Armed Forces. DRDO has been involving public and private sector industries in development projects and

The Third India-China Annual Defence Dialogue took place in Beijing today. Defence Secretary Shri Shashikant Sharma led the Indian side and the Chinese Deputy Chief of General Staff General Qi Jianguo led the Chinese side. The discussion took place in a friendly and cooperative atmosphere and in a forward looking manner. The two sides discussed

India and Indonesia today decided to significantly enhance their defence cooperation with the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony declaring his meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Mr Purnomo Yusgiantoro as a ‘turning point’ and an ‘excellent beginning’.
This was the first Ministerial level biennial defence dialogue between the two countries which lasted nearly two hours. The two

The twelfth meeting of the India-Russia Inter-governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation was held in New Delhi today. The Indian delegation was led by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony and the Russian delegation was led by Shri AE Serdyukov, Defence Minister of the Russian Federation.
During the meeting of the Commission, which was conducted in

The meeting of the India-Russia Inter-governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) which was to be held tomorrow has been deferred due to the inability of the Russian Co-Chair of the Commission and the Defence Minister Mr. Serdyukov to travel to India as scheduled. It has been conveyed by the Russian side that the Russian

The first meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation was held here today. The 11-member Saudi delegation was headed by Maj Gen Suleiman Saleh Al-Khalifa, Chief of the Armed Forces Operations of Saudi Arabia. The Indian delegation was headed by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence.
The establishment of the Joint Committee had been

The Union Cabinet today has accorded approval for the acquisition of 205 acres – 15 Marlas of land at villages Binola and Bilaspur, District Gurgaon, Haryana at a cost of Rs.162 crore for setting up Indian National Defence University (INDU).
INDU will undertake long term defence and strategic studies and create synergy between the academic community

The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony held talks with his Brazilian counterpart Mr. Celso Amorim here today. Both leaders held candid discussions on bilateral defence cooperation and regional security issues.
Mr. Amorim, who is on a visit to India from February 4-8, 2012, was earlier in the day accorded a tri-Services Guard of Honour. Senior officials