Defence Secretary

Bureaucracy: Aramane Giridhar Takes Charge As Defence Secretary

In his 32 years of experience in IAS, Aramane has held various important portfolios in the Central Government as well as Andhra Pradesh government. Re...

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 3:00 PM

Services chiefs, Defence Secretary lay wreath at National War Memorial on its third anniversary

Service chiefs and Defence Secretary on Friday laid wreaths at the National War Memorial in Delhi on Friday on the occasion of the memorial's third an...

Friday, February 25, 2022 9:24 AM

Trump nominates Esper as next Secretary of Defence

US President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Mark Esper to be the next defence secretary after Patrick Shanahan abruptly withdrew from the confirmati...

Saturday, June 22, 2019 9:59 AM

US Defence Secretary Mattis meets Afghan President, discusses bilateral issues

A delegation of the United States Department of Defence, led by Defence Secretary James Mattis and US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford, me...

Saturday, September 8, 2018 9:47 AM

India, US hold first edition of 2+2 talks, discuss range of issues

India and the US Thursday held the first edition of the two-plus-two talks, aimed at further strengthening bilateral defence and security collaboratio...

Thursday, September 6, 2018 4:13 PM

Trump approves of selling lethal arms to Ukraine

The Trump administration has approved the commercial sale of lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine which is fighting a Russian-backed separatist movemen...

Thursday, December 21, 2017 9:16 AM

US Defense Secretary Mattis arrives in Kabul

United States Defence Secretary James Mattis arrived in Kabul with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, to discuss ways to implement President Don...

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 11:58 AM