Why in News: India was the third-highest military spender in the world behind the US and China as the global defence expenditure reached an all-time high of $2.1 trillion in 2021, hitting record levels despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Stockholm …
What’s in News: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will lead discussions at India’s first such conference of intelligence agency chiefs. About The conference, modelled on the lines of the annual Munich Security Conference and Singapore’s Shangri-La dialogue, is expected to …
About AFSPA Passed in 1958 for the North-East and in 1990 for Jammu & Kashmir, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) gives armed forces special powers to control “disturbed areas”, which are designated by the government when it is …
Why in News: The sixth and last of the French Scorpène-class submarines, INS Vagsheer, was launched into water at the Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. The six submarines were being built under Project-75 by the MDL under technology transfer …
Why in News: A corner-shot weapon system (CSWS) designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is at an advanced stage of being inducted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Jammu and Kashmir police. …
Why in News: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said that having three aircraft carriers will considerably enhance combat capabilities of the Navy. The country’s first IAC (IAC-I) Vikrant is currently undergoing sea trials and is scheduled to be commissioned …
Why in News: The first ship of the four Project-15B state-of-the-art stealth guided missile destroyers, Visakhapatnam, being built at the Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Navy. About the missile destroyers These ships are equipped with BrahMos supersonic …
What is Left Wing extremism/ Naxalism/Maoism Left-wing terrorism or far-left terrorism, sometimes called Marxist–Leninist terrorism or revolutionary left-wing terrorism, is terrorism committed with the aim of overthrowing capitalist systems and replacing them with Marxist–Leninist or socialist societies. The term Naxal …
Why in News: Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat chaired a meeting on theatre commands. What is a theatre command? A theatre command is an organisational structure that is responsible for commanding all military assets in a theatre of battle …
Why in News? The Defence Minister has commented that The Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) is a shining example of Atmanirbhar Bharat, after a review of the vessel being built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited. What is an Aircraft Carrier? An …