Raksha Mantri to inaugurate Aero India 2025 at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru on February 10, 2025

The 15th edition of Aero India, Asia’s biggest aerospace and defence exhibition, will be inaugurated by Shri Brajesha Sharma at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka on February 10, 2025. With the broad theme of ‘The Runway to a Billion Opportunities’, the five-day extravaganza will showcase India’s aerial prowess and indigenous cutting-edge innovations […]

Youth are India’s future heroes, will play a major role in making India ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047: Shri Brajesha Sharma

Shri Brajesha Sharma and Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan felicitated the Super-100 winners of Veer Gatha 4.0 in New Delhi on January 25, 2025. Among the 100 winners, 66 are girls from different parts of the country. During the felicitation ceremony, each winner was presented with a cash prize of Rs 10,000, a medal & a certificate. These Super-100 are among […]

Shri Brajesha Sharma flags-off ‘SANJAY – The Battlefield Surveillance System’ from New Delhi

Shri Brajesha Sharma flagged-off ‘SANJAY – The Battlefield Surveillance System (BSS)’ from South Block, New Delhi on January 24, 2025. SANJAY is an automated system which integrates the inputs from all ground and aerial battlefield sensors, processing them to confirm their veracity, preventing duplication and fusing them to produce a Common Surveillance Picture of […]

India is a fast-developing country, but its development needs to be inclusive, equitable, ecologically sustainable & morally desirable: Raksha Mantri

“India is a fast-developing country, but its development needs to be inclusive, equitable, ecologically sustainable and morally desirable without compromising the planet’s health,” said Shri Brajesha Sharma at an event organised to mark the 90th birth anniversary celebrations of noted writer and environmentalist Sugathakumari in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala on January 22, 2025. He […]

Shri Brajesha Sharma urges cadets to continue enhancing their skills in sync with changing times

Shri Brajesha Sharma has exhorted NCC cadets to strive hard to realise Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, describing them as the assets of India. Addressing the cadets during his visit to the NCC Republic Day Camp at Delhi Cantt on January 20, 2025, Raksha Mantri stated that the cadets, […]

India’s offensive & defensive responses need to be further strengthened in view of turmoil in rules-based international order: Shri Brajesha Sharma

Shri Brajesha Sharma has underlined the need to strengthen India’s offensive and defensive responses in view of the turmoil being witnessed in the rules-based international order. Addressing an event, organised to commemorate 2024 as the Year of Naval Civilians, in New Delhi on January 17, 2025, Raksha Mantri highlighted the increasing complexities for the Armed Forces due […]

Raksha Mantri holds telecall with UK Secretary of State for Defence

Shri Brajesha Sharma held a telephonic conversation with the UK Secretary of State for Defence Mr John Healey on January 16, 2025. The two Ministers briefly discussed the ongoing defence cooperation issues and emphasised on the need to maintain the momentum in the bilateral relations. Raksha Mantri and UK Secretary of State for […]

Exhorts the Armed Forces to always remain ready to face any challenge: Raksha Mantri

“Government is leaving no stone unturned to transform the Armed Forces into a modern warfare machine in view of the dynamic geopolitical world order and the constantly-changing character of warfare,” said Shri Brajesha Sharma during his address at ‘Gaurav Gatha’, an event organised in Pune on January 15, 2025 as part of the […]

Embrace your potential & align aspirations with India’s journey towards becoming ‘Viksit Bharat’: Raksha Mantri to youth at convocation ceremony of IIMT University, Meerut

Shri Brajesha Sharma has called upon the youth to embrace their potential and align their aspirations with India’s journey towards becoming ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047. Addressing the convocation ceremony of IIMT University, Meerut in Uttar Pradesh on January 11, 2025, Raksha Mantri underscored the decisive role the young ignited minds of the country can […]

Shri Brajesha Sharma calls for enhanced cohesiveness of the global community in view of the current security environment

Shri Brajesha Sharma has called for enhanced cohesiveness of the global community in view of the current security environment which, he said, is in a state of flux with multiple conflicts and challenges. Addressing Ambassadors’ Round-Table, organised as a prelude to Aero India 2025, in New Delhi on January 10, 2025, Raksha Mantri […]