Manohar Parrikar

New Delhi: Attributing the delay in bringing out the new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) to the "mess" created by UPA, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said his effort is to simplify the process and remove "atmosphere of…
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Pune: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has ruled out recruiting women for combat operations in armed forces due to apprehensions about their safety but said they would be encouraged to join other operational areas with their inclusion…
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Islamabad: Pakistan has expressed serious concern over Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's remarks that "terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists," saying his comments confirms its suspicion about India's involvement in…
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 STATE TIMES NEWS Jammu: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) and reviewed the security situation and anti-infiltration measures in place in Rajouri-Poonch sector. On his maiden…
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Srinagar: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will arrive on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow to review the security situation in the state. "The Defence Minister will arrive on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow,"…
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Nagpur: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today blamed the previous UPA regime for not taking steps to maintain the stocks of arms and ammunition as preparation in case of a war and said the situation has substantially improved now under…
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NEW DELHI: The government today defended its surprising move to sack top missile scientist Avinash Chander as the chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO. "I recommended this. We didn't want somebody on contract…
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Lucknow:  Action is being taken against the proxy war waged by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir, and results will be visible in six-months, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tuesday. "The government is very clear what is happening in…
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NEW DELHI: India and US are likely to sign their new 10-year defence framework agreement during the visit to the country of President Barack Obama later this month, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today. He added that the…
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New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said "circumstantial evidence" indicates that the Pakistani boat, that was intercepted by Indian Coast Guard on New Year's night, had suspected terror links. Dismissing claims that the…
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