DAC has accorded AoN for the purchase of 288 S-400 missiles at a cost of ₹10,000 crore from Russia.

The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh , today accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) worth Rs. 3.60 lakh crore, for key capability enhancements across the Defence Forces.

For the IAF, approvals include MRFA (Rafale), Combat Missiles and AS-HAPS to strengthen air dominance, deep strike and persistent ISR, with majority manufacturing in India.

The Army will procure Vibhav Anti-Tank Mines and undertake overhaul of T-72s, BMP-II and ARVs to enhance operational readiness.

The Navy’s approvals cover 04 MW Marine Gas Turbine Power Generators (Make-I) and additional P-8I aircraft to boost maritime strike and anti-submarine warfare capabilities,

The Coast Guard will induct EO/IR systems for Dornier aircraft for strengthening maritime surveillance.

CDS General Anil Chauhan Exposes Nehru's Blunders

- On independence, the British left, and it was for India actually to decide where a front is.

- Nehru probably knew that we had something, as the McMahon Line was in the east, and we had some kind of a claim in the Ladakh area, but it was not here. So that's why he wanted to go in for a Panchsheel agreement.

- For the Chinese also when they had kind of liberated Tibet, they had moved into Lhasa. This particular area was extreme at both ends. So they wanted stability, probably in this particular region.

- When Tibet was occupied by China, we (Nehru) gave up privileges, we recognised China for the permanent IN seat and himalayan buffer between us and Tibet converted into India-China border.

- In 1954, India recognised Tibet as part of China. Both countries signed the Panchsheel Agreement. With this India assumed that it has settled the border but the Chinese stand was that agreement was negotiated only for trade and not borders.

Shadows & Steel

Bhairav: Naam nahi, Parinaam

Vande Bharat Sleeper Among Lowest-Priced High-Speed Services globally

Average fare per passenger-km:
India (Vande Bharat): ₹2.19/km
China: ~₹7/km
France: ~₹13/km
Japan: ~₹20/km

First batch of women officer cadets is now undergoing full-scale combat training at the IMA, Dehradun

Warships from the navies of India, Japan and Indonesia undertook a trilateral exercise in the Andaman Sea on 13th February 2026.

Que; India believes in strategic autonomy. But you are now being forced to give up Russian oil. Doesn't that impact your autonomy?

Dr. Jaishankar: We remain wedded to strategic autonomy. Oil companies will look at costs and take their own decisions.

7 Pakistani soldiers captured by Baloch Liberation Army