Current defence minister of india

Rajnath Singh is the current Defence Minister of india The Ministry of Defence is associated with co-ordinating and managing all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian armed forces and has the largest budget of the federal departments of India. It is headed by the Defence Minister who is supported by a Minister of State for Defence and the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Defence. Baldev Singh was the first Defence Minister of India. The position has been previously held by people like Nirmala Sitharaman, Pranab Mukherjee, George Fernandes, Jaswant Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sharad Pawar. Rajnath Singh is at present handling charge of the Defence Ministry. S. No Name From To Political Party 1 Rajnath Singh 30-May-19 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Nirmala Sitharaman 4-Sep-17 30-May-19 Bharatiya Janata Party 3 Arun Jaitley 13-Mar-17 4-Sep-17 Bharatiya Janata Party 4 Manohar Parrikar 9-Nov-14 13-Mar-17 Bharatiya Janata Party 5 Arun Jaitley 27-May-14 8-Nov-14 Bharatiya Janata Party 6 A.K. Antony 24-Oct-06 26-May-14 Indian National Congress 7 Pranab Mukherjee 23-May-04 24-Oct-06 Indian National Congress 8 George Fernandes 15-Oct-01 22-May-04 Samata Party 9 Jaswant Singh 16-Mar-01 14-Oct-01 Bharatiya Janata Party 10 George Fernandes 19-Mar-98 15-Mar-01 Samata Party 11 Mulayam Singh Yadav 1-Jun-96 19-Mar-98 Samajwadi Party 12 Pramod Mahajan 17-May-96 31-May-96 Bharatiya Janata Party 13 P. V. Narasimha Rao 5-Mar-93 16-...

By Akshay Dongare: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday addressed a seminar, organised by the Indian Army, to mark 75 years of United Nations peacekeeping. Speaking at the event, Singh stated the need for United Nations agencies to be more democratic and more representative of "current realities". "When India, the most populous nation in the world, does not find a seat as a permanent member of the UNSC, it tends to undermine the moral legitimacy of the UN. Therefore, the time has come for making the UN bodies more democratic and representative of the current realities of our age," he said. ALSO READ | Rajnath Singh attended the event in the presence of COAS Monoj Pande, CDS Anil Chauhan, UN Resident Coordinator in India, and Shombi Sharp.The event was also attended by military officers from several nations along with several officers and personnel of the Indian army posted with UN Peacekeeping forces. Speaking on the importance of the UN Peacekeeping forces, Rajnath Singh said, "The UN peacekeeping operations have been successful in dialling down violent conflicts and have led the way for peace'. "The Ukraine conflict led to energy and a food crisis for the world. What it means is that whenever there is a conflict between two or more nations, the rest of the world becomes a stakeholder as well, and it has the responsibility of restoring peace," said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. "The challenges being seen by peacekeepers continue to evolve, demanding innovative appr...

Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 13 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday pitched for expanding the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with India as a permanent member, and said the time had come for making UN bodies “more democratic and representative of the current realities of our age”. Question of moral legitimacy When India, the most populous nation of the world, does not find a seat as a permanent member of the UN SC, it tends to undermine the moral legitimacy of the global organisation. Rajnath Singh, defence minister “When India, the most populous nation of the world, does not find a seat as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, it tends to undermine the moral legitimacy of the global organisation,” he said while addressing a gathering at a seminar held here to mark 75 years of the UN Peacekeeping. Singh made the remarks in the presence of UN Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp, who shared the dais with him. In his address, the Defence Minister also underlined that the “challenges being seen by peacekeepers continue to evolve, demanding innovative approaches, and enhanced cooperation among the responsible nations”, adding that “we must invest in training, technology and resources to ensure safety and effectiveness of our peacekeepers”. On the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the minister said it had led to a food crisis in several African and Asian countries and fuelled an energy crisis in the world. Rajnath added the positive work towards peac...

• v • t • e The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) ( Rakshā Mantrālaya) is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to As per At present, the undergoing new creation of History [ ] A Military Department was created in the Supreme Government of the With the The supreme authority over the Indian Army was vested in the Post independences changes [ ] The functions of MoD which in 1947 was mainly logistic support to the armed forces, has undergone far reaching changes. In November 1962, following the 1962 war, a Department of Defence Production was set-up to deal with research, development and production of defence equipment. In November 1965, the Department of Defence Supplies was created for planning and execution of schemes for import substitution of requirements for defence purposes. These two Departments were later merged to form the Department of Defence Production and Supplies. In 1980, the Department of Defence Research and Development was created. In January 2004, the Department of Defence Production and Supplies was renamed the Department of Defence Production. A Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister was appointed to advise on scientific aspects of military equipment and the research and design of defence forces equipment. The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare was created in 2004. [ citation needed] Organisation [ ] Departments [ ] The Ministry of Defence consists of five departments; Department of Defence...

• v • t • e The Minister of Defence ( Rakshā Mantrī) is the head of the They are often assisted by a Minister of State for Defence and less-commonly, the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Defence. The first defence minister of independent India was List of Defence Ministers [ ] # Portrait Name Term of office Party 1 15 August 1947 13 May 1952 4years, 272days 2 13 May 1952 10 February 1953 273days 3 10 February 1953 10 January 1955 1year, 334days 4 10 January 1955 30 January 1957 2years, 20days (3) 30 January 1957 17 April 1957 97days 5 17 April 1957 31 October 1962 5years, 197days (3) 31 October 1962 14 November 1962 14days 6 14 November 1962 13 November 1966 3years, 364days 7 13 November 1966 27 June 1970 3years, 226days 8 27 June 1970 10 October 1974 4years, 105days (7) 10 October 1974 1 December 1975 1year, 52days 9 1 December 1975 20 December 1975 19days 10 21 December 1975 24 March 1977 1year, 94days (8) 24 March 1977 28 July 1979 2years, 126days 11 28 July 1979 14 January 1980 170days (9) 14 January 1980 15 January 1982 2years, 1day 12 15 January 1982 2 August 1984 2years, 200days 13 2 August 1984 31 December 1984 151days 14 1 January 1985 25 September 1985 267days 15 25 September 1985 24 January 1987 269days 16 24 January 1987 12 April 1987 78days 17 13 April 1987 1 December 1989 2years, 232days (16) 2 December 1989 10 November 1990 343days 18 10 November 1990 21 June 1991 223days (14) 21 June 1991 26 June 1991 5days 19 26 June 1991 6 March 1993 1year, 253days (14) 6 ...

By Akshay Dongare: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday addressed a seminar, organised by the Indian Army, to mark 75 years of United Nations peacekeeping. Speaking at the event, Singh stated the need for United Nations agencies to be more democratic and more representative of "current realities". "When India, the most populous nation in the world, does not find a seat as a permanent member of the UNSC, it tends to undermine the moral legitimacy of the UN. Therefore, the time has come for making the UN bodies more democratic and representative of the current realities of our age," he said. ALSO READ | Rajnath Singh attended the event in the presence of COAS Monoj Pande, CDS Anil Chauhan, UN Resident Coordinator in India, and Shombi Sharp.The event was also attended by military officers from several nations along with several officers and personnel of the Indian army posted with UN Peacekeeping forces. Speaking on the importance of the UN Peacekeeping forces, Rajnath Singh said, "The UN peacekeeping operations have been successful in dialling down violent conflicts and have led the way for peace'. "The Ukraine conflict led to energy and a food crisis for the world. What it means is that whenever there is a conflict between two or more nations, the rest of the world becomes a stakeholder as well, and it has the responsibility of restoring peace," said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. "The challenges being seen by peacekeepers continue to evolve, demanding innovative appr...

Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 13 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday pitched for expanding the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) with India as a permanent member, and said the time had come for making UN bodies “more democratic and representative of the current realities of our age”. Question of moral legitimacy When India, the most populous nation of the world, does not find a seat as a permanent member of the UN SC, it tends to undermine the moral legitimacy of the global organisation. Rajnath Singh, defence minister “When India, the most populous nation of the world, does not find a seat as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, it tends to undermine the moral legitimacy of the global organisation,” he said while addressing a gathering at a seminar held here to mark 75 years of the UN Peacekeeping. Singh made the remarks in the presence of UN Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp, who shared the dais with him. In his address, the Defence Minister also underlined that the “challenges being seen by peacekeepers continue to evolve, demanding innovative approaches, and enhanced cooperation among the responsible nations”, adding that “we must invest in training, technology and resources to ensure safety and effectiveness of our peacekeepers”. On the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the minister said it had led to a food crisis in several African and Asian countries and fuelled an energy crisis in the world. Rajnath added the positive work towards peac...

• v • t • e The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) ( Rakshā Mantrālaya) is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to As per At present, the undergoing new creation of History [ ] A Military Department was created in the Supreme Government of the With the The supreme authority over the Indian Army was vested in the Post independences changes [ ] The functions of MoD which in 1947 was mainly logistic support to the armed forces, has undergone far reaching changes. In November 1962, following the 1962 war, a Department of Defence Production was set-up to deal with research, development and production of defence equipment. In November 1965, the Department of Defence Supplies was created for planning and execution of schemes for import substitution of requirements for defence purposes. These two Departments were later merged to form the Department of Defence Production and Supplies. In 1980, the Department of Defence Research and Development was created. In January 2004, the Department of Defence Production and Supplies was renamed the Department of Defence Production. A Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister was appointed to advise on scientific aspects of military equipment and the research and design of defence forces equipment. The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare was created in 2004. [ citation needed] Organisation [ ] Departments [ ] The Ministry of Defence consists of five departments; Department of Defence...

• v • t • e The Minister of Defence ( Rakshā Mantrī) is the head of the They are often assisted by a Minister of State for Defence and less-commonly, the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Defence. The first defence minister of independent India was List of Defence Ministers [ ] # Portrait Name Term of office Party 1 15 August 1947 13 May 1952 4years, 272days 2 13 May 1952 10 February 1953 273days 3 10 February 1953 10 January 1955 1year, 334days 4 10 January 1955 30 January 1957 2years, 20days (3) 30 January 1957 17 April 1957 97days 5 17 April 1957 31 October 1962 5years, 197days (3) 31 October 1962 14 November 1962 14days 6 14 November 1962 13 November 1966 3years, 364days 7 13 November 1966 27 June 1970 3years, 226days 8 27 June 1970 10 October 1974 4years, 105days (7) 10 October 1974 1 December 1975 1year, 52days 9 1 December 1975 20 December 1975 19days 10 21 December 1975 24 March 1977 1year, 94days (8) 24 March 1977 28 July 1979 2years, 126days 11 28 July 1979 14 January 1980 170days (9) 14 January 1980 15 January 1982 2years, 1day 12 15 January 1982 2 August 1984 2years, 200days 13 2 August 1984 31 December 1984 151days 14 1 January 1985 25 September 1985 267days 15 25 September 1985 24 January 1987 269days 16 24 January 1987 12 April 1987 78days 17 13 April 1987 1 December 1989 2years, 232days (16) 2 December 1989 10 November 1990 343days 18 10 November 1990 21 June 1991 223days (14) 21 June 1991 26 June 1991 5days 19 26 June 1991 6 March 1993 1year, 253days (14) 6 ...

Rajnath Singh is the current Defence Minister of india The Ministry of Defence is associated with co-ordinating and managing all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian armed forces and has the largest budget of the federal departments of India. It is headed by the Defence Minister who is supported by a Minister of State for Defence and the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Defence. Baldev Singh was the first Defence Minister of India. The position has been previously held by people like Nirmala Sitharaman, Pranab Mukherjee, George Fernandes, Jaswant Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sharad Pawar. Rajnath Singh is at present handling charge of the Defence Ministry. S. No Name From To Political Party 1 Rajnath Singh 30-May-19 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Nirmala Sitharaman 4-Sep-17 30-May-19 Bharatiya Janata Party 3 Arun Jaitley 13-Mar-17 4-Sep-17 Bharatiya Janata Party 4 Manohar Parrikar 9-Nov-14 13-Mar-17 Bharatiya Janata Party 5 Arun Jaitley 27-May-14 8-Nov-14 Bharatiya Janata Party 6 A.K. Antony 24-Oct-06 26-May-14 Indian National Congress 7 Pranab Mukherjee 23-May-04 24-Oct-06 Indian National Congress 8 George Fernandes 15-Oct-01 22-May-04 Samata Party 9 Jaswant Singh 16-Mar-01 14-Oct-01 Bharatiya Janata Party 10 George Fernandes 19-Mar-98 15-Mar-01 Samata Party 11 Mulayam Singh Yadav 1-Jun-96 19-Mar-98 Samajwadi Party 12 Pramod Mahajan 17-May-96 31-May-96 Bharatiya Janata Party 13 P. V. Narasimha Rao 5-Mar-93 16-...