Parliamentary Panel On Defence

A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday recommended higher budgetary outlay for research and development in the annual defence budget in line with India's aspirations to become a global leader in manufacturing of military platforms.

Days after his Lok Sabha membership was restored, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Wednesday nominated to the parliamentary standing committee on defence.

The capital budget of the Indian Army should be increased to facilitate enhancing its deterrent capacity to ward off challenges from the two "hostile" neighbours, a parliamentary panel said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to Pakistan and China.

Three opposition MPs walked out of a meeting of the Defence Parliamentary Committee today alleging they were not allowed to discuss the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, which has sparked protests across the country.

Congress MP KC Venugopal urged Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence Chairman Jual Oram to convene an urgent meeting of all stakeholders and defence experts to discuss in detail the recently announced Agniveer scheme by the Central government.

Adequate budgetary allocations must be made available to the armed forces in view of the present scenario of heightened tensions with certain neighbouring countries, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said on Wednesday.

Israel's parliamentary review panel may recommend changes to defence export policy over high-profile allegations that spyware sold by Israeli cyber firm NSO Group has been abused in several countries, a senior lawmaker said on Thursday.

The parliamentary standing committee on defence intends to visit the Galwan Valley and the Pangong lake in the eastern Ladakh region which has been witness to a violent standoff between the troops of India and China, sources said.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said Rahul Gandhi's walkout from a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence was "totally justified" and stressed that the panel should have discussed strategic security issues.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday slammed Rahul Gandhi for walking out of a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, saying the Congress leader has "insulted" constitutional institutions by imputing that important issues are not discussed by the panel.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri hit out at Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday for walking out of a meeting of the parliamentary committee on defence, saying he was engaging in "antics" instead of observing the solemnity of the occasion of the anniversary of India's win over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

Rahul Gandhi and other Congress members walked out of a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on defence Wednesday, alleging that they were allowed to speak during a discussion on new uniforms for the armed forces

A meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs should be called at the earliest and briefed by the foreign secretary, defence secretary and other top officials on the violent face-off with China in which 20 Indian soldiers died, several panel members from the opposition parties said on Sunday.

Madhya Pradesh Minister Govind Singh on Thursday took potshots at BJP MP Pragya Thakur over her appointment to the parliamentary consultative committee on defence, wondering if the controversial politician has been named to the key panel to "finish off Pakistan completely".

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, has been nominated to a 21-member parliamentary consultative committee on defence that will be headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

A parliamentary standing committee on Wednesday recommended higher budgetary outlay for research and development in the annual defence budget in line with India's aspirations to become a global leader in manufacturing of military platforms.

Days after his Lok Sabha membership was restored, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Wednesday nominated to the parliamentary standing committee on defence.

The capital budget of the Indian Army should be increased to facilitate enhancing its deterrent capacity to ward off challenges from the two "hostile" neighbours, a parliamentary panel said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to Pakistan and China.

Three opposition MPs walked out of a meeting of the Defence Parliamentary Committee today alleging they were not allowed to discuss the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, which has sparked protests across the country.

Congress MP KC Venugopal urged Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence Chairman Jual Oram to convene an urgent meeting of all stakeholders and defence experts to discuss in detail the recently announced Agniveer scheme by the Central government.

Adequate budgetary allocations must be made available to the armed forces in view of the present scenario of heightened tensions with certain neighbouring countries, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence said on Wednesday.

Israel's parliamentary review panel may recommend changes to defence export policy over high-profile allegations that spyware sold by Israeli cyber firm NSO Group has been abused in several countries, a senior lawmaker said on Thursday.

The parliamentary standing committee on defence intends to visit the Galwan Valley and the Pangong lake in the eastern Ladakh region which has been witness to a violent standoff between the troops of India and China, sources said.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said Rahul Gandhi's walkout from a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence was "totally justified" and stressed that the panel should have discussed strategic security issues.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday slammed Rahul Gandhi for walking out of a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, saying the Congress leader has "insulted" constitutional institutions by imputing that important issues are not discussed by the panel.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri hit out at Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday for walking out of a meeting of the parliamentary committee on defence, saying he was engaging in "antics" instead of observing the solemnity of the occasion of the anniversary of India's win over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

Rahul Gandhi and other Congress members walked out of a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on defence Wednesday, alleging that they were allowed to speak during a discussion on new uniforms for the armed forces

A meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs should be called at the earliest and briefed by the foreign secretary, defence secretary and other top officials on the violent face-off with China in which 20 Indian soldiers died, several panel members from the opposition parties said on Sunday.

Madhya Pradesh Minister Govind Singh on Thursday took potshots at BJP MP Pragya Thakur over her appointment to the parliamentary consultative committee on defence, wondering if the controversial politician has been named to the key panel to "finish off Pakistan completely".

BJP MP Pragya Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, has been nominated to a 21-member parliamentary consultative committee on defence that will be headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh