ANI
28 Nov 2025, 19:43 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday said that India faces no challenges regarding defence expenditure, asserting that the country has adequate resources and would receive additional support from the Finance Ministry if required.
Speaking at ANI's National Security Summit in New Delhi, he said, '... There are no challenges, we have enough resources, and I am sure that the Finance Ministry can provide us with additional support if required...'
The Defence Secretary also confirmed that the Indian government will raise broader defence cooperation issues and seek clear answers from Russia on delays in the delivery of S-400 air defence systems during Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to India in early December.
He said the visit will focus on expanding defence ties between the two nations. Singh stated, 'Don't expect any announcements regarding S-400 during this. This meeting will focus on the broader aspects of defence cooperation between the two sides. We'll try to ensure that some of these delivery delays are ended, and we start getting clearer answers in terms of when some of these Delayed deliveries take place.'
He clarified that no specific procurement decisions would be discussed publicly, as these require formal cabinet approval.'I don't want to talk about specific procurement decisions. That is, in a sense, giving advanced warning of what has to be decided in cabinet. So I'm not going to talk about specific platforms, but we have an extensive defence program with them, including the existing S-400 contracts, which are delayed. But they've now promised to deliver the balance to batteries in the coming Financial year,' he said.
Singh added that India will also take up delays in other major defence projects with the Russian side during Putin's visit and push for expedited progress.
'A bunch of other programs which are there are delivering milestone delays, which will be taken up with them. And try to sort of expedite. Those including the uh and the major programs such as the Sukhoi upgradation,' he noted.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India in early December to attend the Russia-India Summit. (ANI)
Get a daily dose of St Petersburg Star news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to St Petersburg Star.
More InformationGENEVA, Switzerland (Big News Network/ANI): - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced confidence after what he described as a constructive...
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday said that India faces no challenges regarding...
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): India is hopeful of signing the first tranche of the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement within...
Andrey Yermak's comments come as anti-corruption officers searched his apartment as part of a probe into energy sector kickbacks ...
Andrey Yermaks comments come as anti-corruption officers searched his apartment as part of a probe into energy sector kickbacks Ukrainian...
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Global consumer confidence continues to remain below the long-term average, signalling persistent...
In an extraordinary statement issued Thursday by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), it admits it has carried out about 1,200 diverse...
HONG KONG (ANI/Big News Network): A devastating fire has torn through several high-rise apartment blocks in a Hong Kong housing complex,...
LONDON, U.K.: Lakshmi N. Mittal, one of the world's wealthiest businessmen, is preparing to leave the UK after nearly 30 years, according...
ABUJA, Nigeria: Fifty of the 303 students kidnapped from a Catholic school in Niger state, Nigeria, have escaped and returned home,...
HONG KONG: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on November 23 called it shocking that Japan's prime minister publicly sent what he described...
PARIS, France: France is taking action against Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok after it generated French posts that questioned the use...
