Cavalier India Defence Training Academy

Air Chief Marshal   Arup Raha is the current   Chief of Air Staff   of the   Indian Air Force . He was born on 26 December 1954 in the city of   Baidyabati and was educated at   Sainik School Purulia . He was trained at the   National Defence Academy , Khadakwasla, India. He was awarded the Gold Medal for being the best cadet of the 44th NDA course.  Arup Raha logged a 3,400 hours of flying experience. MiG-21 ,   MiG-29 ,   Dassault Rafale   and   HAL HT-2 are the aircrafts flown by Raha. Arup Raha is being awarded Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM), Ati Vishist Seva Medal (AVSM), Vayusena Medal (VM) . Government of India appointed Air Marshal Raha, to be the next Chief of the Air Staff of the India Air Force on 29 October 2013, who was the Vice Chief of Air Staff at that time.

The   Indian Navy  is the   naval branch   of the   armed forces of   India . The   President of India   serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.  The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), usually a four-star officer in the rank of admiral, commands the navy. The Indian Navy was formed in 1947, having its headquarter in New Delhi. It is a part of Ministry of Defence and Indian Armed Forces . The Motto of Indian navy is Sham No   Varunah (May the Lord of the Oceans be auspicious unto us). Indian Navy Day is celebrated on 4 December every year. The Navy has the following three commands, each under the control of a Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief:-   ·          The Western Naval Command (Headquarters at Mumbai). ·          The Eastern Naval Command (Head quarters at Visakhapatnam) ·          The Southern Naval Command (Headquarters at Kochi) Admiral RK Dhowan is the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) and Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba  is the Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) .

First defence minister of India, Baldev Singh was born on July 11, 1902 in the   Rupar   district of   Punjab . After completing his education at Ambala and then at Khalsa College, Amritsar he joined his father's firm as a director.  He   won an election to the Punjab provincial assembly under the   Government of India Act 1935   in 1937. Baldev Singh represented the Punjabi Sikh community in the processes of negotiations. In 1942, when the Cripps Mission arrived in India, he was chosen to represent the Sikh community. He was chosen again to represent the Sikh viewpoint to the Cabinet Mission Plan that had arrived to discuss proposals for Indian political independence. The processes of negotiations resulted in the independence of   India , as well as the   Partition of India   in 1947. On August 15, 1947, India became an independent nation and Baldev Singh Singh became India's first   Minister of Defence . He was also a member of the   Constituent Assembly of India .

INS KOLKATA is the lead ship of the   Kolkata -class   guided-missile destroyers constructed at   Mazagon Dock Limited   (MDL) and is operated by Indian Navy. It was launched on 30 March 2006 handed over to the navy on 10 July 2014 after completing her sea trials. Last year on 16 August 2014 it was commissioned by Prime Minister   Narendra Modi . INS Kolkata have 7,500 tons displacement, 163 meters length and 17.4 meters beam with the speed of 30 knots in excess and  8000+ nautical miles range. "INS Kolkata is going to the Indian Navy. This is also a testing time for Indian scientists and engineers. INS Kolkata proves India's indigenous capability," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at commissioning of the warship into Indian Navy in Mumbai. "As we dedicate this ship to the nation, we display to the world, our 'buddhi bal' and our manufacturing capabilities. INS Kolkata is a symbol of self-reliance and will boost the confidence of armed forces and inspire

India and South Korea decided to have deal in sectors like Defence , infrastructure and Cyber Security. The Ministry of External Affairs said : "They agreed that development of cooperation in the field of defence equipment and technology, as well as, sectors like shipbuilding, electronics, IT, energy and infrastructure held considerable possibilities. They reiterated mutual interest in deepening cooperation in the areas of civil nuclear energy and cyber security," "We invite Korean companies to build on their success in India and make bold investments to benefit from my government's focus on 'Make in India' which is aimed at providing necessary policy and other incentives to encourage manufacturing in India," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said.

According to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar India and US will be able to sign big defence deals during President Barack Obama’s visit to New Delhi for the Republic Day celebrations. Parrikar said, “It is quite obvious that defence deals will be finalised during Obama’s visit.”  “There are many things on the radar and we are working on the shape and size of these deals. We are facing issues in terms of technology, and these are being tackled. But I cannot divulge further details,” he added. “Whenever there has been a ceasefire violation, we have responded with double vigour. The incident that took place recently was not an infiltration. It was a mere attempt. They attempt to fire at night so that terrorists can sneak in. But we have been alert and have given them a powerful response,” he said about the frequent ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the border. 2015 looks like a promising year for growth in U.S.-India ties.