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Ajay Banerjee

New Delhi

Deputy Editor at Tribune (India)

Delhi-based Deputy Editor at The Tribune, Newspaper of North-west India. Cover Defence and Strategic Affairs. Ex-Cricketer, Ranji trophy winner Haryana 1991.

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  • 1 week ago | tribuneindia.com | Ajay Banerjee

    In a special gesture, Iran has opened up its otherwise-closed airspace exclusively for three charter flights to evacuate about 1,000 Indian nationals, mostly students, from the Iranian city of Mashhad. An official said one of the flights was to land in New Delhi around 11.30 pm on Friday while the other two were planned for Saturday. The official said another flight carrying stranded Indians was to take off from Ashgabat in Turkmenistan and land in New Delhi around 3 am on Saturday.

  • 1 week ago | tribuneindia.com | Ajay Banerjee

    In an attempt to streamline the process of acquiring weapons and equipment to match the pace of technology change, the Ministry of Defence has initiated a review of Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020. The Ministry of Defence has set up a committee to carry out extensive deliberations with all stakeholders. Former IAS officer Apurva Chandra, who has previously worked as Director General Acquisition, will be the principal advisor to the committee.

  • 1 week ago | tribuneindia.com | Ajay Banerjee

    Advertisement PREMIUM India Pakistan News Explainers Defence Photo Gallery IPL 2025 Home / India / MoD to streamline acquisition procedures of defence equipment for faster modernisation Key focus areas include encouraging design and development in both public and private sectors, prioritising startups, innovators, and the private defence industry for indigenous technology infusion The Ministry of Defence has initiated a review of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 to streamline the...

  • 1 week ago | tribuneindia.com | Ajay Banerjee

    The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), today invited expressions of interest (EoI) from Indian companies to develop and then produce the fifth-generation fighter jet — the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). A timeline of eight years has been set for the aircraft to be in flying condition and ready for mass production.

  • 1 week ago | tribuneindia.com | Ajay Banerjee

    Within hours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveying there was ‘no mediation’ from the US in stopping the India-Pak skirmish last month, US President Donald Trump reiterated on Wednesday that “I stopped the war”.  Trump was speaking to reporters and was asked what would he achieve diplomatically by inviting Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House, he responded, “I stopped a war between Pakistan and India.

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Ajay Banerjee
Ajay Banerjee @ajaynewsman
17 Jun 25

Canada will need to address core concerns of New Delhi to re-set relationship. Other verticals of trade, nuclear coop, space etc will fall in place. @thetribunechd @MEAIndia @HCI_Ottawa Link 👇 https://t.co/tvcQBVmmMz https://t.co/omQo8K9vVB

Ajay Banerjee
Ajay Banerjee @ajaynewsman
17 Jun 25

China’s nuclear arsenal is growing faster than anyone else while India again expanded its nuclear weapons in 2024 as its continues to develop new types of nuclear delivery systems says @SIPRIorg @thetribunechd Full text in link 👇 https://t.co/lVXNyHAANU https://t.co/tucciOMIAo

Ajay Banerjee
Ajay Banerjee @ajaynewsman
15 Jun 25

PM Modi starts his three nation visit from Cyprus that was invaded by Turkiye in 1974. An Indian Army General heading the UN peacekeeping duty ensured safety of buffer-zones. @thetribunechd @adgpi @UN @MEAIndia @CyprusMFA @HCI_Nicosia Link 👇 https://t.co/w5IkTdaras https://t.co/8ZsgXRQyEa