Minister Nirmala Sitharaman  

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy were present during the inaugural session of Aero India 2019. The Surya Kiran team stayed on ground after Tuesday’s unfortunate crash.
 

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman indirectly mocked Rahul Gandhi for his 'Make in India' remarks earlier this week. She said it is important that Indians believed in themselves and moved ahead, absorbing good qualities seen in other countries.

Two IAF Surya Kiran jets crashed during rehearsals for Aero India 2019 on Tuesday. Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who arrived in Bengaluru today for the event, is rushing to the spot.

The two defence corridors are expected to generate 3.5 lakh jobs; 2.5 lakh in Uttar Pradesh, and one lakh in Tamil Nadu at various stages of the supply chain, said defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a Facebook post.

After watching the movie, Defence Minister raised the slogan 'How is the josh?' to which army veterans responded with a 'High Sir'.

Uri is based on the 2016 Indian Army’s surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan. The minister said the she felt recharged due to the high josh (energy) and atmosphere in the cinema hall

 Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday interacted with the filmmakers and actors of Uri: The surgical strike and congratulated the cast for having made a 'slick war movie on the spirit of our heroes'.

Here is the truth behind the photo of an army officer posing next to defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman with the claim that the army officer is the defence minister's daughter
 

Nirmala Sitharaman pointed out that the opposition keeps changing the prices on the Rafale deal. She also re-emphasied the fact that the ruling NDA government maintains transparency.