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The '''Minister of Defence''' ('''''Rakshā Mantri''''') is the head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] and a high ranking minister of the [[Government of India]]. The Defence Minister is one of the most senior offices in the [[Union Council of Ministers]] as well as being a high-level minister in the union cabinet. The defence minister additionally serves as President of the [[Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses]], and as Chancellor of the [[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology]] and of the [[Indian National Defence University|National Defence University]].
The '''Minister of Defence''' ('''''Rakshā Mantri''''') is the head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] and a high ranking minister of the [[Government of India]]. The Defence Minister is one of the most senior offices in the [[Union Council of Ministers]] as well as being a high-level minister in the union cabinet. The defence minister additionally serves as President of the [[Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses]], and as Chancellor of the [[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology]] and of the [[Indian National Defence University|National Defence University]].


They are often assisted by a '''Minister of State for Defence''' and less-commonly, the lower-ranked '''Deputy Minister of Defence'''.  
They are often assisted by a '''Minister of State for Defence''' and less-commonly, the lower-ranked '''Deputy Minister of Defence'''.


The first defence minister of independent India was [[Baldev Singh|Baldev Singh Chokkar]], who served in Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s cabinet during 1947–52. [[Rajnath Singh]] is the current defence minister of India.
The first defence minister of independent India was [[Baldev Singh|Baldev Singh Chokkar]], who served in Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s cabinet during 1947–52. [[Rajnath Singh]] is the current defence minister of India.
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| 13 May 1952
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|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=13|
| rowspan="13"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="13"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]–[[Second Nehru ministry|II]]
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]–[[Second Nehru ministry|II]]
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| 28 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
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| [[Janata Party]]
| [[Janata Party]]
| [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|Desai]]
| [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|Desai]]
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| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
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| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
| [[Charan Singh ministry|C. Singh]]
| [[Charan Singh ministry|C. Singh]]
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| 15 January 1982
| 15 January 1982
| {{ayd|14 January 1980|15 January 1982}}
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| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=7|
| rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi III]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi III]]
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| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
| {{ayd|2 December 1989|10 November 1990}}
| {{ayd|2 December 1989|10 November 1990}}
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| [[Janata Dal]]<br />{{small|([[National Front (India)|National Front]])}}
| [[Janata Dal]]<br />{{small|([[National Front (India)|National Front]])}}
| [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh ministry|V. Singh]]
| [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh ministry|V. Singh]]
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| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| {{ayd|10 November 1990|21 June 1991}}
| {{ayd|10 November 1990|21 June 1991}}
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| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)|Samajwadi Janata Party]]
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)|Samajwadi Janata Party]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Shekhar]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Shekhar]]
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| 26 June 1991
| 26 June 1991
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| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
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| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
| {{ayd|16 May 1996|1 June 1996}}
| {{ayd|16 May 1996|1 June 1996}}
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| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
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| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| {{ayd|1 June 1996|19 March 1998}}
| {{ayd|1 June 1996|19 March 1998}}
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| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Gowda]]<br />[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Gowda]]<br />[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
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| 16 March 2001
| 16 March 2001
| {{ayd|19 March 1998|16 March 2001}}
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| [[Samata Party]]
| [[Samata Party]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]–[[Third Vajpayee ministry|III]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]–[[Third Vajpayee ministry|III]]
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| 21 October 2001
| 21 October 2001
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| {{ayd|16 March 2001|21 October 2001}}
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| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
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| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
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| {{ayd|21 October 2001|22 May 2004}}
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| 26 October 2006
| 26 October 2006
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| width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|M. Singh I]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|M. Singh I]]
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| 9 November 2014
| 9 November 2014
| {{ayd|26 May 2014|9 November 2014}}
| {{ayd|26 May 2014|9 November 2014}}
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| rowspan="5"|  [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="5"|  [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="4"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
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