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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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| {{ayd|15 August 1947|13 May 1952}} | | {{ayd|15 August 1947|13 May 1952}} | ||
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| 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 | ||
| {{ayd|24 March 1977|28 July 1979}} | | {{ayd|24 March 1977|28 July 1979}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party | | width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"| | ||
| [[Janata Party]] | | [[Janata Party]] | ||
| [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|Desai]] | | [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|Desai]] | ||
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| 14 January 1980 | | 14 January 1980 | ||
| {{ayd|28 July 1979|14 January 1980}} | | {{ayd|28 July 1979|14 January 1980}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (Urs) | | width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Urs)}}"| | ||
| [[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}} | | {{ayd|14 January 1980|15 January 1982}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress | | 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}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal | | width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"| | ||
| [[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}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | | width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"| | ||
| [[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 | ||
| {{ayd|21 June 1991|26 June 1991}} | | {{ayd|21 June 1991|26 June 1991}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress | | 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}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party | | 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}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Party | | width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}"| | ||
| [[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}} | | {{ayd|19 March 1998|16 March 2001}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samata Party | | width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samata Party}}"| | ||
| [[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 | ||
| {{ayd|16 March 2001|21 October 2001}} | | {{ayd|16 March 2001|21 October 2001}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party | | 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 | ||
| {{ayd|21 October 2001|22 May 2004}} | | {{ayd|21 October 2001|22 May 2004}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (United) | | width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}"| | ||
| [[Janata Dal (United)]] | | [[Janata Dal (United)]] | ||
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| 26 October 2006 | | 26 October 2006 | ||
| {{ayd|22 May 2004|26 October 2006}} | | {{ayd|22 May 2004|26 October 2006}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress | | 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}} | ||
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party | | width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" rowspan=5| | ||
| rowspan="5"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | | rowspan="5"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | ||
| rowspan="4"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]] | | rowspan="4"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]] |