The Ministry of Defence (Abbreviation: MINDEF; Chinese: 新加坡国防部 ; Malay: Kementerian Pertahanan; Tamil: தற்காப்பு அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore entrusted with overseeing the national defence needs of the Republic of Singapore. It is the headquarters of the Singapore Armed Forces. It has a policy of Total Defence which consists of Military Defence Civil Defence Economic Defence Social Defence and Psychological Defence.