INS Vikrant to be Undocked Today

SOURCE : Express News service Undocking of INS Vikrant, the indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) being built at the Cochin Shipyard for the Indian Navy, has been postponed to Monday. This is the second time the undocking was postponed. Though the undocking was originally scheduled to be held on Saturday, it was postponed to Sunday, citing […]

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Carter to face Indian demand for engine technology

SOURCE: AJAY SHUKLA / Business-standard.com The US-India defence relationship needs an engine to drive it, say leaders on both sides. But there are different perceptions on what that engine might be. Americans believe the engine should be the “Defence Trade and Technology Initiative” (DTTI), a high-level committee of officials from both sides that moots projects […]

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India to adopt ‘unique formula’ to acquire additional Rafale: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE: UNI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has ruled out the possibility of buying more than 36 Rafale fighter jets under the present process as top sources in the Defence Ministry today suggested that India will adopt a new formula to acquire the rest of Medium-Multi-Role-Combat-Aircraft (MMRCA). Although, only 36 Rafale will be purchased through Government-to-Government […]

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India, US to sign military cooperation agreement, talk on missile defence, WMD proliferation

SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES : On his first tour to India as US Defence Secretary, Ashton Carter is making it a point to start with a visit to the Visakhapatnambased Eastern Naval Command that is tasked to maintain Indian presence in the South China sea region and the Strait of Malacca. In what is seen […]

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Why there has never been a military dictatorship in India

SOURCE: SCROLL A true story: In 1957, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, visiting the office of General Thimayya, the Chief of Army Staff, saw a steel cabinet behind his desk, and asked the General what it contained. The General replied that the top drawer contained the nation’s defence plans. And the second drawer contained the confidential […]

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4 Indian warships to exercise in South China Sea

SOURCE: DHNS Four Indian naval warships have reached the South China Sea to exercise with five Asean nations surrounding the disputed sea zone, before sailing to Australia. While two of them—stealth frigate INS Satpura and anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kamorta—were already there taking part in the Simbex-2015 drills with Singapore Navy, two other ships—missile destroyer […]

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Pakistan will not allow India’s regional hegemony: Sartaj Aziz

SOURCE: IANS Pakistan`s acquisition of nuclear power “smashed India`s dreams” for regional hegemony, a top advisor to Islamabad said on Sunday. Sartaj Aziz, foreign affairs and security advisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, told the Nazaria Pakistan Council in Lahore that Pakistan would never allow India`s desire for regional hegemony and its acquisition of nuclear […]

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China’s new military strategy sets fresh ‘markers’ for India

SOURCE : Tribune News Service A Chinese white paper on military strategy sets new ‘markers’ for India’s long-term politico-military strategy — of ensuring peace along the disputed un-demarcated 3,488-km-long frontier with China and smooth facilitation of its east-going trade through contested waters of the South China Sea. The white paper, outlining a ‘strategic guideline for […]

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Narendra Modi will be first Indian PM to visit Israel and Palestine

SOURCE: TNN Narendra Modi will be the first Indian prime minister to travel to Israel, a visit that will finally bring one of the world’s close relationships out of the closet. While dates for the trip are yet to be fixed, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj announced she would visit Israel later this year, along with […]

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Looking to breathe life into DRDO, govt splits top post

SOURCE: TNN With the Modi government keen to build a strong defence-industrial base in tune with the ‘Make in India’ policy, the stage has now been set for revival of the country’s moribund defence R&D establishment by the appointment of two relatively younger scientists at the helm of affairs. The government is quite miffed with […]

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3 militants killed after attack on Army patrol at Line of Control in Kashmir

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE A group of militants on Sunday attacked an Army patrol in the main border town of Tangdhar in Kupwara, making it the first militant attack in two decades in the highly fortified border town. The attack unfolded close to the Army’s brigade headquarters. No Army casualty was reported in the […]

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India’s Nuclear pool may get international support

SOURCE : TNN   Nuclear power generation in India is set to get a leg up with foreign insurers softening their stand on providing cover for nuclear operator’s liability in India. India’s national reinsurer General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re) has said that foreign companies are softening their stance on providing cover without insisting on inspection […]

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India reiterates 3 conditions for engagement with Pak

SOURCE: PTI India today reaffirmed adherence to three conditions including having an atmosphere “free of terror and violence” as a precursor to any engagement with Pakistan and demanded action against terrorists including Mumbai attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. Asserting that there was no “flip-flop” or “confusion” in the government, which has a “very clear Pakistan […]

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Military veterans’ rising fury: ‘No action by Modi govt on One Rank, One Pension is betrayal’

SOURCE : FIRSTPOST In the wake of growing displeasure among ex-servicemen over the delay in implementation of ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated his pre-poll promise and said his government is in “constant” talks with armed forces and trying to arrive at a decision agreeable to all stakeholders concerned. “No […]

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MoD puts off Weapons target practice range of Air Force in Bidar

SOURCE : THE HINDU It seems the Ministry of Defence wants to scrap plans of setting up an air-to-ground range to train pilots in weapon use and target practise at Nirna village in Bidar district. In 1998-99, the Indian Air Force had expressed its intent to start the range and selected a land between the […]

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Indian Warships in Jakarta to Boost Defence Ties

SOURCE : PTI Two Indian warships today reached Jakarta in Indonesia aiming to boost bilateral defence ties and foster interoperability between the two naval forces. The Indian Navy has deployed its eastern fleet to South East Asia and Southern Indian Ocean in pursuit of India’s ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ policy. The ships will the […]

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India to Buy 36 Rafale Jets rest Tejas mk-2 says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE : PTI As the number of fighter squadrons steadily dip, India will make do with the 36 Rafale Fighters, three squadrons of the Russian Made SU-30MKI that are in the making and make up the rest of the numbers with the indigenously made Tejas (Mark-II). “We plan to induct as many as a Tejas […]

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PM Modi to visit Israel later this year

SOURCE: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Israel later this year, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed on Sunday. “Prime Minister Modi will visit Israel this year. The time and date has not been finalised yet,” Swaraj informed the media. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had in April reportedly invited Prime Minister Modi to […]

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INS Vikrant undocking postponed

SOURCE: THE HINDU Siltation and a minor technical glitch in lowering the building bay dock gate, which was last operated when the maiden indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was taken in post-launch for the second phase of work a year-and-a-half ago, have forced the Cochin Shipyard to defer the undocking of the carrier to Monday. […]

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PM Nawaz gives ISI chief go-ahead to counter India-sponsored terrorism

SOURCE: DAILYPAKISTAN Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday expressed his serious concerns over a statement by Indian Defence Minister that said “India has been sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan,” while vowing to take every possible measure to counter anti-Pakistan actions. The statement was made by the premier during his visit to the headquaters of country’s top […]

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Strong Strategy Would Be Devised Against Naxals: Rajnath

SOURCE : PTI Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that a strong strategy would be devised to deal with the Naxalism. “The Centre is serious over the issue. We will put in maximum efforts to ensure internal security. Strong strategy will be devised (on Naxalism),” he said, answering a question at a press conference […]

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Nuclear pact with India may be concluded by year-end: Julie Bishop

SOURCE : THE HINDU Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop is betting high on India, both on the economic and political front. In an interview to BusinessLine, the Minister spoke about a wide- range of issues affecting both countries, such as the proposed comprehensive economic cooperation agreement (CECA), uranium trade and defence cooperation. Edited excerpts: […]

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Over 1,600 Space Applications Revolutionised Life: ISRO Chief

SOURCE : PTI More than 1,600 technologies, including the mega-pixel cameras and MRI machines, which were developed for space application, has revolutionised lives of common man, ISRO chief A S Kiran Kumar said today. He said many new innovations are coming up for new missions of GAGAN, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (INRSS), re-usebale launch […]

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India Concerned ISIS May Get Access to Pakistan’s Nuclear Arms

SOURCE : BLOOMBERG India is concerned that extremist groups such as Islamic State may get their hands on nuclear arms from Pakistan, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said.“With the rise of ISIS in West Asia, one is afraid to an extent that perhaps they might get access to a nuclear arsenal from […]

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Pinaka Mark-II rocket successfully test-fired

SOURCE : PTI An advanced version of the indigenously developed Pinaka Mark-II rocket was successfully test-fired on Saturday from Army’s Chandan firing range near Pokhran using a multi-barrel launcher. “Pinaka Mark-II trials were successfully tested in Pokhran field firing range near Indo-Pak border. Target was successfully hit in Keru area which was situated 55 km […]

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Pak PM Sharif Concerned Over Acts of ‘Foreign Spy Agencies’

SOURCE : PTI Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today expressed concern over the “involvement” of “foreign intelligence agencies” in allegedly creating instability in Pakistan, remarks that have come on top of accusations by several leaders against Indian agency RAW. Accompanied by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, Special Advisers Sartaj […]

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Unlimited upgrades & value mean Russian T-14 Armata tank is export gem – developer

SOURCE : RT Russia’s brand new ‘super tank’ Armata T-14 has unlimited potential for modernization, which together with a reasonable production value, significantly increases its export possibilities, the developer said. “This tank has a real potential for modernization, because it’s new and cutting-edge – in our understanding it can be upgraded an infinite number of […]

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Russia’s Mighty T-14 Armata Tank: Should America Be Worried?

SOURCE : THE NATIONAL INTEREST Russia has a new tank… maybe. Several National Interest articles have followed the development of the Armata family of armored vehicles, a system that breaks with long-term Russian tradition in construction, design, and (probably) means of employment. How much should the United States worry about the Armata, and where should […]

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Pakistan warns of ‘appropriate measures’ after Parrikar’s remarks

SOURCE : PTI Pakistan on Thursday said Indian defence minister Manohar Parrikar’s remarks that “terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists” should be a matter of concern for the region and beyond and warned of taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard its interests. “The statement of the Indian Defence Minister should be a matter of […]

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Faux pas: Rajnath says India to make N-weapons with France

SOURCE : TNN In a major faux pas that kept journalists guessing and the home ministry on tenterhooks for half a day, home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday announced that India had entered into an agreement with France to make nuclear weapons in India as part of PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign. However, […]

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Sirisena Government Mends Fences With China

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Maithripala Sirisena government in Sri Lanka is fast mending damaged fences with China. While the stalled US$ 1.4 billion Colombo Port City project is likely to be cleared with some modifications by a Committee of Secretaries headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister, defense cooperation is also to […]

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Rajapaksa fears LTTE revival in Sri Lanka

SOURCE : PTI Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is mounting a political comeback, has expressed fears that the separatist Tamil Tigers could regroup and revive terrorism in the country. “We are glad that terrorists are no more. But I have a suspicion that we may return to see terrorism,” Rajapaksa said. “We don’t […]

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‘UN Mission at LoC Fulfilling Role Under Difficult Conditions’

SOURCE : PTI The UN observer mission tasked with monitoring the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan is among the world body’s “more discreet” operations that is fulfilling its role in the Kashmir area under difficult circumstances, the UN peacekeeping chief has said. Head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous told reporters here […]

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Hizbul Mujahideen behind attacks on telecom employees

SOURCE : PTI Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said terror outfit Hizbul Mujhahideen was behind the recent string of attacks on mobile service providers in the Valley. Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar, on the sidelines of a sports tournament, told reporters that the banned terror outfit was behind the spate of attacks […]

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ISRO Gears up for 6 Major Missions This Year

SOURCE: Express News Service The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has six major missions lined up for the rest of 2015, including the keenly awaited Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) mission toward the middle of the year. First comes the PSLV C-28 mission bearing three UK satellites. The launch date has been fixed tentatively for […]

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Russian Navy to Receive Advanced Aircraft Carrier by 2026-2027

SOURCE : SPUTNIK The Russian Navy will get an advanced aircraft carrier by 2026-2027, the Navy Ship Building Directorate head, Captain ? Rank Vladimir Tryapichnikov, said on Saturday. “At present, we plan to replace the current Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier with the ship of this class by 2026-2027,” Tryapichnikov said in an interview with Ekho Moskvy radio station. The official added work on the […]

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Russia’s Own Mistral-class Carrier is in Final Phase of Design

SOURCE : SPUTNIK Russia’s analogue of the French Mistral-class carrier is in its final phase of design and will be probably laid down soon afterwards, according to the head of the Navy Ship Building Directorate; the decision to buy the vessels from France was made under “certain circumstances”; six years ago Russia was already capable […]

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Can China’s aircraft radar systems compete?

SOURCE : Want China Times Recently a photograph of a Sukhoi Su-34 strike fighter carrying a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pod has been circulating online, which gives the fighter-bomber greater long-range reconnaissance capabilities, according to Sina’s military news web portal. Many new generation battlefield and airspace surveillance aircraft are now being equipped with SAR pods, as […]

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US showing what China is doing in Spratlys is a provocation

SOURCE : Want China Times The United States sent a P-8 surveillance plane into airspace close to the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea when Secretary of State John Kerry was on a visit to China in mid-May. The plane took photos and videos of land reclamation being carried out by China on the […]

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ISRO developing heavy lift launch vehicles

SOURCE : THE HINDU The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a series of heavy lift launch vehicles (HLV) capable of lofting satellites up to 10 tonnes into the orbit. Mindful of the need to keep development costs under control, we have adopted a modular approach to the design of the HLV, Vikram Sarabhai […]

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Had Quattrochhi been tried, Bofors corruption would have come to light: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE : Express News Service Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said that the country would have known about corruption in the Bofors gun deal had controversial Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrochhi, who was the main accused in the alleged scandal, been tried. “Had we tried Quattrochhi, we would have known about corruption in the gun […]

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Parikkar rules out combat role of women in armed forces

SOURCE : THE HINDU Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has ruled out recruiting women for combat operations in armed forces due to apprehensions about their safety but said they would be encouraged to join other operational areas with their inclusion being stepped up in phases. “No. Think of what can happen if a woman is taken […]

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Antony dubs govt. delay on OROP as ‘criminal inaction’

SOURCE : ANI Taking exception to the ‘announcement’ of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government, former defence minister A.K. Antony on Saturday said the delay of 14 months in the implementation of this scheme was ‘criminal inaction’ on the Centre’s part. “The statement by the PM is […]

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US looking to complement India’s ‘Act East’ policy, says Defence Secretary Ashton Carter

SOURCE : PTI Ahead of his India visit next week, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Saturday said America is looking for New ways to complement India’s ‘Act East’ policy and find meaningful areas of cooperation in the Asia Pacific. “The 2015 US-India Defense Framework I will sign next week will open up this relationship […]

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Indian intelligence agencies warn Bangladesh Mujahideen may have links to Islamic State

SOURCE : DAILYMAIL Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, the link between terror groups Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh and the Islamic State (IS) has alarmed the intelligence agencies in India.The terror group, which wants to establish a Bangladeshi Caliphate, has been active in India for quite some time. Its operations were exposed last year […]

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US Defence Secretary Carter to visit Visakhapatnam port

SOURCE: PTI US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter will visit Visakhapatnam port during his maiden trip to India early next month, indicating the significance the Pentagon attaches to India’s modernisation of its Navy.In fact, Vizag would be his first stop in India, Carter told reporters travelling with him on his Asia-Pacific trip that also takes him […]

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Govt committed to implement ‘one rank one pension’ scheme: PM Modi

SOURCE : HINDUSTAN TIMES Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended the contentious land acquisition bill and stressed his government’s commitment to implementing the “one rank one pension” (OROP) scheme for retired military personnel. Modi accused the Congress of politicising OROP and said previous governments did not have the right to speak about the issue because […]

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Ordnance factory officers split over fixed tenure regime

SOURCE : TNN As part of the government’s move to overhaul the defence industry, it plans to implement a ‘minimum fixed tenure’ regime in ordnance factories. This will cover the post of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) chairman, members and general managers who head the factories. The OFB has nine members, who reach this post after […]

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India may use Tactical Nukes to target China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Najam Sethi

SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Former chief minister of Punjab and Prominent Pakistani journalist in his Tv Show said that India has allocated Separate funds to disturb $46 billion blueprint of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which is seen as a Beijing’s drive to open new trade and transport routes across Asia and challenge the U.S. […]

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Pentagon eyes three-year block buy of F-35s from fiscal 2018

SOURCE: REUTERS The Pentagon said Friday it would talk to U.S. lawmakers about approving a three-year block buy of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets beginning in fiscal 2018 that would include U.S. purchases and international buyers. U.S. Defense Undersecretary Frank Kendall told reporters via teleconference from Oslo, Norway, that such a deal would not […]

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India to Test Fire Missile Jointly Developed with Israel

SOURCE : PTI Indian Navy will soon test fire a long-range surface-to-air missile, jointly developed by India and Israel, aiming to enhnace its capabailities against incoming missiles, planes and drones. If the test is sucessful, it will pave the way for final intsllation of Barak 8 missile on board Indian warships. The missile had undergone […]

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Why the Air Force Has to Wait Another 5 Years for Indigenously-Built Tejas Fighter

SOURCE : NDTV It has been 32 years in the making but it will be least another five years before the indigenously-built fighter jet Tejas (Mark -II) can be deployed in a combat role, a top Indian Air Force  official told NDTV. This is bad news for India which was hoping to induct the Tejas […]

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Russia’s Eyes Massive Nuclear Submarine Deal with India

SOURCE : NATIONAL INTEREST Russia may help India build nuclear submarines and stealth warships, according to Indian media reports. Last week India’s Economic Times reported that the Indian conglomerate Reliance Infrastructure—which owns stakes in numerous Indian defense companies—is seeking Russian assistance for programs to locally produce nuclear submarines and other stealth warships.According to the report, […]

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RLVTD of ISRO to Be Held in July-Aug

SOURCE: PTI Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLVTD), one of ISRO’s prestigious space programmes, is tentatively scheduled to be held between July and August this year, a top official today said. “Preparations are now progressing to conduct the RLVTD launch either by the end of July or in the beginning of August,” VSSC Director M […]

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Indian Navy soon to get latest Sonar systems for anti-submarine warfare

SOURCE : PTI India will get six low frequency Active Towed Array Sonar (ACTAS) systems, that will be fitted on the Kamorta-class submarines, later this year from Germany. The system, which can detect enemy submarines, will give a fillip to India’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities.India had late last year signed a contract for the towed array […]

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The Missile Race in South Asia

SOURCE : COUNTER PUNCH Conventional asymmetry is growing in South Asia as India takes the top position in global arms import according to recently released data by SIPRI. While India has frequently cited China as the principal factor behind the defence spending, skeptics see India’s quest for global status the main force driving behind Indian […]

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Bofors scam affected India’s defence procurement: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE : DNA INDIA While President Pranab Mukherjee’s remarks about the Bofors scam being a “media trial” which the courts failed to establish have raised dust in political and diplomatic circles, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said that had Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi been tried, the extent of the corruption would have been known. He also […]

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The Chinese fault line in foreign policy

SOURCE: M. K. NARAYANAN/ THE HINDU This is the season of results and of drawing up report cards. Having completed a year of governance, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s performance is up for review, with its approach on the foreign policy front attracting a great deal of attention. Not surprisingly, political pundits have accorded it […]

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Defence industry would be improved significantly: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE : TNN Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said that his government had enhanced the quality of arms and ammunition over the last one year and would come up with Defence special zones or Defence technology parks to promote Defence industry. However, it could not give a timeframe to start implementation on its one-rank-one-pension […]

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India’s Fighter Aircraft ambitions: Desire and Dilemma

SOURCE : BUSINESS INSIDER Since the last decade, India has been on a spree of buying modern weapon systems through its ever increasing defence budget. In particular the Indian Air Force is going through a total revamp. India is the only country which has categorised its fighters as heavy, medium and light combat aircrafts. It […]

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With DRDO chief S Christopher’s posting, govt signals end of extension era

SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES The government has sent a firm signal against the rampant culture of service extensions at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) with the appointment of its new head, S Christopher, who has superseded the top four scientists who are all on their second extension at the country’s premier research body. While […]

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Show big heart, accept responsibility: Pak leader to India

SOURCE : PTI   Hoping that the leaderships of India and Pakistan would show courage to rectify their complicated relationship, Pakistani politician Waleed Iqbal on Friday said that India should show a big heart and accept the responsibility if it wants to become a superpower. “India is a large country and should show a big […]

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India, Russia, China for peaceful reconciliation in Afghanistan

SOURCE : PTI India, Russia and China have agreed to play a constructive role to support peaceful reconciliation and economic reconstruction of Afghanistan, saying the situation in the war-torn nation is closely connected with the regional security and stability. The three countries yesterday exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and the region as well […]

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Manohar Parrikar: Government mulling special zones for defence manufacturing

SOURCE : PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the government was looking at creating special zones for defence manufacturing. ”The ministry is considering setting up special zones for the defence sector,” Parrikar said during a function at the industry lobby Indian Merchants’ Chamber here this evening. Stating that a proposal in this regard is under consideration, […]

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One Rank One Pension on its Way, But Can’t Specify Timeframe: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE: NDTV Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the long-awaited one rank one pension for ex-servicemen is “on its way” but he cannot promise a date for its implementation. “Two or three steps remain so can’t give you a specific time but it is on its way,” the minister said, adding, “There cannot be a […]

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ISRO mulls over tie-up with industrial partners

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to magnify the role of its industry partners by starting joint ventures with them and readying them to do entire tasks like satellite launches, its Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar has said. The agency has sounded out its commercial arm, Antrix Corporation, to explore such […]

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S Christopher is new DRDO chief: Here’s all you want to know about the man behind India’s AEW&C

SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES S Christopher, an eminent scientist known to be the man behind the indigenous Airborne Early Warning & Control system (AEW&C), was on Thursday appointed the Director General of DRDO. Christopher was presently Distinguished Scientist and Programme Director (airborne early warning and control system) and Director, Centre for Air-Borne Systems in the DRDO. […]

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New DRDO Chief Takes Over, Scientists Hail Appointment

SOURCE : IANS Radar specialist S. Christopher took charge as the new director general of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and its secretary at on Friday morning, with the appointment being welcomed by defence scientists and officials. Christopher was on Thursday night appointed chief of the premier defence research agency for two years by […]

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Russia to Buy as Many T-50 PAK-FA Fighters as Manufacturers Can Produc

SOURCE : Sputnik The purchase volume of Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 PAK-FA fighter jets, to be produced in 2017, will be limited only by on the manufacturer’s production capability, Russian Air Force Commander Col.Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Thursday. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in March that the ministry could reduce the purchases of PAK-FA fighters, due to “new economic circumstances.” The […]

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Stealth Ability Neutralized! Russia’s T-50 Jetfighter to Rule the Skies

SOURCE : SPUTNIK An active defense system developed for Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 jetfighter is also able to neutralize enemy planes’ stealth capability, RIA Novosti reported Friday, citing the press service of the Himalaya system’s designers, the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern [KRET]. The Sukhoi PAK FA fighter jet, also known as T-50, is ready to go into […]

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Putting Bofors shadow behind, India Sweden to cooperate in Defence

SOURCE : DNA INDIA Even as the ghost of Bofors, a major political scandal that rocked Congress party in 1987, refuses to die down, President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Sweden next week will  put its shadow behind, by exploring robust defence cooperation between the two countries. For long, the scandal had put a stop on defence […]

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Eurofighter estimates the Rafale’s current flyaway price to be at least $150 mn

SOURCE : Ajai Shukla| Business-standard.com   German defence minister, Ursula von der Leyen, who talked up her country’s submarine building capability during her Tuesday meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, kept silent on the Eurofighter Typhoon, although Germany had led the campaign to sell it to the Indian Air Force (IAF) the Typhoon. The 2007 tender […]

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India forced Pakistan to go nuclear: Nawaz Sharif

SOURCE : ASIAN AGE Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday “surge in the aggressive designs of India” had forced Paki-stan to conduct nuclear tests in 1998. In his message on the occasion of Youm-e-Takbeer, celebrated to mark Pakistan’s nuclear tests, Mr Sharif reminded the nation about the “historic background of the event”. “On […]

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US Defence Bait is Potent But Impractical Symbolism

SOURCE : Bharat Karnad   The American defence secretary Ashton Carter drops into Delhi next week bearing ideas for joint military projects and things to sell in government-to-government (G2G) deals—Foreign Military Sales (FMS) in Pentagonese. The apparent absence of middlemen and corruption makes G2G/FMS the politically safe method of purchasing arms. Seeking to enlarge its scope […]

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IAF’s Jaguar maritime jet fires anti-ship Harpoon missile for first time

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES IAF’s Jaguar seen above with Sea Eagle Anti ship missiles which are been replaced by anti-ship Harpoon missile The Indian Air Force launched an anti-ship Harpoon missile from a fighter plane for the first time at a pre-designated target in the Arabian Sea last week. The missile, built by US defence giant Boeing, […]

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India Says First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to Operate by 2018

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG India expects to bring into service its first domestically made aircraft carrier by 2018 as it looks to counter China’s expanding military capabilities in the region.The diesel-powered, 40,000-ton INS Vikrant will be ready within three years, Indian Navy Chief R.K. Dhowan told reporters in New Delhi today. It’s under construction at a shipyard […]

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HAL and BAE Systems to develop ‘Combat Hawk’, improved trainer

SOURCE : Ajai Shukla | Business-standard.com The Indian Air Force (IAF), facing a severe shortage of fighter aircraft, will have the opportunity to boost its combat strength with an unusual asset – fitting guns and rockets on Hawk trainer aircraft, bought for training IAF pilots before they entered the cockpits of high performance fighters like […]

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Shortage of skilled engineers threatens to ground Make in India flight

SOURCE: Dr Anantha Krishnan M / ONE INDIA NEWS While launching the Drona School of Engineering Practice, spearheaded by aerospace veteran G Raj Narayan of Radel Group in Bengaluru recently, experts shared some crucial facts.Expert members at the launch of Drona School of Engineering Practice in Bengaluru Some of the facts have been mentioned here: About […]

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Navy Chief swears by desi systems; wants closer links with DRDO

SOURCE : OneIndia News Admiral R K Dhowan on Thursday reiterated Indian Navy’s commitment towards inducting home-grown systems and platforms. Chairing the last session of bi-annual Naval Commanders’ Conference, Admiral Dhowan stressed the need for indigenisation of platforms, weapons, sensors and equipment, through the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), public industry, private sector and […]

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Mission BrahMos: How India got the world’s most powerful cruise missile

SOURCE : RUSSIA & INDIA REPORT India sucks at making weapons. The history of arms development in India is littered with the debris of numerous failed projects. The Light Combat Aircraft project is 30 years late; the jet combat trainer has been shot down by the air force; the army is not thrilled with the […]

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“Def min’s remarks prove who harbours terror in Pak’ : Pak Interior Minister

SOURCE : PTI A recent statement by a “foreign country’s defence minister” was enough to prove who is harbouring terrorism in Pakistan, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said today. “Islam is a religion of peace and harmony but few people using it for violence and we have to frustrate design of the enemies of […]

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Indigenisation, infrastructure in focus as Indian Navy commanders meet

SOURCE : IANS Indigenisation, building infrastructure in sync with the Indian Navy’s perspective plans, and strengthening human resources were in focus as top commanders of force met in the national capital on Thursday.The conference, which was chaired by the Indian Navy chief, Admiral RK Dhowan, discussed myriad issues, including enhancing the operational readiness of the […]

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Navy chief downplays China’s white paper on defence

SOURCE : INDIA TODAY Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan on Thursday downplayed China’s white paper on defence that focused on a larger role for the communist country’s navy, by saying that such vision documents were there for every navy. Admiral Dhowan also reiterated that India was closely monitoring the activities of China in the Indian […]

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Chinese Navy in Indian Ocean Region are monitored ‘minutely': Dhowan

SOURCE : PTI The Indian Navy today said it “minutely” monitors the activities of its Chinese counterpart in the Indian Ocean Rim even as it downplayed China’s assertive white paper on defence which talks about enhancing its naval reach for the first time to “open seas protection” far from its shores. Underlining that India’s maritime […]

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S Christopher is new DRDO chief

SOURCE: TNN Four months after missile scientist Avinash Chander was unceremoniously sacked as DRDO chief, the government on Thursday appointed aeronautical expert S Christopher as the new chief of the country’s defence R&D organization for a two-year term. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet also appointed G S Reddy as scientific adviser (SA) to defence […]

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New outfit emerges in Kashmir valley, targets telecom towers

SOURCE: TNN The killings, in Sopore, of a BSNL employee and a resident who allowed a mobile phone tower on his house premises defying terror threats, has brought the spotlight on Lashkar-e-Islam. In recent days, mysterious pamphlets issued by Lashkar-e-Islam have appeared in Sopore town warning people to dismantle mobile towers or face death. What […]

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Chinese Navy invited to Indian naval fleet review

SOURCE : DHNS The Indian Navy has invited Chinese Navy for next year’s international fleet review at Visakhapatnam, but the maritime service will continue to watch out for the presence of Chinese ships and submarines in the Indian Ocean. “Yes, we have invited People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) for the international fleet review,” Navy chief […]

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Be patient: Navy chief to veterans on ”One rank, One pension”

SOURCE: IANS Navy Chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan on Thursday asked ex-servicemen to be patient on “One rank, One pension” scheme and added that the central government was “very serious” about the issue. “We need to be patient. The government has been seized of the matter. The defence ministry will address the concerns of ex-servicemen,” Dhowan […]

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IAF Paraglider Lands On Neem Tree

SOURCE : Express News Service An IAF woman officer narrowly escaped when the paraglider she was flying drifted off course due to heavy winds and landed on a neem tree after coming in contact with a live electric cable in a residential area at Tambaram on Wednesday. Officer Mohana Chandrika suffered only minor burns in her […]

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For OROP, war veterans to boycott all govt functions

SOURCE : TNN After Wing Commander Suresh Damodar Karnik (retd) refused to attend a function with defence minister Manohar Parrikar in Pune on Thursday, almost all ex-servicemen’s organizations across the country have decided to boycott government functions. This is part of their growing discontent against the Narendra Modi government not implementing the “one rank, one […]

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Germany still hopeful of selling Eurofighters to India

SOURCE : THE HINDU Even as India and France begin negotiations to conclude a deal for direct purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets, Germany is still actively pushing for the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to India. The matter came up for discussion between visiting German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen and her Indian […]

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Indian Ambassador did not threaten Swedish newspaper: MEA

SOURCE : THE HINDU   The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday asserted that New Delhi did not threaten the Swedish newspaper Dagen Nyheter, for a retraction of comments on the Bofors issue failing which President Pranab Mukherjee’s State visit would be affected. Denying the claims made by Dagen Nyheter that India’s Ambassador to Sweden […]

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North Korea deploys new generation of fast warships

SOURCE : CNN North Korea has deployed a new generation of high-speed, radar-evading warship designed to infiltrate special forces into South Korean territory. The Very Slender Vessel sits low in the water and is designed to pierce waves instead of riding over them. Capable of travelling at nearly 60 mph, the craft are armed with […]

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New Robotic Russian T-50 Fighter Jet Fit for Star Wars

SOURCE : SPUTNIK Russia’s new fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet, currently in the testing phase, incorporates elements of automation which make it more like a robot than a fighter plane, explains a representative from the Rostech corporation.The Sukhoi PAK FA fighter jet, also known as T-50, is ready to go into production next year, and boasts innovative technology which […]

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Russian Air Force to Get at Least 50 New Strategic Tu-160 Blackjack Bombers

SOURCE : SPUTNIK The Russian Defense Ministry will purchase no less than 50 new Tu-160 (Blackjack) heavy strategic bombers when production is renewed, Russian Air Force Commander Col.Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Thursday.“No less than 50 aircraft over time will be purchased in order to cover the costs that will go into production,” Col.Gen. Bondarev said […]

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HAL eyes export potential of light attack Hawk

SOURCE : FLIGHT GLOBAL Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has conducted weapons tests with its license-built BAE Systems Hawk 132 advanced jet trainer (AJT), and is confident of the project’s export potential. The light attack Hawk upgrade also includes display and avionics modifications revealed at the Aero India show in Bengaluru in February.“We are looking at exports […]

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PLA Navy will have 415 warships in near future: US expert

SOURCE: WANTCHINATIMES James Fanell, the former director of the US Pacific Fleet’s intelligence and information, predicted China will eventually have about 415 warships including four aircraft carriers and 100 submarines in the near future while attending a two-day conference held by the US Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute in Newport, Rhode Island last […]

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New US submarine completes initial sea trials

SOURCE : UPI The newest Virginia-class nuclear submarine for the U.S. Navy has completed initial sea trials to demonstrate its systems and capabilities. Huntington Ingalls Industries, who’s Newport News Shipbuilding is constructing the vessel, John Warner, in partnership with General Dynamics Electric Boat, said the initial sea trials were completed last Saturday. All systems, components […]

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India might do Govt-to-govt deal on Project-75I With Germans on Submarines

SOURCE : THE TELEGRAPH INDIA India has sounded out Germany for a direct government-to-government deal to buy six submarines, bypassing a competitive bidding process in what could be New Delhi’s costliest military acquisitions programme. The Indian Navy is now in the middle of finalising the specifications for and choosing a shipyard for its P75i programme […]

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Tripura lifts AFSPA as insurgency declines

SOURCE: ANI In a landmark decision, the Tripura state government has decided to withdraw the controversial Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) from the remaining areas of the state. As per reports, the latest half-yearly review by the police found no need to extend the Act any further. The state will now move the Union […]

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How insiders Brought down ISI’s Plan to Control Pakistani News Media

SOURCE: PRAVIN DHANUSKAR / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Self-credited world’s leading IT company Axact which is a Pakistani software company recently has been accused by ” The New York Times ” investigative story reporting that said that Axact ran at least 370 fake degree and accreditation mill websites. While Axact Claimed to be Top […]

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Pakistan obsessing over Parrikar’s remarks

SOURCE: PTI A parliamentary committee of Pakistan today passed a resolution condemning Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s remarks that “terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists” and asked the government to take up the matter with the UN Security Council. The resolution was unanimously passed during a meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Defence […]

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Plan to make jet engines; Aerospace next big focus: Kalyani

SOURCE: THE MONEY CONTROL The Kalyani group is all set to scale up its presence in the defence production sector. The group will concentrate on operationalising its three foreign joint ventures and at the same time, also explore opportunities in the aerospace sector. Speaking to CNBC-TV18’s Rituparna Bhuyan, Kalyani group chairman Baba Kalyani said the […]

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Will India Purchase German Stealth Submarines?

SOURCE : THE DIPOLMAT Today, German Defense Minister, Ursula von der Leyen, began an official two-day visit to India with the aim of promoting stronger bilateral defense cooperation. While in New Delhi, she held talks with top Indian officials, including her Indian counterpart. Von der Leyen offered Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar German submarine technology […]

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After French Rafale fighter jets, India eyes German submarines

SOURCE: Tribune News Service Talks are on between India and Germany to either co-produce or have direct deal for the supply of six next-generation submarines.Sources told The Tribune that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar raised the matter during a meeting with his German counterpart Dr Ursula von der Leyen in New Delhi yesterday. India reportedly asked […]

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Germany lobbies India to buy Eurofighters

SOURCE: TNN Germany’s defence minister held out the prospect of more talks on a possible sale of Eurofighter jets to India and, on a visit to New Delhi, said Berlin stood ready to back a multi-billion-dollar Indian submarine project.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has just marked his first year in office, cut through an impasse […]

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Germany looking to dock sub deal after losing fighter project to France

SOURCE: TNN Having lost to France in the race to supply fighter jets, Germany is now pressing the throttle to partner India in manufacturing new-generation stealth submarines in an even bigger project. Officials said Project-75-India, under which six advanced submarines are to be built by an Indian shipyard with foreign collaboration, figured prominently during delegation-level […]

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‘Cold war’ hits IAF – Fog on Transport fleet upgrade

SOURCE : THE TELEGRAPH INDIA The Indian Air Force is set to junk a $400-million upgrade plan for its workhorse planes with a bulk of its transport fleet hostage to a new cold war centred between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine and Russia are pulling apart as the West and Nato side with the former Soviet […]

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Tata to Tebma, everyone wants a piece of the defence business

SOURCE: THE LIVEMINT Indian companies—big and small, known and unknown—want a piece of the defence equipment business and have applied for industrial licences from the ministry of commerce to locally manufacture military equipment, including airplanes and warships.The list of companies, now up on the website of the ministry, makes for interesting reading. For instance, among […]

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Get out of ‘white man’ syndrome; give industry visibility of revenues for defence ‘Make in India': Ex-DRDO chief Avinash Chander

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES We should aim for at least 50% indigenisation from the ‘Make In India’ campaign in defence sector, says Avinash Chander, former DRDO chief. In an interview with Economictimes.com, Chander, also known for being the architect of the Agni series of ballistic missiles, stressed on the need to give privatedefence industry visibility of […]

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“India faces question how to respond to terrorism”

SOURCE: PTI Militant groups that conducted the Delhi and Mumbai terror attacks continue to operate in Pakistan posing a strategic conundrum for India how to respond to future terrorism emanating from that country, two noted US defence analysts on South Asia have said. Previous governments led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh faced this […]

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India, Russia discuss military cooperation in friendly atmosphere

SOURCE: RUSSIA & INDIA REPORT On 26 May, the Russian Minister of Defense and Army General Sergey Shoygu and the Indian Minister of Defense Manohar Parrikar had a telephone conversation, announced the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense press service. “During the course of the telephone conversation, the ministers discussed relevant issues of a military and […]

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Efficacy Of Nuclear Weapons For Pakistan’s National Security – OpEd

SOURCE: EURASIA REVIEW Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, as opposed to India, are essential for Pakistan’s survival. For India, however, nuclear weapons have always been the currency of power as these weapons were for major powers like United States and other subsequent nuclear weapon states. In this regard, it is also logical to discuss the actual strategic […]

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German defence minister backs Make in India campaign

SOURCE: LIVEMINT German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday expressed support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India campaign aimed at expanding India’s manufacturing sector.In New Delhi on a three-day visit, Von der Leyen also urged greater cooperation between India and Germany to fight cybercrime, which she said presented a “humongous” opportunity […]

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“Taliban, Indian agencies fomenting unrest in Pak” : Pak Defence Ministe

SOURCE : PTI Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has alleged that Indian intelligence agencies and terrorists have joined hands to foment unrest in his country. The statement, reported by Radio Pakistan, came days after India’s Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar remarked that “terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists.” Asif said the Indian intelligence network […]

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Indian Navy to ramp up Karwar, Port Blair

SOURCE: Tribune News Service Indian Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan today released the infrastructure development plan for the next decade for the Navy that includes massive plan laying down the way forward for the existing ports at Karwar located south of Goa and Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar islands, which stand close to the […]

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Confront those who wave Pakistan flags: Rajnath Singh in Jammu

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Indicating a shift in the Centre’s strategy to deal with separatists, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asked the local youth in Kashmir to confront them for playing with their future.“Some elements have been raising pro-Pakistan slogans and displaying Pakistani flags. I appeal to the people to boycott such elements,’’ […]

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Indian Army forced to train J&K soldiers in other states

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Thousands of men in fatigues can be seen swarming into the Jammu Tawi railway station these days. These soldiers are not there to counter any fresh terrorist threats or challenges of infiltration up north, but to board special trains bound for Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan where they will get to practise firing. […]

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Manohar Parrikar rules out Army deployment in anti-Naxal operations

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Ruling out the possibility of deploying Army in anti-Naxal operations, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said if demanded, armed forces would extend “logistical support” and “provide training” to police in tackling the menace. “Foreigners are not involved in it (naxal movement). We use army where outside forces are involved. We […]

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Rajnath Warns Pakistan to Stop Interference in India’s Internal Matters

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Asserting that waving of Pakistani flags and raising of pro-Pakistan slogans in Valley would be dealt with severely, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday accused Pakistan of backstabbing and warned it to stop interference in the internal matters of India. “We cannot allow anybody to raise pro-Pakistan slogan or wave Pakistani […]

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Indian company seeks Russian support to build ships

SOURCE: Svobodnaya Pressa The Indian company Reliance Infrastructure is seeking a Russian partner to launch a joint venture for the construction of nuclear submarines and ships with stealth technology, the newspaper Economic Times reported on May 22. According to the newspaper, the company’s top managers have already met with senior representatives of the Defence Ministry in […]

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Parrikar justifies ‘terrorist’ remark, cites misinterpretation

SOURCE : ANI Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday justified his ‘terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorist s’ remark and said that it has been misinterpreted for he was speaking in a different context. “You need to look at the context in which the statement was made. What was asked before it […]

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China doesn’t recognise ‘illegal’ McMahon Line: Beijing responds to NSA Ajit Doval

SOURCE: PTI Sticking to its stand that McMahon Line on India-China boundary is “illegal”, China said on Monday it is ready to work with India to resolve the vexed border issue at an early date through “friendly consultations” to create more favourable conditions for bilateral ties. “The Chinese side holds a consistent and clear position […]

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India to Russia: ‘Sod you, Vlad, we’re going to the moon ALONE’

SOURCE: THE REGISTER Russia couldn’t promise the moon, it seems, so India has lost interest in a joint probe project scheduled for 2022.The delays that have plagued Russia’s Luna-27 lander project – originally planned for this decade but currently scheduled for a 2022 launch – have frustrated India, according to the New Indian Express. That […]

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Russia’s Ka-52, Mi-28 Attack Helicopters Can Compete With US Apache

SOURCE: SPUTNIK The Russian helicopter-manufacturing industry can successfully compete with foreign rivals, including the United States, Andrei Shibitov, Deputy Director of Russian Helicopter Holding, claimed.The modern Russian Mi-28 and Ka-52 attack helicopters are comparable with the US AH-64 Apache helicopter in their onboard electronic systems, Andrei Shibitov, Deputy Director of Russian Helicopter Holding, told RIA […]

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Defence ministry okays deals worth over $3bn to buy 15 Chinook, 22 Apache copters

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The defence ministry has cleared two crucial deals worth more than $3.1 billion to equip the Indian Air Force with US-built attack and heavy-lift helicopters. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has sent the proposals to buy 22 AH-64D Apache Longbow attack and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift copters — both platforms manufactured by US […]

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IAF remembers Kargil War hero Ajay Ahuja

SOURCE: PTI The IAF on Wednesday remembered Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, who was killed by the enemy in captivity on this day in 1999 during the Kargil war. The officer’s aircraft was hit by enemy’s shoulder-fired Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) while he was attempting to locate a downed pilot in spite of being aware of the […]

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Threats exist under various names: Parrikar on IS

SOURCE: ANI New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday rejected reports of terrorist group Islamic State ( IS) making headway in India, stating that threats have always existed under different names. “Threats always exist in various names. We have to be aware of such threats and build our system based […]

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India to review safety of Su-30MKI fighter fleet Gareth Jennings, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly

SOURCE:  IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly India is to conduct a safety assessment of its fleet of Sukhoi S030MKI ‘Flanker’ fighters following the loss of an aircraft on 19 May, national media has reported. A high-level review of the more than 200 Su-30MKI aircraft fielded by the Indian Air Force (IAF) is due to be held […]

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INS Vikrant launch tomorrow, Phase-II Completed

SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) India’s first Indigenous developed aircraft carrier is all set to be launched back into the water after completing all the structural work barring a bit of ongoing work on the superstructure. INS Vikrant after the initial launch ceremony in 2013 has spent considerable amount of time in Drydocks in […]

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Parrikar volte-face opens door for more Rafale fighters

SOURCE: AJAY SHUKLA / Business-standard.com Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a television interview on Tuesday evening, did not rule out buying more Rafale fighters, over and above the 36 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested the French government for during his visit to Paris in April. On Thursday, Parrikar had declared that buying 90 less […]

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Does Manohar Parrikar Have A Grand Strategy?

SOURCE: SWARAJYAMAG India has had few defence ministers who brought intellectual weight to their office. This is where Manohar Parrikar could make a difference. India needs to formulate a grand strategy. Parrikar with his acuity and intelligence and opportune and timely portfolio should apply himself with speed to the project. Indian defence ministers have rarely […]

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How ‘Act East’ Can Be India’s Key To Managing China

SOURCE: Huffingtonpost Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to China was high on specifics and low on rhetoric.With a slew of 21 business agreements worth more than $22 billion signed, Modi seems to have taken the advice of foreign policy experts to base Sino-India bilateral relation on a more pragmatic standing. Rather than resorting […]

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HAL needs a makeover

SOURCE: LIVEMINT Much has been said about what Narendra Modi has done and not done in his one year as Prime Minister. One aspect that has gone relatively unnoticed is the change in defence equipment procurement procedure that his government is putting in place. Earlier this month, the Defence Acquisition Council, the highest decision-making body […]

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Our Army of 1.3 million is not to ‘preach peace’, Manohar Parrikar says

SOURCE: PTI Undeterred by the controversy over his earlier “terrorists have to be neutralized only through terrorists” remark, defence minister Manohar Parrikar has asserted that he will go to “any extent” to protect India and those who attack will be “paid back in the same coin”. Parrikar noted that his remarks evoked a sharp reaction […]

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India’s GSLV Mark III: Another step ahead

SOURCE: THE SPACE REVIEW The initial phases of India’s space ambitions suffered a setback due to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and the US interference in Russia’s transfer of cryogenic engines to India, which restricted India’s access to the former Soviet Union’s cryogenic engine technology. However, India managed to procure a cryogenic third stage […]

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China widens naval role; a challenge for India?

SOURCE: PTI Amid escalating tensions with the US over disputed South China Sea, China on Tuesday unveiled an assertive military strategy enhancing its naval reach for the first time to “open seas protection” far from its shores, which could pose a challenge to the Indian Navy, especially in the Indian Ocean. Striking an aggressive posture, […]

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PM Modi’s vision has helped India tackle defence challenges: Parrikar

SOURCE: ANI Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision has resulted in India being better equipped to tackle challenges with respect to defence, adding that the latter has ‘single-handedly’ made the nation most ‘sought-after’. “India is absolutely better equipped to tackle challenges [in defence] due to the Prime […]

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China outlines new military strategy amid ‘smouldering’ border disputes

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY China on Tuesday outlined a first ever “white paper” on military strategy that outlined a more robust posture for its blue-water Navy, and warned of threats to its security from “still smouldering” boundary disputes over land. The white paper, released in Beijing by the State Council, or Cabinet, Information Office, is the […]

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Parrikar, his deputy to skip Shangri-La Dialogue

SOURCE: TNN India continues to neglect military diplomacy by once again shunning the prominent Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), the annual security forum in Singapore which brings together defence ministers, top military officers and experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as others like the US and Europe. Officials on Tuesday confirmed that neither defence minister Manohar […]

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New ISRO satellite will revolutionise Internet in India. Read how

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE An entertainment-cum-internet revolution is on the anvil in India. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is building a massive 4000-kilogram communication satellite at it’s Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre (SAC), that will eliminate the use of cable wires, and connect televisions in Indian homes through a high-speed wireless service. The under-construction GSAT-11 […]

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Defence projects held up during Antony’s tenure as Def min:BJP

SOURCE: PTI The BJP today hit back at former Defence Minister A K Antony alleging that defence needs were not met during his tenure. “Defence strategic clearances were held up during the period of Antony as defence minister and the department was crying for support,” BJP national spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao told reporters here […]

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To predict cyclone, ISRO to build advanced satellite

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE In order to predict the genesis of cyclones in the oceans, the Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre (SAC) — an arm of ISRO — is developing a new, miniature weather-forecasting satellite — ScatSat — at the cost of an estimated Rs 300 crore. Once launched at the end of this year, […]

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J&K attack targeted Army installations?

SOURCE : ASIAN AGE Investigations by multiple security and intelligence agencies into the major infiltration bid by terrorists in Kupwara region in North Kashmir on Monday in which three Army jawans and a militant was killed have revealed that the attempt was primarily aimed at targeting vital Army installations in the Valley. The incident took […]

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India, Germany Decide to Deepen Defence Ties

SOURCE : PTI India and Germany tonight decided to deepen their bilateral defence ties, especially in the wake of the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar held talks with his visiting German counterpart Ursula von der Leyen her late evening. “The talks focussed on deepening bilateral defence ties. Germany is an important partner for us when […]

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After Pranab, Defence Min Parrikar praises Bofors gun

SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today described the quality of Swedish Bofors guns as “good” but refused to comment on remarks attributed to President Pranab Mukherjee that the controversy surrounding its acquisition was a “media trial”. “I can only certify that Bofors guns are good. I do not make any statement on President’s statement. […]

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Russia to Start Production of New Ka-226T Helicopter in 2016

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Designed in 2008, the Ka-226T is the advanced modification of the Ka-226 multirole helicopter. The helicopter has a takeoff mass of 3.6 tons and a maximum speed of 250 kmh. The Russian and Indian Defense Ministries are interested in purchasing the helicopter. The serial production of the new Ka-226T multirole light helicopter will begin […]

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Bofors scandal not proved in Indian courts, was just a media trial: President Pranab

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA President Pranab Mukherjee has said that it has not been proven in any Indian court that the Bofors case was indeed a scandal. According to him, the Bofors ‘scandal’ was just a media trial.President Pranab Mukherjee has said that it has not been proven in any Indian court that the Bofors case […]

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India, Vietnam ink 5-year defence pact amid Chinese naval expansion

SOURCE: LIVEMINT India and Vietnam late on Monday signed a five-year joint vision statement on defence cooperation to build closer strategic ties in the backdrop of an increasingly assertive China flexing its muscles in the South China Sea. The document, for the period 2015-2020, was signed by India’s defence minister Manohar Parrikar and the Vietnamese […]

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Parrikar Asks Shipyards to Compress Delivery Schedules of Warships

SOURCE: PIB The Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar has asked shipyards, both public and private, to compress delivery schedules of warships and other platforms for the Navy and Coast Guard. Addressing the Naval Commanders’ Conference here today, Shri Parrikar said in the last one year the modernisation plan of the Navy has gained significant momentum […]

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Attackers will be paid back in same coin: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE : PTI Undeterred by the controversy over his earlier “terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists” remark, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has asserted that he will go to “any extent” to protect India and those who attack will be “paid back in the same coin”. Parrikar noted that his remarks evoked a sharp […]

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HAL inks pact with BAe Systems for Hawk Mk132 Upgrade

SOURCE : THE HINDU   HAL has signed an MoU with BAe Systems UK for Hawk Mk132 Upgrade, development of combat Hawk for Indian and export markets and maintenance solutions for supporting Jaguar and Hawk fleet. Speaking on the occasion, T Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL, expressed confidence on the success of the proposed collaboration between […]

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Modi Skirts India’s Top Warplane Maker to Check China

SOURCE: THE BLOOMBERG Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to refresh an aging air force are skirting state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., India’s largest defense contractor, and signaling opportunities for the private sector. The nation this month agreed a $1.9 billion deal for Airbus Group NV military planes to be built jointly in India by Tata Advanced […]

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Make in India: Adani Group may foray into defence manufacturing at Mundra

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Gujarat-based edible oils-to-ports conglomerate Adani Group is quietly evaluating a foray into defence and aerospace production, the latest among big industrial groups eyeing a piece of what many believe to be a sunrise sector under the Modi regime with its accent on big defence spending dovetailed with its ‘Make in India’ drive. […]

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Interview : ‘I am the Defence Minister, and my concern is India’s defence’

SOURCE: THE HINDU India’s current defence arrangement is inadequate and needs an individual or body like the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to look at the integration of forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here on Monday. “I will take a call on it maybe in July or so. But to be frank, it is […]

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Parrikar’s comments confirm India sponsoring terrorism against neighbours: Pakistan defence minister

SOURCE: PTI Manohar Parrikar’s remarks that “terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists” is the “worst” declaration by a state functionary and “confirm that India is sponsoring terrorism against its neighbours”, his Pakistani counterpart, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said. Parrikar’s statement at an event in New Delhi last week has triggered a strong reaction […]

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Chinese Takeaway: Parrikar Missing

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE As top defence leaders from across the Indo-Pacific meet this week at the annual Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore, the Indian defence minister will once again be conspicuous by his absence. Rising China’s growing assertiveness and the uncertainties surrounding the American pivot to Asia have triggered an intensive interest in the […]

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Potential Trailblazer for Defence Indigenisation

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE May 13 has a special significance in India’s contemporary history, as on this day in 1998 India tested the last two nuclear devices as part of Pokhran II. They propelled India into the select league possessing a nuclear deterrent, but deep down Indian military power lacked the strategic depth afforded by […]

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Race for DRDO top spot in its final lap

SOURCE : HINDUSTAN TIMES   Radar specialist S Christopher has emerged as the frontrunner to take over as the next chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Christopher heads the Bengaluru-based Centre for Airborne Systems and heads the project to develop airborne early warning and control systems. The post has been vacant since […]

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Make ties with Russia matter

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE May 8, 1945, saw the end of World War II in Europe. The Great Patriotic War commemorated in Russia as Victory Day in its War of Liberation from the Nazi regime. A Mahabharat-like saga of national fortitude was projected to the Russians on the Victory Day parade of a strong Mother Russia […]

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China stalls India’s move on Salahuddin: Officials

SOURCE : THE HINDU   Despite commitments on fighting terror in the joint statement between India and China during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Beijing, officials say they are “concerned” over a series of moves by the Chinese government to stall India’s proposals at the United Nations. Since December 2014, India’s Permanent Mission to […]

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Indian Navy testing submarine equipped with Russian missile system

SOURCE : TASS The Indian Navy has started testing a modernised and refitted diesel-electric submarine, the Sindhukirti, in the open seas, N.K. Mishra, head of the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), told reporters on Friday. The modernization began in 2006, and took nine years to complete. During this time, the Ushus sonar system, manufactured in India, […]

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India assures Vietnam commitment to strategic partnership

SOURCE: REUTERS India on Monday assured Vietnam of its full commitment to the strategic partnership between the two countries during a meeting in New Delhi between Vietnamese defence minister Phùng Quang Thanh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Thanh, who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday, is on a three-day visit to India that comes amid […]

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No full-time DRDO chief, 6 major decisions stay stuck

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE With the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) without a full-time head for over three months now, decisions regarding “at least six major projects” are pending. These decisions concern breakthrough in the ammunition issue, serviceability concerns/ upgradation of Arjun tanks, firing of Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System, testing of mountain Electronic […]

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IAF MI-17 Carries Relatives of Deceased Nepalese Soldiers to Langtang Valley to Pay Homage

SOURCE: PTI On 25 Apr 15, a massive earthquake struck Nepal. Close to the Langtang helipad was a post of the Nepalese Army consisting of 10 Army personnel. After the earthquake all the ten were untraceable. Although, a mission was carried on 06 May 2015 out to retrieve the bodies, they could not be identified […]

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Rafale deal: Defence minister not kept in loop by PM Modi, says Congress

SOURCE: PTI Congress on Monday hit back at Manohar Parrikar for attacking his predecessor A K Antony, alleging that the Defence Minister was not kept in the loop by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he clinched the high-profile Rafale fighter jet deal with French President Francois Hollande last month. “Parrikar in Parliament says negotiation is […]

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German Defence Min to visit India; seek deeper bilateral ties

SOURCE: PTI   German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen will arrive here tomorrow on a three-day visit during which she will seek to deepen bilateral ties, besides focussing on regional and international security and defence issues. During the first leg of her trip, Leyen will hold bilateral talks with her counterpart Manohar Parrikar here.She […]

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UFOs Spotted Over Mumbai Airport Sparks Confusion, Authorities Clueless

SOURCE : Express News Service Even as questions over parachute-like objects, spotted in the air space over the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Santa Cruz, are yet to get convincing answers, authorities have floated two theories in a bid to shed light on the mystery. While the Home Department said that the objects could be Chinese […]

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Modi expresses satisfaction at progress in India-Vietnam ties

SOURCE: IANS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed satisfaction at the progress made in defence and security cooperation between India and Vietnam. During a meeting with Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence Phung Quang Thanh, Modi recalled the successful visit of Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to India in October 2014, an official release said here. […]

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Manohar Parrikar blames AK Antony for creating “stalemate” in Defence Ministry

SOURCE: PTI Taking on his predecessor A K Antony, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the Congress leader cannot “escape” from the responsibility for the “stalemate” that he created during his tenure.The minister accused Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of raising important issues including ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) without understanding it. A combative Parrikar, […]

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Untangling the web of India, China and Pakistan diplomacy

SOURCE: REUTERS INDIA On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China, Xinhua published a rare opinion piece by his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. The obvious choreography of the visit and article shows the delicate balance in relations between China, India and Pakistan. For Beijing, both powers are important if it is to […]

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India hatching a consiparacy to disrupt China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, says Hafiz Saeed

SOURCE: DNA INDIA The 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed has claimed that India is trying to stall and disrupt the multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to reports, Saeed was speaking at an award distribution ceremony in Peshawar, He reportedly alleged that Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) of India has formed a special cell to disrupt the […]

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Afghan Taliban leaders meet secretly in China: Report

SOURCE: PTI An Afghan peace envoy held secret talks with Taliban leaders in China last week which were also attended by Chinese officials and representatives of Pakistan’s spy agency ISI, a media report has said.The meeting being held at the initiative of China, which in recent months has showed willingness to mediated between the Taliban […]

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China’s homegrown aircraft engines now exceed performance of imported ones

SOURCE : CHINA DAILY MAIL China has always been dependent on imported aircraft engines, which China regards as a bottleneck in its development of advanced aircraft, especially its stealth fighters that require engines better than imported ones. As a result, China has allocated $16 billion special funding for aircraft engine development.Now, China Aviation News says […]

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P-8 in South China Sea Proving India made right Investment

SOURCE: SUDESH CHARI / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG There’s a new sub-hunter in town and aircraft which could be easily mistaken for a Civilian plane since it is modeled after Boeing 737 but US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon been tasked to patrol the South China Sea’s disputed territory is giving Chinese Navy difficult time hiding up […]

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Are IAF concerns about Sukhois well-founded?

SOURCE: PTI The Indian Air Force (IAF) doesn’t intend to ground its fleet of Sukhoi SU-30MKI combat jets despite a sixth plane crashing in six years, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar even as concerns over the frontline fighter continue. The SU-30 fleet has in the past been grounded thrice after accidents but this would not […]

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Army to get 114 Dhanush guns in three years

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Army’s quest for new artillery is nearing completion with the indigenous gun upgraded by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) clearing trials. The Army has placed an indent for 114 guns in the first phase and these will be delivered in three years, informed sources said. “After the Pokhran fiasco with one […]

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Problem: China Still Wants Russia’s Deadly Su-35 Fighter

SOURCE :NATIONAL INTEREST   China still wants the Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jet despite launching a new fighter jet last week. As noted last week, China conducted the first test flight of the J-11D on April 29. The plane is an upgraded version of the J-11B fighter jets, which themselves are copies of the […]

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Not grounding Su-30s combat jets post-crash: Parrikar

SOURCE: IANS The Indian Air Force (IAF) doesn`t intend to ground its fleet of Sukhoi SU-30MKI combat jets despite a sixth plane crashing in six years, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar even as concerns over the frontline fighter continue. The SU-30 fleet has in the past been grounded thrice after accidents but this would not […]

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Rafale deal: Congress questions BJP why HAL was effaced from the agreement

SOURCE: PTI Congress today kept up its attack on the Narendra Modi government over the Rafale deal with France and questioned why the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd was kept out of the agreement for the purchase of the fighter jets. Targeting the NDA dispensation as it completes its first year in office, Congress leader and […]

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Indian sonars to power foreign navies

SOURCE: FINANCIAL EXPRESS   Till early eighties, Indian Navy was dependent on British firms to make sonars for its underwater operations. For the uninitiated, sonar is an underwater equivalent of radar, which exploits acoustic energy for detection, localisation, tracking and classification of underwater targets. The design of sonar requires expertise in sensor technology, signal conditioning […]

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Does defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s comment on terrorists prove shortage of talent in government?

SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES We’ll buy nuclear bombs from corrupt elements in the Pakistani army, says the Islamic State. Pure bluster — so judge sensible people. But a niggling doubt remains, about the institutional integrity of Pakistani arrangements for the safekeeping of its nuclear arsenal. When India’s defence minister talks about using terrorists to counter […]

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ISRO funds ranchi scientist to develop sensor for missile

SOURCE: TNN Prime minister’s make in India mission would not succeed unless technology for certain vital projects like space research, defence and missile technology is developed indigenously. With this view, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided to fund Ranchi based scientist to conduct research on developing temperature sensors for aerospace application that would be […]

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Isro moots ground station in Vietnam

SOURCE: TNN The Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) has mooted a proposal for a ground station in Vietnam. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is also keen on the project. The organization already has a network of ground stations within the country, one in Mauritius and two in Indonesia. The proposal is going to help India […]

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China in South China Sea and Indian Ocean: A quest for pre-eminence in Asia

SOURCE: TNN After it stunned the world last year with its own disclosure that it had sent submarines into the Indian Ocean, China has thrown the Asia-Pacific another curve ball with the revelation that it is looking to set up a naval base in the strategically located Djibouti on the Horn of Africa. This time […]

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Parachutes That Entered Mumbai Airport Were Remote-controlled

SOURCE : Mumbaimirror The five unmanned objects spotted over the Mumbai airport airspace on Saturday evening were remoteor radio-controlled parachutes, sources from at least three dif ferent agencies have told Mirror. Sources said the Prime Minister’s Office has asked multiple agencies -including the Indian Air Force, the Navy, the Intelligence Bureau, Central Industrial Security Force […]

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Indian army in Kashmir remembers victory over Pakistan in 1948 war

SOURCE: ANI Indian army observed ‘Teetwal Day’ in northern Jammu and Kashmir to mark the victory over Pakistan in the first war waged in 1948. On the occasion, army personnel remembered the fallen heroes of the battle which took place at Teetwal, a block in Kupwara district. Various cultural and sports events were organised which […]

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‘No Obstacle to HAL Chopper Unit’

SOURCE: Express News Service Parliament member S P Muddahanume Gowda has clarified that HAL’s proposed chopper unit at Bidarehalla Kaval in Gubbi taluk will not be shifted. Speaking to reporters here, he said he had a talk with HAL chairman T Suvarna Raju on the proposed project. Quoting Raju, Gowda said the project will be implemented […]

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Will work towards removing Article 370 when we’ve numbers in Parliament: BJP

SOURCE: PTI BJP on Sunday said that the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution continues to be part of the party’s core ideology and it will work in that direction whenever it garners the required numbers in  Parliament. “As far as the abrogation of Article 370 is concerned, it continues to be part of […]

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Parrikar’s ‘Ultras against Ultras’ Idea Unethical, Impractical: PDP

SOURCE : NEWS EXPRESS SERVICE The PDP has dismissed Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s idea of using militants against militants in Jammu & Kashmir, saying that the revival of “the dark era of Ikhwanis” (pro-government militia) was impossible as it was not only unconstitutional but also unethical. “Whosoever dishing out such absurd views is grossly ignorant […]

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Navy Meet to Review Operational, Administrative Issues to Begin May 25

SOURCE: PTI The top brass of Indian Navy will meet here tomorrow to review critical operational and administrative issues of the force. The first edition of the biannual Naval Commanders’ Conference of the year comes in the wake of a high tempo campaign season for Navy starting with the Theatre Readiness Operational Level Exercise in […]

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Mufti raises AFSPA with Parrikar

SOURCE: DHNS Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed discussed partial revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain parts of the state with visiting Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar here on Friday. Sources told Deccan Herald that the meeting between Mufti and Parrikar lasted for over half-an-hour where the former pitched for […]

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Haunted by reign of terror, Ex-Ikhwanis decry Parrikar call

SOURCE: THE HINDU family of Bashir Ahmad Dar, headman of Chak Ganastan village. He was killed by terrorists because of his Ikhwan links The controversy over Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s statement on Thursday on using ‘terrorists to neutralise terrorists’, suggesting the revival of the 1990s ‘Ikhwan era’, refuses to die down with even former Kashmiri […]

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Rajnath Singh takes on Pakistan, says entire world knows who is promoting terrorism

SOURCE: PTI Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked Pakistan to extend all help in tackling terrorism as it was also a victim of the menance.”It (Pakistan) should extend full cooperation in checking terrorism because the country is facing a similar problem today,” Singh told reporters. On Pakistan’s strong reaction to defence minister Manohar […]

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PM Modi has called it nation’s ‘responsibility’ to declassify Netaji’s files: Chandra Bose

SOURCE: ANI The grand nephew of freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose, Chandra Kumar Bose, on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called it the nation’s ‘responsibility’ to declassify the files related to Netaji.Chandra Bose also said that the Prime Minister, in a meeting with his elder brother Surya Bose in Berlin, had assured […]

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U.S. defense chief says Iraqi forces lacked will to fight Islamic State

SOURCE : REUTERS U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday said Iraqi forces showed no will to fight against Islamic State militants during the fall of Ramadi a week ago, and U.S. forces were trying to encourage them to engage more directly. “The Iraqi forces just showed no will to fight,” Carter told CNN’s “State […]

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The Forgotten India-Pakistan Nuclear Crisis: 25 Years Later

SOURCE : THE DIPLOMAT In May 1990, then-U.S. President George H.W. Bush was convinced that Pakistan was poised to use a covert nuclear weapon capability against India. The impending apocalypse—which would have dwarfed Hiroshima and Nagasaki—had to be prevented at all costs. Consequently, the White House dispatched a trusted emissary, Robert Gates (a man who […]

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Govt makes it clear: India has not forgotten Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

SOURCE : THE HINDUSTAN TIMES National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval’s statement that India shares a 106-km border with Afghanistan has again brought the focus on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with New Delhi underlining its claim over the territory. Doval’s statement at a function organised by the BSF last Friday that India shares borders with seven, […]

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The Role of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia

SOURCE : VOICE OF JOURNALIST South Asia is a region locked up in several conflicts and disputes that have resulted in many wars between India and Pakistan. The last full-scale war between India and Pakistan was fought in 1971. Soon after 1971, India displayed its nuclear capability (in 1974) that forced Pakistan to step up […]

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India to have 70 super computers for high-level research

SOURCE: PTI   The government has begun the process of having 70 super computers in the country, which will enable high—level research in different fields for not only government agencies but also the private sector. The super computer will help India do research in different fields ranging from climate, defence and other areas, which a […]

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What Are Chinese Submarines Doing in the Indian Ocean?

SOURCE : Huffingtonpost China, although an outside power, is seeking to carve out a role for itself in the Indian Ocean region through its Maritime Silk Road initiative. The Maritime Silk Road — along with an overland Silk Road to connect China with Central Asia, the Caspian Sea basin and beyond — bears the imprint […]

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Centre puts bombs before birds – UPA missile testing policy for Andamans reversed

SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH INDIA The Narendra Modi government has granted the military permission to test missiles targeting four ecologically fragile islands in the Andaman and Nicobar group in the Bay of Bengal, junking a UPA policy derisively known as “birds-over-bombs”. The islands are uninhabited or largely uninhabited for most of the year, a source in […]

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‘BSF not to be deployed on Myanmar front’

SOURCE: TNN Fencing of the Myanmar border and BSF being posted there to guard it is now officially on the backburner thanks to the new government’s ‘look east’ policy. NSA Ajit Doval on Friday said the decision to post BSF to guard the border had been taken last year but was now being reviewed in […]

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India to Ask Pakistan to Seize Assets of Dawood, Hafiz, Lakhvi

SOURCE: PTI India is planning to ask Pakistan to seize assets of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and most wanted terrorists Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi as all three are in the UNSC’s al Qaeda sanctions list which makes it incumbent upon Islamabad to freeze their holdings. The UN Security Council’s al Qaeda and […]

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Tibetan PM warns that India and China can’t sidestep his country if they aim for peaceful ties

SOURCE: SCROLL Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile Dr Lobsang Sangay was educated at Delhi University and Harvard Law School.  In an email interview, he speaks of how discussions about Tibet were absent in the media coverage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to China and Beijing’s policy of repression. The issue of Tibet […]

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DRDO shows glimpses of IUSAV Combat Drone again

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) DRDO in its monthly Publication has shown Model of India’s first stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) program which is taking shape. Pictured at Research Centre Imarat (RCI) Indian Unmanned Strike Air Vehicle (IUSAV) seems to be similar to the first images which surfaced from the design optimization and concept […]

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India is finally looking to enter the era of armed drones

SOURCE: SAURAV JHA FOR IBNLIVE BLOG Ever since a weaponized Chinese CH-3 Drone crashed in Nigeria and Pakistan unveiled an ‘indigenous’ version of the same drone called Burraq, there is a newfound urgency in India to develop armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). As such, work on weaponizing the Rustom-I medium altitude long endurance UAV is […]

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10 Indian Military Weapons That Will Make Our Enemies Tremble With Fear

SOURCE: mensxp.com Indian military, the fourth largest military in the world, is also the keeper of the some of the most advanced and hi-tech weapons on the planet. It’s commendable that with a defence budget of a mere $46 billion per annum, India has developed weapon technologies that are at par and even superior to that […]

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New Missile Facility will test missile interceptors : DRDO

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Upcoming new missile launch facility which is being set up on a river island of the Krishna creek in Andhra Pradesh by the Indian Defence research and development organization (DRDO) will be used to test Missile Interceptors which are part of DRDO’s  Ballistic missile defence(BMD) project to shoot incoming enemy missiles out […]

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Pakistan expresses concern over Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s remarks on terrorism

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan on Saturday expressed serious concern over Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s remarks that “terrorists have to be neutralised only through terrorists,” saying it confirms apprehensions about India’s involvement in terrorism. “This statement only confirms Pakistan’s apprehensions about India’s involvement in terrorism in Pakistan,” said Sartaz Aziz, Adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister on Foreign […]

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Bangladesh India’s most important neighbour: Ajit Doval

SOURCE: ANI National Security Adviser,(NSA) Ajit Doval has said that Bangladesh is India’s most important neighbour’ and called for exploiting the full potential of bilateral cooperation, ahead of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi ‘s visit to the country next month. Doval further gave full credit to the Prime Minister Modi for the ratification of the Land Boundary […]

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China’s Belt and Road Strategy ignores India’s concerns

SOURCE: NITICENTRAL In March 2015, the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi put out a document titled “Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road” on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. The document highlights the initiatives […]

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Mr Clean (A.k Antony) slams govt over Rafale deal

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Raising questions over the BJP government’s decision to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a fly-away condition, former defence minister A K Antony Saturday asked the government to clarify whether it followed the defence procurement procedure while concluding the agreement. He also asked whether the government consulted the Finance […]

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