SOURCE: SPUTNIK India confirmed plans to design and build a new main battle tank (MBT) that is intended to replace the Soviet-made T-72 tanks, used by the Indian Army, Gazeta.ru reported.Soviet and Russian military hardware makes up around 40 percent of all hardware in the Indian ground forces (it is even more in India’s Air […]
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Airbus to help develop India’s light combat aircraft
SOURCE: IANS European aerspace major Airbus has offered to help develop the Mark II version of India’s light combat aircraft (LCA MkII) and also set up a manufacturing hub in India. Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh told India Strategic (http://ift.tt/18ImXPp) on the sidelines of the just-concluded Paris Air Show that some preliminary […]
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We survived strong moves to close Tejas project in 2007: Subramanyam
SOURCE: Dr Anantha Krishnan M/ ONE INDIA Outgoing Director of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Programme Director (Combat Aircraft) P S Subramanyam says that there were massive efforts by a section to close the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas project in 2007. The Distinguished Scientist and the man who spearheaded the project for the last 10 […]
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Indian Army scraps the world’s largest assault rifle tender
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL In a setback to the Indian soldier’s quest for a reliable assault rifle, the Army has scrapped a four-year-old tender for purchasing 1.8 lakh weapons. In a June 15 letter to the four short-listed international firms, the Army said it was retracting the Rs 4,848-crore contract. In 2011, the Army floated a contract […]
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IIT-Kanpur retains pride of place with cutting-edge research, including the first unmanned aerial vehicle to be designed by any Indian institute
SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A group of students are huddled around something at the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Flight Laboratory of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur campus, the only lab of its kind among all academic institutes in Asia. The object of curiosity-or rather, the cynosure of all eyes-is an ‘Autonomous Flapping Wing […]
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Report: In test dogfight, F-35 gets waxed by F-16
SOURCE: arstechnica.com A test pilot report obtained by defense journalist David Axe of War is Boring detailed the performance of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in a mock air battle against a two-seat F-16D in January. The F-16D—based on a design developed 40 years ago and from a production run in the mid-1990s—bested the F-35 in […]
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India and Myanmar choke terror supply routes
SOURCE: MAIL TODAY The armies of India and Myanmar have launched massive parallel operations to choke terror supply routes and deny North-east rebels free movement across the porous India-Myanmar border. On the Indian side, operations have been initiated both in Nagaland and Manipur to preempt a repeat of June 4 ambush of an Army convoy. […]
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India bans oil trade with ISIS-linked organisations
SOURCE: REUTERS India on Tuesday banned trade with Islamic State-linked entities in oil and other products, complying with a UN resolution to act against militants active in oil-rich countries such as Iraq, Syria and Libya. “In compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution, trade in oil and refined oil products, modular refineries and related materials, […]
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Pak PM, army chief discuss India’s ‘terror funding': Report
SOURCE: TNN Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif today discussed with prime minister Nawaz Sharif India’s alleged involvement in funding terrorism in the country, a media report said. According to Dawn Online, the two also discussed matters of internal security and the war against terrorism. The Dawn report claimed that alleged Indian funding for terrorism […]
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India’s military cooperation with U.S. not harmful to cooperation with Russia – diplomat
SOURCE: INTERFAX The renewal of a military and technological cooperation agreement between India and the United States will not have a negative impact on cooperation between Delhi and Moscow in this sphere, Indian Ambassador to Russia Pundi Srinivasan Raghavan said. “Our military-technical cooperation is intensive and multi-faceted and is not impacted by other bilateral relationships,” […]
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Indian Navy’s 48 warships being built indigenously: Vice chief
SOURCE: IANS Hailing the country’s indigenous shipbuilding capabilities, Vice Admiral P Murugesan, Vice Chief of the Navy, on Tuesday said that 48 warships were currently under construction in Indian shipyards. These 48 ships being manufactured for the Indian Navy include aircraft carriers, frigates, destroyers, submarines, corvettes and fast attack crafts. The vice admiral was speaking at the […]
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Indian Navy set to salvage ship lost off Visakhapatnam
SOURCE: INDIA TODAY After recovering submarine INS Sindhurakshak that was lost to explosions in the naval dockyard in Mumbai two years ago, the Indian Navy is all set to salvage another vessel that went down off Visakhapatnam seven months ago during an exercise. Five people drowned, four of whom could never be traced, in the […]
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INS Vikrant memorial plans evoke dispute
SOURCE: IANS Plans to erect a memorial to the Indian Navy’s first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant kicked up a controversy here on Tuesday. A prominent activist of the Save Vikrant campaign, Kiran Paigankar, has questioned the need for such a memorial and its proposed venue – on a traffic island at Lion Gate – near the Indian […]
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Navy Launches 3 Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Navy on Tuesday launched three follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers here. They were launched by Medha Murugesan, wife of Vice Admiral P Murugesan, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. The three Naval Ships – Tarmugli, Tillanchang, Tihayu – are named after different […]
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Government plans to cancel FCRA registration of Teesta’s NGOs
SOURCE: PTI Government plans to cancel the registration of two NGOs of social activist Teesta Setalvad for alleged violations of Foreign Currency Regulation Act. Sabarang Trust and Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), run by Teesta and her husband Javed Anand, were served the notice nearly a month ago following an on-site inspection of records and books […]
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Airbus Defence and Space CEO Gerwert calls on PM Modi
SOURCE: ANI The Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of Airbus Defence and Space, Bernhard Gerwert, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday. The duo discussed various projects in India, in the aerospace, defence and civil aviation sectors. Gerwert recalled the Prime Minister’s visit to the Airbus manufacturing facility in Toulouse, in April, and the […]
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India Urged to Take Note of Recent Political Moves in Maldives
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE As Maldivian Parliament moves full steam ahead to remove him, the country’s Vice-President Mohamed Jameel Ahmed said termed it a “constitutional coup” and hoped that India will take cognisance of the recent political happenings on the Indian Ocean archipelago. In a phone conversation from London, Jameel told Express, “This is a […]
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Photos suggest aircraft carrier under construction in Dalian
SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES Speculation among military enthusiasts that China’s first domestically constructed aircraft carrier is set to begin assembly in a ship cradle in August has peaked after photographs of a ship construction project with an estimated displacement of several hundred thousand tonnes at the Dalian Shipyard surfaced online, according to the military affairs […]
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Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0 ? China could deploy nuclear weapons in Cuba, says report
SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES China could risk a repeat of the Cuban Missile Crisis by deploying its DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missile to Cuba if the United States decides to deploy tactical nuclear missiles to the Asia-Pacific, according to Fujian-based news portal Taihainet. Nuclear non-proliferation laws prevent the US from deploying nuclear weapons to South Korea […]
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Pak mulling action against India in UN over ‘interference’
SOURCE : PTI Pakistan is mulling dragging India to the UN for alleged interference in its affairs after a news report claimed India has been helping the Muttahida Qaumi Movement with funds and training to create unrest in Karachi.Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi is in Islamabad for consultations with the government […]
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Chinese submarine docking at Pakistan no big concern: Indian Navy
SOURCE : PTI Amidst reports that a Chinese submarine had crossed the Arabian Sea and entered Karachi port last month, the Indian Navy on Tuesday said it was not a matter of big concern but they were monitoring all such activities. “Docking of a submarine belonging to some other country in a third country itself […]
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Gsh-23 cannon gun Cleared for LCA-Tejas
SOURCE : IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Integration of Russian-made Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 twin-barreled 23 mm auto-cannon which is an important requirement needed for certification on Tejas MK-1 before Full Operational Capability or Final Operational Capability ( FOC) certification can be granted to LCA-Tejas has been completed. Double-barreled aircraft gun reportedly has cleared all Ground based weapons […]
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Submunition warheads successfully tested for Pinaka I
SOURCE: TNN The advanced trials of Pinaka I, a complete multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) system, were successfully carried out for the ‘submunition warheads’ here at Pokhran field firing range in Rajasthan on Monday. Pinaka has been indigenously developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). […]
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90% fake notes pumped into India via Bengal’s Malda: NIA
SOURCE : TNN The National investigation Agency that is probing the fake currency racket operating in India, has come out with some startling revelation. Interrogating a couple of people arrested by the BSF with counterfeit notes, the NIA found that approximately Rs 1500 crore of counterfeit notes pumped into the country have crossed the border […]
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Indonesian military C-130 plane crashes into Sumatran city of Medan
SOURCE : THE GUARDIAN An Indonesian military transport plane has crashed shortly after take-off in a city on Sumatra island, exploding in a ball of flames in a residential area.There was no immediate information on the number of people on board or any casualties on the ground after the Hercules plane went down in the […]
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Security situation in Northeast high on Parrikar-Rajnath meeting agenda
SOURCE : PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and is believed to have discussed with him the security situation in the Northeast where militants killed 18 soldiers on June 4. Parrikar and Singh met for nearly 20 minutes and discussed various issues, including security situation in the country, official […]
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Dassault’s Deal With India Was Important
SOURCE : FORBES Amid some controversy, India took to the news with a June announcement of the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France’s Dassault Aviation. It was an important move for the nation, which counts China and Pakistan as border ‘mates’. India, which plans to spend about $100 million on modernizing its defense […]
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Monday, 29 June 2015
Home ministry preparing plan of action to check radicalisation of Jammu & Kashmir youth
SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES The home ministry has taken serious note of the possibility of youths in Jammu & Kashmir getting attracted to the ISIS and has initiated preparation of a “plan of action” to prevent such radicalisation through both overt and covert measures. Home secretary LC Goyal wrote a note to special secretary (internal […]
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India goes deep sea to mine gold
SOURCE : TNN India has begun an exploration for mineral deposits and precious metals like gold and silver in the Southern Indian Ocean. The country’s first ever seabed exploration for polymetallic sulphides is being done in the Rodriguez Triple Junction (RTJ), a geological junction in the southern Indian Ocean where three tectonic plates meet near […]
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Army still to get proper bullet-proof jackets a decade after demand
SOURCE : TNN Something as basic as proper bullet-proof jackets remains a distant dream for Indian soldiers. The Army is yet to get light-weight modular jackets almost a decade after it first demanded them, and six years after the proposal was cleared by the government. The new jackets, coupled with proper ballistic helmets, were supposed […]
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Watch Out, India: China Just Sent First-Ever Submarine to Pakistan
SOURCE: NATIONAL INTEREST A Chinese submarine docked in Pakistan for the first time ever last month, According to numerous Indian media outlets, a People’s Liberation Army Navy conventional Yuan-class 335 submarine docked in Karachi, Pakistan on May 22. The reports said that the ship received replenishments for about a week inside the port. The submarine […]
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India, Thailand discuss joint venture in defence manufacturing
SOURCE: PTI India and Thailand today discussed possibilities of joint ventures in defence manufacturing as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj wrapped up her three-day visit to the country. Swaraj and the Thai leadership during bilateral consultations here discussed the possibilities of joint ventures in the defence sector ahead of the proposed visit of Thai defence minister […]
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‘China’s PoK investment not recognition of Pak’s sovereignty’ : Chinese Expert
SOURCE: PTI China’s multi-billion dollar investment in PoK does not mean it supports Pakistan’s sovereignty over the area, a top Chinese South Asia expert said today. “Do not think that our presence or economic activities in PoK means our support to their (Pakistan’s) sovereignty request. If India opens its side of Kashmir, Chinese companies will […]
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The Great Game Folio: Chinese Submarines
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Reports that the docking of a Chinese submarine at Karachi last month has surprised New Delhi are distressing. One would have thought Delhi would have anticipated the development after it sighted Chinese submarines in Sri Lanka’s waters last year. Despite the growing strategic importance of the Indian Ocean in China’s maritime […]
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India blocks China’s bid to save Pakistan on terror finance scrutiny
SOURCE: TNN Pakistan’s enforcement of UN financial sanctions against terrorism will be closely monitored by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) through its associate body, the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), after India successfully blocked China’s attempt at a recent FATF meet in Brisbane to save non-FATF member Pakistan from such scrutiny. FATF is […]
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No info on Army strikes in Myanmar: Manipur
SOURCE: DHNS Manipur Chief Minister O.Ibobi Singh The Manipur government on Monday categorically denied of having any information on “surgical strikes” on June 8 along the Indo-Myanmar border or about the “significant casualties” inflicted on militants as claimed by the Indian Army. This state government’s disclosure has given another twist to the much-hyped covert operation […]
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For Rescue Ops in Kashmir, Defence Ministry’s Rs. 500 Crore Bill: NDTV Exclusive
SOURCE : NDTV For relief and rescue operations during the floods that battered Kashmir last year, the union defence ministry produced a bill ofRs. 500 crore, reveal documents accessed by NDTV. The amount was diverted by the Centre from Rs. 1,602 crore given to Jammu and Kashmir as part of the State Disaster Response Fund. […]
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India facing dearth of cryptographers: Ex-DRDO chief
SOURCE : IANS Former DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat on Monday expressed concern at the shortage of experts involved in making and cracking secret codes, as they have a major role to play in bolstering India’s cyber defence. “The percentage of statisticians who have taken to cryptography and cryptanalysis is still very low and the country […]
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NITI Aayog to Push India’s Cyber Defence System
SOURCE: PTI NITI Aayog would give a policy push to build India’s cyber defence system, its member V K Saraswat said on monday. “NITI Aayog will give a policy push to build the country’s cyber defence system for enhancing national security,” Mr Saraswat told reporters at an Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) event in Kolkata. NITI […]
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NIT-T approaches IAF for air show
SOURCE: THE HINDU The National Institute of Technology-T (NIT-T) has decided to approach Indian Air Force (IAF) for staging an air show during the forthcoming “Festember fest” to be held in September. S. Sundarrajan, Director, NIT-T, expressed his willingness to the Group Captain A.S. Abhyankar of the Sarang aerobatic display team of the IAF at […]
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NIA arrests top leader of NSCN(K) allegedly involved in conspiracy behind the killing of 18 Army personnel in Manipur
SOURCE : CNN-IBN In a major breakthrough the National Investigation Agency on Monday claimed to have arrested a top leader of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) allegedly involved in the conspiracy behind the killing of 18 Army personnel in Manipur on the Indo-Myanmar border. The 40-year-old Khumlo Abi Anal has been sent to nine […]
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DCI is going to train the first Indian submariners for scorpene operations
SOURCE : Groupedci PR DCI is announcing the signature of a contract with the Indian state shipyard named MDL (Mazagon Docks Limited) to train the first two Indian crew operating SCORPENE type submarines. 100 sailors will be trained by DCI (36 per crew, one spare and some Indian would-be instructors who will train the next […]
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Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashes in Chittagong, pilot missing
SOURCE : BDNEWS An F-7 fighter aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force has crashed into the sea after taking off from the BAF Base Zahurul Haque, next to Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong.The pilot of the F-7 fighter, Flight Lieutenant ‘Tahmid’, is reported missing, Chittagong airport’s manager Wing Commander Nur E Alam told bdnews24.com. […]
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Myanmar may be in talks to buy Thunder fighters from Pakistan
SOURCE : WANT CHINA TIMES Myanmar could become the first overseas buyer of the JF-17 Thunder or FC-1 Xiaolong multirole fighter jointly developed by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex and Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group of China, according to China’s official newswire Xinhua on June 28. Li Yuhai, the deputy general manager of Aviation Industry Corporation of China […]
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Global Times says Abe admitted plans for war with China
SOURCE : WANT CHINA TIMES The aggressively nationalistic Chinese tabloid Global Times claims that the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, allegedly admitted that he was preparing for a war with China, criticized the United States and South Korea, and brushed off the controversy over wartime “comfort women” at a media function earlier this month. Citing […]
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Tejas to test fire Python-5 and Derby Air to Air missiles in July
SOURCE : ONE INDIA NEWS The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is all set undertake critical test flights carrying an array of missiles and bombs to complete its scheduled weapon trials. Top sources with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed to this Correspondent that the integration of Russian-made Close Combat Missile (CCM) R-73 has been […]
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Chinese military research academy praises India’s Arjun tank
SOURCE : IANS India’s indigenous main battle tank (MBT) Arjun, which was developed after years of delays and cost-overruns, came in for praise from a top Chinese military research academy here that concentrates on the engineering requirements of the armed forces. Senior Colonel Liu Degang, deputy commander of the Beijing-based academy, said that the MBT […]
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Myanmar Army Chief to visit India
SOURCE: ASIAN AGE Myanmar Army Chief visit to finalise the mode of operations to flush out N-E insurgents A high-power delegation led by the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Army will visit India in the first week of July to fine-tune strategy to tackle the situation arising out of the presence of Indian Insurgents in Myanmar. […]
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Story of Tipu Sultan’s rockets
SOURCE: TNN Next weekend, on the Fourth of July, when thousands of American voices tunelessly drone the words “… the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air” of the US national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, they will–most probably unknowingly–also be paying tribute to the ingenuity of Tipu Sultan. Modern day rockets of every […]
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Taliban ambush kills 11 Afghan soldiers
SOURCE: SKYNEWS At least 11 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan, officials say, as troops face their first fighting season without NATO combat support. The militants launched their annual spring-summer offensive in late April, vowing nationwide attacks in what is expected to be the bloodiest summer for a decade. Afghan […]
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Sunday, 28 June 2015
INS Hansa getting crowded, Navy starts moving Mig-29Ks
SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Indian Navy has received 33 Mig-29K and by end of this year 6 more carrier-based MiG-29K/KUB fighters will be supplied by Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (RAC MiG) and the last of 6 fighter jets will be supplied in 2016 completing second contract for delivery of 29 Mig-29K fighter jets ordered […]
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Hypersonic Missile Arm Race: US Walking a Tightrope in East Asian Region
SOURCE: SPUTNIK Washington is walking a tightrope in the East Asian region: the Sino-American hypersonic missile arm race may prompt a rapid escalation of tensions between the two sides with certain destabilizing effects, military expert Eleni G. Ekmektsioglou notes. The hypersonic missile arm race between the United States and China may prompt a rapid military escalation […]
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India’s Upgraded Attack Submarine to Re-Enter Service
SOURCE: SPUTNIK The Indian Navy’s INS Sindhukirti to undergo final trials before officially re-entering into service with the Indian Navy next month.Indian Navy’s INS Sindhukirti will enter its final full-power trials after a decade-long renovation process. The attack submarine will officially return into service with the Indian Navy next month, providing a much-needed advantage to India’s limited submarine force. […]
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More Than 600 Killed in North East by Terror Attack: RTI
SOURCE: PTI Over 600 people, including security forces personnel, have been killed in militant attacks and insurgencies in the northeastern states of the country in last four years, an RTI query has revealed. According to an RTI reply by the Union home ministry, 614 people lost their lives, including 105 security personnel, in 3,493 militant attacks […]
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Hunt on to pick top brain to head India’s Tejas programme
SOURCE : Dr Ananta Krishnan M / ONE INDIA The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has begun the hunt for identifying a new man to head Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). This follows the impending retirement of PS Subramanyam, one of the longest serving bosses of ADA, on June 30. A Distinguished Scientist, Subramanyam is currently […]
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Chinese submarine in Karachi: A worst case scenario for India, and here’s what it needs to do
SOURCE : FIRST POST A conventional Chinese submarine docking in Karachi port last month and spending one week there is a disturbing development for India. While warships are known to dock at foreign ports and sail away after a brief stay and refuelling, submarines are a different ballgame. After aircraft carriers, submarines are the most […]
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Indian twitterati express solidarity with Israel ahead of PM Modi’s visit
SOURCE: ANI Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, the Indian Twitterati have come up on the social media website to express solidarity with the Jewish state with the hashtag IndiaWithIsrael.The hashtag, which is trending on Twitter, came to light after ICL Fertilizers, a part of the Israel-based firm ICL, announced that it […]
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Focus on India-Russia-Iran transport corridor via Central Asia
SOURCE : IANS Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation tour of Central Asia in July, the focus is back on an agreement for the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) thatIndia signed more than a decade ago with Russia and Iran — even as a June 30 deadline for the Iranian nuclear deal draws near. […]
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Why China Continues To Lose Goodwill In India – Analysis
SOURCE : EURASIA REVIEW If anyone was under the impression that India’s notification to the United Nations sanctions Committee to rein in Pakistan under Resolution 1267 over the release of dreaded terrorist and commander of the Lakshar-e-Taiba, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, would have the nod of China, he/she was living in an illusory world. Even if India […]
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Cash-strapped HSL sees a ray of hope
SOURCE : THE HINDU Happy days seem to be ahead for the cash-strapped Hindustan Shipyard Limited with the visit of a high-level technical team from world shipping giant Hyundai Heavy Industries next month.Highly-placed sources told The Hindu that the team would also interact with top officials of Indian Navy to explore extending guidance and expertise […]
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IMD Identifies ‘Missile-like’ Object
SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Giving much relief to the coastal police, the missile-like object that had surfaced at Azhikode on June 6 has been identified by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) as one of their scanners.The Navy police and the Geological Department had earlier taken up the mysterious object for analysis, but neither of […]
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Pakistan bristles at India’s 1965 war ‘commemorative carnival’
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE A seized tank and the Barki Memorial, set up in Ferozepur 1969, commemorate the 1965 capture of Pakistan’s Barki town. The government’s plans to hold a “commemorative carnival” to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1965 India-Pakistan war are being viewed across the border as a “muscular” assertion by the Narendra […]
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Yoga made must for paramilitary forces, government seeks action taken reports
SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The government has made daily yoga compulsory for the 10 lakh-strong central armed police forces (CAPF). Personnel posted in areas hit by left wing extremism as well as those deployed along the border with Pakistan will now have to practice yoga as part of their “daily physical exercise”. The Centre […]
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PLA could use neutron bomb in event of US invasion: Duowei
SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES Unconfirmed reports on various websites in China claim the People’s Liberation Army possesses a neutron bomb and would use it as a last resort against a potential US invasion, Duowei News, a news outlet run by overseas Chinese reported on June 26. One online article said a neutron bomb could take […]
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Kuwait says Shia mosque bomber was Saudi, detains his driver
SOURCE: REUTERS Kuwait has identified the suicide bomber who carried out the country’s worst attack as a Saudi citizen, the state media reported. The interior ministry named the bomber as Fahd Suliman Abdul-Muhsen al-Qabaa and said he flew into Kuwait’s airport at dawn on Friday, only hours before he detonated explosives at a Shia Muslim mos […]
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Kashmiri youths joining militancy; funds flow from Gulf
SOURCE : PTI Large inflow of hawala funds from gulf countries and more Kashmiri youths getting sucked into militancy are dangerously stoking terrorism in the Valley in a fresh test for security forces in their anti-militancy operations. This assessment has been made by security analysts with former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Chief A S […]
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Two Indians killed in IS suicide attack in Kuwait mosque
SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Two Indians were among the 27 people killed when a Islamic State suicide bomber struck a Shia mosque in Kuwait on Friday, possibly the first time that citizens of the country have lost their lives in an attack by the dreaded terrorist group based in Iraq and Syria. The Indians who died […]
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IAF wants Chandigarh airport shut for 9 months, Centre says no
SOURCE : Tribune News Service The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought a nine-month closure of the Chandigarh air base, while the Ministry of Defence has opposed the long break in operations as it would cause inconvenience to passengers taking commercial flights that use the same landing strip.Militarily, it would not affect much as the […]
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Three MiG 21, MiG 27 squadrons to be phased out this year
SOURCE: PTI Three squadrons of the aging MiG 21 and MiG 27 fighter jets are set to be phased out this year even as Indian Air Force focuses on cannibalization to keep the serviceability rate of its aircraft high. Top defence sources said that while three squadrons, 18 aircraft each, will be pulled out due […]
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India sees Thailand as valued partner in ‘Act East’ policy: Sushma
SOURCE: PTI India on Sunday described Thailand as a valued partner in its ‘Act East’ Policy and said it envisage a more vigorous and proactive engagement with the strategic and economically vibrant Southeast Asia region as part of its efforts to reposition itself at the world stage. “Our Government is resolved to move with a […]
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Two terrorists killed by security forces at Assam-Meghalaya border
SOURCE : PTI At least two armed suspected militants were today killed in a gun battle with security forces in Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills district. Acting on intelligence inputs given by the armed men in the area, a special police team and troops from Assam’s 19 Dogra regiment raided the hideouts at Rari last night, […]
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Saturday, 27 June 2015
Modi And The Indian Ocean: Restoring India’s Sphere Of Influence
SOURCE: The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and The Center for Strategic and International Studies On a March 2015 trip to Seychelles and Mauritius, Narendra Modi outlined a bold framework that overturned the political approach that India had taken towards the Indian Ocean for half a century. Beginning in the late 1960s, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi […]
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Chinese submarine lurked past Indian waters, docked in Karachi?
SOURCE: INDIA TODAY In the already turbulent conditions over the Arabian Sea, this is by far the most alarming incident in recent years. The Indian Navy had a big alert last month when China’s deadliest attack submarine crept past Indian waters and docked in Karachi. According to exclusive details available with India Today, China’s Yuan […]
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‘HSL gaining expertise in submarine technologies’
SOURCE: THE HINDU Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) will build a Strategic Operations Vessel (SOV), a sort of mini-submarine at an estimated cost of Rs.3,000 crore. Building the mini submarine would help the yard in acquiring technologies and gaining the expertise in building larger submarines in future, Rear Admiral (retd.) N.K Mishra, Chairman and Managing Director […]
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Modi to visit Army’s strategic field hospital in Tajikistan, which supported the Northern Alliance (NA) fighters
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Prime Minister Narendra Modi will script history when he visits Army’s strategic field hospital in Tajikistan, which supported the Northern Alliance (NA) fighters against the Taliban till 15 years ago. Even though no dates have been officially announced yet for Modi’s six-nation tour scheduled for early July, sources said he would […]
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‘Myanmar echoes India terror stand’
SOURCE : TNN Myanmar is on the same page with India on effectively guarding the border between the two countries to check Indian north-eastern insurgents having camps on its side of the border, according to home ministry sources. This comes even as the Narendra Modi government is set to reimpose the ban on NSCN(Khaplang), the […]
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Five crucial but delayed DRDO projects
SOURCE: TNN With 52 labs & over 7,800 scientists, the Defence Research & Development Organisation has delivered more misses than hits over the decades. The Army has now invited global proposals for designing a ‘Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV)’ at a time when DRDO has a futuristic main-battle tank on its drawing board. 1) […]
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British police documents: RAW met MQM in Europe in the 90s, gave money
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE London-based Muttahida Qaumi Movement activist Tariq Mir told police in the United Kingdom that the party’s top leadership held a series of secret meetings with India’s Research and Analysis Wing in the mid-1990s, documents obtained by The Sunday Express show.At secret meetings in Rome, Vienna, Zurich, Salzburg and Prague, the MQM […]
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Modi to attend IFR concluding ceremony
SOURCE: THE HINDU Chief Minister is scheduled to attend the inaugural and the Prime Minister the concluding ceremony of the five-day International Fleet Review 2016 being conducted here in February 2016. The prestigious event being held for the second time in the country and first time on the East Coast would begin on February 4. […]
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Aussie Expert warns that uranium supply deal with India could end up in its nuclear weapons
SOURCE: PERTHNOW SOUTH Australians should be concerned that uranium from their backyard could end up in Indian nuclear weapons, one of Australia’s top experts says. John Carlson was director general of the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, in the Department of Foreign Affairs, until 2010 and has held other posts on safeguarding radioactive elements. Mr […]
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India should get on board China’s Maritime Silk Road
SOURCE: EASTASIA FORUM Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the concept of the Maritime Silk Road (MSR) — now a part of the One Belt, One Road initiative — during his visit to Indonesia in October 2013. The MSR is an attempt to promote economic cooperation and connectivity by reviving the ancient maritime Silk Road trading […]
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Terror strikes in France, Tunisia and Kuwait: India should be worried, but China even more
SOURCE: FIRSPOST Three terror attacks in three different continents on the same day – 26 June. The attacked countries: Tunisia (Africa), Kuwait (Asia) and France (Europe).What is happening? Are the attacks connected? If so, which terror outfit is powerful enough to synchronize trans-continental attacks on the same day, if at all these attacks were choreographed […]
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MQM leader: India funded party
SOURCE: ASIAN AGE A senior member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movementhas told the British investigators that the Indian government used to pay £800,000 to the MQM per annum for running its operations.Tariq Mir, a senior leader of the MQM, made the revelations about the nexus between his party and the Indian government during interrogation by […]
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Govt promises to set up Arunachal Pradesh’s first airport
SOURCE: PTI Arunachal Pradesh may finally have an airport with the Centre assuring chief minister Nabam Tuki of “seriously pursuing” the long-standing demand in order to bolster connectivity of the border state. In a meeting with Tuki here on Saturday, Union minister for development of north eastern region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh said he had realized […]
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Pak announces amnesty for Baloch nationalist militants
SOURCE: PTI Balochistan’s freedom fighters Pakistan’s Balochistan province government has announced general amnesty for Baloch nationalists militants fighting for more autonomy and control over gas and mineral resources in the region. The provincial government yesterday unveiled an amnesty plan for local Balochs willing to renounce violence and start a peaceful life. The plan, aimed at […]
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Ministry Of Home Affairs decides to ban NSCN-K
SOURCE: ASIAN AGE The Union home ministry has taken a tough stand against National Socialist Council of Nagaland — Khaplang, in the wake of killing of 18 Armymen in Manipur, and has decided to go ahead with banning the terror group. Top MHA sources accused the NSCN(K) of unilaterally abrogating the ceasefire pact, rubbishing all […]
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ITBP or Assam Rifles may be deployed to man border with Myanmar
SOURCE: PTI In the wake of the killing of 18 Armymen in Manipur, government plans to deploy either Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) or Assam Rifles for manning the 389-km-long Indo-Myanmar border in the state.Talking about recent breakdown of ceasefire with Naga insurgent group NSCN-K, highly-placed sources in the Home Ministry said that there are “external […]
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Modi will be the first Indian PM to visit UK in almost a decade
SOURCE : HINDUSTAN TIMES After belying expectations that London would be one of the first desinations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after forming the government in May 2014, preparations have now begun for his visit to the UK in November — the first by an Indian Prime Minister in nearly a decade. The last prime ministerial visit […]
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New missiles to be introduced to Chinese submarines
SOURCE : WANT CHINA TIMES The People’s Liberation Army Navy has been developing new missiles for its newly developed submarines, according to Moscow-based Military Parade in a June 25 report. The PLA Navy currently uses Type 093 Shang-class nuclear-powered attack submarines and Type 039A Yuan-class and Type 039 Song-class diesel-electric submarines. These vessels are all […]
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New submarine delivered to U.S. Navy
SOURCE : UPI The 12th Virginia-class submarine for the U.S. Navy has been delivered ahead of schedule by Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding. The John Warner is the eighth Virginia-class Block III ship and the sixth to be constructed by the company. It is named after John Warner, a former U.S. Senator and Secretary of the […]
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India moves to reset ties with Iran
SOURCE: THE HINDU India has begun to reset its ties with Iran, notwithstanding the uncertainty surrounding the negotiations between the Persian Gulf nation and the P5+1 (the U.K., China, France, Russia and the U.S.; and Germany) as the June 30 deadline for clinching a nuclear agreement draws near. After cutting down oil imports from Tehran […]
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Modi’s Israel visit Perils of walking into a minefield
SOURCE: TRIBUNE INDIA Mr Narendra Modi will be walking into a minefield when he visits Israel, the first Indian Prime Minister to do so. The coalition Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads is the most extreme right-wing government to take office in the nation’s history. Second, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cultivated a symbiotic […]
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Baloch separatist leader opposes China-Pakistan economic corridor
SOURCE: ANI Exiled Baloch leader and chief of Baloch Republican Party Brahamdagh Bugti has opposed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the 3000 km project launched in April this year during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Islamabad. The corridor development project from Gwadar port in Pakistan’s Balochistan province to Xinjiang province of China will be linked […]
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Interview: Wahabism a Saudi weapon to dominate India
SOURCE: ONE INDIA NEWS How much of an influence does Iran have over the Sufi Muslims in India? A recent wikileaks cable suggested that Saudi Arabia wanted to match Iran’s influence over India.The Shia community says that there is no influence of Iran in India as their community is extremely small. Syed Babbar Ashraf who […]
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Decks cleared to make Agra-Lucknow expressway India’s first road runway for IAF combat jets
SOURCE: ANI Agra-Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh is all set to become India’s first road runway for combat jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF). UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority CEO Navneet Sehgal said that this will be the lasrgest runway in the country which will be completed in the shortest time. He also confirmed […]
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UN welcomes growing engagement of China, India
SOURCE : PTI UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he welcomes the “growing global prominence and engagement” of the UN’s “close partners” China and India, as the Asia-Pacific region rises as a centre of dynamism and influence. “The engines of growth and economic power continue to shift with the rise of the Asia-Pacific region as […]
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Friday, 26 June 2015
Naval Rustom-1 taking shape, Will be tasked for surveillance of the maritime boundaries
SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) What started off as a Technological demonstrator program for bigger HALE (high altitude, long endurance) UAV, which was later converted into full fledged Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV (MALE UAV) project on recommendation of Indian Army , might actually serve Indian Navy first . Recently Rustom-1 with the new improved engine too […]
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Army invites proposals for designing tanks, DRDO surprised
SOURCE: PTI Intending to replace Soviet-origin T-72 tanks, the Army has invited proposals from domestic and foreign firms for designing ‘Future Ready Combat Vehicle’ (FRCV) tanks, significantly at a time when DRDO is already working on such a project. The Army has issued a Request for Information (RFI) inviting responses from companies by July 31 […]
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Germany hopeful of bagging Indian Navy’s submarine project
SOURCE: PTI Kalvari: Indian Navy’s first Scorpene class stealth submarine Hopeful of bagging the Rs 50,000 crore project of the Indian Navy for building six conventional submarines, Germany has said that it has offered some “pretty convincing” business offers to the Indian government for cooperation in the defence sector. German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner […]
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Ambitious Indian defence firms for ‘long term strategy’ to explore international markets for arms
SOURCE : DNA INDIA Close to 70 per cent of India’s military hardware requirement is import-dependent and in foreseeable future, its import-export ratio may not get balanced out. However, that doesn’t stop the indigenous defence industry from aiming bigger, their spirits especially fuelled by the high-octane ‘Make in India’ drive of the government. Besides catering […]
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With eye firmly on China, India to hold naval exercises with Japan, Australia, Myanmar and others
SOURCE: TNN India may still be reluctant to invite Japan, Australia and others to join its top-notch Malabar naval exercise with the US this year, in part because China protested against such a multilateral naval grouping in the Bay of Bengal the last time around. But it does not mean there is no strategic game […]
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Indian Ocean – Checkmating China
SOURCE: MERINEWS Currently, the Indian Ocean is a hotbed of conflicting interests for the two major South Asian political and economic rivals viz India and China. While India rightly looks upon the Indian Ocean as its backyard with tremendous strategic importance, China has thrown down the gauntlet in its bid to claim political and commercial […]
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From Nepal to Vietnam: PM Modi is raining money on India’s neighbours to counter China
SOURCE: FIRSTPOST India’s cheque book diplomacy is in full flow under the Modi government and the prime focus is on the country’s neighbours. In the newest of such cases, India has pledged $1 billion financial aid to Nepal towards recovery and reconstruction of the quake-hit Nepal. This will be in addition to India’s ongoing economic development […]
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India’s Mars mission may last “many years,” says ISRO chief
SOURCE: PTI The country’s low-cost Mars mission spacecraft that is in a rendezvous with the Red planet for an extended period has enough fuel for it to last “many years”, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman Kiran Kumar said today. “….Now it will be surviving for many years,” Kumar told reporters here on the sidelines of […]
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BSF to get hi-tech equipment to enhance vigil along border
SOURCE: PTI The Border Security Force is going to procure hi-tech equipment to enhance supervision and reaction capability of its troops along the International boundary with Pakistan and Bangladesh, officials said here. “The Force (BSF) is under the process of procuring hi-tech equipment to enhance supervision and reaction capability of its troops,” a BSF spokesperson said […]
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Boost to Make in India: Modi govt awards 56 defence licences to private cos like Mahindra, Tata & Pipavav
SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES The Narendra Modi government has awarded a record 56defence manufacturing permits to private sector entities in the past year, which is more than the 47 licences its predecessor UPA granted in the preceding three years combined and underlines its determination to have indigenous defence production as a cornerstone of its ‘Make in […]
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India to launch SAARC satellite by December 2016
SOURCE: PTI Continuing with its efforts toward space exploration, India will launch the SAARC satellite, proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by December 2016, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Kiran Kumar said on Friday. The two-tonne satellite will have 12 Ku band transponders, with each dedicated to one country in the region for providing […]
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Families of missing CG crew search mangrove forests
SOURCE: PTI The families of the crew of a Coast Guard Dornier aircraft which went missing on June 8 have ventured into the mangrove forests of Pichavaram in Cuddalore District in Tamil Nadu on board a vessel, searching for their dear ones.”The families of Vidyasagar and Soni are themselves searching the Pichavaram mangrove forests, with […]
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158 Pak Hindus get Indian citizenship, 3733 Long Term Visas
SOURCE: PTI Pakistani Hindus, who seek Indian citizenship, queued up to get their passports verified Indian citizenship and Long Term Visas (LTV) have been granted to 158 and 3,733 Pakistani Hindu nationals respectively since the NDA government announced the setting up of Special Task Force in September last year.According to Home Ministry spokesman, 26 camps […]
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Italy Launches International Arbitration Against India on Marines Case
SOURCE: PTI In a major development, Italy has formally launched international arbitration against India – three years after Italian marines Salvatore Girone and Massimilano Latorre had been arrested for fatally shooting at two Indian fishermen. India had taken the two Italian marines posted on the merchant ship Enrica Lexie, into custody after the February 15, […]
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Pakistan Seeks Access to Details About BBC’s India Funding Report
SOURCE: PTI Pakistan formally sought help from the British government in investigating a BBC report that alleged India provided funds to a major Karachi-based political party to foment trouble in the country. Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Law prepared a letter, which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dispatched to British authorities, official sources said. […]
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INS Teg docks at Seychelles for joint surveillance of its EEZ
SOURCE : PTI INS Teg, a stealth frigate of the Navy today docked at Seychelles’ Port Victoria to carry out joint surveillance of the archipelago nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The visit of INS Teg coincides with Seychelles’ National Day celebrations on June 29 in which a 25-member marching contingent and Naval Band will participate. The […]
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US SR-72 hypersonic recon drone really for strike missions: Chinese expert
SOURCE : WANT CHINA TIMES The true purpose of the US’s proposed SR-72 unmanned hypersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft is attack rather than surveillance, says a Chinese military expert. Zhang Zhaozhong told the Beijing TV program Decoding Chinese Military Intelligence that he believes that the SR-72’s stated purpose of reconnaissance is merely a decoy. The conceptual […]
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China trying to outperform Russia on weapons exports
SOURCE : WANT CHINA TIMES Recently a photograph of three Chinese-made CAIC Z-10 attack helicopters delivered to Pakistan has been circulating online, according to Sina’s military news website. This has led to comparisons between Chinese and Russian weapons systems online. In certain traditional fields, the Russian defense industry has a clear advantage, according to the […]
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Karachi heat wave: Here are some other things people in Pakistan have blamed India for
SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Terror attacks, sinking film industry , and a moribund economy, these are some of the issues that have plagued Pakistan for some time. Yet Pakistani talk shows are awash with an ever increasing list of conspiracy theories. Mushahidullah Khan, Pakistan’s Minister for Climate Change, became the recent passenger of the Blame-India bandwagon. […]
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HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier powers up for first time
SOURCE: BBC UK HMS Queen Elizabeth’s huge diesel generators have been powered up for the first time at the home of the UK’s aircraft carrier programme in Rosyth.The move brings the 65,000-tonne future flagship of the Royal Navy closer to becoming an operational warship.The first of the ship’s four generators was officially started by defence […]
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Myanmar Open to Joint Border Operations With India Against Militants: Sources
SOURCE : NDTV Myanmar has indicated that it is not averse to conducting joint operations along the border to flush out militants who carry out attacks in India and cross over to that country. A high-level military delegation from Myanmar will be in New Delhi soon to work out a strategy and fine-tune the existing […]
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Pakistan officer involved in Parliament attack: Afghanistan
SOURCE: PTI Afghanistan’s intelligence service on Wednesday said a Pakistani intelligence officer helped the Taliban carry out an attack on the parliament in Kabul earlier this week. Afghan intelligence services spokesman Hassib Sediqqi said the officer in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence helped the Haqqani network carry out the attack outside parliament, which killed two people and […]
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Iraqi pilot flew military plane that crashed in Arizona
SOURCE: AP An Iraqi pilot who has been training in the United States for four years crashed in southern Arizona while flying an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, a spokesman for the Iraqi defense minister said Thursday.”We have no word yet on his fate or the reason behind the crash,” Brig. Gen. Tahseen Ibrahim told The […]
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HAL Selects L-3 TACAN+ for Light Utility Helicopter Program
SOURCE: AVIATION TODAY Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has selected L-3 Aviation Products’ (L-3 AP) Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN+) for HAL’s new Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program. The TACAN+ transceiver is a small and light tactical airborne navigation system capable of tracking up to four ground stations simultaneously in range and two in bearing. The […]
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Thursday, 25 June 2015
Light Combat Helicopter clears critical hot weather trials
SOURCE: ONE INDIA NEWS Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Friday said that its home-grown Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) completed hot weather trials. The one-week long trials were held at Jodhpur measuring a series of parameters. HAL Chairman T Suvarna Raju told OneIndia that the trials were crucial as the programme is inching towards Initial Operational […]
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India’s Rafale Deal hits first hurdle
SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) According to the latest report prepared by British publishing company “Jane’s “, Indo-French negotiations on the purchase of 36 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft has hit its first hurdle. According to their sources, differences have emerged on mandatory 50% offset obligation in recent talks held between negotiation committee in New Delhi. […]
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Goa Shipyard looks at building OPVs armed with missiles
SOURCE: PTI Country’s leading defence shipyard, Goa Shipyard Limited has submitted a proposal to the Indian Navy to construct offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) armed with missiles. “We have submitted a proposal to the Indian Navy that all the future OPVs should be developed with the missile on board. That will give more combat muscle to the […]
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India’s Armed Drone Fleet
SOURCE : SAURAV JHA / THE DIPOLMAT With even Pakistan now sporting an armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed with Chinese assistance, India has decided to accelerate the development of its own weaponized drone fleet. The process of weaponizing an indigenously developed UAV has commenced and the elements required to operate an armed drone fleet, […]
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GSL looks at S Korean expertise for defence project
SOURCE: TNN In what promises to be a game changer and provide enormous employment opportunities, Goa Shipyard will identify and initiate discussions between South Korean defence and marine ancillary units and Indian, especially Goan firms, chairman and managing director Shekhar Mital said. The collaboration will be aimed towards the building of the 32,000 crore […]
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Indian Army: Perils of covert operations
SOURCE : FREEPRESSJOURNAL The debate over the June 9 raids by the Indian Army’s Special Forces unit against two North eastern insurgent groups on Myanmarese territory has produced two main reactions. The first reaction, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diehard supporters, is triumphalist and holds that the retaliatory operation’s “great” success against National Socialist Council […]
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Lakshya Successfully Test Flown
SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday successfully flight-tested Lakshya, a pilotless target aircraft (PTA) from the launching complex-II of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea here. Defence sources said the micro-light aircraft fitted with an advanced digital engine controlled by a remote was test flown at about 12.25 […]
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China, India fast-track BCIM economic corridor project
SOURCE: THE HINDU China and India are adding fresh momentum to the establishment of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor, which is expected to develop gradually before more ambitious goals are achieved. Chinese officials acknowledge that unlike in the past, when it was perceived to be dragging its feet, India is now showing enthusiasm over the […]
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Rebels behind Manipur strike ‘unscathed’ in Myanmar raid
SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The army’s daring June 9 cross-border Myanmar raid didn’t kill any of the Naga rebels who had ambushed and killed 18 soldiers in Manipur five days earlier, latest intelligence inputs have revealed. After the rare intervention across the border, the defence ministry in a statement claimed to have inflicted “significant casualties’’ on […]
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When Benazir opposed a Kargil-type operation
SOURCE: PTI Pakistan Army had planned a Kargil-type military operation much before the summer of 1999 when Benazir Bhutto was the prime minister but she stood her ground against the idea, a new book by a former diplomat says.In his book, “Where Borders Bleed: An Insider’s Account of Indo-Pak Relations” Rajiv Dogra, who was Consul […]
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Myanmar army moves closer to border with India in a bid to choke NE insurgents
SOURCE: PTI Closing in on the militant camps operating in Myanmmar, the army of that country has positioned itself nearer the Indian border in a bid to choke the supply route of insurgents after surgical strikes by Indian forces earlier this month.The current operation is aimed at insurgent camps operating in Taga of Myanmmar which […]
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BBC report on MQM confirms India’s hand in unrest: Pakistan
SOURCE: PTI Pakistan on Thursday said the BBC report which alleged that MQM received funds and training from India confirmed its “suspicions” about an Indian hand in creating instability in the country. This was stated by Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan while talking to the media after meeting with British High Commissioner Philip Barton in […]
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N-disarmament: Tiny island of 70,000 people takes India to court over countries nuclear weapons
SOURCE: TNN year ago, a tiny island republic in the Pacific Ocean Marshall Islands – with a population of 70,000 made an impassioned plea to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking initiation of proceedings against India for not pursuing nuclear disarmament but India is yet to file response to it. The tiny island nation, […]
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Pakistani commentator Zaid Hamid ” lal Topi ” arrested in Saudi Arabia
SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Pakistani commentator Zaid Zaman Hamid, best known for his anti-India tirades and for propounding outlandish conspiracy theories, has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, the foreign office spokesperson said on Thursday. Pakistani media had been abuzz with speculation for the past two weeks that Hamid had been arrested while on a private […]
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India politicising UNSC Sanction Committee: Pakistan
SOURCE: PTI Pakistan, on Thursday, accused India of politicizing the UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committee by making unfounded “insinuations” against it, days after China blocked India’s move calling for action against Pakistan over 26/11 mastermind Zaki ur-Rehman Lakhvi’s release. Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah said that a recent complaint by India against Pakistan was discussed […]
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India’s First Cavern for Emergency Oil Reserves Comes Up in Vizag
SOURCE: IANS India’s first underground rock cavern on the eastern coast for storage of crude oil to hold country’s emergency reserves will be dedicated to the nation next month, officials said on Thursday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the project developed by Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL), a special purpose vehicle floated by the […]
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Lakhvi Release a Variance with Indo-China Ties’ Progress: MEA
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday told her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that Beijing’s recent action to block New Delhi efforts for UN action against Islamabad over the issue of 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi’s release was “at variance” with the growing bilateral ties between the two Asian giants. Sushma […]
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Ford Foundation interfered in the internal affairs of India, Centre wants CBI probe
SOURCE: MAIL TODAY The Centre wants the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into the alleged transfer of funds by the Ford Foundation to activist Teesta Setalvads Sabrang Communication and Publishing Pvt Limited (SCPPL). Sources said SCPPL had accepted a grant of 2.9 lakh dollars from the Ford Foundation despite being a private company not […]
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Russia’s T-14 Armata MBT ‘has new-gen ERA’
SOURCE: IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The new Russian T-14 Armata main battle tank (MBT) is equipped with a new generation of explosive reactive armour (ERA), according to a source at the Tractor Plants company. The ERA, developed by the NII Stali research institute “can be described as an innovative one” the source said. “Its specifications exceed […]
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China’s WS-64 touted as first precision anti-ship rocket launcher
SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES China’s WS-64 is the world’s first precision-guided anti-ship missile rocket launcher system, reports Duowei News, a US-based Chinese political news outlet. The WS-64, which has been on display at recent military exhibitions around the world, is the latest addition to the Weishi or “Guardian” multiple rocket launcher systems developed by Sichuan […]
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F-35B tested for use on British, Italian aircraft carriers
SOURCE : UPI The short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the F-35 Lightning II fighter has successfully been launched from a ski jump at a U.S. Naval Air Station. The test at NAS Patuxent River in Maryland was to evaluate its compatibility with British and Italian aircraft carriers, which are shorter than U.S. Navy carriers […]
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Sushma Raises Lakhvi Issue with Chinese Counterpart Wang Yi
SOURCE: ANI External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday raised the issue of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and China’s stand on the matter in the 1267 Committee of the United Nations with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the International Donors Conference here. “The External Affairs Minister raised the […]
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Russia’s T-50 Fifth Generation Jet Fighter on Par With US F-35 – US Media
SOURCE: SPUTNIK Russia and India are close to inking a much-delayed agreement to jointly develop a fifth generation fighter aircraft on par with America’s F-35 Lightning II, a Chicago-based internet portal reported on Saturday.With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Russia on July 7, speculation is swirling about the potential for a […]
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Assam: Army corners 30 NDFB rebels
SOURCE: ASIAN AGE More than 30 hardcore rebels of anti-talk faction of NDFB, including its military commander B. Bidai, who were responsible for the massacre of 89 innocent adivasis in December are running for shelter in the Manas Tiger Reserve of Assam. Disclosing that five NDFB cadres including M. Mogai, the personal assistant of military […]
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Decoding Pakistan’s Twitter backlash over MQM report: It’s worried about UN action from India
SOURCE: FIRST POST Pakistan’s obsession with Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is decades old but in the age of Twitter-led social media, this obsession is manifesting itself as a psy-ops tactic to hit out at India by castigating its external intelligence agency. RAW has emerged as Pakistani intelligence establishment’s favourite punching bag and routinely being blamed […]
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Peace talks !! What are you Smoking Mr Sartaj Aziz ?? : Afghan Taliban
SOURCE: ANI The Afghan Taliban has reportedly cast doubts over claims made by Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz that the leaders of the militant group had recently met representatives of a government-sponsored peace council in China. Commenting on the statement, a Taliban official said that they did not know who went to Urumqi and added […]
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Human rights issues in Gilgit-Baltistan, PoK raised at UN
SOURCE: ANI At the ongoing 29th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the exiled Kashmiri leaders sought the Council’s attention towards deteriorating human rights situation in the region. Nasir Aziz Khan, the spokesperson of United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP), during his intervention said that the people of Pakistan administrated Kashmir […]
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Nepal lauds Modi’s role in helping quake-hit people
SOURCE: PTI Nepal Thursday thanked India for its “tremendous assistance” and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for playing an important role in ensuring that the quake-hit country gets back on its feet as soon as possible. Nepal’s appreciation for Prime Minister Modi was conveyed by President Ram Baran Yadav to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj […]
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Myanmar Operation a Step to Bring Back Credibility
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE On June 4, tribal guerrillas, using rocket-propelled grenades and detonating improvised explosive devices, killed 20 soldiers and injured several others in an ambush when a military convoy was traveling to the state capital Imphal from the town of Motul in Manipur. This was one of the most serious attacks on Indian […]
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Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Swedens offer of Gripen finds no backers in India.
SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultquist offer of selling India its next generation Gripen fighter aircraft to India under a government-to-government deal has got a cold response from India’s Ministry of defence (MOD) and Indian air force (IAF). While Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar gave visiting Counterpart Peter Hultquist a patient hearing […]
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Indian Attack Submarine to Conduct Final Trials After 9 Years In Yard for Upgrades
SOURCE: usni India’s Kilo-class attack submarine INS Sindhukirti (S-61) is set to return to the fleet soon, with its final “full-power trials” beginning Friday after the ship spent nearly 10 years undergoing refit work. The Indian Navy’s fleet has shrunk over time, with the country now owning only 13 attack submarines, and only half of them […]
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54 Jets Set to Be Scrapped, Air Force Looks to Cannibalize on its Squadrons
SOURCE: NDTV The Rafale deal with France is yet to materialise, but the Indian Air Force is set to lose 54 fighter jets within the next six months. The planes – MiG 21s and MiG 27s, bought from Russia in the 60s and 70s – will be de-commissioned, bringing down the strength of the Air […]
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Indian Army chasing pipe dreams forever
SOURCE: THE HINDU The Indian Army recently dispatched a global Request for Information (RfI) for a multi-purpose Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV), which has generated much mirth in military-industrial circles, for its sheer ridiculousness and operational folly. The Army’s request is for an FRCV that will not only serve as a ‘medium’-sized main battle tank […]
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Why China’s non-action against Syed Salahuddin is dangerous
SOURCE: ONE INDIA NEWS China blocking India’s efforts to seek action against Pakistan for Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi comes a month after it had blocked an attempt to put Syed Salahuddin the Chief of the United Jihad Council on the terror list. While it is amply clear that China has only bailed its friend out against India, […]
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Battleground Burma
SOURCE: WALL STREET JOURNAL Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently sent his country’s special forces into Burma to attack two militant camps, in retaliation for a series of deadly ambushes on Indian soil. Given reports that the militants’ activities have been secretly supported by Beijing, we may be witnessing not just an Indian antiterrorism campaign […]
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In WikiLeaks, how Saudi Arabia wanted to match Iranian influence over India
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Saudi Arabia is worried about Iran’s growing influence in India and Tehran’s outreach to the Shia community in the country, according to diplomatic documents released by WikiLeaks last week. Secretariat General of the Muslim World League (Mecca), a controversial organisation with terror funding links, had requested Saudi Arabia to establish the […]
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India identifies killers of Manipur Army ambush
SOURCE: DNA INDIA India can soon seek Myanmar authorities help in extraditing top leaders of NSCN-K (national socialist council of Nagalim-Khaplang faction) – its chief, SS Khaplang and his military commander Niki Sumi along with deportation of at least 10 cadres of Indian insurgent groups that perpetrated ambush attack on 6 Dogra infantry regiment of […]
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MHA, Ajit Doval differ on Northeast?
SOURCE : ASIAN AGE National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval coming out after a meeting with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. Amid reports of differences between national security adviser Ajit Doval and the Union home ministry in dealing with issues related to the Northeast, particularly the ban on the NSCN Khaplang faction, […]
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India’s Sub-regional Agreement a Veiled Message to Pakistan
SOURCE: IANS India’s road connectivity agreement with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal in a sub-regional framework is a good move and a veiled message to Pakistan that it cannot hold up progress in areas such as connectivity, power and water management among SAARC countries, former Indian diplomats have said. It also signals a subtle change in […]
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BBC report claims India funding Pak party MQM; allegation promptly rejected
SOURCE: PTI Officials of Pakistan’s Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) have told UK authorities that the party has received Indian government funds, claims rejected by India as “completely baseless”.According to a BBC special report, UK authorities investigating the MQM for alleged money laundering were told by a Pakistani source about the alleged Indian connections of the […]
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Sharif satisfied with Pak’s nuke safety
SOURCE : PTI Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today discussed Pakistan’s nuclear, missile and space programmes with the newly-appointed chief of an army division which manages atomic arsenal, and expressed satisfaction over the safety and security of the strategic weapons. During a meeting with the Director General of Strategic Plans Division (SPD), Lt Gen Mazhar […]
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Barack Obama’s popularity soars in India; US hugely unpopular in Pakistan
SOURCE : PTI US President Barack Obama’s popularity has soared in India following his participation in the Republic Day celebrations this year, latest Pew Research said on Tuesday. “About three-in-four Indians (74%) now express confidence in Obama, compared with 48% a year ago,” Pew Research said releasing the result of its latest survey on America’s […]
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Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir part of Pakistan: Pak Finance Minister
SOURCE: DAWN Finance Minister Ishaq Dar emphatically said in the National Assembly on Tuesday that Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) were part of Pakistan and not disputed territories. The statement came when the minister referred to India’s objections to the planned China-Pakistan Economic Corridor on the ground that its route passed though […]
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Burdwan blast: NIA finds laptop at the instance of arrested key JMB operative
SOURCE: PTI National Investigation Agency (NIA) has recovered a laptop at the instance of Nurul Hoque, alleged to be key a conspirator in many activities of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terror outfit, who was arrested last week in connection with last year’s Burdwan blast. Official sources said that during his custodial interrogation, Hoque, who was known […]
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Former central police forces personnel also demand OROP
SOURCE: TNN Joining the chorus for One Rank One Pension (OROP), the retired employees of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) on Wednesday demanded the same benefits, arguing that the role of CAPFs has become akin to the armed forces since under the changed scenario over the past few decades “direct war conflicts” have made […]
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Intelligence Bureau warns of possible terror attack on Kiren Rijiju
SOURCE : ZEE MEDIA The Intelligence Bureau (IB) on Wednesday issued an alert stating that a possible terror attack could take place against Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju. As per the IB alerts, North-East militants are likely planning to carry out an attack on Rijiju.After a possible threat assessment from the […]
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Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi ‘a snake’ can also bite China very ferociously: BJP
SOURCE: ANI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said LeT operations commander and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi is a snake which could bite both India and China ferociously.Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson MJ Akbar said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken up this issue seriously with China. “And, I […]
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Y-20 transport aircraft conducts high-altitude test in Yunnan
SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES China is ready to test its Y-20 military transport aircraft over the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, according to photos uploaded to a Chinese military website, the Sina Military Network based in Beijing reported on June 23. The internet photos showed a Y-20 with serial number 783 at Lijiang airport. This is the first […]
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‘New Delhi’s aggressiveness a premeditated policy’ : Pak Media
SOURCE: DAWN Indian belligerence has already damaged the prospects of normalisation of relations with Pakistan and analysts fear that New Delhi would continue with its aggressive approach. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif last week conveying Ramazan greetings, after a spate of hostile statements, failed to generate expectations of progress […]
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RAW tried to sabotage Zimbabwe cricket team’s Pakistan tour?
SOURCE : PTI The home minister of Punjab province in Pakistan, Shuja Khanzada, on Wednesday alleged that the Indian spy and intelligence agency, RAW, had made attempts to ensure that the Zimbabwe cricket team did not tour the country in May. He claimed in the Punjab assembly in Lahore that the Indian agency had attempted […]
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Saudi cables express concern about Iran influence on India
SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Saudi Arabia is concerned about Iran’s “growing influence” in India and Tehran’s outreach to the Indian Shia community, according to diplomatic documents leaked by WikiLeaks. While Saudi Arabia wants to improve relations with India, it is cognisant of issues that may be sensitive to its close ally Pakistan, the documents in Arabic showed. […]
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Navy, Coast Guard save 14 sailors from vessel off Daman
SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The Indian Navy and Coast Guard rescued 14 crew members of a sinking vessel off the Daman coast on Wednesday, responding to an SOS from the distressed ship. MV Coastal Pride, a cement carrier, sank 24 nautical miles south of Daman (75 NM north of Mumbai) in the morning, defence ministry spokesperson […]
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Tuesday, 23 June 2015
NAL’s Saras remains off radar
SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) When Dr. Harsh Vardhan who is the incumbent minister at Ministry of Science and Technology was asked status of 14-seater Saras, the Light Transport Aircraft being developed by the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) , he responded by saying ” I have no clue ” . After the horrific crash of […]
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Upgraded submarine INS Sindhukirti to boost Navy’s flagging fleet
SOURCE: TNN India will finally get a desperately-needed shot in the arm for its depleting underwater combat fleet. With INS Sindhukirti set for final “full-power trials” from Friday after being stuck in a refit for a decade, the Kilo-class submarine is expected to be formally handed over to the Navy next month. The 3,000-tonne INS […]
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Those Indian Air Force Blues
SOURCE: pgmedia With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Russia on July 7, speculation is swirling about the potential for a final agreement between the two countries regarding a jointly developed and produced Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA). Since March, reports have circulated that India – faced with combat aircraft capacity pressures – is […]
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The US’s arms sales competition with Russia is going to come down to India
SOURCE : DMITRY GORENBURG, RUSSIAN MILITARY REFORM India is the world’s largest arms importer and its primary suppliers are Russia and the United States. Although the two suppliers largely sell their weapons to different customers globally, Russian efforts to expand to new markets to compensate for declining sales to traditional partners will lead to increased competition […]
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India keen on new ‘Shtil-1’ SAMs for Navy
SOURCE: RIA Novosti. India has shown interest in buying the new Shtil-1 naval surface to air missile (SAM) systems, being installed on frigates 11356 project, Maxim Kuzyuk, Tekhnodinamika General Director, told RIA Novosti. “Now everyone is waiting for the state testing of the first ship of the ‘Admiral series’ (project 11356) to be complete. That […]
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Modi Conveys India’s Concerns to China on Lakhvi Issue
SOURCE: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken up with Chinese leadership India’s concerns over China blocking its move in the UN for action against Pakistan over release of 26/11 mastermind and LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in violation of a resolution of the world body. The External Affairs Ministry said India has raised the issue […]
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India Flags Concern Over Foreign Fighters’ Presence in Afghanistan
SOURCE: PTI In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India has told the UN that it is “obvious” that thousands of foreign fighters in Afghanistan could not have entered it or sustain their terror attacks without support from beyond the war-torn country’s borders. India’s Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji, participating in a Security Council Debate […]
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Shaken NSCN-K Announces Bounty on Indian Army, Wants Indian soldier “captured alive”
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Close on the heels of NSCN-K faction announcing a bounty on the head of every Indian soldier “captured alive”, the Army has asked its personnel to remain extra-cautious while visiting their native places on holiday.“We have issued an advisory to our soldiers asking them to be extra-cautious during leave, when they […]
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SAARC Satellite Likely to be Launched Next Year, Pakistan Agrees to Participate
SOURCE: PTI The South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) is ready with their own friendly bird that could fly as early next year. The Indian Space Research Organisation confirmed yesterday that the eight SAARC countries could get their own special satellite by the end of next year. The satellite – which will be dedicated […]
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India and Pakistan should resolve their issues peacefully without third party involvement: US
SOURCE: PTI The US expects Pakistan will be a responsible stakeholder on security issues and believes that India and Pakistan should resolve all their differences peacefully without any involvement of a third party, a senior American official has said. “Our expectation continues to be that Pakistan will be a responsible stakeholder on security issues, in […]
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Indira Gandhi had ordered for polls in 1977 on Intelligence report prediction: Dhawan
SOURCE: PTI An intelligence report predicting a majority for her prompted former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to go for polls in 1977 after imposing Emergency and she felt relieved after losing the elections, her former close aide RK Dhawan on Tuesday said. He also said that it was the then West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha […]
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1985 AI ‘Kanishka’ bombing probe ‘active and ongoing': RCMP
SOURCE: PTI Air India’s Boeing 747 Kanishka, operating as AI 182 flying from Montreal to London en route to Delhi, was blown up in Irish airspace and crashed into the sea Thirty years after Air India flight 182 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 people on board, Canadian […]
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Govt cancels licences of 2,406 NGOs
SOURCE : PTI In a fresh move, the government has cancelled the licences of 2,406 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) across the country, which includes entities that run schools and hospitals.In the wake of the cancellation of their registrations, the NGOs would not be able to receive foreign funds. According to official data, Maharashtra tops the list […]
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Indian warships in Cambodia, Thailand on SCS deployment
SOURCE: PTI Indian warships on Tuesday entered Cambodia and Thailand as part of a two-month-long operational deployment in South China Sea in pursuant of India’s ‘Act East’ Policy. The Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet ships under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh are on operational deployment to South East Asia and Southern Indian Ocean. As […]
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Indian Army to witness changes at senior level following retirement of officers
SOURCE: PTI The Indian Army is set to effect several top level changes in the coming weeks with senior officers either retiring or getting promoted.The Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Philip Campose is to superannuate on July 31. Though no official order has been issued on his replacement, the front runner is GOC-in-C, […]
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Operation Zarb-i-Azb will continue unhindered across the country, says Pak
SOURCE: ANI Pakistan has said that Operation Zarb-i-Azb, aimed at eliminating militancy from the Islamic Republic, will continue unhindered across the country and will utilise the environment created due to the ‘phenomenal success’ of the offensive’s first phase. The federal government asserted that the year-long offensive will be taken to its logical conclusion regardless of […]
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Pentagon: China Aims to Unseat US as King of the Skies
SOURCE : SPUTNIK The United States sees China as a serious threat to its military superiority in air and space, so the Pentagon is seeking new technologies and systems to keep America ahead of its rival, the US deputy defense secretary said. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told to a group of military and civilian […]
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Sale of Su-35 fighters to China about to be signed: report
SOURCE : WANT CHINA TIMES Yuri Slyusar, chairman of United Aircraft Corp, a civilian and military aircraft manufacturer based in Moscow, said his company is about to sign the final contract with China concerning the sale of Su-35 fighters. Slyusar was speaking to reporters at the Paris Air Show and was cited by American defense […]
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China blocks India’s move seeking action against Pakistan on Lakhvi
SOURCE: PTI China has blocked India’s move in the UN demanding action against Pakistan over release of Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in violation of a resolution of the world body as it contended that India provided insufficient information. As the UN Sanctions Committee met here at India’s request, a clarification was […]
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Afghan parliament attack: Why India wants military drawdown reconsidered?
SOURCE: OneIndia News The attack on the Afghanistan Parliament yesterday is an eye opener and things to expect in the coming days. It is clear that the Afghanistan Taliban does not want peace and has pulled out of all talks with the Government. Immediately after the attack, India told the UN that the international community needs […]
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Meet Ravinder Kaushik, The Indian RAW Agent Who Served As A Major In The Pakistan Army
SOURCE: mensxp Ravinder Kaushik was born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan in 1952 to a Punjabi family. He was just a teenager who loved performing theater when he was spotted by India’s external intelligence agency, RAW. Nothing much is clear as to what happened in between his first contact with the RAW personnel during the national drama […]
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Muscle-flexing that may backfire
SOURCE: M. K. NARAYANAN Just three weeks ago, June 4 was a ‘Black Day’ for the Indian Army, when possibly, it suffered its highest-ever casualties in peace time; around 20 of its soldiers from the 6 Dogra Regiment were ambushed and killed and many more injured. The convoy was attacked in Chandel district of Manipur, in […]
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Possible for India to Make Large Aircraft: Boeing
SOURCE: PTI It is very much possible for large airplanes to be manufactured in India, although it will take a long time because requirements are huge for capital, skills and infrastructure, top aircraft maker Boeing has said. The $105-billion global giant also said that the government’s ‘Make in India’ programme has become a major incentive […]
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US Was Afraid of Annoying Indira During Emergency
SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE In spite of its avowed commitment to democracy, the role of the US in India during the Emergency had many self-imposed contradictions, reveal WikiLeaks cables between the US Ambassador to India at the time William B Saxbe and the American government. The most powerful country on the planet believed that it […]
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So You Want To Be An Indian Armed Forces Expert?
SOURCE: WAR ON ROCKS Peter Mattis’ explanation of what one should read to be an expert on China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) made me wonder: What might a similar list look like for India-watchers? Western interest in India’s armed forces is considerably slighter, largely because India looms far smaller in U.S. strategic thinking and is […]
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Reconsider international military force pullback from Afghanistan: India
SOURCE: IANS Within hours after terrorist suicide bombers attacked Afghanistan’s parliament on Monday, India asked the international community to reconsider pulling troops from there because of the worsening security situation. Permanent Representative Asoke Kumar Mukerji told the Security Council: “Given the critical phase that the political transition has entered, and the deteriorating security situation, we […]
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Move over, United States Pakistan is now positioned as China’s frontline state
SOURCE: THE TRIBUNE Geography has always been a cause of Afghanistan’s troubles. Other countries have used its position on the map to their advantage, played games, great and not so great, along its mountainous terrain.The British and the Russians were engaged in wars in Afghanistan nearly two centuries ago. The Soviet Union invaded it in […]
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Monday, 22 June 2015
Indian Fighter Jets to Fire World’s Fastest Cruise Missile
SOURCE: Nationalinterest.org Indian fighter jets will soon be equipped with the world’s fastest cruise missile.According to Indian news outlets, New Delhi India recently developed a modification for its Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter airplane that will allow it to carry the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Earlier this year, it was reported that India’s Strategic Forces […]
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India suspects Pak’s role in Afghan Parliament attack
SOURCE: DHNS India’s C&C Constructions build Afghan Parliament. New Delhi, according to the sources, has “reasons to believe” that the “state and non-state actors of Pakistan” had a role in orchestrating the attack on Afghan Parliament, just as they had in plotting the assault on Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001. Inputs recently received by the intelligence […]
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Rafale and #MakeinIndia – India must increase its Defence Spending
SOURCE: NITICENTRAL Negotiations are underway for India to purchase 36 Rafale from France. Because of 8 years of delay, India has reached the worst possible place to be in to negotiate a good price and France knows so. Hence, regardless of the price, India needs to make the purchase within the new few months. IAF […]
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Filling in Mr Parrikar’s silence
SOURCE: AJAY SHUKLA / Business-standard.com Few tears will be shed, especially in the corridors of power, given his frequent gaffes, if Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar makes good his threat not to talk to the media for the next six months. Speaking less will give Mr Parrikar more time to think and to grasp fundamental defence […]
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Book Review : ‘Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb’
SOURCE: Lt Gen. B.S. Nagal (retd) / Forceindia.net Brigadier Feroz Hassan Khan’s book ‘Eating Grass: The Making of the Pakistani Bomb’ holds several important messages. The first is India’s lack of strategic vision that hobbled it from preventing Pakistan from making the nuclear bomb. It seems there was no understanding of the consequences of a nuclear […]
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The Indian Army’s ‘School Of Jungle Warfare’ Is The Best In The World But People Hardly Know About It
SOURCE: MENXP.COM The Mizo Militancy in the 1960s made the Indian government and the Indian Army realize that soldiers should be trained for extreme jungle warfare. Hence, the Counter-insurgency and Jungle Warfare School was established. It’s a pity, however, that most Indians don’t know about its existence, let alone knowing why it’s the best in […]
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SAARC satellite: India, member countries hold talks
SOURCE: PTI India today held deliberations with experts from other SAARC countries to finalise modalities for developing a satellite exclusively for the regional grouping, nearly a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement about it. Top officials from Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Space Research Organisations were part of deliberations with representatives of […]
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India, China and the Rest of the BRICS Will No Longer Wait for a Seat at the Table
SOURCE: Shashi Tharoor / Huffingtonpost Sailing down the Moscow River on a cool evening earlier this month, I found myself in intense conversation with the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress. Meanwhile, South African and Brazilian parliamentarians were swaying to Russian music and a guide pointed out the sights. The first […]
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Pakistan: Lessons from the India-US Nuclear Deal
SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT During the seventh round of the U.S.-Pakistan Security, Strategic Stability, and Nonproliferation (SSS&NP) working group earlier this month, Pakistan again demanded an India-style civil nuclear agreement under the auspices of the U.S.-Pakistan strategic dialogue. As previously, the idea received a noncommittal response from Washington. Islamabad has been critical of the India-U.S. civilian […]
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India, China, Russia rise up boldly .
SOURCE: BLOOMBERG History clearly didn’t end with the triumph of market capitalism and democracy. Those who seek to disprove this old dogma often point to the eruption of radical Islam and the counteroffensive by the West — two events which have indeed overshadowed the last decade in many countries. But history has accelerated more dramatically […]
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Pakistani Twitter Rudaalis (professional mourner ) trend #RAWattacksAfghanParliament
SOURCE: FIRST POST How brazen can brazen be? Consider the voices emanating from Pakistan over Monday’s terror attack on the Afghan parliament and this question will ring out loudly. Many Pakistanis seriously believe that India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) choreographed the terror attack on Afghan parliament. #RAWattacksAfghanParliament has been the top trending subject on […]
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LeT may target Israeli Embassy, Jewish establishments in India; security tightened
SOURCE: PTI Indian commando rappels from a helicopter following attack on Chabad center in 2008 A alert has been sounded in several states for a heightened vigil at Israeli Embassy and Consulate General besides places frequented by Israelis including synagogues following intelligence reports that they could be targeted by terrorists. Union Home Ministry has sent […]
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ISI paying Rs 10 lakh to steal army laptops
SOURCE : ONE INDIA The ISI which has been notorious for several nefarious activities carried on Indian soil has now offered Rs 10 lakhs to steal laptops of army personnel, as per the investigation conducted by the National Investigating Agency. After the honey traps laid by the ISI to get information from low ranking officials […]
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