39 Accidents of Defence Aircraft in 3 Years: Parrikar

SOURCE: PTI As many as 39 defence aircraft, including 14 helicopters, of the defence forces have crashed since 2012 in which 36 personnel have lost their lives. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in Lok Sabha that in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and till July 27 this year, 39 defence aircraft, including two trainer aircraft and 14 […]

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Pak will raise in RAW ‘involvement’ in its territory: Aziz

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan Prime Minister will raise Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing’s (RAW) “involvement” in its territory in the UN, National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz said on Friday. He made the remarks while responding to questions in the National Assembly. He said the government has already taken up the RAW’s activities in Pakistan with […]

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Government starts proposal for building 4 rail lines along China border

SOURCE: PTI Government today said it has initiated the proposal for construction of 1,352 km long four strategic railway lines along the China border. The Defence Ministry has identified four strategic lines along India-China border — Missamari-Tenga-Tawang (378 km), Bilaspur-Manali-Leh (498 km), Pasighat-Tezu-Rupai (227 km) and North Lakhimpur-Bame-Silapathar (249 km), Minister of State for Railways […]

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Bharati Shipyard to change name to reflect focus on defence

SOURCE: PTI Indicating greater focus on defence business, Bharati Shipyard Ltd today said it will change its name to Bharati Defence and Infrastructure Ltd. “The Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held on July 31, 2015 (has unanimously decided)…to change name of the company from Bharati Shipyard Ltd to Bharati Defence And Infrastructure […]

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33 Indian soldiers killed in Siachen since 2012: Government

SOURCE: PTI A total of 33 soldiers have been killed in Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, since 2012, the government said today. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that 12 fatal casualties were suffered in 2012, which decreased to 10 in 2013. Last year, there were six fatal casualties […]

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Yakub Memon hanging: J&K MLA reveals he met Tiger Memon in PoK

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA On the day Yakub Memon was hanged in a Nagpur jail, a Congress MLA in Kashmir on Thursday created a stir when he claimed meeting the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts mastermind Tiger Memon. Militant-turned-Congress MLA Usman Majeed told DNA that Memon was undergoing arms training in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) when the duo met. […]

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Saudi Arabia seeks ammunition for its land forces

SOURCE: UPI Saudi Arabia is seeking to buy more than 1.1 million rounds of ammunition from the United States through a Foreign Military Sales deal. The possible sale, approved by the State Department, is worth $500 million. Earlier this week the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which manages the FMS program, informed Congress that Saudi Arabia […]

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Russia’s New S-300M Drone: The Ultimate Reconnaissance Tool

SOURCE : SPUTNIK Its name, reminiscent of the legendary S300 air defense missile system, the S300M Burevestnik (Stormbringer) drone, will be unveiled during the upcoming MAKS-2015 aerospace show. Small and lightweight, the S300M, developed by the Unmanned Aerial Systems design bureau, is an ideal guardian of civilian and military installations alike. The S300M Burevestnik has a “flying wing” design, […]

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Indian Officer Says India Will Keep Buying Russian Weapons

SOURCE: Sputnik India has no intention to stop purchasing Russian arms, an Officer of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army, Lt. Col. Vivek Suryakant Badve, said Thursday. “I would rather disagree,” Badve told RIA Novosti, commenting on an opinion voiced by some experts that India will gradually stop buying Russian armament, replacing it with weapons of domestic production and purchasing with other […]

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India lost 8 Dhruv Helicopters in 14 Years: Parrikar

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Anubhav Mohanty in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, 30 July 2015 informed Parliamentarians that Since its induction in 2001, 8 Advance Light Helicopter (DHRUV) which were manufactured by state-owned Company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) were lost in various accidents over the years. […]

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HAL manufactured Hawk Aircraft Engines have 2000 hours (TBO): MOS

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN)   Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh in Rajya Sabha in A written reply to AK Selvaraj on Thursday, 30 July 2015 informed Parliamentarians that ADOUR 871 engines currently manufactured by state-owned Company Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) have achieved 2000 hours Time between overhaul (TBO) which is designated […]

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NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar satellite likely to be launched in 2021

SOURCE: NetIndian News Network Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and United States space agency NASA are jointly working on the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission to co-develop a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite that is expected to be launched in 2021. Union Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh said in a written […]

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4 Indian Teachers Kidnapped in Libya, Allegedly by Islamic State

SOURCE: NDTV Four Indian Teachers have been Kidnapped in Libya, Allegedly by the Islamic State terror GROUP. The Indians were Reportedly Kidnapped from Sirte on Thursday Evening Town Near Tripoli. They had been at the university for Teaching A year, said the ministry of external affairs. “No Ransom Demand has yet been made. We are […]

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Future warrior: Robot with a soul but armed with technology

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Here’s what a soldier of the future will look like — a nano-technology basedKevlar robot with super computer capabilities, high motor-assisted agility, lethal firepower, long distance multi spectrum vision, high NBC (nuclear, biological chemical) protection, terrestrial connectivity, automated data bases to decide friend or foe, thought control, orders through display devices, drugged […]

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The puzzling Israeli, Saudi, Indian Shia diplomacy in Lucknow

SOURCE: INDIA TV NEWS In May 1993, Shimon Peres became the first Israeli Foreign Minister to visit India. Rajiv Gandhi had taken the initiative to upgrade relations. P.V. Narasimha Rao actually accelerated the process which led to the opening of embassies in Tel Aviv and New Delhi. Rajiv had to overcome considerable inertia on relations […]

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India President to Join Prime Minister in Historic Israel Visit

SOURCE: JSPACENEWS Indian President Pranab Mukherjee will become the first holder of his office to Israel later this year, a further illustration of the growing ties between the two countries. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do the same this year. Mukherjee plans to begin his Middle East trip on Oct. 9. According to Indian […]

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IAF pushes for 20 more Rafale fighters from France

SOURCE: TNN India and France are now trying to swiftly finalize the government-to-government deal for direct acquisition of 36 Rafale fighters, even as the earlier $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) project for 126 such jets stands scrapped. The IAF is pushing for at least 20 additional Rafales over the 36 decided during the […]

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Iran orders from China 150 J-10 fighter jets that incorporate Israeli technology

SOURCE: DEBKA Iran is about to conclude a transaction with China for the purchase of the Chengdu J-10 multirole jet fighter, known in the West as the Vigorous Dragon, according to an exclusive report from DEBKAfile’s military and intelligence sources. Beijing has agreed to sell Tehran 150 of these sophisticated jets. While the Chinese J-10 […]

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Rafale deal: July target missed on pricing issues, India’s insistence on 50% local spending by France

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES The Rafale deal, rescued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visited France in April, has hit a government air pocket. India’s insistence that France spend 50% of the value of the Rafale deal in Indian defence sector (called an offset requirement) and pricing issues have meant that India and France have missed […]

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Maharashtra Government to Conduct Inquiry Over Use of Drones in Mumbai

SOURCE: PTI Maharashtra government has decided to conduct an inquiry into the use of drones supplied by private firms in Mumbai. Ranjeet Patil, Minister of State for Home, said in the Legislative Council that the state government will inquire and table a report on the operation of drones in the city. “While the city is […]

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Indigenous Kaveri engine to power Unmanned Combat Aircraft

SOURCE: DHNS WITH IDRW.ORG INPUTS After having failed to achieve the required thrust to power Light Combat Aircraft, the indigenously developed Kaveri engine will now be used to power Indian Unmanned Combat Aircraft, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. In a written reply to Rajya Sabha, Parrikar said the total expenditure incurred on development of […]

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Indian Air Force flies organs from Pune to Delhi for transplant

SOURCE: TNN The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently put one of its special aircrafts, an Embraer, for a unique operation — transporting a kidney and a liver from Pune to Delhi. It was used to save the life of two critically-ill patients, a 56-year-old ex-serviceman with liver cancer and another jawan suffering from kidney failure. […]

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Four steps taken by government to address Indian Army’s ammunition shortage

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Acknowledging that the Indian Army is short of critical ammunition, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said the government has taken steps to mitigate the deficiencies. “The government has taken into consideration the deficiencies in some of the critical ammunition on priority and has also taken effective steps to mitigate the deficiencies to […]

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Government withdraws tender for 126 medium multi role combat aircraft: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today informed the Upper House that the Centre has withdrawn the multi-billion dollar tender for the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircrafts (MMRCA), for which Rafale was shortlisted in 2012. “The Request for Proposal (RFP) issued earlier for the procurement of 126 MMRCA has been withdrawn. In the multi-vendor […]

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Aerospace giant Boeing invites Modi to visit its largest factory

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES US aerospace giant Boeing has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit its largest factory in Seattle, Washington, en route to his meeting with the Indian diaspora in San Francisco and Silicon Valley on September 26.Modi will travel to the US West Coast after addressing a UN Summit to adopt post-2015 sustainable […]

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Indian Navy endorses new standards for warship plans

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES   With the navy endorsing a new set of rules for construction and classification of combatant ships, India will no longer need to send building plans of warships abroad for certification and will get ships tailored to operate most effectively in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). While in the past, certain types […]

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DRDO to invest in IITs to kick-start aerospace defence technology

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), charged with Indian military’s research and development, is pumping in over Rs 400 crore into IIT Bombay and IIT Madras to kick-start advanced defence-related aerospace research and development. Products and technology now under development include aircraft that can morph into a missile, gas Krish turbine […]

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After Yakub’s Death, Chhota Shakeel, Dawood’s Aide Threatens of ‘Consequences’

SOURCE: NEWS EXPRESS In a surprising development, Chhota Shakeel, a right-hand man of India’s most wanted man Dawood Ibrahim has reportedly called up a leading English daily and angrily threatened that there will be ‘consequences’. He was reacting to Yakub Memon’s death, describing it has a ‘legal murder’ and that neither he, Dawood nor other […]

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Records of Subhas Chandra Bose’s Death do Not Exist?

SOURCE: PTI The records related to Subhas Chandra Bose’s mysterious disappearance are not being disclosed as they might have been lost, eaten up or disintegrated, first Chief Information Commissioner of the country Wajahat Habibullah today said. He was making a point on the poor record keeping in the Government during the release of book by […]

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Attackers from Pak: Rajnath

SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH  The three terrorists who had attacked a police station in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Monday had come from Pakistan, Union home minister Rajnath Singh today told Parliament, warning that any effort by the “enemies of our nation will meet an effective and forceful response”. “The preliminary analyses of GPS data indicate that […]

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India-Bangladesh land swap: Over 14,000 new Indian citizens

SOURCE: PTI Ending more than four decades of wait, India and Bangladesh will start the exchange of 162 adversely-held enclaves from Friday, marking the start of implementation of their landmark land boundary agreement (LBA). While India will hand over 51 enclaves, comprising 7,110 acres to Bangladesh, the neighbouring country will give India 111 enclaves comprising […]

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Lockheed F-35’s Reliability Found Wanting in Shipboard Testing

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG   The Marine Corps’ version of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 fighter demonstrated poor reliability in a 12-day exercise at sea, according to the U.S. military’s top testing officer. Six F-35Bs, the most complex version of the Pentagon’s costliest weapons system, were available for flights only half of the time needed, Michael Gilmore, the […]

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Kalyani group ties up with Rafael to make Spike missiles

SOURCE: THE HINDU In a move that will further deepen India-Israel strategic cooperation, Rafael of Israel and India’s Kalyani Group are forming a manufacturing Joint Venture (JV) to produce Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) in India and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will be the system integrator, informed sources told The Hindu. Spike is a third […]

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Centre may hand over Gurdaspur terror attack probe to NIA

SOURCE : HINDUSTAN TIMES The Centre may hand over the Gurdaspur attack probe to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), given its international ramifications. “A night vision device found near the railway track where five improvised explosive devices were planted is marked as ‘Property of the US Government’. It may have been used by the US […]

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Government Okays Changes to Anti-hijacking Law, Introduces Harsher Punishment

SOURCE : PTI The government approved amendments to anti-hijacking law that provides for death penalty even if ground handling staff and airport personnel are killed during such acts, besides broadening the definition of hijacking, official sources said. In the earlier Bill, hijackers could be tried for death penalty only in the event of death of […]

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Geelani Oppose Pak’s Merger Bid of Gilgit-Baltistan

SOURCE : Express News Service   Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has opposed Pakistan’s move to make Gilgit Baltistan (GB) one of its provinces, saying it is part of disputed Jammu and Kashmir and cannot be made a part of the neighbouring country. “I want to make it clear to Pakistan that Gilgit-Baltistan belongs […]

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Indo-Pak NSAs Likely to Meet Next Month

SOURCE : Express News Service India is likely to propose dates for the meeting of Indian and Pakistani National Security Advisers (NSAs) in the second half of August, demonstrating that New Delhi would keep alive its engagement with the political leadership in Pakistan. According to sources, India would propose the dates once Union Home Minister Rajnath […]

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IS ‘Threat’ to India a Foreign Intelligence Propaganda: RAW

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Indian security establishment on Wednesday rejected  reports in the US media that IS terror outfit was planning to attack India. “The alleged document, ‘A Brief History of the Islamic State Caliphate’ is illogical and poor propaganda by some foreign intelligence agencies,” a senior official said, hinting that it could be […]

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Missile System APJ Abdul Kalam dreamed for India

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Former President of India A?P?J Abdul Kalam nearly 4 years back urged Indian scientists to work on development of a new world-class missile systems which could be world’s first such weapons system which will ensure 100% destruction of the target with no defensive mechanism to stop it . Kalam visioned […]

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Why reusable launch vehicle was Kalam’s dream project

SOURCE: DAILYO.IN I narrowly missed working with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. I joined the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) just after Kalam had left for the DRDO in 1982. Still my bosses introduced me and my work to him. What is so wonderful about Dr Kalam is that when I met him during the Mars […]

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‘He Believed in Indigenisation of Defence’

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Lt Gen (retd) V J Sundaram remembers former President A P J Abdul Kalam as a very level-headed man and also a person who one could disagree with. Sundaram took over as the chief of missile development at DRDO after Kalam. Both Sundaram and Kalam passed out as engineers in 1957. […]

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China military exercises set to deepen concerns in region

SOURCE: THE FINANCIAL TIMES More than 100 Chinese naval ships and dozens of aircraft fired live ammunition over the contested South China Sea this week in military manoeuvres that are likely to raise the political temperature in the region. The demonstration of firepower, broadcast on national television, appeared calculated to reassert Beijing’s claim to hegemony in […]

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Baptism by fire for Punjab’s elite SWAT

SOURCE : Tribune News Service The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team (a hitherto unknown unit) of the Punjab Police formed around four years ago emerged hero in the operation against the terrorists who attacked Dinanagar police station today. In fact, this happened to be the first-ever anti-terrorist operation of SWAT since its inception in […]

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Rameswaram Prepares the Base for Kalam’s Final Launch

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE s his body was brought from the national capital to his native town on Wednesday afternoon, thousands of people from all walks of life from across the country awaited on both sides of the road and joined a serpentine queue to catch one last glimpse of the man who made […]

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Gurdaspur attack: Fortuitous right turn by terrorists for near-empty police barracks saved the day, almost

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES A fortuitous right turn taken by the three terrorists inside the Dinanagar police compound towards the near-empty police barracks rather than a bustling residential police complex on the left marked the attack in Gurdaspur on Monday. As did the death of SP Baljit Singh around noon that ratcheted the encounter to a […]

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This Is What Could Start a War between India and China

SOURCE: Nationalinterest While everyone’s anxiously watching and analyzing the events unraveling in the South China Sea, there’s another resource conflict involving China that also deserves attention. In the Himalayas, China and India are competing for valuable hydropower and water resources on the Yarlung Tsangpo–Brahmaputra River. The dispute offers some important lessons for regional cooperation (on […]

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DefExpo 2016 Weapons show moves out of Delhi

SOURCE: TELEGRAPH INDIA WITH IDRW.ORG INPUT DefExpo, the exhibition of military hardware held in Delhi every two years that brings the global arms bazaar to India, is being moved out of the national capital. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar’s home state, Goa, will host the next DefExpo slated for February 17-20, 2016. Delhi has hosted the […]

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Preempt, Push, and Protect: India’s Strategy after the Iran Deal

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT New Delhi is certainly gearing up to seize the opportunities that the Iranian nuclear deal brings. What is equally critical at this stage is to preempt challenges to its regional strategy in a post-deal environment. A new policy brief released by The Takshashila Institution provides some guidance on exactly that. The document […]

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One Indian is determined to end Dawood Ibrahim’s comfort in Pakistan, who is he?

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, wanted in India for a number of heinous crimes, is “hiding in plain sight” in Pakistan, a report has said. In a report filed on July 26 (Sunday), the Sunday Guardian has quoted US experts in counter-terrorism activities as saying that just the way al Qaeda chief Osama […]

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Boeing ends contract with HAL due to ‘poor quality’ of production

SOURCE: Financialexpress.com US defence major Boeing has terminated a contract with state-run Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) for component supplies to the former’s war and commercial planes being inducted into the Indian Navy. Boeing’s decision came after repeated reminders to HAL about its “poor quality” of production, sources said, adding that the US company’s move underlined the […]

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Italian army chief praises his Pakistani counterpart: Why India should be worried

SOURCE: FIRSTPOST There may be more to the gratitude expressed by Italian Chief of Defence Forces General Claudio Graziano to Pakistani counterpart General Raheel Sharif, for the Pakistani Army’s “sacrifices/role in securing the region”, than meets the eye.  While the degree of regional security is up for debate, particularly with the Pakistani Army continuing to […]

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IAF re-raises aerial display team SuryaKiran; targets first new performance in October

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES After a gap of over four years, the Air Force is again forming up its aerobatic display team with a first new performance being targeted for October to coincide with the Air Force Day celebrations. A senior Air Force official told ET that preparatory work has already started and that team members […]

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Major initiatives taken by the government to promote India’s defence exports

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Looking to boost not just the ‘Make in India’ drive, but also encourage defence exports the government has taken several steps to increase the number of export orders that Indian companies are getting in the defence sector. Some of the major initiatives are: > Formulation of a Defence Export Strategy outlining the policy […]

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Take note, but don’t panic: Maroof Raza on report of ISIS threat to India

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES While acknowledging that the report of a possible threat from ISIS should not be taken lightly, Maroof Raza, Consulting Editor of Times Now and a strategic affairs expert said that India doesn’t need to panic. Raza feels it is more important for governments in South Asia, particularly the government in Pakistan to […]

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Myanmar vows deeper defence ties with India

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE Myanmar on Wednesday expressed its commitment to deepening security and defence engagement with India, weeks after Indian troops carried out a surgical strike there to hunt down Naga insurgents. The commitment was conveyed by Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defence Services, Senior General U Min Aung Hliang, here when he met Prime Minister […]

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Army raids Karbi Liberation outfit in Assam; neutralises dreaded militants

SOURCE: DNA INDIA The Army on Wednesday said it busted a large training camp in Assam belonging to the secessionist militant outfit Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT), a group having close links with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland and the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K). At least three hardcore militants belonging to the […]

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President Obama enthusiastic about prospect of greater Indo-US ties: White House

SOURCE: PTI US President Barack Obama, is very enthusiastic about the prospect of increased Indo-US collaboration, economic growth for American companies and investments in India, the White House has said. “Generally speaking, in terms of the US-India partnership, which you’ve referenced, the President is very enthusiastic about the prospect of increased collaboration, increased economic growth for […]

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Yakub Memon to be hanged shortly as Supreme Court rejects last-minute plea

SOURCE: INDIA TV NEWS Yakub Memon’s lawyers at last minute filed a petition in Supreme Court challenging President’s decision to reject his fresh mercy plea. However, the plea was rejected by the SC after an unprecedented 2:30 am hearing, which concluded at 5 am in the morning. Yakub will be hanged at 7 am today as […]

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ISIS document on attacking India rubbish, says Home Ministry

SOURCE : IANS India’s Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday termed “rubbish” the alleged ISIS document which hinted that the terror group was preparing to attack India to provoke confrontation with the US. “It’s rubbish,” Joint Secretary, Internal Security-I, MA Ganapathy told reporters said. “The document, if reports are to be believed, is the handiwork […]

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Gurdaspur attack: Any India-Pak dialogue will have zero impact, says security expert

SOURCE : ANI Accusing the Pakistani state of sponsoring terrorism, security expert Ajay Sawhney has said that the night vision cameras and GPS readings retrieved as evidence from the three terrorists, who attacked thePunjab border district of Gurdaspur and killed six people before being shot dead, will not have any impact on the 30-year-old war […]

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Gurdaspur attack: Expert says Pak sponsoring terrorism, won’t punish terrorists

SOURCE : ANI Accusing the Pakistani state of sponsoring terrorism, security expert Ajay Sawhney has said that the night vision cameras and GPS readings retrieved as evidence from the three terrorists, who attacked the Punjab border district of Gurdaspur and killed six people before being shot dead, will not have any impact on the 30-year-old […]

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Tai Tai Phish : Argentina chooses Israeli Kfir jet over Chinese JF-17 fighter jet

SOURCE : WANT CHINA TIMES Argentina has decided not to purchase the FC-1 Xiaolong, a multirole fighter jointly developed by China and Pakistan also known as the JF-17 Thunder, reports the Shanghai-based Guancha Syndicate. Argentina has gone opted for Israel Aircraft Industries’ Kfir Block 60 as its next-generation multirole fighter. Though the Xiaolong’s lower price […]

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ISIS preparing to attack India, readying for ‘final battle': US Media Report

SOURCE: PTI The ISIS is preparing to attack India to provoke an Armageddon-like confrontation with the US, according to an internal recruitment document of the feared group which also seeks to unite the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban into a single army of terror.  An investigative story published on Tuesday by the USA Today and reported […]

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‘Pak authorities confirm Mullah Omar’s death to Afghanistan’

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The death of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, has been confirmed by authorities in Pakistan who have shared the information with Afghan government officials, according to a media report on Wednesday. The issue was reportedly discussed during a meeting of the Afghan cabinet following the confirmation by […]

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Get Ready: China Could Build New Artificial Islands Near India

SOURCE: NATIONAL INTEREST There are growing fears, particularly in India, that China may soon launch an island reclamation project in the Indian Ocean. The fears stem from a constitutional amendment passed by the small archipelagic nation of Maldives last week, which for the first time allows foreign ownership of Maldives territory. Specifically, the constitutional amendment […]

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Abdul Kalam was an ordinary scientist: Pakistan’s Rogue Scientist A Q Khan

SOURCE: TNN The death of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam led to an outpouring of grief across the country with tributes flowing in from across all quarters. However, there was one person who didn’t think much of the former President’s accomplishments as a scientist. Pakistan nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan in an interview to BBC said […]

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India ignored as Pak. takes charge of Afghan-Taliban talks

SOURCE: THE HINDU As representatives of the Afghanistan government prepare for another round of talks in Pakistan with Taliban representatives on Friday, India is being frozen out of the talks. The official stand of the government is that it is “supportive of the peace process” provided “it brings genuine peace and internationally accepted red lines.” […]

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‘It has been Years': Chief Minister On Poorly Equipped Punjab Cops Fighting Terror

SOURCE: NDTV After public outrage over pictures of Punjab policemen fighting terrorists in Gurdaspur with outdated guns and no bulletproof vests or helmets, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had this to say today: “Such an incident has happened after 15-16 years.” NDTV’s report on the vulnerability of the policemen who fought three terrorists on Monday […]

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Committee wants MoD to look upon private industry as an ally

SOURCE: REDIFF Ministry of Defence appointed committee has recommended wide-sweeping changes to India’s cumbersome materiel procurement and manufacturing procedures, which have long delayed military modernisation. Headed by retired home secretary Dhirendra Singh, the 10-member committee, comprising former service officers and technical experts that was constituted in May, submitted its report to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar […]

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Abdul Kalam was an inspiration for millions of Indians: Obama

SOURCE: TNN US President Barack Obama extended his condolences on the death of former president APJ Abdul Kalam, saying he was an inspiration to millions who worked to deepen space cooperation between the two countries. “On behalf of the American people, I wish to extend my deepest condolences to the people of India on the […]

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How Kalam’s role helped avert ‘Hindu bomb’ tag

SOURCE: TNN Abdul Kalam did not visit the United States in the years he was President of India (2002-2007). It was the aftermath of 9/11; Washington was in an angry red haze and had launched a “war on terror.” There was little appetite in the Bush administration, which was yet to get its teeth into […]

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Kalam strengthened India’s defence: Prez

SOURCE: TRIBUNE INDIA On board the Presidential Aircraft, July 29President Pranab Mukerjee on Tuesday said former President APJ Abdul Kalam “strengthened” India’s defence and security while remembering his own interactions with the “Missile Man” since they first meet in May 1998 in the aftermath of the nuclear tests at Pokhran.Kalam, who fathered India’s missile programme, […]

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IB warns of possible LeT attack on August 15 in New Delhi

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15 and in the wake of the Gurdaspur terror attack, New Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) have been put on high alert with a heavy security deployment. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued an alert to the Delhi Police about a possible […]

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BSF Director General DK Pathak to visit Gurdaspur, India-Pakistan border tomorrow

SOURCE : PTI BSF Director General DK Pathak will visit border area of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan tomorrow and review the security setup there in the wake of the terrorist attack there. Official sources said senior commanders of Border Security Forces’ Punjab Frontier have been informed about the visit […]

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France aiming for two more Rafale deals by early 2016: Source

SOURCE: REUTERS France is confident of winning two more foreign orders for its Rafale fighter jet by the beginning of next year as it seeks to extend a spate of recent export successes, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. After failing for years to win an order for its national warplane, France […]

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Myanmar military chief visits Goa Shipyard Ltd

SOURCE: TNN A high-level military delegation from Myanmar led by commander-in-chief of Myanmar defence forces, senior general Min Aung Hlaing, visited Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) to hold wide-ranging discussions with senior officials on maritime strategy, ship building and maritime deployment, sources said. The 22-member delegation also visited the Indian Navy’s local bases before departing from […]

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Submarine Killers: India’s $61 Billion Warning to China

SOURCE: Bloomberg In a dock opening onto the Hooghly River near central Kolkata, one of India’s most lethal new weapons is going through a final outfit. The Kadmatt is a submarine killer, bristling with technology to sniff out and destroy underwater predators. It’s the second of four warships in India’s first dedicated anti-submarine force — […]

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IAF asks HAL to stop work on jet trainer

SOURCE: Financialexpress.com In a setback for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the Indian Air Force (IAF) has asked the state-owned firm to stop its efforts to produce the Intermediate Jet Trainers (IJT). This comes close on the heels of the recent accident of the advanced jet trainer Hawk, which is currently being produced at HAL under […]

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India’s Rafale Fighter Jets May Face Further Delays

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT After last month’s announcement that India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program is encountering further delays, with final operational clearance postponed to March 2016 , the Indian Air Force (IAF) may experience an additional setback in increasing its number of operational combat squadrons. According to IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly, industry sources state […]

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How Missile Man inspired me during Prithvi trials in 1989

SOURCE: DAILYO.IN An icon is no more – Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has left this world. But for me, he would always be around, just as I saw him on a moonlit night at Pokharan, way back in 1989. Yes! It was 1989, and I was a young squadron leader at the IAF’s Aircraft and […]

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There is no safety issue with Dornier: HAL Chief

SOURCE: Financialexpress.com Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is being readied for a public issue this financial year, as part of the government’s disinvestment programme, Towards this, the HAL board will be restructured later this year. The Maharatna PSU is setting up a greenfield facility near Tumakuru to manufacture light utility helicopters (LUHs) in the three-tonne class. The […]

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‘Even as Prez, he continued to help develop Agni-III’

SOURCE: PUNE MIRRIOR Even after assuming the highest office in the country, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was never far away from India’s missile programme. Kalam, who was the President of India from 2002 to 2007 and died of cardiac arrest in Shillong on Monday, would frequently speak to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officials […]

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Rockets on Pakistan Fired his Career

SOURCE: Express News Service In the corner of a museum in the headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army at Fort William in Kolkata is a a rocket-pod and twin-barreled auto canon that can be mounted on a fighter-aircraft. According to veterans of the Indian Space Research Organisation, this was the prototype of the […]

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Army never purchased drone from us, says Mumbai firm

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE A day after the Pakistani Army released pictures recovered from a memory chip of a quadcopter which it said was flown by Indian agencies allegedly for espionage, the Mumbai-based company from whom the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was reportedly purchased has claimed that the Indian Army never bought it from them. […]

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Pakistan’s drone allegation “pure fabricated” and “disinformation campaign”: Indian Army

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES A series of visuals which Pak Army has released claiming they were from an Indian drone it shot down near the Line of Control earlier this month have raised more questions than answers, with some of the photos containing potentially embarrassing details. The Army has stoutly denied it lost any drone over […]

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ISRO to Launch Astrosat Space Observatory in September

SOURCE: Express News Service The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will take its research activity to a new level by launching a space observatory, Astrosat in September. Dr K Kasturirangan, INAE Satish Dhawan Chair of Engineering Eminence, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, said Astrosat will help scientists observe various phenomenon in space and perform spectrographic […]

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Punjab: 2nd terror group at large?

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE Pakistan’s complicity in the audacious Gurdaspur terror strike, that left eight people, including three civilians and one superintendent of police, dead on Monday, has been established by the Narendra Modi government, with twin GPS devices recovered from three slain fidayeen nailing the hand of Islamabad. The GPS report, that was made available […]

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Ex-Army Commander hits out at Punjab Police

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern and Central Commands of the Army, Lt Gen HS Panag (Retd) on Tuesday lashed out at the Punjab Police Director General of Police, Sumedh Singh Saini, on Twitter for insisting on using the state police SWAT team and reportedly delaying the anti-terrorist operation in […]

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ISRO to build 15 PSLV launcher by decade end

SOURCE: UNI A total of 15 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) launchers worth Rs 3090 crore have been sanctioned by the Government for being built during 2017-20. The launchers proposed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the coming years (that is till March 2017) include ten PSLV, two Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicles (GSLV) and one […]

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GPS sets nail Pak hand in Punjab terror attack, reveal killers had 3 targets

SOURCE: TNN Security personnel carry the body of one of the terrorists after the encounter. (PTI photo) In what constitutes undeniable evidence of Pakistan’s complicity in the terror attack at Dinanagar in Punjab on Monday, intelligence agencies have found that the GPS sets recovered from the slain terrorists were first fed with data on July […]

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Gurdaspur attackers came from Pakistan on July 26-27, entered India using Ravi

SOURCE: PTI The terrorists who created havoc on Monday had crossed over from Pakistan on July 26-27 night using Ravi river and they had more targets, the probe has found even as images surfaced on Tuesday showing three heavily-armed men in Army fatigues walking on a road. Analysis of the two GPS machines recovered from […]

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Dr Kalam’s body to be flown to hometown Rameshwaram for last rites

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a lecture at the IIM-Shillong on Monday, will be flown to his hometown of Rameshwaram on Wednesday. Kalam’s mortal remains have been taken to the airport here to be flown to his hometown where the last […]

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Shoot-from-the-hip, around corner sighting capability unveiled

SOURCE :UPI  A night vision goggle has been developed to allow troops to accurately fire their weapons from the hip and from around corners, the U.S. Army announced. The Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III, or ENVG III, is worn on a helmet but linked wirelessly to the Family of Weapon Sights, or FWS-1, which can […]

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Flanker and Typhoon Dogfight

SOURCE: raf.mod.uk Royal Air Force and Indian Air Force fighter pilots participating in Exercise Indradanush are full of admiration for each other’s capabilities and aircraft. The two week exercise has seen four Su-30MKI Flanker fighters from 2 Squadron IAF deploy from Northeast India to RAF Coningsby to train with Typhoon FGR4 equipped 3(Fighter) Squadron. The exercise […]

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Russia, India to Hold Joint Military Peace Exercises in November

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Military exercises between Russia and India will be held in November in line with a UN mandate, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Southern Military District’s press service said Tuesday. “The joint INDRA-2015 Russian-Indian exercises will be held in November at the Mahajan Range in the state of Rajasthan in the Republic of India,” the press service said in a statement. The exercises will run 13 […]

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Pakistani army vows success of Economic Corridor to China

SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif has said that the army can pay any price to ensure the success of the implementation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), local media reported Sunday. General Raheel Sharif made the pledge while inspecting a part of road network under construction for the corridor in […]

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US solidifying its defense position in S China Sea: report

SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES The participation of Admiral Scott Swift, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, in a seven-hour reconnaissance mission over the South China Sea aboard a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft should be viewed as a strategic move by Washington to solidify its defensive position in the region, according to the Moscow-based Sputnik […]

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Punjab terror attack: Why it took 11 hours to kill three terrorists

SOURCE: TNN The 11 hours it took to neutralize the three terrorists who stormed into Gurdaspur was because of a deliberate strategy to try and capture at least one of the terrorists alive, sources said. The plan was to have an Ajmal Kasab, the lone gunman seized in the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 who […]

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China says not planning military bases in the Maldives

SOURCE: REUTERS China is not planning to build military bases on the Maldives, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after the Maldives allowed foreigners to own land despite opposition concern the reform could be used for military expansion by China. The Indian Ocean island nation passed legislation last week to allow foreigners to own land […]

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Martyred SP Baljit Singh’s father too died in a terror attack

SOURCE: TNN History repeated itself in the death of Gurdaspur SP (detective) Baljit Singh, who was killed fighting terrorists in Dinanagar town on Monday. The officer’s father, ASI Achhar Singh, too had lost his life in a similar fashion 31 years ago during a search operation in Moga district. Baljit was recruited as an ASI […]

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Industry body Assocham demands govt to remove entry barriers for Indian firms into defence procurement

SOURCE: MERINEWS In the spirit of ‘Make in India’ programme, the government should set an indigenization target within a time frame to encourage domestic companies to take part in manufacturing of the Defence equipment and facilities, industry body Assocham has said. It is only then the home-grown companies will be able to participate in the […]

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Punjab terror attack: Is there a ‘China’ angle?

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The terrorists, who launched a terror strike in the Gurdaspur district in Punjabon Monday, had ‘Made in China’ grenades with them.  According to Director General of Punjab Police Sumedh Singh Saini, the terrorists were carrying sophisticated weapons. “We have recovered ‘Made in China’ grenades from them. They were wearing combat fatigues,” he […]

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Advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3D Completes Two Years in Orbit

SOURCE: SPACEREF INSAT-3D, an Advanced Weather Satellite completes two successful years in orbit on July 26, 2015. It was launched by Ariane VA214 flight from French Guyana on July 26, 2013 at 01:24 hrs (IST). INSAT-3D is an exclusive mission designed for enhanced meteorological observations and monitoring of land and ocean surfaces for weather forecasting […]

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US wants to see tension reduced between Pakistan, India

SOURCE: AFP John Kirby, Spokesman for US State Department, has stated that Washington wanted to see the conflict and the tension reduced between Pakistan and India. Answering to a question over the demand of Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (SAPM), Kirby said he could not say anything on the […]

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US media highlights Abdul Kalam’s role in India’s nuclear programme

SOURCE: PTI Describing him as one of the most “exuberant boosters” of India’s nuclear capabilities, the US media today highlighted the contribution of ‘missile man’ A P J Abdul Kalam to the country’s atomic and space programme. Kalam, who would have turned 84 in October died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest during a lecture at the IIM Shillong yesterday, plunging […]

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Missile Man Fuelled Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan Ideas

SOURCE:  Express News Service He was popularly known as the ‘Missile Man’, but though unknown to many, former President APJ Abdul Kalam was one of the key figures who inspired the Indian Space Research Organisation into taking up its missions to Moon and Mars. Paying tributes to the veteran, ISRO director Mayilsami Annadurai said it […]

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Forensic tests show downed drone operated by India: Pakistan Army

SOURCE: PTI   Pakistan’s Army has claimed that forensic tests of the drone it downed along the Line of Control (LoC) showed it was operated by the Indian Army. Military spokesman said the visuals retrieved out of the drone indicate that the Quadcopter flew from Indian post. Initially it remained close to the LoC, continuing […]

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Pakistan’s Rohingya tears stoke India’s fears

SOURCE: TNN With Pakistan recently sponsoring a UN resolution expressing “serious concern” over the “plight” of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state of Myanmar, India is worried that Pakistan-based jehadi outfits like Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) will be further emboldened to radicalize the community and train its members for carrying out terrorist activities in Myanmar […]

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‘Pak angle’ clouds talks revival

SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH INDIA The possibility that the Dinanagar attack was carried out by terrorists from Pakistan, suggested by home ministry officials, has injected fresh tension into already floundering attempts by the neighbours to resume a peace dialogue. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif had agreed, at their meeting in Ufa, Russia, earlier this month, […]

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Gurdaspur terror strike: Time to dust up the KPS Gill doctrine to deal with it

SOURCE: FIRST POST The terrorist attack in Gurdaspur, which at the time of writing was still to be brought to a successful conclusion, proves two things: one, Pakistan is keen to revive terrorism in Punjab even while stoking it again in Jammu & Kashmir; and two, the Indian government should stop believing that appeasement as […]

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RAW report alerted PMO on resurgence of Sikh groups

SOURCE: THE HINDU A little more than a month ago, India’s external intelligence agency the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) sent a report to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), detailing the resurgence of “Sikh radical organisations” across the globe. The report, the contents of which are available with The Hindu, was sent on June 16 […]

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CRPF to buy 6,000 bikes for anti-Naxal operations

SOURCE: PTI The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to buy around 6,000 motorbikes to mobilise troops engaged in anti-Naxal operations and reduce dependence on jeeps and other four-wheelers, which fall prey to landmines causing casualty to the security forces. The bikes will be given to every battalion and strike units deployed for anti-Naxal […]

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Bitten by 26/11, Centre cracks whip on channels

SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH The Centre intervened to clamp down on live television coverage of today’s attack in Punjab’s Gurdaspur to prevent the gunmen from gaining information linked to the security forces’ operations that lasted over 12 hours. In an “advisory” issued around 11am – by when the coverage had gone on for several hours – […]

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Punjab terror attack: Agencies probe Babbar Khalsa-Lashkar tango

SOURCE: TNN Intelligence agencies believe Monday’s strike may have been in the works for more than a year as they had come across some intercepts around that time which suggested that Babbar Khalsa International-Lashkar modules were planning a “suicide attack” at the Punjab Police academy by a group of 3-5 terrorists – a number eerily […]

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Gurdaspur terror attack: GPS shows terror team from Pakistan, got help from drug cartel too

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Early inspection of data from global positioning sets carried by terrorists who carried out Monday’s attack in Gurdaspur suggests that the group launched its operation from across the border in Pakistan’s Shakargarh area, government sources have told The Indian Express. The sets recovered from the terrorists arrived in New Delhi Monday […]

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Journey started with cattle shed, some cycling help from a colleague

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The journey of A P J Abdul Kalam as a space scientist began in early 1960s at Thumba, a coastal village near here, which housed India’s first rocket launcher, Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launcher. Kalam was one of the few young scientists sent by Dr Vikram Sarabhai for training of ‘sounding rockets’ […]

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Man Who Realised India’s Missile dream

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Fondly known as the Missile Man of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, a specialist in Aeronautical Engineering and one of the most distinguished Indian scientists, had made several contributions to Indian space research programmes with the evolution of the country’s first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III). He was the […]

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We need missiles as strength respects strength, former President Abdul Kalam would say

SOURCE: TNN Much before he became “a people’s President” in 2002, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was already a national icon as the “Missile Man of India”, an inspiration to children and scientists around the country. Known more for his inspirational leadership with the scientists who worked under him being fiercely loyal, Kalam was the […]

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New Delhi to seek revival of Iran-Pak-India gas pipeline

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES India is set to push for the proposed $7-billion gas pipeline from Iranvia Pakistan, seeking to grab the opportunity presented by the nuclear deal between the gulf country and major powers of the world this month that has lifted the fog of restrictions. A senior oil ministry official will lead a delegation […]

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Unlocking defence land to serve India’s cities

SOURCE: FINANCIAL EXPRESS Urban transformation in India requires more than boilerplate schemes and missions of the central government. The total potential outlay of the Smart Cities Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the government’s flagship urban schemes is R2 lakh crore. Adding the 14th Finance Commission grants to cities of […]

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Wrapped in tricolour, A P J Abdul Kalam’s mortal remains flown to Delhi

SOURCE: PTI The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who died in Shillong last evening, was carried to Delhi early this morning by a special aircraft from Guwahati. Last respects were paid to the late former President at the tarmac of the airport after his body was brought to Guwahati from Shillong by an […]

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Breaking News: APJ Abdul Kalam Passes Away

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) R.I.P SIR   Former president APJ Abdul Kalam who was Admitted to hospital in Shillong in Meghalaya has passed away due to cardiac arrest while giving lecture to the Students of the B-SCHOOL.  Dr Kalam served as the 11th President on from India to 2002nd 2007.Dr Kalam was Born in Rameswaram on October […]

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Sri Lankan Air Force chief Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala meets IAF counterpart Arup Raha

SOURCE: PTI Visiting Sri Lankan Air Force(SLAF) Air Marshal Gagan Pulasthi Bulathsinghala today held talks with his counterpart Air Chief Marshal Arup Rahahere, on ways to enhance bilateral defence ties. Bulathsinghala called on the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, and Chief of the Air Staff Raha here at the Air Headquarters here. During their meeting, […]

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Central forces to get 50 UAVs for surveillance: Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: PTI Government has sanctioned procurement of 50 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for central armed police forces like CRPF and BSF, besides deciding to grant some special duty allowances to the troops of these forces deployed in hard duty areas.  The announcement was made today by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who officiated as the chief […]

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Gurdaspur terror attack, first in nearly eight years in Punjab

SOURCE: PTI Following are some of the terror-related incidents that have taken place in Punjab between 2001 and 2015. These do not include seizure of arms and ammunition during the period. Several arrests were made during the period and the then Minister of State for Home Vidyasagar Rao had told the Lok Sabha that Pakistan’s […]

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Defence Ministry pulls up Navy for leaving HR spot open for 4 months

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE With Navy’s top Human Resource (HR) position — Chief of Personnel (CoP) — lying vacant for almost four months, the Defence Ministry reportedly pulled up the Naval Headquarters, indicating the urgency to fill the vacancy. The Defence Ministry’s observation came after the promotion boards for rear admirals met on May 28 […]

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Iran nuclear deal may give India strategic edge over China: Duowei

SOURCE : WANT CHINA TIMES India could end up an unlikely winner from the Iran nuclear deal to the detriment of China, says Duowei News, a US-based Chinese political news outlet. On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 — the permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany — finally sealed the historic deal […]

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Tata Motors banks on defence sector business, exports to drive 30-40% of its revenues

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle maker, is banking on growth in its defence sector business and exports to drive 30-40 per cent of its revenues in the next three to four years as it seeks to derisk the domestic commercial vehicle business from its inherent cyclicality. The company expects the defence […]

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Modi hints at reviving ties with the Maldives after crackdown

SOURCE: MSN India is once again warming up to the Maldives after Prime Minister Narendra Modi opted out of a visit to the tropical nation in March following its crackdown on its politicians, including former president Mohammed Nasheed. Though the Maldives invited Modi again in May in an attempt to revive ties, the Indian PM […]

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All Terrorists Killed In Gurdaspur, Search Operations Continue

SOURCE: TEHKELA All terrorists, including a woman who hold up in the Bananagar police station, have been eliminated by the security forces in Gurdaspur after fierce gunbattle, which raged on for some hours. The lives of three police personnel, including an SP, have been martyred in the effort.  Security forces have started combing operations in Gurdaspur in right earnest. In […]

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Gurdaspur attackers heard shouting Islamic slogans before final assault

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Punjab Police personnel said on Monday they heard terrorists shout ‘Allah hu Akbar’ — Arabic for ‘God is great’ — before three attackers were killed after an intense gunfight in Gurdaspur district, indicating the assault was a suicide attack. Heavily armed men stormed a police station in the Punjab district close to the border […]

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Why Pathankot-Jammu highway is vulnerable to terror attacks

SOURCE : HINDUSTAN TIMES Monday’s deadly terror attack at Dinanagar in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district has a striking similarity, both in terrain and tactics, to a string of such strikes along Pathankot-Jammu national highway over the past 13 years – it is in fact, the third such incident this year on the only link between the […]

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NTRO to revamp its cyber tech

SOURCE : ASIAN AGE The National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO) is planning a major revamp of its cyber technology to deal with the growing threat of cyber terror. The formal proposal is likely to be discussed by the Cabinet committee on Security soon. The NTRO deals with all issues related to technical surveillance and intelligence […]

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‘I was walking into a death-trap': Young Indian Muslims caught trying to join ISIS tell Mail Today how being stopped by security forces saved their lives

SOURCE : DAILYMAIL When Saifuddin (name changed), a 26-year-old MBA from Hyderabad, decided to leave his heavily pregnant wife to join the ISIS in Syria, he had no idea that the intelligence agencies were tracking his every move. To do khidmat (service) and be part of the ISIS or the Islamic State, Saifuddin, like many other […]

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Special Forces deployed in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, says Parrikar

SOURCE : ANI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said Special Forces have been deployed in Gurdaspur and added that the counter insurgency forces are already there.”The Special Forces have left for Gurdaspur. The Home Ministry will give more information. The Special Forces have moved there. The counter insurgency and counter terror special forces are […]

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NSG reaching spot, India tightens security on Pakistan border after Punjab attack

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Even as a fierce gun battle ensues at the Dinanagar police station in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, Elite National Security Guard (NSG Commando) is reaching the spot to carry out counter-offensive on the 4 terrorists who have holed up in Police station. Terrorist were in Army uniform and came from Jammu Side, […]

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Myanmar deploys additional brigade along border with India

SOURCE: PTI Myanmar has deployed an additional brigade comprising around 6,000 men and officers along the border with India, apparently to prevent any more surgical strikes by the Indian Army inside its territory. The brigade has been deployed in addition to five already posted along the 1,643km-long Indo-Myanmar border, a senior government official said. The […]

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Air Show to Stay, or Fly Out? Officials Unsure

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE There is talk that the biennial Aero India, India’s premier air show, will be shifted from the city to Goa henceforth, but defence officials do not believe that this may be the case. When Express contacted Wing Commander M D  Singh of the Defence Exhibition Organisation, he said, “We have heard […]

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Gunmen in army uniform attack police station in Gurdaspur; 1 dead

SOURCE: PTI Gunmen in army uniform attacked a police station in Dinanagar town near Gurdaspur, Punjab, early on Monday morning, leaving one person dead. Two others were injured in the attack.The attackers, three to four in number, came in a white Maruti car and opened fire at the police station, killing the policeman on guard […]

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Marines case: India to contest Italy’s decision in ITLOS

SOURCE: PTI India will contest the Italian government’s decision to the take the matter of two of its marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen three years ago, to an international tribunal which is going to hear it in the second week of August. A legal team, headed by a law officer, would be leaving […]

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India to give new dossier on Lakhvi, Dawood, Hafiz to Pakistan

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA India will give fresh dossier to Pakistan on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, as per news reports on Sunday. A similar dossier on the three terrorists was reportedly being prepared by India last month which contained details of their assets, […]

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Security grid needs to come together to counter ISIS: Indian Army

SOURCE: PTI A top Army commander today said there are no large footprints of ISIS in Jammu and Kashmir but the outfit was “creeping towards this side” and the security grid has to stop the “terrible” organisation from getting a foothold in the country.  Northern Army Commander Lt General DS Hooda also expressed concern over a number […]

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India’s ties with West Asia to get a boost

SOURCE : HINDUSTAN TIMES The NDA government is poised to launch its high-level engagements with West Asia, which is in the throes of changing political dynamics in the wake of growing threat from Islamic State (IS) and Iran nuclear deal. Modi government is looking at leveraging the position India enjoys as a country with world’s […]

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President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Israel, Palestine from October 9th

SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES Pranab Mukherjee who will be first Indian President to visit Israel is likely to undertake a six-seven day visit to the region beginning with Jordan followed by Palestine and finally Tel Aviv beginning October 9. In what could be described as a delicate balancing in foreign policy juxtaposing its traditional ties […]

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Indo-Japan defence ties set to grow stronger

SOURCE : PTI Defence ties between India and Japan are set to grow stronger with both coming together for Malabar naval exercises in October and exploring possibility of having joint air exercises. Japanese defence sources expressed satisfaction at the growth trajectory in the defence ties saying, “the direction is right. We need to work on […]

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US based millionaire hotelier Baldev Singh rejects idea of Khalistan

SOURCE : HINDUSTAN TIMES Former deputy speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Baldev Singh (78) wants Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to focus on Punjab and make their foreign visits productive by replicating development ideas from US in the state. Baldev Singh, a native of village Majat near Landran in SAS district, is also critical the way […]

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On Mann ki Baat, PM Modi Pays Tribute to Kargil Martyrs

SOURCE : NDTV Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid his respects to the martyrs to Kargil on the 16th Kargil Diwas. “The Kargil battle was not just fought on borders, India’s every village, city and town has made a contribution to that,” the PM said during his address to the nation on his monthly radio programme […]

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Controversy over EoIs for army’s combat vehicles

SOURCE: Financialexpress The Directorate of Mechanised Forces in the Indian Army sought expressions of interest (EoI) for the Rs 1,00,000-crore futuristic infantry combat vehicle (FICV) from 10 Indian companies earlier this month. Oddly enough, the EoI has been sought under the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)-2008, under the ‘make’ category, (Para 2 of the EoI document […]

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Nawaz Sharif told me that Pakistan can never take Kashmir, India can never give it away: Veteran journalist

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had long ago admitted that his country can neither take away Kashmir nor can India give it away, veteran journalist Kuldip Nayyar claimed on Saturday. “My friendship with Nawaz Sharif goes back a long way. I met him in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) during his wilderness years… He told […]

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With China As Friend, Pakistan Is Teasing India. The Game Has Changed, Leaving Us Behind

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Pakistan is having fun at India’s expense, teasing Delhi, even daring it. It flashes friendship at Prime Ministers’ level one day, and attacks our border posts the next day. It offers cooperation on terrorists one day, and protects terrorists the day after. The generals seem to be using Nawaz Sharif as […]

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India hasn’t learnt from Kargil war; Bigger battles lay unattended

SOURCE: ONE INDIA The real victory of the Vijay Diwas is far from reality. The martyrdom of 4,000 soldiers in the Kargil War is all but a waste if the international border issues between Pakistan and India continue to happen. The ceasefire violations over the past two years are proof enough that nothing has changed […]

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China says India’s fears of military base in Maldives unfounded : China’s state media

SOURCE: THE HINDU China’s state media on Saturday said India’s apprehensions that Beijing could establish a military base in the Maldives were groundless, after Male approved a law to allow foreigners to buy land in the country. People’s Daily, the official newspaper, ran a report which quoted a senior military officer as saying that China […]

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Kargil Vijay Diwas: Lessons learnt but reforms yet to gather steam

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES India drew hard lessons from the 1999 war against a smaller foe, but those have not entirely been put into practice by successive governments at the pace the military would have liked.Kargil led to intelligence capabilities being expanded, the army rebooting its deployment and distribution of forces factoring in the crafty plotting […]

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Shoot to Thrill: Government to Glorify Indian Wars

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The repackaging and marketing of India’s war history has been put on the priority list by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. It has set up a separate division in South Block that will only take care of this aspect. To glorify battles fought by the Indian armed forces, the government has […]

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Kargil War: 11 things you should know

SOURCE: NEWSX In spite of several agreements like Non–Nuclear Aggression Agreement (NNAA-1988), Lahore Declaration (1999) and different Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) between Indian and Pakistan promising peace along the Line of Control (LoC), the two countries have fought three wars in five decades. In the light of Lahore Declaration, Indian could have never imagined of the […]

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Detainees ‘vanish’ in Pak jails

SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH INDIA /  New york times news service Niaz Bibi’s son disappeared into the night, whisked away by Pakistani soldiers who accused him of being a Taliban fighter. For 18 anguishing months, she could find no word of his fate. Then, last year, the phone rang. “Come to Kohat prison,” said a man […]

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Kargil ghosts still stalk India’s military

SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH INDIA Air Marshal Birender Singh “Tony” Dhanoa walks to his desk in his fifth floor corner office in New Delhi’s Vayusena Bhavan – headquarters of the Indian Air Force – and withdraws from the drawer an outsized register: his “pilot’s flying log-book” He turns the pages, neatly divided into columns and squares, […]

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Augmenting operational strength: IAF in the process of inducting more aircraft

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Augmenting its operational strength, the IAF is in the process of inducting additional Su-30 MKI aircraft manufactured under licence by HAL and Light Combat Aircraft ( LCA), which is manufactured indigenously by HAL,Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Lok Sabha. He said that the requirement of fighter aircraft is periodically reviewed to ensure […]

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15 steps government has taken to attract investment from domestic private sector in defence

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES In a bid to encourage private sector participation in the defence sector, the government has undertaken a slew of initiatives, especially with the view to promote the ‘Make in India’ initiative. According to a Ministry of Defence release, since the opening of private sector participation in defence sector, a total of 287 […]

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KNOS plans to partner with Indian Navy

SOURCE: THE HINDU The government’s Kerala Network for Organ Sharing (KNOS) is actively considering a proposal to join hands with the Indian Navy to launch a permanent mechanism to use its aircraft and helicopters as air ambulances to fly harvested organs in record time. The move comes a day after history was created on Friday […]

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Myanmar Army Chief starts 4-day visit today

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE India has decided to extend military cooperation with Myanmar in the filed of its defence requirements, besides working out a strategy to drive out Indian insurgents from its territory during the four-day visit of Myanmar’s Army Chief starting on Sunday. Disclosing that India has taken a policy decision in this regard, […]

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BSF bought spare parts for grounded chopper: CAG

SOURCE: DHNS The Border Security Force (BSF) bought spare parts worth Rs 1.41 crore from a Ukraine-based company for two grounded MI-17 choppers, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said. In its report tabled in Parliament, the CAG said the Air Wing of BSF procured “Auxiliary Power Units” (APU) for use in the two-grounded […]

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Over 30 Under Scanner in India for Supporting IS

SOURCE:  Express News Service Over 30 sympathisers of Islamic State(IS) terror outfit are under the scanner of Indian intelligence and Security agencies for spreading jihadi propaganda and online indoctrination activities targeting gullible youth. According to sources, the intelligence and security agencies have foiled the plans of some youth to travel to Syria and they are […]

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Silent Killer: Russian Super Rifle VSK-94 Up Close

SOURCE: SPUTNIK The ability to shoot in all weather conditions, as far and as accurately as possible has always been a major challenge to sniper gun designers, and this is where Russian master armorers have always shined.Meet their latest creation – the top-of-the-line VSK-94 silenced sniper rifle — developed by the Tula-based Instrument Design Bureau, most famous […]

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Rise of the Machines: Robots, Cyborgs to Play First Fiddle in War of 2050

SOURCE: SPUTNIK The future battlefield will be overcrowded with robots, genetically engineered “super-humans” and a wide range of autonomous killer bots, according to a US Army Research Laboratory report.  The tactical battlefield of 2050 will surpass all expectations, since robots and super-human killers will be playing the first fiddle in the battle, according to thought leaders from the US Defense […]

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Govt to take decisions to improve women strength in armed forces: Parrikar

SOURCE : PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday expressed concern over the low participation of women in armed forces, saying the Centre will take “a lot of decisions” in next couple of months for improving their numbers.  “I am bit pained as only 3,298 ladies are in armed forces (in the country),” Parrikar said addressing […]

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India’s Reluctant Defence Partners (US & Japan) against China

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) While Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean , Has kept many Asian countries on the Edge, India which has unsettled border dispute with China for nearly Six decades and had fought a short war in 1962 with China might be one of few countries with […]

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7 weeks 7 Crashes forces Russian Air Force to investigate

SOURCE : Themoscowtimes.com Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered an investigation into the shocking loss of seven military aircraft in crashes during routine training exercises since the beginning of June, news agency RIA Novosti reported Friday.The crashes appear to show that an increase in Russian military activity connected to the crisis in Ukraine is […]

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4 J-20 fighters undergo simultaneous test flight in Chengdu: Kanwa

SOURCE : WANT CHINA TIMES China is conducting test flights of four J-20 fight-generation stealth fighter jets simultaneously in the southwestern city of Chengdu, reports the Kanwa Defense Review, a Chinese-language military magazine based in Canada. The People’s Liberation Army is said to be testing the four prototypes at the same time to speed up […]

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Keep low-rated, debt-heavy firms out of defence projects under ‘Make in India’, recommends MoD panel

SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES Keep low credit-rated and debt-ridden companies out of major defence projects under ‘Make in India’, recommends a high-powered ministry of defence (MoD) panel. If accepted, this recommendation can disqualify some of the companies currently at the forefront of defence manufacturing plans now. The panel led by former home secretaryDhirender Singh has […]

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Manpower crunch dogs ISRO’s success

SOURCE : Bangalore Mirror Bureau Increasing popularity after the successful Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has surprisingly put the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in a tight spot. With the demand for more satellites and foreign satellite launches going up the country’s premier space agency is suddenly faced with a severe manpower crunch. ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) […]

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India need not worry about China’s military expansion: Report

SOURCE : PTI India need not worry about China’s military expansion in the Maldives under its new law allowing foreigners to own land as the communist nation has no policy to build overseas naval bases but its firms may take up land for commercial use, state-run media reported on Saturday.  The Maldives ratified legislation to […]

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Pak trying to push LeT terrorists for Independence Day strike

SOURCE : ASIAN AGE Pakistan has upped its efforts to disturb peace on the international border. Latest warnings by the intelligence bureau indicate that Pakistan’s ISI and the Pakistani Rangers are trying to push 10 hardcore Lashkar-e-Tayyaba terrorists led by its commander Maqbool Khan to strike before Independence Day. Following the latest intelligence warning, all […]

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Syed Ali Shah Geelani may not use passport

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani will not travel to Saudi Arabia to see his ailing daughter Farhat Jabeen as she, along with her four children arrived here on Friday, and is staying with her father. Mr Geelani was earlier this week issued a short-duration validity passport “on humanitarian grounds” to […]

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LRSAM to be test-fired in India in Oct: BDL Chief

SOURCE: ONE INDIA The Long Range Surface Air Missile (LR-SAM) will be tested-fired in India, coming October. LRSAM, also known as Barak-8, being co-developed by India and Israel had already been successfully flight-tested against a flying target in Israel in November 2014. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have joined […]

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‘In 1971 war, Navy had brush with mystery N-sub’

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE In a stunning revelation about the 1971 India-Pakistan war in a book written by a retired Indian Navy submariner, an Indian submarine had a brush with a hitherto unidentified nuclear submarine near Pakistani shores. According to the book Foxtrots of the Indian Navy, by Commodore P.R. Franklin (Retd) who has fictionalised the […]

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Negotiations for setting Rafale price commenced

SOURCE: UNI Negotiating teams of India and France constituted to finalise the terms and conditions procurement of 36 Rafale fighters have commenced the talks, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Rajya Sabha today. “Government of India would like to acquire 36 Rafale jets in fly-away condition as quickly as possible,” Mr Parrikar said in a […]

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Will not allow Chinese military bases, Maldives assures India

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Maldives government’s move to allow foreign ownership of its islands will not affect India’s strategic interests, said Maldives President Abdullah Yameen on Thursday, after ratifying the constitutional amendment on freeholds that could benefit countries like China, that are eager to build land holdings in the Indian ocean. “Our sovereignty is not […]

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Make in India to Reduce Defence Imports

SOURCE : IANS   A paradigm shift is required in policies and procedures to ‘Make in India’ and enable the country reduce imports and increase indigenisation for self-reliance in aerospace and defence, a senior official said on Friday. “We need a paradigm shift in manufacturing of defence equipment to reverse imports from 70 percent and […]

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How Indian Air Force made history with the Kargil War

SOURCE : Dailyo.in Operation “Safed Sagar” commenced on May 26, 1999 and concluded on July 11, 1999 after all military objectives were achieved. This was the first time in the history of military aviation that air power was used at a height of upto 32,000 feet by the Indian Air Force. From April 1999, the Pakistan Army along […]

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Army chief says India won’t allow another Kargil

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Sixteen years after Pakistan sprang a surprise on the Indian Army and triggered a war in the mountains of Kargil, army chief General Dalbir Singh on Friday said India had reinforced its security architecture significantly to avert a repeat of 1999. Speaking exclusively to HT, Singh said, “We have beefed up our […]

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Myanmar top general in India tomorrow

SOURCE: DHNS Less than two months after Indian Army’s “surgical strike” inside Myanmar against Northeast militants, the Chief of Defence Staff of Myanmar would be visiting India to discuss future avenues of military cooperation and how the two nations would work together to nab the militants still at large. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the […]

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How unexploded bombs are making it to scrap markets in Pokhran

SOURCE: REDIFF The incident of a bomb explosion in a civilian area close to the Army’s firing range in Rajasthan has once again highlighted the problem of civilians entering these ranges to collect exploded bombs and shells that fetch a good price in the junk market. The Army on Wednesday, however, put the onus on […]

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Damaged Black box of crashed Dornier sent to US to retrieve data

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Coast Guard has sent the “severely damaged” black box of the Dornier aircraft, which crashed off the coast of Tamil Nadu on June 8, to the United States to retrieve data. The decision was taken after Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) informed the Board of Inquiry — constituted to look into […]

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20 IAF fighter aircraft crashed in last 3 years: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE : PTI As many as 20 fighter aircraft, including 3 frontline Sukhois, of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have crashed in the last three years. Two IAF personnel were killed and as many civilians injured in these accidents, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said in a written reply to Lok Sabha today. As per the figures […]

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US lawmakers urge Pakistan to take action against all militants

SOURCE : DAWN US lawmakers, while pleased with Pakistan’s resolve to combat extremists along the Afghan border, are pressing the country also to crack down on other militant groups. The prime minister’s special assistant on foreign affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi and senior Pakistani diplomats had a taste of their indignation over the issue this week as […]

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Performance of ITBP affected as ordnance factories delayed arms supplies: CAG

SOURCE : PTI Performance of ITBP guarding the sensitive Sino-India border has been “adversely affected” as ordnance factories did not supply necessary arms and ammunition to the force for upto to six years after taking advance payments, the CAG today said. In its latest report tabled today in Parliament, the CAG said advance funds of […]

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India, Thailand agree to enhance naval cooperation: Dhowan

SOURCE : PTI India and Thailand have agreed to forge and enhance naval cooperation including sharing of data and information on shipping, which will help the two navies jointly address any emerging threats and challenges. During talks by visiting Indian Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan, the two nations explored more avenues to further strengthen relationship in […]

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US to release USD 337 million military aid to Pak

SOURCE : ANI The United States is expected to release military assistance worth USD 337 million to Pakistan under the Coalition Support Fund in the next few days. A Finance Ministry official familiar with the matter said that the Obama administration has notified the U.S. Congress about its intention to release the fund after a […]

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IB Warns of Human Bomb Attack Against Modi During His Bihar Visit

SOURCE : IANS A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bihar visit, the intelligence agencies have warned of a possible “human bomb attack” on the lines of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, a top police officer said. Modi is scheduled to visit Patna on Saturday and address a rally in Muzaffarpur. “The Intelligence […]

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Indian Army short of 10,000 officers: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE : PTI The Army is facing a shortfall of nearly 10,000 officers while the Navy is facing a shortage of about 1,800.Also, 644 officers have taken premature retirement from the Army since 2012. In the Navy, the figure stood at 343 while in the Air Force, it was 441. Giving the details, Defence Minister […]

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US could delpoy F-35C stealth fighter to S China Sea

SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES The potential deployment of a Lockheed Martin F-35C fifth-generation stealth fighter to the Asia-Pacific region has attracted the attention of Beijing, according to China’s nationalist tabloid Global Times. In his final Navigation Plan announced on July 20, US chief of naval operations Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert suggested the US Navy to […]

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Pics from Exercise Indradhanush IV

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Royal Air Force has provided only 3 pictures on ongoing Exercise Indradhanush IV a bilateral exercise with the Indian Air Force. the IAF is being represented by: 190-strong personnel [including IAF Special Forces, the Garud] 4 Sukhoi Su-30MKI – SB065, SB138, SB167 & SB309 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI aerial refueller – RK-3454 Lockheed […]

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Pakistan to Buy 8 Submarines From China: Report

SOURCE : NDTV Pakistan and China on Thursday agreed to a multi-billion dollar deal that would see Beijing provide eight submarines to the Pakistan Navy, in an agreement that analysts are calling the largest-ever defence deal China has agreed to with any country. Despite the magnitude of the deal, government officials did not provide any […]

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Indian Navy and its 5th Gen Fighter jet dilemma

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) India is finally showing some urgency in developing Second indigenous aircraft carrier-II (IAC-II) due to rising Chinese threat in the Indian Ocean. Carrier which will be named “INS Vishal” will have proposed displacement of 65,000 ton, Once ready INS Vishal will be largest aircraft carrier operated by Indian Navy and […]

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India’s Act East Policy balancing China in the region: Thinktank

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE   India’s Act East Policy and the policies of countries like Japan and Australia are balancing the increasing influence of China in the Southeast Asian region, US lawmakers have been informed by a thinktank expert. “As China continues to invest in its military and lay down new hulls at breakneck speed, […]

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India’s rise is in United States of America’s interest: US

SOURCE : PTI US lawmakers and officials have highlighted the importance of India-US relationship, with the administration’s pointsperson for South Asia saying India’s rise is in US’ interest and a strong US is in India’s interest.  The officials made the comments at a Congressional Reception organised by Senate Caucus on India and Indian Americans at […]

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Yakub Memon must not hang, we brought him back: Key RAW man in ’07

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE As 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon moved Supreme Court Thursday to seek a stay on his execution, news portal Rediff.com put out what it said was an unpublished article written in 2007 by B Raman, former Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat, in which he said Yakub did not […]

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Terror threat hangs over Independence Day: Intelligence intercepts reveal plot to ‘avenge’ hanging of 1993 Mumbai bomb plotter

SOURCE: DAILYMAIL The security agencies have got a whiff of a terror plot being hatched to avenge the death penalty given to 1993 Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon. Communication intercepts from various terror groups have revealed that a major strike may be carried out during the Independence Day celebrations. Memon is slated to be hanged on […]

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Southeast Asia’s naval rivalry — India and China

SOURCE: UPI Much has been written recently about both the U.S. military/naval “pivot to Asia” and China’s extensive South China Sea maritime assertions, stirring up territorial claims and counter-claims. But if the possibility of a potential U.S.-China maritime confrontation dominates media coverage, another scenario equally unsettling is rising to the surface — increasingly assertive naval […]

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Why Russian manufacturers are better placed to produce weapon platforms in India

SOURCE: RUSSIA & INDIA REPORT Going by the mainstream media reports both in India and Russia, prominent coverage is being given to the US overtaking Russia as the biggest arms supplier to India. The reports make it look like the prospects of bilateral Indo-Russian military-technical cooperation are bleak. Further oil is being poured in the […]

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Custodian Of Airports- Why CISF’s Mandate Should Not Be Tweaked

SOURCE: Saurabh Kumar / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Post the Kargil war, Indian security establishment felt urgent need to usher in some fundamental changes. The Home ministry, helmed by L.K Advani, the second  most powerful minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led NDA government,  who also went on to become the Deputy PM, approved some […]

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At least 5 large-sized drones being developed by China

SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES China is developing at least five models of large-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), reports Duowei News, a US-based Chinese political news outlet. Based on Duowei’s research, China is currently developing the “Sharp Sword” combat UAV, the “Soar Dragon” high altitude long endurance (HALE) UAV, the “Condor” drone series, the “Sky Wing […]

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Japan Tries to Sink German Bid to Build Submarines for Australia

SOURCE: SPUTNIK With Australia set to award a $50 billion submarine contract, the populist option is a German company which would boost the Australian economy by using local workers. But a consortium of Japanese and British firms is attempting to seize the contract for itself, putting Canberra politicians in a tough spot.  With a $50 […]

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New defence procurement procedure to ease norms for agents and blacklisting of companies

SOURCE: TNN From easing of norms for arms agents and blacklisting of armament companies to promoting the indigenous industry to enter into defence production in a big way under the “Make in India” policy, the new defence procurement procedure (DPP) will have it all. But even as an expert panel submitted its recommendations to the […]

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Peshawar school attack fabrication: Blaming India is immature, Pakistan must grow up

SOURCE: FIRSTPOST Taliban fighters who stormed a military-run school in Peshawar The latest Pakistani claim that India was behind the December 2014 Peshawar school attack does not come as a surprise given Pakistan’s penchant for blatantly lying from time to time primarily to divert attention of the world from domestic challenges. Pakistan, which was formed […]

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Make in India in Defence: From rhetoric to reality

SOURCE: Financial express   The last two months have been an interesting roller-coaster for defence minister Manohar Parrikar. While his humility, IITian intellect, decisiveness and workaholic nature have been appreciated, his statements on imported Ganesha idols, cross-border ops, OROP and the ‘Andhra mirchi’ rose temperatures. His decision to avoid speaking to the media for six […]

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Military becoming part of mall culture?

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Here in the national capital, where the country’s defence and security forces are headquartered, a military band playing tunes amidst an enthralled public is often a sight at either the India Gate or Central Park in Connaught Place. Mumbaikars would relate to how the Indian Navy bands mesmerise them at the Gateway […]

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Hizbul Mujahideen disowns splinter faction in Kashmir

SOURCE: REUTERS A Pakistan-based militant group on Thursday disowned a splinter faction suspected of a string of killings in Indian-occupied Kashmir, with concerns growing that rogue insurgents could ratchet up tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. The two neighbours both claim the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, and have fought two of their three wars […]

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Reliance firm ties up with Singapore’s Augur in defence business

SOURCE: PTI Anil Ambani-led Reliance Unmanned Systems has signed a pact with Singapore-based Augur Overseas Operation to manufacture aerostats and airships in India.  Augur Overseas Operation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Augur Aeronautical Centre (AAC), a leading aerostat and airship designer, builder and supplier globally. Augur Aeronautical Centre has already tied up with Pipavav […]

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Pakistan Navy not invited for International Fleet Review in Vizag

SOURCE : THE HINDU The Indian Navy has not extended an invitation to the Pakistan Navy to participate in the prestigious International Fleet Review (IFR), which is to be hosted by the Eastern Naval Command here next February. A senior Navy official said that during an informal interaction with the media on Thursday that Pakistan […]

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Pak NSA confirms dossier on India’s involvement in ‘terror activities’

SOURCE : ZEE MEDIA Pakistan has prepared a dossier on India’s alleged role in instigating terror activities in Karachi and Balochistan. Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz has confirmed that the dossier will be handed over to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval when the two will meet in Delhi next month. As per report, ?the dossier […]

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Greenpeace India to legally challenge charges against it

SOURCE : TNN Greenpeace India, which is on the receiving end from various quarters, on Thursday said it would legally challenge malicious charges outlined in a notice threatening cancellation of its society’s registration. TOI on Thursday reported that the registrar of societies in Tamil Nadu had issued a show-cause notice to the NGO seeking its […]

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