Agni-IV to be test-fired tomorrow

SOURCE: THE HINDU India’s strategic, ballistic missile, Agni-IV, will be flight-tested from a road-mobile launcher on the Abdul Kalam Island (earlier called Wheeler Island), off Damra village on the Odisha coast, on Monday. The tri-Services’ Strategic Forces Command (SFC), which is entrusted with India’s nuclear weapons, will fire the missile. Agni-IV is a two-stage, surface-to-surface […]

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Various Achievements Of Ministry Of Defence

SOURCE: PIB Speedy modernisation of the Armed Forces to meet present and emerging challenges, development of requisite capacities and infrastructure for making up critical deficiency of weapons and equipment and creating a robust defence set up in the country through the ‘Make in India’ initiative, were the salient achievements of the Ministry of Defence during […]

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The Agni-V: The Culmination To Date Of India’s Missile (R)Evolution

SOURCE: Swarajya The test of the Agni-V missile in its final deliverable configuration on 26 December 2016 represents a major step forward for India’s strategic deterrence posture. Lost in the very legitimate emphasis on what the test means for India’s nuclear deterrent, is the fact the Agni-V represents the culmination to date of an evolutionary process […]

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Maldives: Should India Prefer ‘Surgical Strikes’ Of A Positive Kind? – Analysis

SOURCE: EURASIA REVIEW Every time Maldives is in an Indian discourse, question arises if the larger neighbour should go beyond incremental improvements in bilateral relations. In time of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the refrain should be to prefer ‘surgical strikes’, but of a positive kind. The question arises if PM Modi should consider going ahead […]

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Centre alerts A.P. on Maoist threat to Naidu

SOURCE: THE HINDU CPI (Maoists), who suffered a major blow in a recent encounter with police at the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB), have allegedly targeted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and conducted a recce at the A.P. Bhavan in New Delhi. “Officials of the Ministry of Home have alerted us over the threat to […]

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Why Ajit Doval’s doctrine for Kashmir fell flat

SOURCE: DAILY O The rise of Hindutva politics in India poses a serious threat to the very idea of India. Besides, the tacit approval of majoritarianism by the current regime in New Delhi, and the unwritten decree that everything anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or anti-Modi is “anti-India” will have serious ramifications. Has this trend something to […]

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Army’s response adequate, immediate and intense: Gen Dalbir Singh

SOURCE: IANS Outgoing Army chief General Dalbir Singh on Saturday said he had promised “more than adequate, immediate and intense” response to any action, and the Indian Army had delivered on it during the two and a half years he was at the helm. He said that the Indian Army was fully prepared and well […]

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NIA to write to Pak. on Kupwara Army camp attackers

SOURCE: THE HINDU The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will send a letter rogatory (judicial request for collecting evidence) to Pakistan, seeking information about two mobile handsets recovered from the three terrorists who were killed on October 6 while attempting to storm an Army camp in Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir. One of the terrorists was […]

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Afghan leadership invites General Qamar Bajwa to visit Kabul

SOURCE: DAWN The Afghan leadership has reportedly invited Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to visit Afghanistan.This was announced in a statement tweeted by military media wing’s chief Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor. The Inter-Services Public Relations chief said that General Bajwa telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah and his Afghan counterpart […]

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China Offers New Proof That It Is A Major Challenge For Modi

SOURCE: NDTV India and China will begin the new year on a sour note, as Beijing confirmed Delhi’s worst fears by blocking a UN Security Council-mandated committee from blacklisting Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, thereby throwing a lifeline of support to its client state, Pakistan. As the rest of India dealt with the perils of demonetization, […]

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Squeezed in India, Zakir Naik takes radicalisation to Nepal

SOURCE: ENS Controversial Salafist preacher Zakir Naik has shifted his radicalisation activities to Nepal following the ban on his outfits in India under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Naik’s Pakistan connection also emerged during the probe by intelligence agencies. Naik’s cadres recently visited Kathmandu, Krishnanagar and Siraha and Birganj districts in the Terai […]

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Isro to launch 103 satellites in the year 2017

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE Satish Dhawan Space Centre Director P. Kunhi Krishnan said success of every mission is important to them and expressed confidence in achieving more mile stones in 2017. Speaking to this newspaper on Friday, he said the first launch for the year is going to be PSLV-C37 with a whopping 103 satellites including Cartosat-2D […]

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Pakistan runs to new UN chief with plaints against India

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan would hand over a dossier on alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and evidence of attempted violation of maritime boundary by an Indian submarine to incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday, his first working day after assuming office. Pakistan’s Permanent UN representative Maleeha Lodhi will officially pass on the dossier to […]

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India-Iran links go back to pre-Islamic period

SOURCE: DAILY O May 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a visit to Iran to bring new dimensions to India’s strategic ties. For India and Iran, the continuous revalidation of cultural ties from ancient times is a necessity for world peace, world trade, a better understanding of harmony between religions and the spread of fundamental civilisational […]

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India’s policy shift reflects improvement in ties: Israel envoy

SOURCE: THE HINDU Israeli Ambassador to India Daniel Carmon says his government appreciates India’s stand, and a favourable “shift in position” at the UN in the past two years. Even as Israel expressed its anger with the US and the UN Security Council for the resolution calling on it to end settlements in the West […]

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Gen Praveen Bakshi: Not resigning, speculation should end

SOURCE: PTI Putting to rest all speculation about his resignation, Eastern Army Commander Lt. Gen. Praveen Bakshi today assured full support to General Bipin Rawat, who took charge as the new Army Chief superseding him. “I convey my best wishes and full support of Eastern Command to Gen Bipin Rawat on having taken over as […]

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Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army chief, succeeding General Dalbir Singh Suhag

SOURCE: IANS New Army chief General Bipin Rawat and Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Saturday took over as the chiefs of the two services, with outgoing General Dalbir Singh and Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha handing over charge. A Guard of Honour was conducted for General Singh on the lawns […]

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Year of many firsts for Defence Ministry, but not sans controversies

SOURCE: FE In a year that saw surgical strikes, a new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) and strengthening relations with both Russia and the US, the Defence Ministry had many firsts, but also could not escape controversies, including those around the 7th Pay Commission recommendations and One Rank One Pension (OROP). In two major achievements for […]

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Going forward, India needs battle pigs not elephants to tame Pakistan

SOURCE: ENS Thus wrote the Macedonian historian and rhetorician Polyaenus, in his masterpiece Strategems of War, written around 161 CE, and dedicated to the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Marcus Aurelius: “At the siege of Megara, Antigonus brought his elephants into the attack; but the Megarians daubed some swine with pitch, set fire to it, […]

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Pakistan banega Chinkisthan ? Chinese to outnumber Balochistan natives by 2048: Pak report

SOURCE: ANI A report by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has noted that at the current rate of influx of Chinese nationals into Balochistan and after completion of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the native population of the area will be outnumbered by 2048. This trend has sparked fear […]

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`China blocking sanction against Masood Azhar puts Beijing in bad light` : Defence expert

SOURCE: ANI Defence expert Major General (Retired) PK Sehgal on Friday said that China`s decision to again block a proposal to list Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist under the 1267 sanctions committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is along anticipated lines, but puts Beijing in poor light.  “Actions by China are in […]

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Trial run of India’s first 700 MW nuclear reactor in 2017

SOURCE: IANS The trial run of India’s first 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) coming up at Kakrapar is expected to take place sometime in mid-2017, said a senior official of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). India’s atomic power plant operator NPCIL is building four 700 MW PHWRs — two each […]

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‘Quality, capacity, safety of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons better than India’s’

SOURCE: DAWN Pakistan’s nuclear programme was launched for peaceful purposes but national security issues forced the country to build nuclear weapons, former nuclear scientist and the chairman of the Underground Gasification Project at the Thar Coal Field, Dr Samar Mubarakmand, said on Tuesday. Dr Mubarakmand was speaking at a seminar titled ‘Civilian Uses for Nuclear Energy […]

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Indian army well prepared to take up any challenge, assures outgoing Gen. Dalbir Singh

SOURCE: ANI Outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh on Saturday assured the nation that the Indian Army is fully prepared and well trained to tackle any external or internal challenges. “I want to reassure the nation that the Indian Army is fully prepared and well trained to tackle any challenges be it external […]

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Quantum Physics And Our Military Doctrine

SOURCE:  The Pioneer. India’s response to provocations from the across the border must not be along predictable lines, which it has been over the decades. It must take the enemy by surprise with its, often, out-of-proportion retaliation Since our independence we as a nation are often at our wits end in adopting measures to deal […]

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Pakistan seeks US backing on water row with India

SOURCE: The Express Tribune PK Irked by the World Bank pause in mediation, Pakistan has sought US support on the implementation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with India, as Secretary of State John Kerry urged New Delhi and Islamabad to amicably resolve the row. Kerry made a phone call to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on […]

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George Fernandes used to distribute Christmas cakes to soldiers posted on border in last week of December By I. Ramamohan Rao

SOURCE: FE My thoughts go back twelve years ago, to the last week of December, when I travelled with then Defence Minister George Fernandes to Arunachal Pradesh as he was keen on personally distributing Christmas cakes to Indian Army soldiers posted on the border. The cakes were manufactured at Koshy’s Bakery in Bengaluru, and their […]

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‘India, Bangladesh settled border disputes peacefully’

SOURCE: IANS Bangladesh has settled all its border disputes with India peacefully and improved ties with its closest neighbour, Dipu Moni, the country’s former Foreign Minister, said here.  “Though we had sought intervention of the international court to settle the dispute over the ocean border between India and Bangladesh, it was settled peacefully a few […]

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Israelis warned against travelling to India; Goa CM plays down threat

SOURCE: THE HINDU Israel is alerting citizens visiting India over the New Year’s holiday to stay away from large gatherings amid intelligence warnings of imminent militant attacks. The Friday statement from the Prime Minister’s counter-terrorism office warned of the “possibility for terror attacks against tourist and Western sites, with an emphasis on the south and west […]

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China cites lack of consensus for decision on Azhar

SOURCE: THE HINDU China on Friday cited the absence of consensus among members of a UN committee, as an explanation for its decision to block a ban, sought by India, on Masood Azhar, the head of the Pakistan based group, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). In a written response to a question by The Hindu, the foreign ministry spokesperson’s […]

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US sanctions seven Pakistani entities associated with missile programme

SOURCE: DAWN The US government has announced sanctions against seven Pakistani entities allegedly associated with the country’s missile programme, says an official notification. The notification by the US Department of Commerce said that the entities added to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) list “have been determined by the US government to be acting contrary to the […]

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Aircraft carrier version of Tejas still alive, despite navy opposition

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard A decade ago, a far-sighted navy chief, Admiral Arun Prakash, posted his most talented engineering officer, Commander CD Balaji, to develop the Naval Tejas fighter at the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), which oversees the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme. Prakash, and several navy chiefs who followed him, continued backing the […]

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US offers future vertical-lift (FVL) helicopter and FICV Joint tie-ups with India

SOURCE: TNN The US has now proposed joint development and production of futuristic military helicopters as well as infantry combat vehicles in the first such big-ticket programmes under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) with India. Top government sources said the two projects would be discussed threadbare in the ensuing DTTI meeting (probably February) […]

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India jet-fighter deal poses threat to Boeing, Lockheed jobs in U.S.

SOURCE: The Seattle Times The recent hubbub over President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of Boeing and Lockheed Martin over the cost of their U.S. aircraft contracts overshadowed a potentially thornier issue for a leader who has pledged to keep jobs in America: The two U.S. companies want to build fighter jets in India. Trump isn’t the only […]

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DRDO missions: Many hits, few misses

SOURCE: ENS With successful flight testing of longest range nuclear capable Inter-Continental Range Ballistic Missile Agni-V, trials of submarine-launched long ballistic missile K-4 from INS Arihant and continued successful user trials of Prithvi-II, BrahMos, Agni-I, Akash, Dhanush and Astra missiles besides addition of new weapon systems, the eventful year displayed the nation’s prowess and self-reliance […]

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Intelligence: IS men pose ‘lone wolf’ threat upon India return

SOURCE: TNN As Islamic State’s (IS) hold over swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria weakens due to international military efforts and the likelihood of its battle-hardened foreign fighters returning to their respective homeland increases, agencies here have warned of a “grave” terror threat from the Indian returnees. Sources in the intelligence agencies estimate that […]

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100 warships will be delivered to Indian Navy in 2017, says Kolkata-based manufacturer

SOURCE: PTI P-17A Concept Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) will deliver 100 warships to the Navy in February-March 2017 and become the first shipbuilding yard of the country to do so, a top official said today.  “Next year in February-March, we will deliver our 100 warships. This is a rare distinction for a […]

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India slams China for supporting terror

SOURCE: ENS Criticizing Beijing’s move to block India’s proposal to list Pathankot terror attack mastermind and chief of JeM Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist by the UN, New Delhi has termed the move as “unfortunate blow” and a step that confirms prevalence of double standards in the fight against terrorism. Reacting sharply, MEA Spokesperson […]

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Is Jammu And Kashmir A Secular State? Bill To Rectify Historic ‘Oversight’

SOURCE: NDTV Sixty years after it was adopted, the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir is set to correct an apparent oversight and answer a fundamental question: Is Jammu and Kashmir a secular state? Adopted in 1956, the preamble of the state’s Constitution does not include the word “secular”. While the word was added in the […]

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India, UAE to raise defence, security, space cooperation, ink deal in January

SOURCE:  FE India and the UAE are expected to ink a ?strategic agreement? next month to elevate their relationship to a ?comprehensive strategic partnership?, providing for greater cooperation in areas such as defence and security, and space. The agreement will be inked in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Abu Dhabi […]

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The year India said yes to female fighter pilots

SOURCE:  LIVEMINT When I became an air force pilot, my mother told me fly low and fly slow—both very dangerous things to do for a pilot. That was her world view. My daughter doesn’t think like that,” says Air Marshal S.R.K. Nair, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Training Command, making the point that Indian women have changed […]

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Indian submarine spied on CPEC, evidence ready : Pak Goverment

SOURCE: THE NEWS PK An Indian submarine carried out spying of CPEC and evidence in this regard is ready. A dossier has been readied that carries confession of Kalbhushan Yadav about Indian efforts creating instability in Pakistan, especially in Karachi and Balochistan, and providing funds to create instability in the country. Dr Maleeha Lodhi will provide […]

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Pak gave national ID card to slain Taliban leader Mullah Mansour: Pak Minister

SOURCE: PTI Slain Afghan Taliban supremo Mullah Mansour, who was killed in a US drone strike inside Pakistan, was issued a Pakistani national identity card in 2005, interior minister Chaurdhy Nisar admitted on Friday. Khan, however, blamed the past government of overtly issuing ID cards and passports to foreigners.The minister said the incumbent government paid […]

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Beaten up several times after surgical strikes in Pakistan: Indian fisherman

SOURCE: PTI One of the fisherman released from a Pakistan jail has claimed that inmates were “beaten up” on several occasions in the aftermath of the surgical strikes conducted by India across LoC. “After the surgical strikes by India across LoC we were forced to work in two shifts which was against the rules and […]

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Isro sets record with 9 launches in 2016

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE The Year 2016 turned out to be most successful year for the Isro that it had registered nine successful launches for the first time including two experimental launches pertaining to Reusable Launch Vehicle and Air breathing propulsion. The organisation also succeeded in a most complex mission where Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle injected […]

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Israel’s terror alert on travel to India: Stay away from malls, markets, beaches

SOURCE: REUTERS Israel’s anti-terrorism directorate issued a travel warning for India on Friday, citing an immediate threat of attack to Western and tourist targets, particularly in the south-west of the country.”A particular emphasis should be put on events in the coming days in connection with beach and club parties celebrating the New Year where a […]

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Kazakhstan’s Armed Forces takes delivery of Su-30SM fighter jets from Russia

SOURCE: Defence-Blog.com The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan has received two new  Su-30SM two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft from Russia. That was reported by press service of the Kazakh Defense Ministry on Dec. 27, 2016.“One needs to have deep knowledge and constant self-improvement to operate the jet. In a year and a half, our pilots have successfully […]

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First operational semi-stealth J-10C spotted with full blurred tactical numbers

SOURCE: Defence-Blog.com The new improved variant of Chengdu J-10 multirole fighter aircraft was spotted in China. During trial flight was spotted J-10C semi-stealth multi-role variant of Chinese multirole fighter. The improved J-10C is a semi-stealth jet fighter with enhanced 4th generation electronics including a more powerful AESA radar, more composite material and a more powerful […]

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Pakistan’s water security made part of CPEC framework

SOURCE:THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE Pakistan and China on Thursday decided to make water security a part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework amid threats by India to review its position on the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. The decision to exploit full hydel potential of Pakistan was taken during the sixth meeting of the Joint Cooperation […]

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Bang Bang? India Has Netted Only $1 Million in FDI For Defence Sector

SOURCE: THE WIRE India attracted a little under $1 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector – the supposed pièce de résistance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make-in-India’ push – over the last three years according to new data. Latest figures on FDI inflows in defence, an industry that Modi has promised will […]

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Pakistan calling Indian parties as terrorist is absurd: MEA

SOURCE: ANI The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday called the statement given by Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry labeling Indian Bonafide political parties as terrorist organization as absurd. “The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement of yesterday is absurd even by their standards. Labelling Indian bonafide political parties, social, cultural organisation as terrorist organisation seems […]

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China again blocks India’s bid to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES China has again blocked India’s bid to get the UN to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a terrorist, provoking an angry reaction from New Delhi which said it reflected “double standards” in the global fight against terrorism. Beijing’s “technical hold” on the listing of Azhar as a designated terrorist under the […]

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Indian Aerial Tanker War heats up after Raha shot down Russian Il-78MKI offer

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK After India recently terminated 2 billion dollar contract for six multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft with Airbus Defence and Space, Outgoing Indian Air Force Air chief marshal Arup Raha has confirmed that tender will be refloated again for the third time soon. Raha also shot down Russian offer of Russian Il-78MKI MRTT […]

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ADA chief C.D.Balaji flew in LCA-Tejas Fighter/Trainer Variant

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK Director of the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) Commodore C.D.Balaji (Retd) who is also Programme Director of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) yesterday had a sortie on LCA-Tejas PV-6 (KH-T2010) Fighter/Trainer Variant. Commodore C.D.Balaji (Retd) is first ADA Chief to fly the jet which was designed by the premier agency body spearheading the […]

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How DRDO Is Keeping IAF Men And Material Safe

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK WITH INPUTS FROM DRDO State-of-the-art military equipment developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO’s) Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE) like pilot seat ejection parachutes have once again proved their utility to the Indian Air Force when it mattered the most. On 10 September, a MiG-21 fighter jet of the […]

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A lighter Agni-5 could be world’s most cost-effective ICBM

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / REDIFF Ever since the Agni 5 intermediate range ballistic missile was first tested on April 19, 2012, analysts worldwide have speculated about when India would test its successor, the Agni-6 — presumptively India’s first intercontinental ballistic missile. The Agni-5, which was successfully tested on Monday, December 26, to its maximum range of […]

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is the Great Game of this century

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES If connectivity is becoming the basis of a new geopolitics, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) should be rated the year’s most potent symbol of this 21st century version of the Great Game. A Great Game whose outwards manifestations are multi-lane highways, pipelines and container traffic. The $46 billion CPEC is the flagship project […]

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Pakistan rejects new formula for NSG membership

SOURCE: DAWN The Foreign Office on Thursday rejected the Grossi formula for evaluation of the candidature of non-NPT states for the Nuclear Suppliers Group’s membership as ‘discriminatory’ and unhelpful for advancing global non-proliferation objectives. At the weekly media briefing, FO spokesman Nafees Zakaria said: “This would be clearly discriminatory and would contribute nothing in terms […]

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Handling Pakistan And China: This year, India recalibrated its relationship with its two biggest foreign policy worries

SOURCE: TNN BLOG Can Pakistan’s release of Indian fishermen as a ‘goodwill’ gesture on Christmas day be the first, faint signs of a thaw at the end of a year that began with a jihadi attack on the Pathankot Indian air force base and later saw India carry out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across […]

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Hope For Better Ties With India In 2017, Says China

SOURCE: PTI China hopes for better ties with India in 2017 by resolving differences over India’s admission into elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and listing of Jaish chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN as the two nations signed off their most engaging year bogged down by the twin issues. “This year […]

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Pakistan’s former army chief Raheel Sharif may have a new job

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan’s former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif is expected to be appointed as a defence advisor of a Saudi Arabia-led military alliance of 39 countries, according to a media report. Sharif, who arrived in Saudi Arabia as a royal guest in a special plane, will attend a grand reception being hosted in his […]

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Want to ‘amicably’ resolve all issues with India: Pakistan

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan on Thursday said it wants to “amicably” resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, with India even as it underlined that no country can unilaterally revoke the Indus Waters Treaty. Kashmir dispute is the “bone of contention” between Pakistan and India, Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said at the weekly news briefing here as […]

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Area Denial Munition (ADM) Warhead For Pinaka Clears Trials

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK WITH INPUTS FROM DRDO DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), the nodal laboratory for design and development of PINAKA Multi Barrel Rocket System, conducted a series of user evaluation trials of one type of Area Denial Munition (ADM) warhead at Pokhran Field Firing Ranges. The trials were conducted in two phases […]

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HTT-40 gets a Dual-tone Paint Scheme

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK India’s indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) which made its inaugural flight in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar earlier this year has been pictured with Dual-tone Paint Scheme identical to trainer mock-up which was first displayed at Aero India 2013. Above picture is of first prototype ( TSR […]

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The Bay of Bengal Naval Arms Race

SOURCE: Saurav Jha / THE DIPLOMAT In late November 2016, Bangladesh took delivery of two refurbished submarines from China, making the former the second Bay of Bengal (BoB) navy to acquire an undersea capability. This development takes place even as Myanmar recapitalizes its surface fleet sporting sonars supplied by India. Recent maritime boundary settlements, rather than […]

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Know what lead to recent failure of Nirbhay cruise missile

SOURCE: Anand SG / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Previous Indian media news report that pinpointed that recent failure could be neither attributed to Hardware failure or Software failure and Research Centre Imarat (RCI) blamed ADE-developed software and ADE was pointing towards the defective hardware supplied by RCI. But as per latest report culprit behind recent […]

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India Clears the First Payment for Rafale

SOURCE: India Strategic India has cleared the first payment of 15 per cent to seal the deal for 36 Rafale combat aircraft with the French Government. Sources told India Strategic that the instalment was cleared recently, and as per the contract, the French Government will deliver the first few aircraft within three years, that is sometime […]

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ISRO upbeat over its new lunar mission

SOURCE: ENS The  Indian Space Research Organisation is upbeat over its ‘moon’ mission. In December next year, the space agency is all set to launch a spacecraft housing two ‘private’ rovers (a space exploration vehicle) atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Interestingly, ISRO bagged the commercial launch contract just when it’s own Chandrayaan-2 mission, […]

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Pakistan seeks criteria-based approach for NSG membership

SOURCE: The Nation PK Pakistan on Thursday said that it sought criteria-based approach for the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership.Addressing the weekly media briefing here, Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria said Pakistan met every criteria for the NGG membership. Pakistan has been urging NSG member countries to adopt objective and non-discriminatory criteria to award membership.During the […]

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Qatar, India, Italy purchase Raytheon Stinger missiles

SOURCE: UPI Raytheon has received a $207.9 million contract to produce Stinger missiles and supporting equipment for foreign military sales to Qatar, India and Italy. The contract covers production for Stinger FIM-92H Block 1 missiles, FIM-92F Block 1 missiles, spares, captive flight trainers, and other training devices. Work is set to be performed at Raytheon’s […]

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India and Pakistan should revise Indus water treaty

SOURCE: The Statesman Islamabad has asked the World Bank to honour continued implementation of the Indus Water Treaty executed between India and Pakistan in 1960.This is in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that India is free to use the water which flows into the sea. This is not correct because according to the […]

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If China shields Masood Azhar, India will paint it as terror abettor

SOURCE: TNN By this weekend, China will have to make up its mind on the fate of terror leader Maulana Masood Azhar when its “technical hold” on a ban against the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief expires in the UN Security Council. In anticipation, India too has readied its own subsequent actions. China put a technical “hold” on sanctions […]

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IIT Madras Site Hacked, Pro-Pakistan Message Posted

SOURCE: IANS The students of IIT Madras received a rude shock on Thursday morning when they found the institute’s website hacked and pro-Pakistan messages posted on it. The website apparently was hacked by one ‘Faisal 1337x’, who put the photo of the famous joker from Batman movie “Dark Knight” in the garb of McDonald’s mascot Ronald […]

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Rajapaksa’s theory on India’s silence over successor regime’s tilt towards China

SOURCE: ENS Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said here on Thursday, that India is silent over the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe government’s unmistakable tilt towards China probably because it has been promised control over Trincomalee and Kankesanthurai harbors and the Palaly airport in the Tamil-speaking Northern and Eastern provinces to balance China’s control over Hambantota harbor. At […]

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Government claims ‘better coordination’ between India and China has led to peace at the border

SOURCE: DailyMail ‘We do not seem to be able to cooperate as effectively as we should,’ said Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar earlier this month in New Delhi.He was referring to the disjointed approach of India and China on a variety of issues including terrorism and a seat for India into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), among […]

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China to hold first military drills with Nepal next year

SOURCE: REUTERS China will hold its first military drills with Nepal next year, China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, in a move that could unnerve neighbouring India.China is vying to increase its influence in landlocked Nepal, which serves as a natural buffer between China and India, challenging India’s long-held position as the dominant outside power. While […]

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Navy Admiral Sunil Lanba appointed as chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee

SOURCE: PTI Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Thursday took over the baton of the chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (CoSC) from outgoing IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha even as the government plans to create a new post to focus exclusively on inter-services issues and acquisitions. He would, however, be assuming […]

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India’s new Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) shines in trials, coming to Delhi for Republic Day parade

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business Standard After 18 years of having failed to buy a towed artillery gun from the global arms market, top army generals are finally reassured that their most worrying operational shortfall will soon be met from within India. This belief comes after a week of successful “engineering trials” of the Advanced Towed Artillery […]

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Decorated ” No. 17 ‘Golden Arrows” Squadron belonging to Sqn Ldr Ajay Ahuja and New Air Chief to be resurrected for first Rafale squadron of the IAF.

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK After Sarsawa air base in Uttar Pradesh was confirmed to be Home for first Rafale squadron of the Indian Air Force, News just coming in is that Framed ” No. 17 ‘Golden Arrows” which took part in the Kargil Operations distinguishing itself in the Fighter Recce role under command of incoming Indian […]

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Tejas-SP3 Joins first squadron of Tejas in Indian Air Force (IAF).

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK Outgoing Indian Air Force Air chief marshal Arup Raha has confirmed that third series production Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas-SP3, which completed its first flight in September earlier this year has been handed over to first Tejas squadron by HAL. On July 1 this year, IAF raised the first squadron of Tejas which […]

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Tata-Airbus C-295 aircraft project to be cleared in next six months : Raha

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK Outgoing Indian Air Force Air chief marshal Arup Raha has confirmed that long pending “Make in India” Tata-Airbus C-295 aircraft project will be concluded in next Six months to replace the ageing Avro fleet of the IAF. Procurement of 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft for IAF and 6 for Indian coast Guard […]

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FGFA Negotiations with Russia still on Says Raha, Yet no Breakthrough in sight

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK Air Chief Marshal Raha when asked about status of Fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) while addressing his last Press conference before his retirement , confirmed that negotiations for development of 5th Generation fighter aircraft based on Russian T-50 is still be carried out but refused to confirm that final agreement between India and […]

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China Rakes Up 1998 UNSC Resolution in Response to India’s Agni-V Test

SOURCE: THE WIRE For the first time, China has raked up an 18-year-old United Nations Security Council resolution that calls on India and Pakistan to abandon their ballistic missiles program, a day after New Delhi tested a long range nuclear-capable missile. On Monday, India conducted the fourth successful test of Agni-V, which has a range of […]

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Menon: ‘It is Natural that Smaller Neighbours like Lanka Will Play India Against China’

SOURCE: THE WIRE In the fourth of a five part interview centred around his book, Choices, India’s former national security advisor Shivshankar Menon discusses India’s Sri Lanka policy. Siddharth Varadarajan: I want to raise an issue of internal politics vis-à-vis another foreign policy question that you deal with in your book, which is India-Sri Lanka relations. You […]

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Agni-V : China on Notice ?

SOURCE: Saurav Jha / DHNS Last Sunday morning’s canisterised launch of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed Agni-V Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) marks the arrival of India as a missile power. With a range of ‘easily more than 5,500 km’, one finds that India now has the ability to hold all of China’s Eastern […]

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PES University bags Rs 2.2 crore DRDO project

SOURCE: ENS After successfully launching a satellite developed by students with the help of ISRO, PES University has now bagged another project from Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). Hyderabad-based Research Centre Imarat, which is a part of DRDO, has awarded a project called Sindhu Netra to PES University. The estimated cost of the project […]

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Canadian government adds two groups in India and Pakistan to terrorist list

SOURCE: Ottawa Citizen Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced Wednesday that the Canadian government has listed two groups, Al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and the Indian Mujahideen (IM), as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code. “The actions of AQIS and the IM meet the legal threshold set out in the Criminal Code, […]

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Year-Ender 2016: Mixed year for armed forces

SOURCE: PTI Signing of long-pending deals including one for Rafale fighters, a logistics agreement with the US, new blacklisting and defence procurement policies besides induction of indigenous nuclear submarine were some of the achievements of the defence ministry in 2016, which was a mixed year for the armed forces. The high point for the military […]

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India to Start Civilian Flights Near Disputed Border With China

SOURCE: SPUTNIK India’s decision to utilize its newly constructed Tuting military airport near the China border for civilian flights is being hailed by Narendra Modi supporters as indicative of the current Government’s resolve to stare down China. India now wants to develop its frontier region as a tourist destination so that it can populate remote areas […]

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Russia Left Out From Major Indian Tender for EW Suites for Tejas Mark-1A

SOURCE: Sputnik News India has requested for quotations from seven global manufacturers for electronic warfare (EW) self-protection suites to accelerate the upgrading of its self-developed light combat aircraft Tejas Mark-1A. Interestingly, India did not send a request to the Russian manufacturer Rosoboronexport though it has been selected to compete in the tender for AESA radars […]

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India on Track to Unveil Most Advanced Version of Tejas LCA

SOURCE: Sputnik News India may receive the prototype of the most advanced version of indigenously developed Tejas in 2019 a decade after the project was sanctioned. Indian aircraft manufacturer HAL has floated a tender for the supply of valves and wheel tires for Tejas MK2. It was thought that MK2 project may not see light […]

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Is India Dropping Its Cruise Missile Program?

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT India’s nuclear-capable Nirbhay long-range cruise missile program will likely be shut down following yet another failed test launch, a source within the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) told local media. No official announcement has been made to date and the program reportedly will be reviewed momentarily by the Indian Ministry of Defense, […]

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This Is Why Indian Air Force Will Double The Number Of Special Forces Units

SOURCE: TOPYAPS The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to double the number of commandos and induct 50 plus units consisting of 40 men each in the force, as per a media report. At of now, the Garud Commando Force, is the special force’s unit of the Indian Air Force, has approximately 1080 personnel. Formed […]

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NSG trains anti-insurgent ‘Special Operation Group’ of Jammu Kashmir Police

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A team of 70 Special Operation Group (SOG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men are in Manesar to train with the elite National Security Guard (NSG). A two-week training will be imparted by NSG as part of capacity building of state police. While the NSG has been regularly training special commando […]

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China receives first four Su-35s from Russia, says report

SOURCE: IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has taken delivery of the first four of 24 Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 ‘Flanker-E’ multirole fighter aircraft, according to the Russian Aviation website. The four aircraft arrived on 25 December at a PLAAF flight training centre in Cangzhou, in China’s northeastern Hebei Province, said […]

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AN-32 not best aircraft to fly over Bay of Bengal: IAF Chief Arup Raha

SOURCE: IANS erming the missing AN-32 transport one of the “worst memories” of his tenure, the outgoing IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, said on Wednesday it wasn’t the “best aircraft” to fly over the Bay of Bengal. “The AN-32 is not the best aircraft to fly on this route.. The altitude at which […]

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IAF chief Arup Raha says strengthen Gen Bipin Rawat’s hand

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Outgoing air chief Arup Raha on Wednesday said following the seniority principle in naming top military picks might have its “merits and demerits” but now that a decision had been taken, everyone must back army chief-designate lieutenant general Bipin Rawat. The government superseded two generals while naming Rawat as general Dalbir Singh’s […]

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Indian Scorpene submarine data thief eludes international manhunt

SOURCE: The Australian An international manhunt by France has failed to find the ­former French naval officer ­suspected of stealing 22,400 con­fidential documents on submarine capability from French shipbuilder DCNS that ended up in Australia. The 68-year-old French nat­ional and naval expert is understood to have been on the run since The Australian revealed news of […]

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Russian blow to India on Taliban

SOURCE:  The Telegraph Russia has for the first time joined Pakistan and China to collectively ask the UN Security Council to lift sanctions against select Taliban leaders, signalling their growing convergence over Afghanistan in a major setback for India. India has long viewed the Taliban as a Pakistan-backed militancy and has insisted that any distinction […]

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For India, Cpec Is A Corridor To Nowhere

SOURCE:  The Pioneer. One fails to understand why Beijing is so adamant to not re-open the Himalayan land ports between India and Tibet, while at the same time, it is ‘inviting’ New Delhi to join the CPEC bandwagon The Indian media always gets excited when there is a possibility of a thaw with Pakistan. One […]

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IS recruit from India killed

SOURCE: THE HINDU One of four Maharashtra men who joined terror ranks killed in Syria fightingSecurity agencies have confirmed that one of the four Maharashtra men who left India in 2014 to join the Islamic State in Syria had been killed while fighting for the terrorist outfit in Al-Raqqah. The death of Kalyan resident Aman […]

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IAF gets another forward landing ground in Arunachal

SOURCE: IANS Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday inaugurated the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Tuting in the state’s Upper Siang District for Indian Air Force’s operations, an official said. The event took place in the presence of Air Marshal C. Hari Kumar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command (EAC) and Air Vice […]

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US designates LeT’s student wing Al-Muhammadia Students as terrorist organization

SOURCE: ANI The US State Department has designated the Pakistan-based terror group’s student wing Al-Muhammadia Students a “terrorist organisation” and slapped sanctions against its two top leaders. In a press release, the State Department said, “Through its authorities under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, the State Department […]

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Indian author moots confederation to settle Kashmir issue : Pak Media

SOURCE: DAWN Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday released a book that calls for a confederation of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh but without undoing the partition as the only way to address poverty and resolve the Kashmir dispute. “Regional cooperation with a focus on human security problems, on movement of people and on trade […]

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IAF Chief Arup Raha brushes aside Chinese reaction to Agni-V launch

SOURCE: PTI Brushing aside Chinese reaction on the test firing of long-range nuclear capable missile Agni-V, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha today said India should carry on with its task of building deterrence capability. In an apparent swipe at China, he said one should not talk about someone else doing something unless it is […]

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Defence forces pitched in to ease demonetisation pains

SOURCE: PTI After demonetisation, the defence forces have played their own part in the efforts to make the fresh currency available to the public at the earliest. While Air Force has put into service its heavy transport aircraft for ferrying fresh currency to various places, the Army personnel have been deployed in at least two printing […]

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Home Ministry explores new route for return of ex-militants from POK; entry via Dubai under discussion

SOURCE: TNN The Union Home Ministry is not in favour of adding Nepal as a designated route for return of “misguided” Kashmiri youth from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under the J&K government’s surrender and rehabilitation policy in force since 2010. According to sources in the security establishment, though Kashmir militants and terrorists have been using Nepal as […]

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Indo-Pak talks best way to combat extremism: Pakistan foreign secy Aizaz Chaudhry

SOURCE:PTI India and Pakistan need to engage in dialogue which is the best way to defeat extremism and to improve strained ties, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has said. Pakistan believes that dialogue with India is the best way to defeat extremism which is damaging bilateral relations between the countries, Chaudhry said here yesterday. “Relations […]

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Trump: UN just a club for people to ‘have a good time’

SOURCE:AP Donald Trump is questioning its effectiveness of the United Nations, saying it’s just a club for people to “have a good time,” after the U.N. Security Council voted last week to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, The president-elect wrote on Monday on Twitter that the U.N. has “such great […]

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India needs about 200-250 Rafales to maintain edge: Outgoing IAF chief Arup Raha

SOURCE: ENS Outgoing IAF chief Arup Raha on Wednesday made it clear that just 36 Rafale fighter jets would not suffice as India needs about 200-250 more fighters to maintain its combat edge over adversaries. The Air Chief Marshal, who is set to retire on December 31, also rued that the tender for the much needed […]

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Indian Army should attack posts of Pakistan Army: Defence Expert

SOURCE: ANI With reports of ceasefire violations across the Line of Control (LoC) claiming the lives of Indian citizens showing no signs of abating, defence expert Major General (retired) S.R. Sinho has called on the Indian Army to attack the posts of its Pakistani counterpart, saying Islamabad will not learn unless there is an increase in […]

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India may re-emerge as a key defence market

SOURCE: Livemint Companies dependent on the defence sector may be complaining about paucity of orders. But defence spends are scaling new heights.In 2016, India overtook Saudi Arabia and Russia to become one of the top five defence spenders for the first time, says Jane’s Defense Budget report by IHS Markit. In 2015, India was the sixth […]

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We should accept “reasonably good” OROP scheme: Air Chief

SOURCE: ANI Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, on Wednesday asserted that One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme of the government is reasonably good and said that one should accept it. “The OROP by the government is reasonably good. We should accept it. The anomalies are being resolved by one-judge committee. Some of […]

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IAF better prepared post Pathankot attack: Air Chief

SOURCE: ANI Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, on Wednesday said the Pathankot terror attack earlier in January this year was the first setback, adding that they are now better prepared having learnt lessons from the same. “Pathankot was the first setback. We have learnt lessons and are better prepared now. The second […]

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Terror by Pakistan groups, dealing with ‘erring’ NGOs kept MHA busy

SOURCE: PTI Cross-border firing incidents, crackdown on “erring” NGOs and activities of Pakistan-based terror groups kept the Home Ministry busy in 2016 which saw the audacious attack on Pathankot airbase. Imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and subsequent revocation by the Supreme Court in both the states, over 120 days of unrest […]

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India needs a chief of defence staff, but don’t ape the west, says Lt Gen Shekatkar’s report

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY LT General (retd) DB Shekatkar, Chairman of Committee on Combat Capabilities Enhancement of Armed Forces has said, “India needs a chief of defence staff but his role, responsibilities and accountability have to be defined as per Indian requirements and Ministry of Defence should not directly adopt a western model.” The general has […]

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India’s nuclear capabilities not targeted against any nation: MEA

SOURCE: PTI Maintaining that its strategic capabilities were not targeted against any particular country, India today said it abides by all applicable international obligations and expects others do the same, while responding to Chinese reaction to its test-firing of Agni V missile. “India’s strategic capabilities are not targeted against any particular country. India abides by […]

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Cochin, Travancore Airport websites by Paki Hackers

SOURCE: IDRW BEAT REPORT Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram airports’ websites were hacked by Pakistani hackers today . Cochin and Trivandrum Airports which are located in Kerala are International airports’ by a group called Pak Cyber Army and had a photo of the skeleton’s skull has been placed.  

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When NIA hands were full with Islamic State, Pakistani terror

SOURCE: IANS Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and the Islamic State trying to weave its terror network in India kept the National Investigation Agency (NIA) busy throughout 2016.The year began with one of the most audacious terror attacks on India when four Pakistani terrorists stormed the India Air Force (IAF) base in Pathankot on January 2 and killed […]

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Sharif inaugurates 340 MW Chashma-III nuclear power plant

SOURCE: ANI Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday inaugurated the power production from 340 MegaWatt Chashma-III nuclear power plant ‘C-III’ near Mianwali,in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Radio Pakistan has reported Sharif and other dignitaries offered prayers for the successful operation of the nuclear power project which is a joint collaboration between the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) […]

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Exclusive : HAL floats tenders to develop 3 LCA-Tejas MK-2 Air Force Prototype Variant by 2018-19

SOURCE:IDRW NEWS NETWORK Public Sector unit Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has issued Two separate Tender for the supply of Progressive Pressure Control Valve For LCA Mk2 Programme and Supply Of Main Wheel And Nose Wheel Tyres also For LCA Mk2 Air Force Programme. According to tender documents which idrw.org has gone through HAL plans to […]

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Spin trials to revive intermediate jet trainer programme soon

SOURCE: ET The indigenously designed ‘Sitara’ Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT), which has gone through a troubled developmental phase that includes a crash in 2011, is set to revival with its designers planning to put the aircraft through fresh wind tunnel tests after a design upgrade. Top officials involved in the project told ET that the plan […]

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Boeing’s Plans to manufacture Super Hornet in India hits export hurdle

SOURCE: THE HINDU Boeing’s decision to manufacture advanced medium combat aircraft, Super Hornet in India, has run into a fresh hurdle with issues over their export. Michael Koch, who is Boeing’s President for Defence, Space and Security in India, told BusinessLine that the aircraft maker is committed to producing Super Hornets in India. “The Super […]

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MIRVs to Make India’s ‘Agni’ ICBM More Potent

SOURCE: SPUTNIK India’s defense research body, Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) has begun work on the Agni 6 missile. It will be an intercontinental ballistic missile with an improved warhead capable of maneuvering or intelligent re-entry vehicles to defeat the enemy’s ballistic missile shield. Agni 6 will have the capacity to drop multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRV) bombs whose […]

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After China’s Comment On Agni-V Missile Test, India’s Curt Response

SOURCE: NDTV Responding to China’s reaction to its test-firing of the Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile, India on Tuesday said its strategic capabilities were not targeted against any particular country, adding that while it abides by all applicable international obligations, it expects others to do the same. “India’s strategic capabilities are not targeted against any particular […]

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Formula for new NSG members leaves Pakistan out but India in : US group

SOURCE: DAWN A draft proposal for accepting new members into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) paves the way for India’s entry but leaves Pakistan out, says a US-based arms control organisation. The Arms Control Association (ACA), Washington, also warns that relaxing membership rules will undermine non-proliferation.Last week, the US media reported that Rafael Mariano Grossi, […]

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Afghanistan, India, and Trump

SOURCE: THE HINDU On January 20, next year, Donald Trump will take over as the 45th President of the United States of America, at a time when the U.S. remains engaged in the longest war in its history — the war in Afghanistan. He will be the third President to deal with the war launched […]

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India to Start Dangerous Precedent if Violates Water-Sharing Deal With Pakistan

SOURCE:Sputnik A dangerous precedent would be created if India were to violate the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, which could provide other countries with justification for similar actions, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry told Sputnik. In September, the Indian government reviewed the water-sharing treaty and decided to “exploit to the maximum” the […]

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Chinese Media Plays Down Criticism Of Economic Corridor Within Pakistan

SOURCE: PTI China’s official media on Tuesday played down the growing criticism within Pakistan over the $46 billion CPEC, saying the project has made “remarkable progress” though India has opted for “disrupting” the initiative. “Three years on, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), described by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a “game changer” for the […]

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India second largest arms purchaser after Saudi Arabia: Report

SOURCE: PTI As India embarks on a massive modernisation plan for its defence forces, it has emerged as the second largest purchaser of arms among developing nations after Saudi Arabia, a latest Congressional report has said. Between 2008 and 2015, India purchased defence equipment worth $34 billion, which is a distant second after Saudi Arabia’s […]

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Construction of bunkers along India-Pakistan border on: Jitendra Singh

SOURCE: PTI Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh today said the construction of bunkers along the India-Pakistan border was underway. “The work for constructing bunkers for the border residents as well as the process to distribute five marlas of land among the border families are in progress and every endeavour […]

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Hafiz Saeed to Pakistan govt: Don’t forge friendship with India

SOURCE: PTI Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief and the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has asked the Pakistan government to refrain from forging friendship with India claiming that its forces are committing atrocities in Kashmir.He also alleged that the BJP government is trying to change the demographic status in Kashmir. “We are standing with Kashmiris and […]

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ISRO to launch record 83 satellites in one go in Jan

SOURCE: PTI ISRO today said it would launch a record 83 satellites in one go using its workhorse PSLV-C37 toward the end of January. “We are working for a January launch. It will be toward the end of January. The date has to be fixed,” Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman A S Kiran Kumar told […]

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Reinforced plastic makers seek defence ministry aid to counter Russian, Chinese onslaught

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Reinforced plastics industry players want government support to increase their production potential, particularly for the Indian defence sector. They claim that the country’s overall annual production is low at 3,40,000 tonne as compared to 22,00,000 tonne in China.The industry players got together on Tuesday to put forth their demands ahead of their […]

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Indian Army to set up R&D cell at IIT Gandhinagar

SOURCE: ENS The Indian Army signed an MoU with IIT Gandhinagar on Tuesday for a long-term collaboration, in which the Army will set up a Research and Development (R&D) Cell at IITGN Campus. The research cell will work with the faculty and research students to identify problems and possible solutions for the Indian Army. The […]

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China wants to question Agni-V launch at UN Security Council

SOURCE: TNN China said on Tuesday it is willing to question India’s successful launch of Agni-V ballistic missile at the United Nations Security Council. It is one of the five permanent members of UNSC.”The UN Security Council has explicit regulations on whether India can develop ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons,” Hua Chunying, spokesperson of the […]

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India’s Agni-V missile in comparison with other ICBMs in the world—All you need to know

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA India successfully test-fired its most potent indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-V on Monday. The nuclear-capable, inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBMs) Agni-V with a range of over 5,000 km covering whole of China, was test-fired from Abdul Kalam island off Odisha coast. According to PTI, the three-stage, solid propellant surface-to-surface missile […]

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Malabar naval exercise aimed at PLA subs: Chinese media

SOURCE: PTI The Malabar naval exercise involving the Indian, US and Japanese navies is designed to “target” China’s submarines in the East and South China Seas and to back America’s Asia-Pacific rebalance strategy, a Chinese media report claimed on Tuesday.”Such a large-scale military exercise was obviously designed to target China’s submarine activities in the East […]

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