US, UK broke transmission encryption of Israeli drones, Should India be worried ??

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) According to latest media reports coming in, American and British intelligence agencies have successfully broken the encryption on transmissions made by Israel’s UAV fleet, which means Western intelligence agencies were able to watch and monitor what Israel Air Force droneS were up to for last few years now. Photos/files leaked […]

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DRDO Gears up for Canister Launch of Agni-V

SOURCE:  Express News Service The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is preparing for the second canisterised launch of India’s most potent home-grown surface-to-surface nuclear capable missile Agni-V.  Sources said preparations have begun at the Abdul Kalam Island test facility for the test scheduled in the last week of February. As the missile has to […]

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106 upgraded Tejas jets to replace MiGs

SOURCE: Tribune News Service The Ministry of Defence has decided to locally produce 106 upgraded Light Combat Aircraft “Tejas” jets to replace the ageing fleet of MiG fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force.The “Tejas Mark 1-A” will have 43 improvements over the existing Tejas currently being test-flown by the IAF for various parameters and slated […]

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India’s “Cold start doctrine ” forced us to develop Tactical nuclear weapons : Pakistani Nuclear scientist

SOURCE: THE HINDU India-Pakistan relations, never smooth, have had, in recent years, the uneasy subtext of the escalation of the nuclear arsenals of both countries. In response to an alleged Indian Army secret plan, the Cold Start Doctrine — fast, punitive incursions into Pakistan territory in retaliation to terror attacks — Pakistan began to develop smaller […]

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Just How Secure Are India and Pakistan’s Nuclear Materials?

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT Just how well are India and Pakistan, South Asia’s two nuclear-armed rivals, taking care of their nuclear materials? The Nuclear Threat Initiative’s (NTI) 2016 Nuclear Security Index ranks 24 countries that possess “one kilogram or more of weapons-usable nuclear materials” across a range of indicators of nuclear security–both India and Pakistan fall into […]

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In 1947, India deliberately let Muzaffarabad go: Lt. Gen (Retd.) Sinha

SOURCE: DAILY KASHMIR IMAGE former Governor of J&K Lt Gen (Rtd) S K Sinha was among the first Armymen of the Indian Army to enter Kashmir on 27 October 1947. As a major, he was assigned to plan and oversee the conduct of operations, and also given the task of controlling airlift of troops from […]

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Indian Navy adopts offensive maritime security strategy doctrine

SOURCE: UNI The Indian Navy will exercise sea denial as an offensive measure, to reduce the adversarys freedom of action and to degrade his operations, the revised maritime strategy doctrine has declared.The Navy has spelt out its positions on various aspects ranging from security environment to security for deterrence, from strategy for conflict to strategy for […]

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‘India’s civil nuclear liability law continues to be an area of concern for Canada’

SOURCE: THE HINDU Civil nuclear liability in India continues to be an area of concern for Canada, says Nadir Patel, Canada’s High Commissioner to India, which has agreed to supply 3,000 tonnes of uranium to India under a $254-million five-year deal. In an interview to BusinessLine, Patel also pitched for expediting talks on the Bilateral […]

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U.S. considers re-merger of India, Pakistan desks

SOURCE: THE HINDU Seven years after the State Department was restructured to ‘de-hyphenate’ U.S. relations with India and with Pakistan, it is considering a reversal of the move. De-hyphenating refers to a policy started by the U.S. government under President Bush, but sealed by the Obama administration, of dealing with India and Pakistan in different […]

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Change of mindset needed for growth: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES I believe the lesser a government is involved in any manufacturing sector, the faster it will progress. In India, we have a tendency, and it is not totally wrong from the bureaucratic side to have such a tendency, but many a times when something wrong happens, we try to curb it by creating […]

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Pak channel violates ban on coverage of JuD;Saeed on talk show

SOURCE: PTI Notwithstanding Pakistan government’s ban on the media coverage of militant groups like the JuD and LeT, Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has appeared on a private Pakistani channel’s talk show. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on November 2 had restrained all Pakistani television channels from “all kinds of coverage” […]

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Indian Navy’s IFR rehearsals light Visakhapatnam waters

SOURCE: IANS The coastal city of Visakhapatnam was on Sunday buzzing with activity with warships circling the waters and aircrafts hovering in the sky as the Indian Navy started rehearsals for the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016 that will start on February 4. Ships and delegations from 54 countries will be participating in the first-of-its-kind […]

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Ammunition cache including live cartridges found dumped in canal in Pathankot

SOURCE: INDIATODAY Police today found a cache of ammunition dumped in Upper Bari Doab canal at Malikpur, the district which is on high alert since the attack on the airbase in Pathankot earlier this month. A group of boys, who were taking bath in the canal, accidentally found the ammunition. “As the water level was […]

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Excluding Sikh Regiment from R-Day parade regrettable: Badal to PM Modi

SOURCE: IANS The controversy over the exclusion of the Sikh Regiment from the Republic Day parade in Delhi refuses to settle down, with Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badalon Sunday describing the episode as “sad and regrettable” in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and saying that the community was “hurt”.  In his letter, Badal said […]

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Construction of bunkers along International Border in full swing: Jitendra Singh

SOURCE: PTI Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said construction of bunkers for those living along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district has already begun. “A major demand of residents of border areas was construction of bunkers near the IB… the work on it has already begun,” Singh told reporters on […]

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Stealthy Push For Non-Stealth Drones At DRDO

SOURCE:  SP Guide Publications With DRDO’s Rustom-II MALE UAV still to take to the air, work is currently gathering pace to provide the platform with greater low-observability features. “The main function of the landing gear is safe take-off and landing of UAV under various environmental and operational scenarios with the support of external pilot. A […]

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Russia Pushes Skat UCAV to India

SOURCE:  SP Guide Publications While there was plenty on the table when PM Modi visited Russia recently, a prestigious but little spoken of programme is back on the table in earnest. After BAE Systems, EADS, Saab and Dassault, the latest contractor now apparently ready to cooperate with India in UCAV technology is RAC-MiG. The company’s […]

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France, India Charting New Orbit to Jointly Explore Mars, Venus

SOURCE: PTI With Mangalyaan already an orbiter, putting a lander on Mars would be an interesting prospect and France is ready to work with India on it, says the chief of French Space Agency. In an interview, Jean-Yves Le Gall hopes that Indian and French flags could fly to Mars and Venus. Here are the […]

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Russia, India to sell jointly made Ka-226Ts internationally

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Moscow and New Delhi will offer Ka-226T light utility multirole helicopters produced in India, within the framework of a joint venture, for sale on the international markets, the head of the International Cooperation Department of Russian state technology corporation Rostec said Friday. On Thursday, Russian Helicopters, which is part of the Rostec umbrella organization, […]

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US may get 500 F-35s jets without combat mission tests – report

SOURCE: RT The USAF may be flying around in 500 F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets that are untested for combat missions for years to come, as assessment trials are frequently postponed, a Department of Defense weapons expert warns in a report. The F-35 Lightning II, Lockheed Martin’s costliest and most modern flagship project, is a family […]

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US F-35 ‘Troubled Fighter Jet of Future’ May Lose to Russia’s PAK FA

SOURCE: SPUTNIK The US government continues the implementation of contracts for production of the fifth-generation fighter-bombers the F-35 Lightning II.However, the Pentagon still cannot accurately determine the true capacity of the aircraft and the feasibility of its use, reported the digital news publication The Fiscal Times. According to a report issued by J. Michael Gilmore, […]

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Not Top Gun yet: China struggles with warplane engine technology

SOURCE: Reuters China has built a potent military machine over the past 30 years but is struggling to develop advanced engines that would allow its warplanes to match Western fighters in combat, foreign and Chinese industry sources said. The country’s engine technology lags that of United Technologies unit Pratt & Whitney, General Electric and Rolls-Royce , […]

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‘ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi training Mumbai girls for suicide bombings through online classes’

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Some shocking claims have been made by ISIS terror suspects during interrogation by Mumbai’s Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) officials.According to Mumbai ATS, the ISIS terror suspects nabbed by them have revealed that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been conducting training for Mumbai youths to make them suicide bombers. Baghdadi conduct these classes online […]

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Pathankot Aftermath: IAF Completes Security Audit of Facilities

SOURCE: PTI The Indian Air Force has completed security audit of its almost 950 flying and non-flying bases in the aftermath of Pathankot terror attack and is likely to seek permission of the Defence Ministry to induct more Garud commandos. Top sources in the Air Force said the audit, ordered after the attack on its air […]

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IB man Padsalgikar crucial for Mumbai Police

SOURCE: THE HINDU The rank and file of the Mumbai Police is looking forward to serving under Additional Director General of Police Dattatray Padsalgikar, who was on Saturday officially declared to be the next Mumbai Police Commissioner. Mr Padsalgikar will be taking over from current police chief Ahmad Javed on Sunday afternoon. Mr Padsalgikar’s appointment […]

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No Make in India, US-2 aircraft to be imported in flyaway condition

SOURCE: NAVHIND TIMES In a major shift, the Defence Ministry has decided to purchase all 12 US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan in flyaway condition under government-to-government deal, much like India is pursuing the Rafale fighter procurement. This is for the first time after the World War-II that Japan will be exporting its equipment to a […]

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India wants to be major exporter of arms: official

SOURCE: GULFTIMES India is seeking to boost arms exports 20-fold in a decade to $3bn, a push that if successful would transform one of the world’s biggest importers into a major seller of defence equipment.Steps by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spur defence manufacturing, if properly implemented, open up the possibility of hitting that figure […]

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IAF Boosts Bengal to Tame Dragon

SOURCE: ENS With time, the geo-political balance in Asia has undergone a sea change. To thwart the Chinese dragon, the Ministry of Defence is now strengthening its bases in the eastern region, keeping West Bengal as its main focus. This marks the 45th year of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, and the Indian Air Force (IAF) […]

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A difficult life below the sea

SOURCE: TNN Life at sea is tough and life under water is even tougher. Such is the case of the crew members of submariners, who are mostly aged below 27 years and spend weeks in U-boats, a mariners term for the submarine.Serving on a submarine is no cake walk. The first task after going underwater is […]

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Defence sector is like a Doberman, have to unleash it carefully, says Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Detailing the government’s efforts to promote defence manufacturing in India, Manohar Parrikar has said that the potential of the sector needs to be unleashed carefully and has shared that special provisions are being put in place to promote skill development. “The defence sector is like a Doberman, when you unleash it, you […]

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Nuclear India through a Western Eye

SOURCE: IDSA In the middle of December 2015, the US-based Center for Public Integrity came out with a series of four articles on different aspects of India’s nuclear programme. Of the four articles, one is on Jaduguda, the second on the Kudankulam nuclear reactor, the third on the thermonuclear device and the fourth on India’s nuclear […]

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Alleged 2nd-in-Command of ISIS in India is a Boy, Lawyer Says

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE A magistrate’s court here today sent a youth arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad for allegedly recruiting boys here for the ISIS to a children’s remand home, as his lawyer claimed he was just over 16. “The court remanded him to remand home and asked the ATS and the defence to […]

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ISRO to launch 2 satellites before March 31

SOURCE: THE HINDU Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the last two of the seven constellational satellites by March 31. The satellites — 1 F and 1 G — of theIndian Regional Navigation Satellite System will be ready for launch before March end, said Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre here on Saturday. […]

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‘Pak Turk’ Banner Balloons Land in Rajasthan, Air Force On Alert

SOURCE: NDTV Four days after a mysterious balloon shaped object was shot down by an Indian Air Force or IAF fighter aircraft, a bunch of small gas balloons landed in Barmer district of Rajasthan on Saturday, a senior police officer said. “The bunch of colourful balloons with a banner having – PakTurk, ISRA Campus, Annual Sports […]

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Pakistan action on Pathankot plotters may get talks with India going

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES After the initial guarded approach, both the neighbours seem to have gone back to an old narrative where each finds the other wanting. India expects Pakistan to act against the handlers of Pathankot airbase attack in time so that the two foreign secretaries meet in Islamabad next month. For India, attack on […]

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Armchair Generals Walk Away with Top Honours

SOURCE: ENS Medals and honours are heaped on soldiers who have served their country with blood and lives. On Republic Day, 50 highly decorated Lieutenant Generals of the Indian Army were conferred awards for ‘distinguished service’. Ironically, majority of them are based either in Delhi or in peace posts. Seventy-five per cent of the medals […]

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Pathankot terror attack affected Indo-Pak talks process: Nawaz Sharif

SOURCE: ZEE Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday admitted that Pathankot terror attack affected the Indo-Pak talks process.This is the first admission by Pakistan that the terror attack slowed down the talks process between the two neighbouring countries. India has given “specific and actionable information” to Pakistan soon after the Pathankot attack reportedly carried out […]

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Kudankulam nuclear plant starts feeding power to grid

SOURCE: IANS India’s atomic power generator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) started feeding power on Saturday from its 1,000 Mw unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, said a senior official.”The first unit started feeding power on Saturday morning at 7.12 am. The power generation now is 300 Mw,” R S Sundar, station director, told […]

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‘We wanted to make Indian army answerable’: Kashmiri women pen Kunan Poshpora struggle

SOURCE: DailyMail On the night of February 23, 1991, a battalion of the 4th Rajputana Rifles of the 68th Brigade conducted a cordon and search operation in the villages of Kunan and Poshpora in frontier Kupwara district. Residents said that men and women were segregated in the darkness of the wintry night. While the men were […]

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Pathankot probe report will be out soon, says Sharif

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan will soon complete its probe into the Pathankot terror attack and make the report public, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday. The attack had upset the talks with India, which were “going in the right direction” after the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, he […]

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Will India’s INS Arihant Break cover during IFR?

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Delegates from over 50 countries are expected to participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) to be held from February 4 to 8. IFR will also see the participation of 24 warships from foreign countries and 24 foreign Naval chiefs, 90 foreign delegates who have confirmed their participation for the […]

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Why Indian Nuke-Capable missiles are missing from RD Parade

SOURCE: Anand SG / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG For the third conservative year, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni series of Ballistic Missiles have been skipping India’s Republic Day parade where India showcases its full military might to the world to see and notice countries growing Regional power in the subcontinent. […]

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War in Syria: Russia’s ‘rustbucket’ military gives hi-tech shock to West and Israel

SOURCE: TNN Their army’s equipment and strategy was “outmoded”; their air force’s bombs and missiles were “more dumb than smart”; their navy was “more rust than ready”. For decades, this was Western military leaders’ view, steeped in condescension, of their Russian counterparts. What they have seen in Syria and Ukraine has come as a shock. Russian […]

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Vice Admiral Lanba to head Western Naval Command

SOURCE: THE HINDU Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, presently heading the Southern Naval Command in Kochi, has been appointed Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command in Mumbai. He will take over the command from Vice Admiral SPS Cheema, who will retire from service on January 31. The appointment is significant, as Vice Admiral Lanba […]

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LeT commander killed in gun battle in Kashmir

SOURCE: THE HINDU The police on Saturday claimed to have killed a Laskhar-e-Taiba commander in a gunbattle in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, more than 90 km away from Srinagar. The gunbattle started on Friday night in Dardpora, Lol pora, when security forces cordoned off the area.A police official said the militant hiding there opened fire, […]

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Let New Delhi not commit to the Rafale as yet

SOURCE: GULFNEWS Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he bid a warm farewell to French President Francois Hollande, tweeted to underline the Indo-French relationship as special. France took a nuanced position on India’s nuclear tests of 1998, unlike the United States and the United Kingdom. France also is the only country to be invited a record […]

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India to Equip Submarines With Russian-Indian BrahMos Missiles

SOURCE: Sputnik NPO Mashinostroyenia is involved in the Indian-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace, named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers. BrahMos-S is a submarine-launched version of the short-range BrahMos supersonic missile. BrahMos has been in use by the Indian Navy since 2005. It has a range of 180 miles and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 660 pounds. “In its new submarine […]

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French major DCNS stresses absorption of submarine tech

SOURCE: THE HINDU Global defence major DCNS — which has responded to the call to partner in Project-75 India (P-75i) — has noted that it is important for India to ensure continuous production of locally manufactured submarines.Mazagon Dock Ltd (MDL) is constructing six Scorpene class submarines (P-75) here via transfer of technology from DCNS, the […]

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Inside India’s Afghanistan Part 2: Want AK-47, fake currency? Get to Malda

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY On Thursday, India Today Television showed you how paddy has been replaced with opium as the main crop in West Bengal’s Malda. In few parts of India opium farming is permitted for medicinal purposes. But in Malda it is neither legal nor regulated. That hasn’t stopped farmers from shifting en masse from […]

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Diesel-electric to Nuclear

SOURCE: THE HINDU The ‘City of Destiny’ was not only destined to become the homeport for the first submarine base in the country, but it is also the first to house the base for the stealth nuclear submarines. INS Varsha, coming up at Rambilli, 50 km from here, will be the homeport for the SSBN […]

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France Peddles Unsafe Nuclear Reactors to India, Drawing Protest

SOURCE:  Kumar Sundaram, Truthout On January 26, French President François Hollande was the chief guest for India’s Republic Day ceremony, where India showcases its military hardware in a colonial-era parade in its capital. Meanwhile, in Jaitapur on India’s western coast, farmers and fisherfolk were protesting against Hollande’s visit, arguing that the nuclear reactors that India is […]

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‘Make futuristic sensors for defence needs’ : Scientific adviser to DM

SOURCE: TNN Scientific adviser to raksha mantri G Satheesh Reddy, has said smart miniaturised sensor technologies would be the backbone for futuristic defence and aerospace systems.  He was speaking the Sensors-2016 national conference on ‘ Advances in Sensors: Lab to Field’ at the Research Centre Imarat (RCI) here on Friday. The conference was organised by […]

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Marshall Islands sue Britain, India and Pakistan over nuclear weapons

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN The tiny Marshall Islands will seek to persuade the UN’s highest court to take up a lawsuit against India, Pakistan and Britain, which it accuses of failing to halt the nuclear arms race.The international court of justice – founded in 1945 to rule on legal disputes between nations – announced late on […]

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India Wants UNSC Not To Encourage Oppressive Use Of Violence

SOURCE: INSERBIA India has condemned the oppressive use of violence on civilians during armed conflicts, requesting the UN Security Council (UNSC) to discuss the issue with troop-contributing countries of the UN peacekeeping missions. Speaking at a recent UNSC Open Debate on ‘Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict’, India’s Permanent Representative at the world body Syed […]

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Air India pilot spots 4 flying objects in city airspace; ATC says will investigate

SOURCE: DNA INDIA The ‘sighting’ of paragliders/balloons in Mumbai’s airspace continues. Now, an Air India pilot on Friday claimed that he saw four such objects below the plane he was flying near Vasai. On January 13, the pilot of a Pawan Hans helicopter had reported seeing six paragliders flying over the JW Mariott hotel in […]

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Beating The Retreat: What was new this year

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Marking the culmination of the four-day-long Republic Day celebrations, the beating the retreat ceremony was held today evening at the Vijay Chowk in New Delhi. The Beating Retreat ceremony, which marks a centuries old military tradition, was started in India in early 1950’s and just like the Republic Day parade, this years […]

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Indian Islamic State module draws members from IM, SIMI: Investigators

SOURCE: IANS An Indian terror module pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) is a reorganised group of the virtually defunct Indian Mujahideen and SIMI elements, recruiting new members to carry out a string of terror strikes across the country, highly placed intelligence sources said.  This fact came out during the questioning of 14 suspected […]

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‘If Not Contained, Nepal Crisis may Spill Over to India’

SOURCE: PTI A Nepalese delegation, comprising members of the civil society and the Madhesi community, has rejected the constitutional amendments passed by their Parliament, saying it was done without taking them into confidence.The group said the Madhesis agitation over the constitutional amendment has been going on for the past six months and if there is […]

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India, Pakistan extend pact on trans-border train services for 3 years

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES India and Pakistan have extended a nearly four-decade-old agreement on trans-border train services for three years, the external affairs ministry said on Friday. The agreement between the two governments on rail communication was extended by “mutual consent through diplomatic channels” from January 19, 2016 to January 18, 2019, a statement said. The pact, […]

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3 ISIS Sympathisers Arrested by NIA After Being Deported from UAE

SOURCE: PTI Three Indian sympathisers of ISIS, who were deported from UAE for allegedly being on a mission to carry out terror attack in India and some other countries, were arrested by NIA tonight.Adnan Hussain, who hails from Karnataka, Mohammad Farhan, from Maharashtra, and Sheikh Azhar Al Islam, from Jammu and Kashmir, were arrested by […]

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U.S. Navy orders 20 P-8A Poseidon aircraft for $2.5 billion

SOURCE: UPI The U.S. Navy has given Boeing a $2.5 billion contract to manufacture and deliver 20 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract covers 16 aircraft for the U.S. Navy and four aircraft for Australia through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. Under the contract, Boeing will be tasked with providing obsolescence monitoring, change assessment, and integrated […]

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Keltron bags Rs 5 crore order from Indian Navy for supply of four sets of re-transmission units

SOURCE: PTI The state-run Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited has received a Rs 5-crore order from the Indian Navy for manufacturing and supply of four sets of re-transmission units for naval ships. The order is worth Rs 5.38 crore, an official release said here today. This will be executed by the Defence Group of Keltron. […]

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Be cautious while dealing with India: Pakistan’s ex-defence secretaries

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Pakistan’s ex-defence secretaries have warned the government to be careful in dealing with India because they do not see a radical shift in Delhi’s policy towards Pakistan. Former defence secretary retired Lt Gen Asif Yasin Malik called for “open and extensive” debate within the country on its relations with India. Addressing a […]

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Indian, Chinese Army Kick Off Anti-Terrorism Exercise

SOURCE: NDTV Indian and Chinese armies today kicked off their fifth annual anti-terrorism exercise in China’s Kunming city as both the sides seek to share their successful experiences in counter-terrorism operations during the 10-day drill. India for the first time fielded troops from Naga Regiment to take part in the exercises. A contingent of 175 […]

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How opium, fake currency and illegal arms trade is turning Malda into India’s Afghanistan

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Not long ago, paddy used to be main crop for farmers in Malda. Now, poppy has taken it place. Every year, in February and March, farmers lance the poppy capsule and opium oozes from the vast fields of the region. In pics Opium farming is the engine of Malda’s economy. But it […]

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Locals hid LeT men for TWO MONTHS before Udhampur attack

SOURCE: DailyMail Pakistani terrorists who attacked a BSF convoy in Udhampur last year went undetected for over two months despite infiltrating the Line of Control (LoC), an NIA investigation has revealed. The probe agency has stated that the four Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists stayed with local contacts between June and August 2015, before they carried out the […]

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90 Indian Naval Aircraft to Operate From INS Dega

SOURCE: Express News Service INS Dega, the naval air station of Indian Navy, is all set to buzz with activity as nearly 90 Indian Naval aircraft are all set to operate from the air station to present a fly-past and an operational demonstration, during the International Fleet Review 2016 (IFR-16). Several aircraft have already arrived […]

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Main ISIS handler sent Rs 6 lakh to India chief through hawala

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Shafi Ar mar alias Yusuf — the prime handler from Bhatkal responsible for inducting Indians into ISIS — had allegedly sent Rs 6 lakh to Mudabbir Sheikh to carry out terror attacks in India. Investigations have revealed that Mudabbir — the amir (chief) of ISIS’s wing in India — allegedly received the […]

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India a model to the world in space research, says Isro scientist

SOURCE: DHNS Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) scientist C?D?Prasad, on Wednesday, said India was a role model for the world in space research. Delivering a talk during ‘Interaction with Scientist’, a session organised by Karnataka Science and Information Technology Academy at Mandya Government College, here, the scientist said  India had emerged as one of the […]

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No rules on ground, drones and UAVs fly freely

SOURCE: TNN From aerial photography to remote sensing, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) hovering over the city is no more a rare sight. Many UAVs are entering the market in a big way, but the authorities have no exclusive policy to regulate their use. For the first time, flying of drones and UAVs were banned for […]

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Kineco Kaman becomes part of ISRO’s satellite

SOURCE: NAVHIND TIMES Pilerne based,  Kineco Kaman Composites India (KKCI), founded by Shekhar Sardessai, became the first private sector company in India to manufacture a dual helix antenna array (DHAA) assembly which was successfully launched into space on January 23, aboard ISRO’s fifth Indian Regional Navigation Satellite (IRNSS 1E). It is an important milestone for the […]

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Pressure on Pakistan to crack down on terror has to be kept up: US envoy

SOURCE: TNN The pressure on Pakistan to crack down on terrorism has to be kept up and the US remains strongly engaged with India to tackle the menace which is affecting regional peace, US ambassador Richard Verma said on Thursday. Appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lahore outreach, Verma said there was a need to work with […]

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Held IS sympathiser radicalised Malwani youths via 4 videos: ATS

SOURCE: DNA INDIA  The state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday said that alleged Islamic State (IS) sympathiser Khalid alias Rizwan Ahmed Ali Nawazuddin, arrested from Uttar Pradesh (UP), used videos clips to radicalise four Malwani youths, who had gone missing last year. According to the ATS, Nawazuddin, during interrogation, told the sleuths that he had […]

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Received queries for LCA Tejas during Bahrain airshow: HAL chief T Suvarna Raju

SOURCE: PTI Queries were received about the country’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas for possible export, during the recently held Bahrain air show, HAL chief T Suvarna Raju today said but refused to identify the interested countries. He also asserted that the first upgraded Tejas with better radar, missiles system, mid-air refueling capability, would be […]

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Moscow and Delhi to invest $8 billion in 5th generation fighters

SOURCE: RT The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi have agreed to develop an Indo-Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). Negotiators made a breakthrough last month deciding to lower investment cost to $4 billion for each country. The deal opens the prospect of producing 250 FGFAs to replace the multirole Sukhoi-30MKI fighter, […]

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How Losing India’s Business Could Ruin Russia’s Defense Industry

SOURCE: STRATFOR Forecast The dominance of Russian defense manufacturers in the Indian arms market will continue to rapidly erode. The United States, Israel, European states and other countries such as Japan will increasingly compete to export arms to India. Losing market share in India, the largest arms-import market in the world, will further hamper the […]

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IAF Conducts Successful User Trials of Akash SAM System

SOURCE: ENS The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted user trials of medium range supersonic Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) ‘Akash’ from a defence base off the Odisha coast on Thursday. Three rounds of the missile were fired within three hours targeting para-barrels. The missiles were launched from the launching complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) […]

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China should stay alert to India-Vietnam cooperation : Chinese State Media

SOURCE: CNTV The Indian media reported on Janaury 25 that New Delhi planned to build a satellite station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. India’s earth observation satellite will provide data of China and South China Sea areas for Vietnam.On the same day, Reuters reported that Hanoi can receive remote sensing imagery after construction of […]

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Post Pathanot attack, Western Command to procure hand-held UAVs to boost surveillance

SOURCE: ENS In a bid to bolster its surveillance capabilities around important installations in the backdrop of the Pathankot airbase terror attack, the Western Command Headquarters has begun the process to purchase nine hand-held Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). It is learnt that the command headquarters has already floated the tenders to purchase the hand-held UAVs. Sources […]

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India to Sell Two OPVs to Lankan Navy in 2017

SOURCE: ENS India is to sell two Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) to Lanka in 2017, Lankan naval spokesman Capt.Akram Alavi told Express here on Thursday. “The first will be delivered in February 2017 and the second at the end of that year. Both vessels are being constructed at the Goa Shipyard,” Capt.Alavi said.These will be the first brand […]

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Russia to start work on joint plan to produce light military choppers in India this year

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Russia is planning to initiate work on a joint plan to produce light military choppers in India this year and has identified the helicopters for export orders as well. Sharing details of a new Indo-Russian joint venture company to produce KA 226helicopters, a top Russian executive has also indicated that a private […]

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Terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan poses serious challenge: US general John Nicholson

SOURCE: PTI Terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan, providing shelter to terrorist outfits like the Taliban and the Haqqani network, is a serious problem, a top US general nominated to be the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said today. “I view it (terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan) as a serious problem,” Gen John “Mick” Nicholson […]

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Bharati Defence in talks with foreign cos for warship JV

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES An affiliate of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) and a UK company are in talks with Bharati Defence & Infrastructure, formerly Bharati Shipyard, for a strategic partnership, wherein they could build warships in India, people close to the development said. “Bharati Shipyard has a licence to build warships in India. The company is […]

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Vizag gets ready for Intl Fleet Review in Feb

SOURCE: THE HINDU   Visakhapatnam is getting ready to host a major international event – the International Fleet Review 2016 – in the first week of February. Earlier this month, the city hosted the Partnership Summit of the CII and the two events have given the image of the city a great fillip. The IFR […]

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No final dates yet for Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary talks: MEA

SOURCE: THE HINDU The government on Thursday said no dates have yet been finalised on the impending Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan, although both countries are in “continuous dialogue” over the Pathankot Air Force base terror attack case, which took place on January 2. “We have not yet been able to finalise a […]

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Dates for Nepal Prime Minister’s India Visit Being Fixed

SOURCE:EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The dates for Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s forthcoming visit to India are being fixed, an official said on Thursday. “As you know, when the prime minister (Narendra Modi) congratulated K.P. Sharma Oli in October 2015 on his becoming the prime minister of Nepal, he also extended an invitation to him […]

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26/11 attacks trial is test of Pakistan’s sincerity, says India

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The shadow of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks fell on the India-Pakistan peace process on Thursday even as the neighbours are yet to find a mutually convenient date to hold foreign secretary-level talks postponed after the Pathankot airbase attack this month. “We see the Mumbai terror attack trial in Islamabad as a […]

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Pak accuses India of making unsubstantiated terror allegations

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan on Thursday accused India of “hurling unsubstantiated terror allegations” at it, saying it undermines efforts to eliminate terrorism from the region in a “collaborative manner”. At his weekly news briefing in Islamabad, foreign office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah said, “Terrorism is a problem for Pakistan and the world at large, not just India.” […]

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Japan reveals first domestic stealth aircraft

SOURCE:UPI Mitsubishi Heavy Industries revealed its prototype of Japan’s first indigenous stealth fighter at a media event in central Japan. The aircraft is known as the X-2, and was originally referred to as the Advanced Technology Demonstrator X. The plane was made to replace the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s aging fleet of F-2 fighter aircraft, […]

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Sukhoi’s to start Dummy launch trials of Brahmos-A in March

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) BrahMos-A which is a modified air-launched Mach 3 Capable variant carried underbelly of Sukhoi Su 30 MKI will begin Dummy launch trials along with Dummy weapons realise trials by the end of March later this year said well-informed sources close to idrw.org. The Modified missile which weights 2.55 tonnes requires […]

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Manohar Parrikar for greater role of women in Coast Guard

SOURCE: PTI Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday pointed out that the Indian Coast Guard needs to focus on facilitating greater role of women in the organisation. “One of the areas that service would need to focus would be to facilitate greater role of women in the organisation. I am aware that women constitute […]

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French ambassador expects Rafale contract within 4 months

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla  | Business-standard.com In the first time a senior official has publicly announced a time line for wrapping up negotiations on India’s proposed purchase of 36 Rafale fighters, France’s ambassador to New Delhi says he expects the price to be negotiated and agreed to within four months. “It will be too long if […]

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ISIS India recruits trained online to make bombs: Maha ATS

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad ( ATS )’s investigations have revealed that the Indian recruits were being given online training to make bombs by ISIS’s foreign handlers. The ATS also gathered that Khalid alias Rizwan Ahmed Ali Nawazuddin played a key role in the brainwashing the youngsters from Malwani, who he may have met […]

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Rafale pricing issue likely to be resolved in 4-6 weeks

SOURCE: THE HINDU Indo-French talks to conclude the deal for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets seem to have reached the tipping point with officials on both sides giving four weeks to four months for conclusion of the price negotiations. Officials said on Wednesday that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in the presence of […]

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Coast Guard gets space at Mangaluru airport for air squadron

SOURCE: THE HINDU Coastal surveillance and security in the State will get a boost as a long-pending demand of the Indian Coast Guard to have space at Mangaluru International Airport for positioning its air squadron was fulfilled on Wednesday.The Airports Authority of India handed over about 17,000 sq ft of space in its old terminal […]

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‘Pranab, I know of the consequences’: Indira on storming Golden Temple

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES In the second volume of his memoir, The Turbulent Years: 1980-96, President Pranab Mukherjee shares an insider’s account of several significant events during the 1980’s and early 1990’s. In this extract, Mukherjee, a cabinet minister in the Indira Gandhi government, justifies Operation Bluestar, the 1984 military action to flush out terrorists from […]

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AI Kanishka bombing: All you need to know about ‘silent’ killer’ Reyat

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Originally from Punjab, Inderjit Singh Reyat was working as an auto mechanic and electrician in Vancouver Island, British Columbia when he plotted and executed the Air India flight Kanishka’s bombing over the coast of Ireland on June 23, 1985. All 329 passengers and crew died in the incident. He was arrested on […]

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J-K not part of India, seeking plebiscite not a crime: Engineer Rashid

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Jammu and Kashmir firebrand legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who is also known as Engineer Rashid, on Wednesday said the “J-K is not a part of India just like Azad Kashmir is not a part of Pakistan”. Angry over the “continuous restrictions”on his activities by the police, Rashid alleged that he was being […]

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Rafale deal: An expensive buy

SOURCE: Business-standard.com A highlight of French President Francois Hollande’s India visit was the signing of a government-to-government agreement on the purchase of two squadrons of the Rafale multi-role fighter aircraft. But continuing price negotiations, already protracted, stand in the way of a formal contract. It bears recalling that the Rafale offer from Dassault was chosen […]

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Stage Set for User Trials of Akash Missile from Today

SOURCE: Express News Service A series of user trials of surface-to-air supersonic Akash missile system will be carried out from a defence test facility off the  Odisha coast from Thursday. Reliable sources said, the tests will be conducted  from launching complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR)  in Chandipur, about 15 km from  here. The indigenously […]

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Rafale deal-India needs 20-year perspective on its defence needs

SOURCE: DNA INDIA When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited France in April, 2015, he made the surprising announcement of buying 36 Rafale fighter planes off the shelf. There were two reasons behind the impromptu statement. First, there was a sense of urgency that the Indian Air Force needed to replenish the fighter squadrons at the […]

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Rs 4k-cr entry bar for pvt firms building weaponry as ‘strategic partners’

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla  | Business-standard.com A ministry of defence (MoD) task force, under the leadership of former Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO) chief, V K Aatre has recommended stiff guidelines for selecting private sector companies as “strategic partners” for building high-technology, complex systems for the military. The report was submitted to the MoD last week, but has […]

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France Reduces Rafale Price Just a Little

SOURCE: Express News Service The French have “marginally” reduced the price of Rafale combat jets but not to the level, where the Indian Air Force is targeting to clinch the deal, said a senior official of the defence ministry. The much-talked about deal could not be inked during French President Francois Hollande’s visit due to […]

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PSUs should stop thinking like ‘government department’ to push Make in India: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asked defence PSUs and the ordinance factories to “stop thinking like a government department” if they are to compete with private companies for ‘Make in India’ projects. Parrikar, who was presenting the ‘Raksha Mantri’s Awards for Excellence 2012-13 and 2013-14’, said he will include private companies for the […]

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‘UFO’ Pakistan’s Ploy to Test Reflex

SOURCE: ENS The Heluim-filled balloon that was shot down by the IAF’s fighter jets after a security alarm had actually come from Pakistan. And top officials of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) say the US-made balloon could have been an attempt to gauge India’s response time. The MoD has now written to the Ministry of External […]

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IS may Launch Mumbai-type Attacks, Cautions EUROPOL

SOURCE: ENS Terror outfit IS could launch Mumbai-style attacks as it has developed an external actions command trained for special forces-style operations abroad, says a report released by European Law Enforcement Agency (EUROPOL). It recently held a meeting of European countries to discuss changes in IS modus operandi in the backdrop of the Paris attacks. The […]

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Terrorists were asked to focus on Delhi, Mumbai; NIA to approach foreign counterparts to tackle ISIS

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Even as two more people were detained by central security agencies in connection with the recently busted pan-India terror module owing allegiance to the Islamic State yesterday, a report said on Wednesday that top two leaders of the Indian wing of ISIS were asked by their foreign handlers to scout for potential targets for terror strikes in […]

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IAF jet fired 97 rounds to shoot down balloon from Pak: Sources

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES A US-made balloon shot down by an Indian Air Force fighter jet in Rajasthan on Republic Day had come from Pakistan and may have been an attempt to test India’s defence and response time, top government sources said on Wednesday. The IAF scrambled a Sukhoi-30 warplane and deployed armed Mi-17 helicopters after radars […]

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France to help with a lander in Isro’s next mission to Mars: report

SOURCE: DOMAIN-B India and France will work together in India’s next mission to Mars, planned for 2010, to attempt to put a lander on the Red Planet. French space agency CNES has signed a letter with its Indian counterpart, ISRO, to participate in the Mars orbiter mission, reports said. Although CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall […]

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1985 Air India Kanishka Bombing: Indrajit Singh Reyat Released From Prison

SOURCE: TNN The only person ever convicted over the 1985 Air India bombings that killed 331 people was released from a Canadian prison on Wednesday after serving two decades behind bars.Inderjit Singh Reyat, a Sikh immigrant, served two-thirds of a nine-year sentence for perjury in one of the deadliest airline attacks in history, said a […]

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Army jawans land up at Ramdev’s ashram

SOURCE: TNN In a first-of-its-kind exercise, 250 soldiers of the Western Command of the Army have been sent for a two-week Yoga Teacher’s Training Course being organised by Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar.  Officials said the soldiers after their stint will help impart this training to others in the Command. During the training, which began […]

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Alert at Delhi’s IGI airport after caller reports big balloon over it

SOURCE: TNN An alert was sounded at Indira Gandhi International airport here on Wednesday after authorities received a call about a “big balloon” hovering over it.The red and white balloon was spotted around 3.15pm by the patrol guards at Air Force Station located on Gurgaon-Faridabad Road. The balloon is said to be of about a […]

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Mystery Deepens as two Groups of Iranians Moving Through Odisha Detained

SOURCE: ENS Eight Iranian nationals who were travelling through Odisha in two different groups were detained on Wednesday following a gruelling 24 hours of tracking by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch. A day after media went abuzz with the stories of a group of foreign nationals fleeing a hotel near Bhubaneswar […]

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Unseen Video of LCA Tejas from Bahrain Air Show

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN)

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Balloon came flying in from Pakistan, possibly to test our security: Manohar Parrikar

SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the balloon-shaped object that was shot down by a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft came flying from the Pakistani side.“Ministry of Defence has written a letter to the Ministry of External Affairs to take up the matter with Pakistan. Though it had no payload, it could have been […]

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Fresh bid to corner Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar likely

SOURCE: PTI India could make a Fresh BID to tag Jaish-e-Muhammad Chief Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Alleged Attack Pathankot, as a global Terrorist The move Will Also serve as a Test for China, Which HAD Earlier blocked an Indian. Proposal to this Effect at the United Nations Security Council in 2010 at the behest […]

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No dangerous payload in balloon shot down by IAF jet

SOURCE: PTI No dangerous payload has been found in the balloon shot down yesterday by an IAF fighter jet near Barmer, bordering Pakistan, according to defence officials. “On the analysis of the debris, it was established that there was no dangerous payload,” defence spokesperson Lt ColManish Ojha said today. Sources said that it was a […]

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China to get new 40N6E Interceptor missiles with range of 380 km in S-400 deal with Russia

SOURCE: CHINADAILYMAIL A report on mil.huanqiu.com says a Russian air defence system supplier has revealed that it will begin to deliver its newest S-400 systems with 40N6E air defence missiles in 2017 but refuses to reveal the quantity of delivery. According to other sources, the supplier will sell four battalions of the S-400 to China.However, the […]

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ISIS offers desi hackers $10,000 a job: Terror group contacts 30,000 people on social media in bid to steal government data

SOURCE:  DailyMail ISIS is luring Indian hackers with top dollar to hack into government websites and steal sensitive data. Hackers are also being asked to identify and create a database of potential recruits from Twitter and Facebook. For each ‘job’, a hacker would be paid upwards of $10,000. This is by far the most lucrative offer from […]

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26/11 Mumbai attacks: Pakistan court refuses voice samples of suspects

SOURCE: TNN In a fresh setback to the Mumbai attack trial, a Pakistani court has dismissed the government’s petition seeking voices samples of 26/11 mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects in the case. The prosecution had filed an application in the Islamabad high court seeking voice samples of the suspects to compare it […]

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China planning to build floating nuclear power plant

SOURCE: AFP/PTI China is planning to build a floating nuclear power station as it seeks to double its atomic capacity by 2020, a senior official said today.Authorities are making plans for a “marine floating power station”, which will go through “strict and scientific demonstration”, said Xu Dazhe, chairman of China Atomic Energy Authority. “China is […]

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India is doing great: Trump

SOURCE: PTI India is “doing great” but no one talks about it, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, known for his critical views on developing countries like China and Mexico, has said. “India is doing great,” Trump told CNN. This is for the first time Trump has given a glimpse of his views about India since […]

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Few Countries will be briefed on LCA-Tejas: Source

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) After a Successful demonstration of India’s Home Grown 4++ Generation LCA-Tejas fighter jet at an International Airshow recently, DRDO/HAL plans to officially brief few countries who have come forward and inquired about LCA-Tejas fighter jet said informed sources close to idrw.org. Chunk of Inquiries has come from Latin American countries […]

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Rafale: how the “mother of all deals” ended up like an “unplanned child”

SOURCE: CATCHNEWS It began with the idea of buying 126 fighter jets, for which the French Rafale was chosen in 2012. Negotiations broke down sometime in 2014. Then there was no news about the jets till April 2015 when Modi, during his trip to France, surprised everyone by announcing a much smaller, 36 fighter jet […]

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India to play waiting game over Rafale price

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE India will not be tied down to a timeline on the Rafale deal and is prepared to wait it out for the French to lower the cost, sources have indicated. Sources also indicated that even in the run-up to French President Francois Hollande’s visit, the Indian government had decided that it was […]

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Keen to start defence-focused industrial ecosystem in India

SOURCE: YAHOO Airbus Group is at the forefront of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative in aerospace and defence. The company’s sourcing from India jumped 12-fold during 2007-14. It exceeded $400 million in 2014 and is growing briskly. In an interview with Huma Siddiqui, Airbus Group India president Pierre de Bausset said together with […]

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Modi’s Rafale deal is a billion-dollar loss to India’s public sector

SOURCE: DAILYO President Francois Hollande is in town. Negotiations are on about the French fighter aircraft. The Rafale costs $9 million per aircraft; with advanced avionics, it can cost up to $50 million. Earlier, the Indian Air Force was armed largely with Soviet/Russian aircraft like MIGs and Sukhois. They served the IAF well in 1965 […]

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Mahindra’s defence ambitions take flight

SOURCE: LIVEMINT Can’t wait to get those choppers in the sky,” Anand G. Mahindra, chairman of the $17 billion Mahindra Group, tweeted on Sunday after Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd signed a statement of intent with Airbus Helicopters of Europe to make military helicopters. The deal with Airbus is one of many such agreements that the […]

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Bajaj Auto to launch bike from metal used in INS Vikrant

SOURCE: Business-standard.com Indian naval ship (INS) Vikrant, the first aircraft carrier, which played a pivotal role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has made its way into a commuter bike to be launched by Bajaj Auto next month.The Pune-based, India’s most valued two- and three-wheeler maker, will launch a 150-cc motorcycle on February 1 christened ‘V’ […]

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Snakes in Pakistan’s backyard

SOURCE: TAREK FATAH, TORONTO SUN While much of the West is pre-occupied with the war against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and the Saudi-Iranian war of words, 2016 began with a far more dangerous development. Nuclear powers India and Pakistan are at loggerheads again.While revellers in New Delhi were welcoming the new year on […]

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India Displays Russian Weapons During Delhi Republic Day Parade

SOURCE:  Sputnik The 67th parade involved Russian Mi-17V-5 transport helicopters, a T-90 battle tank, as well as a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.The Sukhoi Su-30 and Mikoyan MiG- 29 fighter aircraft were also included in the air show, with a Su-30 plane skywriting India’s tricolor. French President Francois Hollande was the chief guest of the Republic Day with French military contingent, marking […]

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No nuclear missiles displayed for 3rd year

SOURCE:  ASIAN AGE For the third year in a row, India did not display any of its nuclear missiles in the Republic Day parade. In 2013, the country had last displayed the inter-continental ballistic missile Agni V during the Republic Day parade when the chief guest was Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. However, in […]

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Russian-Indian military drills scenarioto be discussed in Vladivostok in February More: http://ift.tt/1RKiVvv

SOURCE: TASS Officials of Russia’s Eastern Military District and the Indian Armed Forces are expected to coordinate the scenario and schedule of the Indra’2016 war games during consultations in Vladivostok in February, the press service of the Eastern Military District said. “The first round of consultations on planning the joint Russian-Indian military exercise Indra’2016 will […]

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ISRO’s first ever mission Sun mission in 2019-20

SOURCE: UNI The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) would be launching a 400 kg satellite, Aditya-L1, as part of its first ever Indian mission to study the sun. The project, aimed at comprehensive understanding of the dynamical processes of the sun, was approved and the Aditya-L1 mission, would be launched during the 2019-2020 timeframe by ISRO’s […]

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In a first, Latin American nations to take part in fleet review in India

SOURCE: FINANCIAL EXPRESS In the current geo-political scenario, seafarers of the world, represented by their navies, have taken a leading role in bringing nations together by steadily increasing cooperation at sea. Despite the geographical distance from India, for the first time, countries from the Latin America (LatAm) region will be participating in the second edition […]

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Revealed: How did six Pakistani terrorists attack Pathankot Air Force base

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Experts from the military have reconstructed how the six Pakistani terrorists, who attacked the Pathankot Air Force base earlier this month, divided the task among themselves.As per their findings, reports NDTV, two of the terrorists were given the task to act as “guides” for the rest. The report, which has been submitted to […]

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India is our closest partner, no change in policy: Maldives

SOURCE: THE HINDU The present Maldivian government’s China policy does not interfere with or diminish the country’s “special relationship” with India, according to the office of President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom. On the observations made by former president Mohamed Nasheed in London on Monday regarding his country’s “pro-China” tilt, Ibrahim Hussain Shihab, international spokesperson at […]

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Revealed: $4 bn is holding up the Rafale deal

SOURCE: Nitin Gokhale/ REDIFF Major differences over price has held up the much anticipated contract worth at least more than $7 billion that India was to sign with French aviation major Dassault to buy 36 Rafale multi-role combat jets for the Indian Air Force, even as visiting French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Narendra […]

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Why Is India So Reluctant To Celebrate Its Tejas Success Story?

SOURCE: Dr Anantha Krishnan M / swarajyamag.com For the first time, India exhibited a 4+ generation fighter jet on a foreign land alongside some of the best-known names, and no one cared. The Old Media didn’t report it, the PM didn’t tweet, even the Indian Air Force kept quiet.Warning: This is a biased piece! I am willfully […]

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India has abiding interest in Sri Lanka’s security: Envoy

SOURCE: PTI Sri Lanka is a key part of India’s “neighbourhood first” policy as New Delhi has an abiding interest in the country’s security, the Indian envoy here said today. Indian High Commissioner Y K Sinha, addressing a gathering here on the occasion of India’s 67th Republic Day, said an important element in strengthening bilateral […]

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RAF tests Typhoon fighter enhancements

SOURCE: UPI The Royal Air Force has conducted flight trials of enhancements for Eurofighter Typhoons at a facility of BAE Systems in Britain. The Phase 2A enhancements, part of the full Phase 2 Enhancement package, include improvements to software and avionics, such as upgrades to radar, defensive aids systems and targeting pods to increase threat awareness, […]

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IAF Sukhoi 30 fighter launched to intercept suspicious object before bringing it down

SOURCE: PTI A Sukhoi 30 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Tuesday shot down an “unidentified” balloon shaped object in Barmer district of Rajasthan state bordering Pakistan after the IAF radar picked it, setting off alarm. Defence sources said that the object is likely to be a meteorological balloon.”Between 10.30am and 11am today, an […]

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Fighter Jet ‘Accidently’ Drops Bombs Over Barmer in Rajasthan

SOURCE: ANI In a bizarre incident, a fighter jet accidently dropped five bombs over Gugdi town in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Tuesday. The sound of the explosion was heard in a 10 km radius. No casualties have been reported as of now. Further details awaited.

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Goa: Syrian National Detained in Threat Letter Case against PM and DM

SOURCE: PTI A Syrian national has been detained in connection with a letter threatening to harm Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, police said today. “Goa Police has detained one person last night. The interrogation is on,” Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, who also holds the Home portfolio, told reporters on the sidelines […]

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Military Veterans’ Tableaux in R-Day Parade for 1st Time

SOURCE: PTI In a first, military veterans had their tableaux on display at the Republic Day Parade, amid their continuing agitation for implementation of One-Rank-One-Pension. The tableaux, which was put out by Directorate of Army Veterans, showcased the role of veterans in nation building. It also conveyed the message that a soldier always tries to […]

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Martyred soldier who killed 10 guerrillas in J-K awarded Ashok Chakra

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami, who killed 10 guerrillas in 11 days before attaining martyrdom, was posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra — the country’s highest peacetime gallantry award — by President Pranab Mukhejree on Tuesday. The soldier of the army’s elite special forces made the supreme sacrifice while fighting the terrorists in Jammu […]

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Rafale deal: India wants more add-ons

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE While Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande have indicated that financial aspects of the Rafale deal are still work in progress, what has been left unsaid is that the Indian side is attempting to squeeze in more add-ons even as the price of 36 jets hangs around Rs […]

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Bahrain debut for export-ready Tejas fighter

SOURCE: FLIGHT GLOBAL India is ready to start seeking export buyers for its Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA), supporting its message by sending two of the fighters overseas for the first time. Speaking at the Bahrain International Air Show on 22 January, Dr S Christopher, director general of New Delhi’s Defence Research and Development Organisation […]

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Russia’s Fifth Generation Jet Fighter, PAK-FA Sees Flight Tests Completed In 2016

SOURCE: AVSTOP.COM Russia reports its will complete flight testing on its fifth-generation jet fighter, the PAK-FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) this year and it will enter production 2017.Russia’s PAK-FA will replace its Air Force MiG-29 and Su-27. The fifth-generation jet fighter (5G) is a jet fighter classification used around the world that encompasses […]

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Leaders acknowledge difficulties over Rafale’s high cost

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla  |  Business-standard.com For months, it has been whispered that New Delhi is unwilling to pay the price that French company Dassault Aviation is demanding for the 36 Rafale fighters that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked for in Paris last April. On Monday, Modi, and visiting French president, François Hollande, both confirmed those […]

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Strategic partners in Defence production: Who gets to make in India, who doesn’t

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE When Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar announced the new Defence Procurement Procedure, 2016, earlier this month, he clarified that the chapters on strategic partners in defence production will be finalised after studying the Aatre Task Force’s report. A closer look at what this strategic partnership model means, and the debate around its pros […]

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Boost for IAF: India & France sign pact, Rafale deal likely in one month

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES India and France on Monday concluded an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on the sale of 36 French fighter jets, Rafale, but were unable to sign the final deal due to some “financial” aspects, which are expected to be sorted out within one month. This agreement was among the 14 pacts signed between the two […]

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Business yet to take off: U.S. Congressman

SOURCE: THE HINDU One year after the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal was announced as done, the commercial end of the deal is moving slower than hoped, says the co-chair of the U.S. Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, Ami Bera. Mr. Bera, who had accompanied U.S. President Barack Obama for his Republic day visit in […]

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Rafales fighting the IS, says Hollande

SOURCE: THE HINDU Nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the surprise announcement in Paris for the direct purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, the two countries on Monday signed the Inter-Government Agreement (IGA) on the acquisition, except for “some financial issues” which the two leaders agreed should be resolved soon. The pact […]

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Indian Defence Bases are Facing Security Crisis

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE India has declared war on IS and al Qaeda by arresting 13 terror planners from six states all over the country. More swoops are expected. However, agencies say the state of security in many of India’s vital military and air force bases need to be tightened. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has decided […]

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France to partner Isro in Mars mission

SOURCE: DHNS France will partner India in its next Mars mission, which the Indian Space Research Organisation plans to launch in 2018.French space agency, CNES on Monday signed a letter of intent with the ISRO for French participation in the next Mars mission. The details of the French proposal remains unknown. A joint statement issued […]

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Military might, achievements & projects on R’day show

SOURCE: PTI India’s military prowess and achievements in different fields, state-of-the-art defence, diverse cultural and social traditions and the government’s emphasis on self-reliance and indigenisation will be showcased at the Rajpath on the country’s 67th Republic Day on Tuesday. Francois Hollande, the President of France, will be the Chief Guest of the parade. For the first […]

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INS Vikrant Gets Permanent Memorial in Mumbai

SOURCE: IANS Nearly 15 months after it was scrapped and faded into history, India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant came alive on Monday in the form of a permanent memorial here on the eve of India’s 67th Republic Day. The memorial was unveiled by Vice Admiral S.P.S. Cheema, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval […]

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Attlee told Bengal governor, Netaji, not Gandhi, got India freedom, claims book

SOURCE:INDIA TODAY Did India win Independence because of the non-violent movement led by Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru or was it the impact of Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army that made the British panic and leave India? The declassification of the Netaji files has sparked a massive debate on the need to rewrite modern […]

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Counter-terror Ties Firmed Up, Call to Pakistan For 26/11 Closure

SOURCE:Express News Service India and France on Monday signed 14 agreements after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting French President Francois Hollande which focused on ways to enhance cooperation in counter-terrorism, security and civil nuclear energy. “From Paris to Pathankot, we saw the gruesome face of…terrorism…. President Hollande and I have agreed […]

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Fit For a King: Russian PAK FA Dazzles at Bahrain International Airshow

SOURCE: Sputnik The King of Bahrain visited the hangars of various foreign companies during the Bahrain International Airshow-2016, including hangars of ‘Sukhoi’, ‘Rosoboronexport’ and holding ‘Helicopters of Russia’. King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has expressed interest in Russia’s multipurpose fighter of the fifth generation ‘Sukhoi’ T-50 (PAK FA). The start of serial production […]

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India, Russia Slash Fifth Gen Fighter Jet Development Costs by 40%

SOURCE: Sputnik India and Russia have agreed to reduce the cost of joint Sukhoi/HAL Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project by 40 percent, local media reported Monday, citing both countries’ development agencies. The estimated total cost of the project in 2008 amounted to $11 billion, to have been covered through equal investment by both of the parties, Business Standard said, adding that this figure had since risen […]

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India-France to Construct 6 Nuclear Power Reactors at Jaitapur by 2016 End

SOURCE: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande on Monday encouraged their respective industrial companies to conclude techno-commercial negotiations by the end of 2016 for the construction of six nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra in pursuance of the 2008 Agreement on the Development of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. It […]

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India, France sign Rafale fighter plane accord, but talks on price to go on

SOURCE: REUTERS India signed an inter-governmental agreement on Monday to buy 36 French-built Rafale fighter planes, but the leaders of both countries said there was still work to do to finalise financial terms after months of talks. The deal, worth an estimated $9 billion, was to have been the centrepiece of a visit to India […]

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India to build satellite tracking station in Vietnam that offers eye on China – See more at: http://ift.tt/1ZMWODQ

SOURCE: REUTERS India will set up a satellite tracking and imaging centre in southern Vietnam that will give Hanoi access to pictures from Indian earth observation satellites that cover the region, including China and the South China Sea, Indian officials said. The move, which could irritate Beijing, deepens ties between India and Vietnam, who both have […]

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India-France Sign 13 agreements; Modi says will sort out financial aspects of Rafale jets soon

SOURCE: DNA INDIA French President Francois Hollande on Monday made common cause with India on the issue of fighting terrorism, underlining that the purpose of his visit was to “reinforce and strengthen” the cooperation between the two countries to tackle the menace. Hollande, who is on a three-day visit to India, praised Prime Minister Narendra […]

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China, Russia Want India to Play The Peacemaker in West Asia

SOURCE: ENS For the first time, the bloc of emerging economies is considering a proposal to actively mediate between Israel and Palestine. China and Russia have been trying to convince India to get onboard, so that BRICS gets directly involved in persuading Israel and Palestine to resume peace process. It is learnt that China’s special envoy […]

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Pakistan’s powerful army chief says to step down when term ends

SOURCE: REUTERS Pakistan’s influential army chief on Monday said he would step down at the end of his three-year term in November, the military’s public relations wing said, breaking a precedent of military leaders seeking to extend their terms. General Raheel Sharif is considered by many to be Pakistan’s most powerful man.Since he took office […]

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Amid nationwide crackdown ATS blocks 94 websites for being pro-ISIS

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES As many as 94 websites have been blocked by security agencies for allegedly propagating the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) amid a nationwide crackdown on suspected offshoots of the terrorist organization in the country. The move follows a six-month long joint operation by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the National […]

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Indian proposal for joint grilling of JeM chief turned down : Pak Goverment

SOURCE: THE TRIBUNE Pakistan has turned down an Indian proposal to jointly interrogate Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar and other suspects arrested in the Pathankot terror attack case, official sources said.Authorities in Pakistan held Maulana Masood Azhar in ‘protective custody’ after the January 2 Pathankot incident. Several other suspects were arrested and authorities closed down […]

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India welcomes amendments in Nepal Constitution

SOURCE: THE HINDU India on Sunday described the first amendment of the Nepali Constitution, undertaken late on Saturday night, as “welcome developments”.An official statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs expressed support for the legislative process, and added, “We hope that other outstanding issues are similarly addressed in a constructive spirit.” The amendments supported […]

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IS suspects planned to target Goa

SOURCE: THE HINDU The terror suspects linked to the Islamic State (IS), arrested in a countrywide raid over the past few days, had planned to target Goa a few months ago, but Intelligence agencies did not arrest them then as they had not acquired the capability to carry out any terrorist act, a senior government […]

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Russian 5G fighter to go into serial production in 2017 – top brass

SOURCE: RT The final primary batch of PAK-FA fighter jets is almost complete and tests will be finished in 2016, top military officials told the media. The Russian Air Force hopes to start regular production of the new 5G jets soon, with the first planes coming in 2017. The PAK-FA (Perspective Air Complex of Frontline […]

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Rafale deal likely to see some progress

SOURCE: THE HINDU Amid a slew of areas of cooperation to be announced by India and France on Monday, all expectations are on the government-to-government agreement for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets. In an indication of the progress, French President Francois Hollande said in Chandigarh on Sunday that one of the main aims […]

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Is India ready to let USA use its military bases, ports to advance American interests!

SOURCE: KASHMIR WATCH Global super power USA, in trying to cripple regional superpower status India is enjoying in South Asia, is on its way to acquire, on a sort of indefinite lease, India’s military bases and ports for its own use, obviously on some agreement. Once the agreement is inked by USA and India, USA would […]

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Decide fast on midair refuellers: IAF to govt

SOURCE: TNN A frustrated IAF has asked the defence ministry to take a decision, one way or the other, on its long-pending case for the almost $2 billion acquisition of six Airbus-330 midair refuelling aircraft or tankers to boost the strategic reach of its fighters and bombers. Stressing the critical operational necessity for fast induction […]

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The big military challenge

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Pathankot attack revealed weaknesses in our intelligence, police and security procedures. While all of these need to be addressed, there are larger issues, which can have far more disastrous consequences for national security, needing attention. The issue is defence reforms, initiated in the aftermath of the 1999 Kargil War, ignored […]

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Karnataka’s Garuda Force Wants Chopper for Quick Response

SOURCE: ENS Friday’s swoop on terror suspects has sharpened the focus on strengthening the Garuda force, the anti-terror unit of Karnataka. The force, which needs to give quick and effective response to any terror strike, has asked for a helicopter to enhance its capability. The strike force, raised in 2010, comes under the Internal Security Division […]

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Government mulls Israel-type fencing along Pakistan border

SOURCE: TNN An Israel-type highly secured fencing may come up along the Indo-Pak border to check infiltration from across the border as the government is exploring the possibility of installing such a barrier in the sensitive frontiers of Punjab and Jammu. In the wake of Pathankot terror attack, which was carried out by the Pakistan-based […]

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India has given fresh evidence on Pathankot attack, Pakistan verifying facts: Nawaz Sharif

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said India has given fresh leads relating to the Pathankot terror attack and Pakistan is verifying the facts to bring the perpetrators to justice. “I have received fresh leads from India on the Pathankot attack and we will look and examine those evidences given by India. […]

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India vital to stability in Asia Pacific, Indian Ocean region: Obama

SOURCE: PTI India can be an anchor for stability and security in the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean, US President Barrack Obama said in Sunday. In an interview, the US president said: “The United States looks forward to the work we can do together. We continue to expand our military exercises and maritime cooperation so […]

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Mahindra, Airbus sign pact to form joint venture to produce military helicopters

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Taking forward the memorandum of understanding signed in July, Mahindra Defence and Airbus Helicopters on Sunday inked a pact to form a joint venture to produce military helicopters in India. The statement of intent was signed on Sunday by representatives of both companies in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and […]

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France’s Hollande pushes for fighter deal in India

SOURCE: REUTERS French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday his government was considering an agreement with New Delhi that would clear the way for a long-awaited $9 billion sale of French-built Rafale warplanes to India. Hollande arrived in India on Sunday. During his visit he will try to close the defence deal and to push forward […]

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Inter-Governmental Pact On Rafale To Be Discussed: French President

SOURCE: PTI French President Francois Hollande today said he will discuss with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the inter-governmental agreement on 36 Rafale fighter planes during his three-day India visit which started from in Chandigarh. “We are going to take another step on the road which we hope will lead us to India’s acquisition of the […]

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Pakistan ‘can and must’ dismantle all terror networks: Barack Obama

SOURCE: PTI In a strong message, US president Barack Obama told Pakistan on Sunday that it “can and must” take more effective action against terrorist groups operating from its soil by “delegitimising, disrupting and dismantling” terror networks there. Describing the terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot as “another example of the inexcusable terrorism that […]

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Declassified Files Prove Netaji Did Not Live in USSR: UK Website

SOURCE: PTI The 100 Indian government files declassified by India confirm that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose did not live in the former Soviet Union in or after 1945, said a UK website set up to chart the last days of the nationalist leader. The Russian government informed the Indian Embassy in Moscow in 1992 and […]

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Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level talks likely next month: Pak official

SOURCE: PTI The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India are expected to meet next month and the two sides are in touch for finalising the new dates amid some “forward movement”, a senior Pakistani official said today. A senior official of the Foreign Office said on anonymity that there was some “forward movement” and the […]

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Sushma Swaraj in Bahrain: India, Arab world call for new strategy to combat terror

SOURCE: PTI India and the Arab League today vowed to combat terrorism and called for developing a strategy to “eliminate” its sources and extremism including itsfunding as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj made a strong pitch for delinking religion from terrorism. While addressing the 1st Ministerial Meeting of Arab- India Cooperation Forum here in the Bahraini capital, she […]

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Hinting at Greenpeace? Obama says NGOs should not be stifled

SOURCE: DNA INDIA In apparent criticism of the Indian government’s crackdown on certain NGOs, US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that civil society groups that strengthen communities need to be supported and not “stifled”. The US has been critical of the Indian government’s action against NGOs particularly Greenpeace which was barred from receiving foreign […]

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Faster than Missiles: Russia Developing Space Age Fighter Jet

SOURCE: SPUTNIK MiG-41. This superfast interceptor is not yet off the drawing board at the Mikoyan military aircraft design bureau, but the final draft may be ready already within the next couple of years with mass production scheduled to begin before 2025, Zvezda television channel reported on Friday. There is not very much known about […]

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China’s Progress in Developing Hypersonic Weapons Unsettles Pentagon

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Although Beijing has repeatedly stated that its efforts to modernize its military are aimed strictly at boosting China’s defense capabilities, US military officials never miss an opportunity to present these developments as an alarming trend. Admiral Cecil D. Haney, Commander of US Strategic Command, recently confirmed that in late 2015 China successfully launched […]

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50 years on, nation still wants to know: What killed Bhabha?

SOURCE: PTI On January 24 1966, an Air-India Boeing 707 named ‘Kanchenjunga’, flying from Mumbai to London via New Delhi and Beirut with 106 passengers on board, slammed into Mont Blanc between France and Italy, killing all passengers and crew. One of the passengers was none other than Homi Bhabha, father of India’s nuclear programme. […]

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The MiG-29KUB: in the Russian and Indian skies for 9 years

SOURCE: Russia & India Report The MiG-29KUB fighter aircraft made its maiden flight from the Gromov Flight Research Institute air base at 11:26 (Moscow time) on January 20, 2007. It was flown by test pilots Mikhail Belyayev and Pavel Vlasov. “The multirole MiG-29KUB fighter belongs to the 4++ generation. The airplane has an enhanced system […]

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Pakistan’s growing nuclear arsenal, instability in country raises fear among experts

SOURCE: IANS Islamabad’s expansion of its nuclear arsenal aimed at India amidst continued instability in Pakistan has raised fears of a radical takeover or diversion of nuclear material and technology, according to a US Congressional report.While US and Pakistani officials continue to express confidence in controls over Pakistan`s nuclear weapons , continued instability in the country […]

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Tejas MK-1 will come of age in A2A Configuration: Source

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) While Team LCA Tejas is busy putting up a Speculator show in its very first International outing in Bahrain Airshow, Another Team back home is busy preparing to start full-fledged BVRAAM Weapons firing trials which should begin by March later this year as per well-informed sources close to idrw.org. With […]

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India justified to ask for justice against Pathankot attackers: Francois Hollande ahead of visit

SOURCE: DNA INDIA French President Francois Hollande will land in Chandigarh at around 1.00 pm this afternoon on a three-day visit to India. The President will be joined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during sightseeing to tourist spots Rock Garden, Capitol Complex, Government Museum and Art gallery in Chandigarh. Prime Minister Modi and the French President […]

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Chance of ISIS reaching Kashmir almost zero: Syed Ali Shah Geelani

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Saturday said the chances of Islamic State expanding its operations to Kashmir were “almost zero” and dismissed the terror outfit’s reported claims in this regard. “The chances of the Islamic State about reaching Kashmir are almost zero,” Geelani said in a statement. Reacting to […]

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We are honoured, delighted: PM Modi welcomes French President Hollande

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA French President Francois Hollande landed in Chandigarh on Sunday afternoon in the fisrt leg of his 3-day India visit. Kaptan Singh Solanki, the governor of Punjab and Haryana, received him at the Chandigarh airport. During his stay, Hollande will be the chief guest at Republic Day Parade on Tuesday. Highlights:  Hollande will be […]

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Five days after air crash, British analysed pros and cons of ‘trying’ Netaji

SOURCE: CNN-IBN Full five days after Subhas Chandra Bose was reported killed in a 1945 air crash, a top official of the British Raj had weighed the pros and cons of “trying” him as a “war criminal” and suggested that the “easiest way” would be to leave him where he was and not seek his […]

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Russia offers Mig-29K for INS Vishal

SOURCE: RIA NOVOSTI The MiG Russian Aircraft Corporation is ready to supply the required number of MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighter jets for India’s planned new aircraft carrier, INS ‘Vishal’, if the Indian Ministry of Defence should want, said Anastasia Kravchenko, speaking for the company to RIA Novosti on Thursday. A day earlier, the Indian media had reported that […]

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Defence minister Manohar Parrikar unfurls India’s largest, tallest flag

SOURCE: SCROLL Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday hoisted the largest flag of the country atop the tallest pole at Pahari Mandir in Ranchi, reported PTI. The flag is 66 feet in height, 99 feet in width and hoisted on a 293 feet-tall pole. Parrikar said, “I feel elated to unfurl the country’s tallest, biggest […]

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This is French President Francois Hollande’s agenda on 3-day India visit starting today

SOURCE: DNA INDIA French President Francois Hollande will commence his three-day India visit from the ‘City Beautiful’ on Sunday where he, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will attend a business summit and visit various landmarks. A thick security blanket has been thrown by security agencies in the city where the two premiers will be […]

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IS believes India occupying Islamic space: M J Akbar

SOURCE: TNN Stating that India was seen by Daesh or Islamic State (IS) as a country of “infidels” that “occupies Islamic space”, BJP MP and author-journalist M J Akbar said the global terror outfit, as part of its mission to reinvent an age when one ‘Islamic power’ ruled continguous territory, could logically expand its war […]

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Crucial To Develop State-Of-The-Art Tech In India: Ex-ISRO Chief

SOURCE: PTI Crafting of a strategy is very important for the space programme to ensure its long-term sustainability, former chairman of ISRO K Kasturirangan said. “It is important to develop state-of-the-art technology within the country. “Supporting the vision of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, who was the father of the Indian space programme, India today has a […]

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Rafale Deal On Right Track, Says French President Ahead of India Visit: 10 Developments

SOURCE: NDTV French President Francois Hollande, who will be chief guest for the Republic Day Parade, will arrive today in Chandigarh, where he is likely to be received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ahead of his three-day visit, President Hollande has told the Press Trust of India that the Rafale jet deal is “on the […]

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French are coming to jet, set, go

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE India and France have always had a special relationship. I still remember freezing winter of 1982, when I travelled by train to Delhi from warm South India to meet President François Mitterrand. In those days, there was no terrorist threat and it was rather easy to approach a head of a state. I […]

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‘Rudra’ to debut at R-Day parade

SOURCE: Tribune News Service Indigenously designed, developed, built and weaponised version of advanced light helicopter (ALH) — “Rudra” — will make its debut at the Republic Day parade. The helicopter produced by the Defence Ministry owned public sector giant Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is being used by the Army since February 2013.The HAL is to produce 76 […]

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India, France try hard to end ‘complex negotiation’ on Rafale

SOURCE: DHNS India and France are trying hard to conclude the “complex negotiation” over proposed supply of 36 Rafale fighter jets to Indian Air Force (IAF), with only two days left before Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande meet in New Delhi. Though the multi-billion dollar deal for supply of 36 Rafale […]

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IS suicide bombers, aged 12-15, may target PM Narendra Modi: Intelligence

SOURCE: TNN Last Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi took his security detail unawares when he broke the cordon to meet children on his way out of Red Fort. This did not go unnoticed by Islamic extremist groups who have been planning to target Modi, according to well-placed sources. The special Protection Group (SPG) that protects the […]

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Tejas takes part in international air show for 1st time, event witnessed by Sushma Swaraj

SOURCE: PTI India’s indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas on Saturday for the first time participated in an international air show, an event witnessed by External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj in the Bahraini capital. Swaraj, who is here on a two-day visit to attend the first ministerial meeting of the India-Arab League Cooperation Forum tomorrow, went for the air […]

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EPHL offers new facility to Myanmar Navy

SOURCE: DHNS Pune-based machine tool builder Electropneumatics and Hydraulics India (EPHL), in partnership with Goa Shipyard (GSL), is all set to deliver a new turnkey project ‘Damage Control Simulator’ (DCS) worth over Rs 50 crore to the Myanmar Navy, a top company executive said. “The Damage Control Simulator (DCS) is a first-of-its-kind facility in India, which […]

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Haridwar ‘IS agents’ did trials to blow up rail track

SOURCE: TNN The arrest of four suspected IS members from Roorkee has brought to the fore a plan by the terror quartet to either blow up a rail track or hold explosions in a train on one of the 10 major bathing days of the ongoing four-month-long Ardh Kumbh. With the next major bathing day due […]

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South China Sea Row: US Won’t Ask India To Take Sides, Says Ashton Carter

SOURCE: PTI The US is not asking countries like India and Vietnam to take sides in the Asia Pacific region, but steps Beijing is taking in the disputed South China Sea are “self-isolating” and driving countries towards America, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said. “I’ve been to India, Vietnam recently. We want to have good […]

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Sri Lankan President gets on board India’s biggest warship INS Vikramaditya

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Adding to the significance of INS Vikramaditya’s friendly visit to Colombo, Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena got on board Indian Navy’s biggest warship and aircraft carrier.President Sirisena was welcomed onboard by Rear Admiral Ranveet Singh, Flag Officer Commanding, Western Fleet and Captain Krishna Swaminathan, Commanding Officer of the ship. YK Sinha, High […]

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Netaji Files: Indira Gandhi didn’t want Subhas Chandra Bose’s ashes back, feared political backlash

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Instead of showing signs of settling down, the controversy surrounding Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s fate got reignited on his 119th birth anniversary on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the presence of a section of the family members of India’s freedom struggle icon, set the process of declassification of 100 files in […]

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Security Crisis at Military Bases

SOURCE: ENS India has declared war on IS and al Qaeda by arresting 13 terror planners from six states all over the country. More swoops are expected. However, agencies say the state of security in many of India’s vital military and air force bases need to be tightened. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has decided to set […]

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After receiving ISIS threat letter, Goa Police urges Manohar Parrikar to take Z-security

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Goa Police has requested Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to accept Z security cover during his stay in his home state following a letter purportedly signed by terror outfit ISIS threating to harm him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We have briefed Parrikar and requested him to take Z security cover, which he is […]

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Giving up Kashmir is surrendering Indian Muslims’ right: BJP leader MJ Akbar

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Kashmir is an inalienable part of India because it is Muslim and giving it up will amount to surrendering the right of Muslims, BJP MP and veteran journalist M J Akbar said on Saturday. “We had already surrendered in the two-nation theory (partition). We can’t be permanently subject to it,” he said delivering […]

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