How India is putting together 3tier Armed Drones to neutralise Terrorists

SOURCE: PRASAD CHAWAN / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Recent media reports are hinting that after India’s successful carried out surgical commando strikes across Line of control on terror launch pads , Indian Government along with its military is jointly putting together plans to acquire next level of armed drones which will be instrumental in […]

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Indian Army to soon have Russian T-90 tanks with ‘Make in India’ element as threat from Pakistan looms large

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Indian Army plans to buy 464 advanced T-90 battle tanks from Russia for deployment on its western borders with Pakistan.The Rs 13,448-crore contract will include a Make-in-India element for integration at the Heavy Vehicles Factory in Avadi near Chennai. The 10 new regiments of T-90MS tanks, equipped with thermal imaging night […]

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After the Rafale Deal, Is the Ghost of the MMRCA Back in India?

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT Last month, India and France concluded a long-awaited deal that would see the transfer of 36 Dassault Rafale multi-role fighters to India in fly-away condition. Despite lingering questions around pricing, the Rafale deal will help the Indian Air Force fill an important capability starting in 2019, when the first Rafale jet is […]

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Fighter aircraft: Made in Asia?

SOURCE: ATIMES Since the end of World War II, a handful of countries in the West – basically, the United States, the USSR/Russia, Britain, France, and Sweden – have controlled the global fighter jet industry. Many countries have tried to break into this business: Argentina in the 1950s, Egypt and India in the 1960s, Israel […]

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Need more time on 5th-gen fighter jet, India tells Russia

SOURCE: Tribune News Service In the latest round of India-Russia military talks, New Delhi has told Moscow that it will need more time to examine the proposal to jointly develop the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA).The FGFA, which is under development, is very much a future requirement for the Indian Air Force (IAF) upgrade programme, […]

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Rolls-Royce paid Sudhir Choudhrie £10 million for India Hawk deal: BBC

SOURCE: ENS THE BBC reported on Monday that an investigation conducted by its Panorama team and The Guardian has found evidence that suggests Rolls-Royce made secret payments of around 10 million pounds to firms linked to arms dealer Sudhir Choudhrie that may have helped the company win a major contract for engines on Hawk aircraft […]

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Espionage case: Crime Branch likely to meet ISRO officials soon

SOURCE: ENS The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch is likely to meet officials of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to establish the alleged role of one of their officials in connection with the espionage ring busted recently. The ISRO official’s name was disclosed by Mehmood Akhtar, the Pakistan High Commission staffer who was declared “persona […]

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Pakistan’s SSG commandoes targetting Indian soldiers along LoC

SOURCE: ENS Even though the Pakistan army has refused to accept Indian’s army’s surgical strike of September 29 on terror launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, but its commandos of Special Service Group (SSG) has been regularly targeting Indian soldiers. At least 10 Indian soldiers have so far been killed in multiple operations by Pakistan […]

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Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise Kicks Off

SOURCE: NDTV Seeking to boost their defence ties, India and Nepal today commenced their 10th joint military exercise here which will be held over two weeks with emphasis on counterterrorism in mountainous terrain.The Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran-X commenced at Army Battle School, Saljhandi in Nepal. “The Surya Kiran series of exercises are being […]

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Hizbul Chief Syed Salahuddin warns those involved in school arson attacks

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Conglomerate of militant outfits United Jihad Council (UJC) on Monday said that the people of Kashmir should take up the responsibility of protecting schools in Kashmir from being set ablaze and warned that those accountable for burning of educational institutes would not be spared. In a press statement, the Chairman UJC Syed […]

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India to approach Pakistan foreign ministry for release of soldier

SOURCE: TNN In a change of tack, the government will diplomatically pursue the release of Chandu Babulal Chavan, the Indian soldier who ‘inadvertently’ crossed over into PoK on September 29, the day Indian Army’s surgical strikes took place on terror launch pads across LoC. This is significant because until now only the Indian army DGMO […]

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Navy chief on a four-day visit to Myanmar

SOURCE: TNN Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba is now on a four-day visit to Myanmar to further boost bilateral defence cooperation, even as the Indian Army is stepping-up coordinated patrolling with Myanmarese forces along the porous 1,643-km land border to turn the heat on Indian insurgent groups operating in the region. Admiral Lanba is slated […]

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Isro releases beta version of wind data from SCATSAT-1

SOURCE: TNN Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday released the beta version of the wind data from SCATSAT-1, a weather monitoring satellite which was launched on September 26.According to Isro, the beta version of SCATSAT-1 wind products were released to all users for their research and feedback. Validation of software and products was in […]

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SIMI activists used wood, toothbrush to make keys to escape: MP Police

SOURCE: IANS The eight SIMI activists killed in a gunfight with police on Monday had escaped from Bhopal Central Jail here using “toothbrush and wood” to forge keys to open the locks of their jail barracks and flee, police claimed on Monday. Madhya Pradesh Police DGP Yogesh Chaudhary told reporters on Monday evening that the […]

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Imran Khan protest to hit Sharif govt’s appointment of new army chief?

SOURCE: Hindustan Times A planned protest by opposition leader Imran Khan and clashes between his supporters and the government have added to the problems surrounding the appointment of the next Pakistan Army chief by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Authorities rounded up thousands of Khan’s supporters on Monday to foil his plan to lockdown Islamabad from November […]

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Baloch activists protest against ‘China’s financial and military support to Pakistan’ in London

SOURCE: TNN The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), a pro-freedom Baloch political party, began a week-long sit-in protest outside the Chinese Embassy in London on Sunday.This week’s protest comes a little over a month after the FBM organized a similar protest in September against the “China-Pakistan nexus” in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The protest currently under way […]

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Include us or leave country: Pak tells Taliban after being sidelined in talks

SOURCE: AP Two senior Taliban figures say that Pakistan has issued a stark warning to the militant group, apparently surprised over being excluded from the insurgents’ secret talks with the Afghan government. The two figures said Islamabad old the Taliban to either include Pakistan in the negotiations or have all the top Taliban leaders leave […]

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Opposition, BJP lock horns over killing of 8 suspected SIMI activists

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The Opposition attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on Monday over the killing of eight suspected activists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in an alleged encounter in Bhopal. The Congress, CPI-M and AIMIM among others questioned the veracity of the government and police’s claims, and sought a […]

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Don’t Want Pakistan Army To Topple Nawaz Sharif Government: Imran Khan

SOURCE: REUTERS Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan on Sunday dismissed accusations his planned shutdown of the nation’s capital could lead to a military coup, saying Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “can’t hide behind ‘democracy in danger'” to quash protests. Khan, a former national cricket hero, has vowed to bring a million people into Islamabad on Wednesday […]

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India, China Hold ‘Constructive’ Talks On India’s Nuclear Suppliers Group Bid

SOURCE: PTI India and China today held “substantive and constructive” discussions on India’s bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group membership during the second round of talks between their top nuclear experts in Beijing. Following the first such meeting in New Delhi on September 13, India and China continued their discussions on the NSG issue in Beijing […]

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Soldier Dies In Firing By Pakistan In Jammu And Kashmir’s Rajouri

SOURCE: NDTV An army soldier was today killed and two women were injured when Pakistani troops targeted Indian posts and villages using small arms and mortar shells along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts. “Ceasefire violations in Rajouri sector are being retaliated with massive fire assault. One army […]

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China battles fierce competition and quality issues in fight for weapons sales

SOURCE: SCMP The biennial Airshow China expo in Zhuhai, which starts on Tuesday, will showcase many advanced, Chinese-made weapons to potential customers in Asia and Africa. More than 900 Chinese weapons will be on display, according to the organiser of the six-day show, which will feature more than 700 exhibitors from more than 42 countries […]

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China’s PLAAF Pilot Training Program Undergoes Major Overhaul

SOURCE: NATIONAL INTEREST In the ongoing military scorecard between the United States and China over who has the most “stuff” – be it troops, tanks, guns, ships or airframes – the human element is sometimes overlooked. By human element we mean the operators behind the hardware making the decisions on what, how and when to […]

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Pak excuse: Sacked minister should have stopped Cyril Almeida from writing ‘government-army rift’ story in Dawn

SOURCE: FE Pakistan has said that sacked information minister, Pervaiz Rashid, should have stopped Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida from writing a story that highlighted a rift between the country’s civilian government and the army at a high-level security meeting on action against terrorists. In a face-saving exercise, Pakistan had sacked Rashid on Saturday, saying the […]

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BSF inquiry into Pathankot lapses headed nowhere

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE Aboard of inquiry, which was initiated by the Border Security Force (BSF) against two of its officers for their alleged lapses that led to the Pathankot Air Force base terror strike, has not come out with any findings, even after over nine months. The board has failed to fix accountability in […]

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Clinton presidency will be a disaster for India

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE Every four years, during the presidential election process in the United States, a question invariably comes up, “Which candidate is better for India?” This question is best answered if one realises that American politics has been a massive stage-managed show based on an illusion of choice, with the illusion mesmerising an […]

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BEL: Empowering India’s armed forces

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE Guided by a farsighted vision to make the country self-reliant in defence electronics, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was set up in Bangalore in 1954 by the Government of India under the Ministry of Defence (MoD). From a humble beginning, BEL has come a long way. It is now a Navratna PSU […]

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Ailing Dawood Ibrahim seeks India’s help

SOURCE: ENS The Don Who Knows Too Much is caught in a web spun by the security agencies of India and Pakistan. Deep throat sources said a home-sick, financially depleted and enfeebled Dawood Ibrahim is desperately seeking to return to India by December, but it’s easier wished than done. Afraid of an untimely death, Dawood […]

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Russia invites India to join fast-neutron reactor project

SOURCE: IANS Russia has invited India to join in developing next-generation nuclear reactors and to participate in its fast-reactor research project, an official of Rosatom, the country’s state atomic energy corporation, has said. The multipurpose fast research reactor project, known by the Russian acronym MBIR, is coming up as the International Research Center in Dimitrovgrad […]

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Modus operandi same as Khandwa jailbreak of 2013

SOURCE: ENS The State of Madhya Pradesh is not new to prison breaks. In October 2013, seven members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) had made a similar escape from the Khandwa Jail in the state. Accused of atrocious crimes including murder, the members had stabbed two constables, looted rifles and run […]

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8 SIMI terrorists killed in encounter hours after escaping Bhopal jail

SOURCE: PTI Eight SIMI activists who pulled off a daring prison break and escaped in the wee hours after killing a security guard at the Bhopal Central Jail here, were today hunted down and killed in a police encounter on the city outskirts. All the eight activists were killed by Bhopal Police at Malikheda on […]

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How Pakistani Generals have turned Jihad into a full-scale Industry and Army an Outlaw mercenaries

SOURCE: Anand SG / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG For an Islamic country, which in past has been directly ruled by the military for a total of 35 years after its independence in 1947. military and few elite Generals still have final say in matters related to defence, security, foreign policies and India . Pakistani military […]

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Last Maoist bastion may have begun to crumble

SOURCE: THE HINDU The last Maoist bastion in the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) area may have begun to crumble. This much was evident when a team of crack anti-Maoist forces from Andhra Pradesh and Odisha took the battle to the AOB, took them by surprise and killed 30. Since the Maoist movement began in Andhra Pradesh […]

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Surviving a “Nuclear attack”

SOURCE: GREATER KASHMIR On a late September night I had barely closed my eyes when my cell phone rang, Hello! It’s me said my mother in law, Can I talk to Rose, She asked. I was more than happy to handover my mobile phone to my wife. For the next ten minutes I heard my […]

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How India’s carefully planned operation on Diwali caught Pakistan napping

SOURCE: DNA After September 29, when the Indian Army took the Pakistan army by surprise through the surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), they went into the assault mode again on Saturday. The Indian Army decimated four outposts of the Pakistan army, along the Line of Control (LoC), opposite the Keran […]

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Where security forces learn how to shoot

SOURCE: ENS Think of it like an arcade game, but only for the Indian armed forces to flex their shooting skills within the confines of a room. On a huge screen with a target on it, an Indian Army personnel can train to improve his or her shooting skills, be it with an INSAS machine […]

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8 terrorists related to banned outfit SIMI flee Bhopal central jail

SOURCE: NEWS NATION  Eight inmates of Bhopal Central jail fled on Sunday night after killing a guard on duty, sources said. According to initial reports, the prisoners were connected with banned militant group Students of Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The inmates also killed head constable of jail Ramakant during their jail break. According to reports, all […]

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Why India must support Balochistan

SOURCE: DNA On August 15 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shocked the nation with the mention of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Balochistan in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort. He made it clear to the world that India supports the liberation of Balochistan. His remarks faced a lot of criticism from Pakistan’s […]

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Pakistan terror outfits propping up Rohingya militants in Bangladesh

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Rohingya militants, who are trained in Pakistan, have become operational in Bangladesh’s hill track area of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf and remote areas of Bandarban. Pakistan based militant outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba,Jamatul Mujahideen and Pakistani Taliban have reportedly given full assistance to the Rohingiya militants. The revelation was cited in leading daily of Bangladesh on […]

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Pakistan risks isolation by supporting terror: Activists

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan faces the risk of global isolation because of widespread obscurantism, its support to extremism and disregard for human rights, according to prominent Pakistani intellectuals and rights activists. They made the proclamation while participating in a conference on ‘The Future of Pakistan’ organised under the banner of South Asians Against Terrorism and for […]

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Indian armed forces ready for major counter-attack as Pak continues to provoke

SOURCE: ONE INDIA With the army chief of Pakistan, General Raheel Sharif trying for an extension, the Indian armed forces are taking no chances. The sudden rise in the number of incidents along the Line of Control and the International Border is an indication that the army chief of Pakistan is attempting to send out […]

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War over INS Viraat: AP’s gain is Karnataka’s loss

SOURCE: Express News Service After decommissioning INS Viraat, the world’s oldest aircraft carrier, the Navy has decided to hand it over to the Andhra Pradesh government. However, Karnataka had earlier shown keen interest on getting INS Viraat to the coast in Karwar or Mangaluru for promotion of tourism. It was planned that INS Viraat would […]

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Jaish-e-Mohammed backed by Pakistan army may be behind jawan’s mutilation

SOURCE: FE With tensions rising along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, Intelligence agencies have suspected Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group with the backing of Pakistan Army for the killing and mutilation of 17 Sikh battalion sepoy Mandeep Singh.   Mandeep was killed in an encounter in Machhil sector of […]

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India, Singapore naval exercise from today

SOURCE: DHNS   The Singapore navy ship RSS Formidable arrived in Visakhapatnam on Sunday for a week-long exercise with the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal.The Indian side would be represented by INS Ranvijay, INS Kamorta and one Sindhugosh class submarine in the mock drill, which would start on Monday and continue till November […]

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25 schools burnt in Kashmir in 3-months of unrest

SOURCE: ENS After the outbreak of the unrest following killing of 21-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, the education system has almost “collapsed” in the Valley owing to continued shutdown and restrictions and at least 25 schools have been set on fire by miscreants in last three months. A private school, Iqra Public […]

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Martyr Mandeep Singh inspires youth to join defence forces

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A quaint little village, tucked in the bylanes of Kurukshetra, Haryana. On Diwali, this village mourns the loss of a national hero. Mandeep Singh, a brave young sepoy who lost his life on October 28 in the cross border firing between India and Pakistan. But Mandeep leaves behind a legacy. Young voices […]

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Nawaz Sharif pursuing Modi’s interests in Pakistan: Imran Khan

SOURCE:  PTI Imran Khan on Sunday accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of pursuing his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s interests in Pakistan as the government cracked down on the cricketer-turned-politician’s supporters with police arresting over 100 of them. “When Nawaz Sharif went to London for whatever kind of surgery, he on the hospital bed first telephoned […]

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19 LeT militants killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan

SOURCE: PTI At least 19 Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed and eight others wounded in the airstrikes in Dangam district of eastern Kunar province, bordering Pakistan, Afghan government said on Sunday, signalling a major crackdown on the terror group operating from across the border. The airstrikes in Airogoi village in Dangam district last evening also destroyed […]

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Controversial report in The Dawn, Imran Khan and unruly Pakistan Army: PM Nawaz Sharif is in a real pickle

SOURCE : FIRST POST In an effort to buy peace with the Pakistani army, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered Parvaiz Rasheed, his Information and Broadcasting Minister and a confidante, to step down temporarily. The removal was ordered till the inquiry into the leakage of The Dawn story by Cyril Almedia, where it was reported […]

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Blueprint To Bluewater: The Indian Navy’s Journey From Carriers To Supercarriers

SOURCE: SWARAJYA MAG In August 1947, within a week of India attaining independence from British rule, an Outline Plan for the reorganisation and development of the Indian Navy was prepared by Naval Headquarters. In its preamble, the plan paper said: India will never attain security or pre-eminence till she is in a position to maintain […]

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India buying armed robots for the sky

SOURCE: ENS To bolster India’s offensive capability on its borders, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will equip the armed forces with weaponised drones. Indian security agencies currently use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) only for reconnaissance. The MoD is on a shopping spree with projects worth $20 billion being approved recently, ranging from Rafale fighter planes […]

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Trump or Hillary, India’s foreign policy set to get complicated

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE With less than two weeks to go before the US election, many in Delhi, and beyond, are wondering which candidate would be better for India, and Indo-Americans. Indo-Americans are a coveted demographic in US politics. As a group, they are one of the most prosperous, and are increasingly influential in Washington. […]

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Centre’s Greyhounds strategy pays off, Maoists crippled

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE The Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) decision to allow the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana police a free hand in anti-Maoist operations has dealt a big blow to the banned ultras. As many as 30 Maoists, including some top leaders, were killed in two spells of encounters in the thick forests of […]

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INS Viraat reaches Mumbai, set to be decommissioned in January

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE INS Viraat, India’s soon-to-be-decommissioned aircraft carrier, reached Mumbai on Friday. She was towed away by three tugs from the shores of Kochi this week amid emotional seamen who bade her a final bye. In Mumbai, she will be decommissioned in January next year. INS Viraat holds a world record as the […]

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China Assembles First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Resembling Soviet Varyag

SOURCE: SPUTNIK China has assembled its first domestically-designed aircraft carrier built solely out of indigenous components, the latest major achievement in Beijing’s large-scale efforts to upgrade its military. Currently known as the Type 001A, the warship bears resemblance to the Admiral Kuznetsov-class multirole aircraft carrier Varyag. On Thursday, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Wu Qian said […]

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This Diwali is special, Modi breaking India-China ties

SOURCE: DAILY O India is celebrating Diwali today. “Patriotic” Indians are buying India-made lights and crackers, even paying 30 to 40 per cent more than they would for the Chinese equivalents. The festival of lights signifies the victory of good over evil and of light over darkness. However, this year, the festival is turning out […]

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Jawans at Indo-China border greet PM Modi with ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’

SOURCE: ENS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated Diwali with jawans of ITBP, Indian Army and Dogra Scouts –serving at forward posts of Indo-China border in Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh . The prime minister landed at Chango, near Sumdo —a base camp of the Indian army and ITBP in Lahaul-Spiti and […]

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Pakistan espionage racket: With ‘pizza’ & ‘burger’, spies baked sinister plot

SOURCE: TNN ‘Eating pizza’, or alternatively, ‘having a burger’ meant much more than fast food to the four men arrested for spying for Pakistan on Wednesday. Technical information, corroborated by the interrogation of the men, has revealed these to mean rendezvous at the Ansal Plaza amphitheatre and a Pitampura mall, respectively. ‘Coffee peena hai aaj’ […]

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Boeing’s traditional ties with indian military on the upswing

SOURCE: BOEING INDIA The Indian Air Force  (IAF) and Boeing share a relationship that goes back to the 1940s when the T-6 Texan or Harvard Advanced Trainer made by North American Aviation and the C-47 Skytrain military transport, a military variant of the DC-3, made by McDonnell Douglas, were enlisted by the Indian Air Force. […]

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India will pursue resolution against Masood Azhar to its logical outcome, says Syed Akbaruddin

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY India hopes to get Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar designated as a global terrorist by the end of the year. India’s permanent representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin has stressed that India is working patiently on the case and looking at all available options. Speaking exclusively to India Today on a day when […]

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Sohaib Nagaur arrested on charges of supplying secrets to Pakistan allegedly used his ‘VIP connections’ to gather confidential informations

SOURCE: DailyMail Sohaib Nagaur can easily be categorised as a bit of a social butterfly and social media regular. After the police arrested the visa agent from Rajasthan for allegedly passing on Indian military secrets to Pakistan, officers found a slew of photographs he posted on Facebook, in which he shares the frame with top […]

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Number of stone pelters in Kashmir has reduced from 40K to just 100

SOURCE: DailyMail A study conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on the current protests, which erupted after the killing of the militant commander Burhan Wani in July, says there is sharp de-escalation in violent incidents and the Valley is moving towards normalcy. Though the study calls the current unrest a rural uprising, it says […]

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‘Why are they spoiling future of our children’: J&K parents blame Hurriyat chief Geelani for shutting down the schools

SOURCE: DailyMail As the separatists continue to scuttle the efforts to bring normalcy in the Kashmir Valley, common people staged a protest against Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Saturday. Large number of parents took out a protest rally in Srinagar against shutdown of schools in Kashmir valley. “School khulne chahiye. Geelani saab ki […]

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No Diwali in soldier Mandeep’s village, father says teach Pakistan a lesson

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Indian Army soldier Mandeep Singh, whose body was mutilated by militants near the de facto border with Pakistan was cremated on Sunday in his village in Haryana with full military honours. Mandeep, a soldier of the 17th Sikh Regiment, was killed in a gunbattle with the militants in near the Line of […]

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J&K: Encounter underway between terrorists and security forces in Kupwara

SOURCE: DNA INDIA An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in forest area of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, army said. Security forces launched an anti-militancy operation in the forest area of Kupwara in the morning following information about their presence in the area, an army official said. He said […]

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Why ” Made in India ” is not helping India’s Aeronautics grow

SOURCE:  VISHAL KARPE / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Indian Government yet again has decided to add another Type of combat jets to Indian Air Force fleet and under ” Make in India ” effort is also planning to build nearly 90-200 combat jets in the country with active technical collaboration and transfer of technology […]

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Indian Air Force to use combat drones in future surgical strikes to prevent risking soldiers’ lives

SOURCE: DAILYMAIL After using Special Forces troops to attack and destroy terrorist launch pads in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir, India is now planning to add combat drones to its fleet which can do the same job without risking soldiers’ lives. The Indian Air Force is working to upgrade and equip its fleet of Israeli-made Searcher and […]

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Indian counter-terror experience useful for Russia

SOURCE: RIA NOVOSTI The Indian experience in fighting against terrorism can be useful for Russia, while the Western experience is narrowly focused. Cooperation with New Delhi on this issue, therefore, is more important than such a dialogue with the West, said Yuri Nagernyak, General Director of “Humanism, Progress and the Rule of Law” Fund, an […]

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Sleek fixed-wing UAV on its maiden security mission

SOURCE: THE HINDU Centre for Aerospace Research, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, has developed a sleek fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for disaster management and is using it for security management for the first time during Thevar jayanthi at Pasumpon. The centre had developed the UAV with the funding of Rs. 20 crore by […]

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Odisha encounter biggest loss in 40 years of revolutionary struggle: Maoists

SOURCE: THE HINDU The outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) has accepted that the encounter with security forces in Malkangiri district of Odisha on October 24, which resulted in the killing of 28 Maoists, was “the biggest loss” suffered by the party in 40 years of revolutionary struggle. Calling for Bandh in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, […]

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Pakistan says NSG membership for India will harm regional stability

SOURCE : ANI Pakistan has said India getting membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group will affect security in South Asia and derail “global non-proliferation”. Pakistan says India’s military nuclear programme is a threat to peace and it should not be admitted to NSG.“This build-up (of nuclear arsenal) has been facilitated by the 2008 Nuclear Suppliers […]

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Terror connections: India must expand security cooperation with Bangladesh to crack down on extremist activities in border areas

SOURCE: TNN BLOG In a worrying discovery, investigators have found that terrorists involved in the Dhaka café attack on July 1 that led to the deaths of 20 hostages – including 17 foreigners – used AK-22 rifles that were made in West Bengal with the help of Pakistani tribal gunsmiths. The revelation was reportedly made […]

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Pakistani liberals flay military’s role at London meet

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The military’s influence in Pakistan’s public life came under fire at a conference here that brought together more than 60 left and liberal thinkers and political activists from the beleaguered country and elsewhere, with some calling for “controlled demolition” of the army’s role. Organised by Saath Forum (South Asians Against Terrorism & […]

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NIA may question Pakistani IS man held in Europe on 26/11 links

SOURCE: TNN Pakistani national Mohammad Ghani Usman, a veteran bombmaker of Lashkar-e-Taiba, who was arrested in Austria earlier this year and charged by France for November 2015 Paris attacks, may soon face Indian investigators. Top officials said NIA wants to interrogate 35-year-old Usman, who later joined Islamic State, to find out if the “expert bomb-maker” […]

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Will commit suicide if any link with Pak spy ring is found, says SP MP Munawwar Saleem

SOURCE : TNN Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Chaudhary Munawwar Saleem said on Saturday that he would commit suicide with his family if investigative agencies detect even an iota of evidence indicating his involvement in the espionage ring run by a Pakistani high commission official+ , which was busted by Delhi crime branch earlier this week. […]

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AK-22 rifles used in Gulshan cafe attack came from India: NIA

SOURCE: BDNEWS24 India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) says it is working on leads that suggest Pakistani gunsmiths helped produce the semiautomatic AK-22 rifles used in the Jul 1 Gulshan cafe attack in a clandestine factory in West Bengal. NIA officials told bdnews24.com that one of the six Jamaa’tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives arrested in West Bengal […]

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Nepali, Indian security personnel start joint patrolling at Nepal-India border

SOURCE: MYREPUBLICA Security personnel of Nepal and India have started joint patrolling at the Nepal-India border check points in Nawalparasi to control any possible criminal activities during the Tihar festival. Chief at the Harpur-based Armed Police Base Camp, Police Inspector Rabin Thapa, said that security personnel of both countries have jointly started patrolling in view […]

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Will an India-Pakistan offspring torpedo Hillary’s hope?

SOURCE: TNN Tension between India and Pakistan was expected to engage the attention of the next White House occupant first up, but forHillary Clinton, an India-Pakistan offspring is causing much stress even before she gets there. In a nasty, so-called “October Surprise,” just 11 days before Election Day, Clinton’s Presidential campaign is being buffeted by […]

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Indian Army destroys four Pakistan posts in Keran sector along LoC in Kashmir

SOURCE: FE With tensions raising along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the Indian Army today said that they had destroyed four Pakistan posts in the Keran sector along the LoC. Heavy casualties are inficted in the massive assault. Earlier in the day, Indian soldier sepoy Mandeep Singh was killed […]

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China to display 5th gen J-20 stealth fighter at air show

SOURCE : RT The new J-20 stealth fighter jet will be the main attraction of the upcoming Zhuhai airshow, alongside with several new aircraft to join the Chinese air force, which has been very active recently as US military presence in the region grows. China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has announced the very […]

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The F-35 ‘will absolutely thrive’ in the most militarized region on the planet

SOURCE : BUSINESS INSIDER As tensions mount in the troubled waters of the South China Sea, US might is considered crucial, and a weapon considered well suited for the region is almost ready for deployment: the F-35 Lightning II. “It will absolutely thrive in that environment,” retired Air Force Col. John “JV” Venable told Business […]

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US Air Force command apologized for close fly-by in Syria — Russian MoD

SOURCE : RT American military officials have offered apologies to their Russian colleagues for an incident over Syria, in which US and Russian military jets were involved in a “near-miss” situation. Earlier, Washington shifted the blame to Moscow for the incident. Representatives of the US Air Force Central Command have promised their Russian counterparts to […]

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JKLF chief Yasin Malik released after 4 months in jail

SOURCE: PTI Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik was released from the central jail here on Saturday after nearly four months of detention, officials said. Malik was arrested on July 8 from his Maisuma residence, hours after Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani, along with two of his associates, were killed in an […]

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Pakistan minister removed over Dawn report of civil-military rift

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Pakistan’s information minister Pervaiz Rashid was on Saturday removed from his position as a fallout of a report in the Dawn newspaper on a rift between the civil and military leadership on tackling terrorism in the country. Sources in Islamabad said the information portfolio had been taken away from Rashid, a senior […]

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MiGs try to conquer India

SOURCE: Izvestia. Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG will offer the Indian Defence Ministry its latest MiG-35, so that it can participate in a tender to supply medium fighter jets. New Delhi is planning to announce the tender and seek expressions of interest in the near future. Earlier, in 2015, India rejected the ‘MiG 35’, opting for the […]

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When Atal Bihari Vajpayee pulled India back from the brink on Iraq

SOURCE: IANS Hard to believe, but Mosul, currently in the news, would have been ours today had Atal Bihari Vajpayee not played spoilsport. After their invasion of Iraq in April 2003, Americans realized fairly early that a full- fledged occupation for an unspecified period was not possible without allies taking responsibility to administer large swathes […]

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India, China NSAs to meet next week to discuss bilateral ties; NSG membership likely to be discussed

SOURCE: PTI National Security Advisors of India and China will meet next week to discuss measures to improve bilateral ties which are strained by differences over a host of issues, including India’s admission into NSG and Beijing’s attempts to block UN ban on JeM Chief Masood Azhar. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang […]

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Made in India? Govt offers to buy 200 foreign combat jets, but conditions apply

SOURCE: REUTERS The Indian government is offering to buy hundreds of fighter planes from foreign manufacturers – as long as the jets are made in India and with a local partner, air force officials say. A deal for 200 single-engine planes produced in India – which the air force says could rise to 300 as […]

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Mutilated jawan’s body sparks outrage, pall of gloom descends on Haryana village

SOURCE: PTI The barbaric incident at the LoC in Kashmir in which the body of an Indian army jawan was mutilated after being killed by terrorists, aided by the cover fire by Pakistani Army, sparked an outrage even as a pall of gloom descended on his native village in Haryana. Union Minister Jitendra Singh condemned […]

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MEA will take cognizance, nothing more atrocious than this: Centre on jawan’s mutilation by terrorists

SOURCE: FE With the body of an Indian Army soldier being brutally mutilated by Pakistani terrorists in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre on Saturday assured that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will take cognisance of this development, while adding that nothing could be more atrocious than this disturbing development. “Nothing can […]

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‘Pakistan-aided’ terrorists kill Indian soldier, mutilate his body before fleeing back into PoK

SOURCE: FIRST POST Terrorists, aided by the cover fire by Pakistani Army, on Friday crossed the Line of Control and killed an Indian army jawan and mutilated his body in Macchil sector of Kupwara district of Kashmir, an army spokesman said. One attacker was killed in the incident which the Indian Army said will be “responded to […]

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Samajwadi Party MP’s PA leaked MEA documents to Pakistani spy? Delhi Police detains him

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The Delhi Police on Saturday detained one more person who allegedly worked for a junior Pakistani diplomat, declared persona non grata by India for running a spy ring. Samajwadi Party MP Choudhary Munawwar Saleem’s personal assistant Farhat was held by the Crime Branch in connection with the espionage case. Mehmood Akhtar, a visa officer at […]

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Imran reading too much into flare-up on LoC? : Pak Media

SOURCE: DAWN Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has alleged that India has been subverting Pakistan to take the heat off a beleaguered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, but this tactic is not borne out by former Indian national security adviser Shivshankar Menon’s description of earlier responses in his book quoted on Friday. Mr Khan has contended, […]

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Special force needed after India ignores border intrusions on the Chinese side

SOURCE:  DailyMail India is facing a difficult situation on its borders. Though we obsessively focus on the western front vis-à-vis Pakistan, what goes mostly ignored is the Chinese side. Between 200 and 300 Chinese intrusions inside the Indian territory occur every year but for the sake of ‘normalisation’ of relations with Beijing, Delhi keeps them under wraps. […]

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‘We will use a suicide bomber’: Naxals vow to kill Andhra Pradesh CM and his son to avenge killing of 27 Maoists

SOURCE: DailyMail Two days after the fierce encounter in Malkangiri district of Odisha in which 27 Maoists including several of its top leaders were killed, the Left Wing extremists are looking for revenge.The CPI (Maoist) on Thursday issued a threat in which they have pledged to target Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his […]

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India abstains from voting on nuclear weapons ban at UN

SOURCE: PTI A UN General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution to launch negotiations next year on a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons, even as India abstained saying it is not convinced the move can lead to a comprehensive instrument on nuclear disarmament. The General Assembly’s First Committee, which deals with disarmament and international security, adopted […]

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Sri Lanka’s Northern Province Chief Minister Wigneswaran refuses to hoist LTTE flag

SOURCE: ENS The Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern Province, C.V.Wigneswaran, refused to hoist the LTTE’s flag at a function organized by the pro-LTTE organization Tamil Coordination Committee (TCC) at Harrow in London on Sunday. When the Chief Minister came to know that in the meetings of the TCC, the Tiger flag is invariably […]

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Android phones gave away Maoists location

SOURCE: THE HINDU The apparent ignorance of Maoists on how the android system-supported mobile phones work has dealt a huge blow to them in the last few days. Leaders and cadres of the CPI (Maoist) party have adopted technology for a range of activities — from making rocket-launchers to using laptops for strategy planning. Mobile […]

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Pakistan risks global isolation in purchasing high-tech defence items: Report

SOURCE: ENS As India’s purchasing power and geopolitical influence increases, Pakistan risks increasing global isolation when it comes to purchase of high-techdefence items, an American think-tank has said. “Over the long term, Pakistan may be unable to access the most advanced weapons systems in the global marketplace. Instead, it may have little choice but to […]

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India’s Israel Challenge

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT Even since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise to power in 2014, Israel seems to have acquired greater priority over other West Asian countries in India’s diplomatic agenda. There is no doubt that India and Israel have been deepening their ties in defense, counterterrorism, science and technology, agriculture, space exploration, and several other […]

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Month after surgical strikes: Appraisal of India’s new strategy of dealing with Pakistan

SOURCE: FIRST POST Exactly a month ago, Indian special forces crossed the Line of Control (LoC) to prevent imminent infiltration of Pakistan-sponsored terrorists into Indian territory. While this was certainly not the first time such an action was undertaken, the government’s decision to publicise this attack and, therefore, signal to Pakistan that it no longer […]

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Government extends Sharad Kumar’s tenure as NIA director general by one year

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The government on Friday decided to retain NIA chief Sharad Kumar for another year, with the appointments committee of the cabinet clearing his reappointment till October 31 next year. “I am thankful to the government for entrusting me with the responsibility of steering the NIA for another year,” Kumar said. “The NIA […]

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How Improved Intelligence Gathering May Bring India, China Closer

SOURCE: SPUTNIK According to a paper published in the Indian Defense Review, Beijing and New Delhi need better knowledge of each other, including information gathered via spying. Russian military expert, Vasily Kashin, spoke to Sputnik China about the intelligence gathering between the two countries and their bilateral ties. The article by Nicolas Groffman regarding the intelligence […]

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Interview: Chief of the Air Staff

SOURCE: India Strategic. The Indian Air Force marks its 84th Anniversary this October 8, with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, saying that IAF is looking forward to increase its combat strength. He disclosed that the Government is considering the Make in India offers from the US Boeing for F/A 18 Super […]

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Got info from source in ISRO, Pak High Commission staffer claimed on camera

SOURCE: ENS Mehmood Akhtar, the Pakistan High Commission staffer who was declared “persona non grata” on Thursday after Delhi Police accused him of espionage, has claimed, in a video-recorded interrogation, that he sourced “sensitive” information from an official with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Police sources told The Indian Express that Akhtar’s interrogation was […]

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Kupwara encounter: Army jawan killed, body mutilated by Pakistani terrorist

SOURCE: ANI In an encounter close to the Line of Control in Machhal sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, an Indian Army soldier lost his life and a terrorist was neutralised.During the encounter, a terrorist mutilated the body of the soldier before fleeing into Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), supported by covering fire from Pakistan Army […]

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Amid Indo-Pak tension, Navy plans major drill

SOURCE: TNN With the operational situation along the western front remaining volatile amid heavy exchanges of cross-border firing with Pakistani forces, the Indian security establishment is taking no chances in being ready for any contingency. Even as the Army and IAF airbases maintain top-levels of operational readiness, the Navy too is swinging into action with a […]

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India, Japan eye deeper defence ties to counter China

SOURCE: AFP Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan next month for an annual summit, India said Friday, with the Asian giants expected to deepen defence ties to counter an assertive China and ink a civil nuclear deal. Modi will have an audience with Emperor Akihito and hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe during […]

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How an Indian visa agent became a Pakistani spy

SOURCE: IANS Years of procuring Pakistani visas for people in Rajasthan helped Sohaib Nagaur to come in touch with the ISI in the Pakistani High Commission in Delhi and eventually become a Pakistani spy. Nagaur was the third of the Indians caught following the handover of classified Indian military secrets to a Pakistani High Commission […]

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Sri Lanka: Army Chief Meets Indian Counterpart

SOURCE: Sri Lanka Guardian Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva at the invitation of his counterpart in the Indian Army, General Dalbir Singh, Chief of Army Staff, made a two-day (Oct 24 – 25) formal visit to the South Block in New Delhi where the Indian Army Headquarters and the Ministry of […]

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Mirwaiz’s Srinagar march foiled

SOURCE: THE HINDU Curfew and restrictions were reimposed in parts of the Kashmir valley on Friday in the wake of the separatists’ call for a march towards the Jamia Masjid. Moreover, two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were arrested. Hurriyat faction chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was also detained when he tried to lead a march from his […]

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While Other Students Suffer, Geelani’s Granddaughter Appears For Exam Under Special Security

SOURCE: SWARAJYA MAG Over the past three months, the Hurriyat Conference, a group of Pakistan-sponsored Islamist leaders in Kashmir, lead by ring-master Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has been issuing ‘bandh calendar’ for schools and businesses in the valley. These calendars outline the schedule for the day, from the time for prayers to the stratagem for intimidation […]

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Shocking: Pakistani Gunsmiths Trained Locals In Bengal With State Police Blissfully Unaware

SOURCE: SWARAJYA MAG Pashtun gunsmiths from a town near Peshawar that is famous for its clandestine arms manufacturing units, reportedly visited Malda in West Bengal to train gunsmiths from Munger (Bihar), who had set up shop there. And the AK-22 assault rifles made at the illegal arms manufacturing units in Malda under the supervision of […]

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With Northern Borders Secured, Sukhoi Su-30MKIs Deployed To Tamil Nadu

SOURCE: SWARAJYA MAG In a major development, Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur Air Force Base has received a squadron of India’s frontline Su30-MKI fighters. Latest satellite imaginary, obtained by DigitalGlobe and Planet Labs, has confirmed the deployment of the fighter jets to peninsular India, though an official confirmation for the same was not obtained as of writing […]

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PM Narendra Modi to celebrate Diwali with ITBP men along China border

SOURCE: PTI Keeping with his practice, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate this Diwali with ITBP personnel at one of the remotest border posts in Uttarakhand. Modi, who as Prime Minister had celebrated his first Diwali in 2014 with army in Siachen and second one last year on the Punjab border with Pakistan, will spend […]

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Govt announces ‘High Altitude medal’ for border troops

SOURCE: PTI Border-guarding troops deployed on posts above 9,000 feet will now be decorated with a new ‘high altitude medal’ to recognise their services in the tough terrain and adverse climate areas, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today. Officiating as the chief guest for the 55th Raising Day celebrations of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police here, […]

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U.N. votes to start negotiating global nuclear weapons ban

SOURCE: UPI As nations with nuclear weapons modernize their arsenals, and in some cases increase their size, non-nuclear countries overwhelmingly embraced a proposed ban on nuclear weapons in a United Nations committee meeting Thursday. A vote in the U.N.’s disarmament and internationals security committee offered solid support for a global ban on nuclear weapons, with 123 […]

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ISPR denies Indian claims of killing 15 personnel of Pakistan Rangers

SOURCE: DAWN Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) rejected Indian claims in connection with the alleged killings of Pakistani troops along the Working Boundary. “Indian claims of killing any Pakistani soldier at the Working Boundary is absolutely baseless and untrue,” the ISPR said in a statement. “India’s claim is part of their propaganda campaign aimed to hide […]

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ISRO Eyes Record With Launch Of 83 Satellites On Single Rocket In Early 2017

SOURCE: IANS Indian space agency ISRO is aiming for a world record by putting into orbit 83 satellites – two Indian and 81 foreign – on a single rocket in early 2017, a top official of Antrix Corporation said. He said the company’s order book stands at Rs. 500 crore while negotiations are on for […]

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Terror Is A Weapon Of Cowards: Rajnath Singh Tells Pakistan

SOURCE: PTI Making a veiled reference, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said Pakistan was indulging in a proxy war and has been trying to harm India by taking “cowardly” aid of terrorism. “The neighbouring country has been carrying out proxy war. But terrorism is not a weapon of the brave but of cowards. Those who […]

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Separatists Using Children As ‘Cannon Fodder’, Says Mehbooba Mufti

SOURCE: PTI Lashing out at separatists, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today alleged they were not allowing schools in the Valley to function because they wanted a new generation of young uneducated people who can pelt stones and can be used as “cannon fodder”. She said separatists were exploiting children from poor families […]

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Pak spy was doing a David Headley, gathering info for a strike like 26/11

SOURCE: PTI Mehmood Akhtar, the Pakistan High Commission official who was caught for espionage, was trying to gather classified information on deployment of Indian security forces along the western coast, possibly to carry out a strike similar to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Akhtar was trying to gather information pertaining to deployment of security forces […]

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Veteran ex-soldier from China yearns to meet family back home

SOURCE: PTI A 77-year-old former soldier from China, who entered India during the 1962 Sino-India war after allegedly losing his way and later settled in Madhya Pradesh, is longing to go back to his native land and reunite with his siblings. Septuagenarian Wang Qi, who lives with his wife and children in Tirodi area of […]

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Letting Dalai Lama Visit Arunachal Will Damage Relations, China Warns India

SOURCE: NDTV The Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh in March will damage India’s relationship with China, Beijing has warned today. The invitation to the “Dalai Lama for activity in the disputed areas between China and India will only damage peace and stability of the border areas as well as the bilateral relationship between China […]

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Isreali Combat drones, India’s next choice of weapons for next Surgical Strikes ?

SOURCE:  VISHAL KARPE / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Last year government approved a purchase of 10 Israeli-made HALE class Heron TP which can be armed with weapons to target land-based targets . Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) who got the contract has been tasked to provide drones with Air-to-ground weapons to take out ground-based targets, […]

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15 Pak Soldiers Killed In Retaliatory Fire, Says Border Security Force

SOURCE: NDTV 15 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in retaliatory firing by India troops after incessant ceasefire violations by Pakistan since yesterday in Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Security Force (BSF) said on Friday. The forces assess that two Pakistani Frontier Force soldiers and 13 Rangers have been killed in firing by Indian troops.Exactly a […]

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Surgical strikes: SC says armed forces answerable to govt, else there would be martial law

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to restrain the government from using the issue of surgical strikes and other actions of armed forces for political gains.  The SC underlined that the country’s armed forces are answerable to the Cabinet and the government, “otherwise there would be […]

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Pakistan hints at suspending trade ties with India : Pak Media

SOURCE: DAWN The Federa­tion of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Thursday said it would consider suspending trade with India if the situation did not improve soon. FPCCI president Abdul Rauf Alam said that Pakistan had no compulsions of any sort to continue business and trade relations with India under the current hostile […]

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French–Indian relations take off again

SOURCE:  The Strategist France and India have further deepened their military and economic relationship through India’s purchase of 36 French “Rafale” fighter jets at a cost of almost €8 billion. This order is France’s largest aeronautic contract ever signed overseas, and constitutes a victory for France’s diplomacy in India and for French company Dassault Aviation. […]

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Pak diplomat met ‘spies’ every month, gave them tasks to extract information

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The arrest of two alleged spies in the espionage racket has opened a can of worms with 13 Border Security Force (BSF) officers now under the scanner for leaking secret information to the two men. According to sources, the racket was on for the past 18 months. Diplomat Mehmood Akhtar used to […]

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A temple in the clouds, run by the Army

SOURCE: THE HINDU It is not peak season in October, but scores of visitors are reaching the temple that touches the clouds in Gangtok. Hanuman Tok is a destination for visitors of all faiths, many of whom also come to take in the 360-degree view of the Himalayas. They are received at the temple by […]

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Draft of new counter-terror law triggers old fears in Sri Lanka

SOURCE: THE HINDU Even as Sri Lanka drafts a new law to counter terrorism, human rights activists and lawyers here fear it might be worse than the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) they want repealed and replaced. One of the key demands around regime change in Sri Lanka in January 2015 — when former President […]

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How Delhi Police busted Pakistan espionage ring – Know the details here

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The Delhi Police on Thursday gave details of how an espionage ring was busted in the national capital, which led to the detention of a Pakistan High Commission staffer and arrest of two ISI spies on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Ravindra Yadav, said that all the three, […]

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Chile and Indonesia eye Air-launched version of BrahMos

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK After Russia , Chile and Indonesia are other countries which have shown interest in acquiring an air-launched version of BrahMos missile which likely will be tested in February . Raja Singh Thangadurai, Deputy Programme Director, BrahMos, Defence Research and Laboratory, (DRDL), Hyderabad confirmed while speaking to The Hindu that both Chile […]

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With Wink and a Handshake , India-Russia agrees to double BrahMos range on existing Inventory

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK On Contrary to media reports , India and Russia officials who meet on sidelines of Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation on 26th October have agreed to double current range of BrahMos from 290 km to 600 km in all existing BrahMos missiles already inducted into Indian Armed forces. India’s entry into […]

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Govt looking to buy 185,000 assault rifles to modernise Indian Army

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG India’s armed forces have embarked on a shopping spree for modern assault rifles, body armour and helmets, providing a potential boost to global arms suppliers. The 1.3 million-strong military is abandoning its two decade-old Indian made rifles and seeking to outfit its infantry with more up-to-date equipment, scouting for a new model on […]

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Manohar Parrikar hands a non-paper to Russian defence minister ‘to recapture dynamism of military ties’

SOURCE: ENS When defence minister Manohar Parrikar sat down with his Russian counterpart General Sergey Shoigu for the 16th meeting of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation on Wednesday, it was with an aim to reassure the Russians of New Delhi’s political commitment to the bilateral relationship. To remove any misgivings that may have […]

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Wanted to hit LeT camps in Pakistan after 26/11 strike: Shivshankar Menon

SOURCE: ENS When Mumbai was attacked on 26/11, Shivshankar Menon, the then Foreign Secretary who went on to become National Security Advisor to the UPA government, pressed for immediate military retaliation “either against the LeT in Muridke, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, or their camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, or against the ISI, which was clearly complicit” […]

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India, Russia to hold more defence talks

SOURCE: THE HINDU Seeking to bring the old dynamism back to their bilateral relations, India and Russia have agreed on measures to broad-base military cooperation. They have reassured each other on their evolving partnerships with other countries. India has submitted a non-paper to the Russian side proposing a series of steps such as more military-to-military […]

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