Is India’s air defence heading to near invincibility ?

SOURCE:  VISHAL KARPE / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG If the recent purchase of Russian S-400 air defence systems might not have made our rivals nervous , other air defence systems that India is putting together will definitely give them a severe headache to enemies military planners, Since India for last decade and more has […]

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India eyes Israeli Merkava tank, Namer APC systems : Israeli Media

SOURCE: Globes  Israeli companies involved in the Merkava tank and Namer armored personnel carrier held a seminar in India, Israel’s biggest defense customer. Representatives of over 20 Israeli companies involved in the development and production program for the Merkava tank and Namer armored personnel carrier today finished the first seminar ever conducted in India. Dozens of […]

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India’s Light Combat Aircraft Advances with New Order

SOURCE: AIN ONLINE India’s Ministry of Defense has cleared an order for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), designated Mk1A, from government-owned defense manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). HAL currently has in hand an order for 40 GE F404-engined LCAs for the IAF. Of the 20 to be produced with an […]

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U.S Internal Assessment finds shortfall in India’s first Indigenously developed aircraft carrier

SOURCE: WSJ When top American naval engineers recently inspected India’s first locally made aircraft carrier they expected to find a near battle-ready ship set to help counter China’s growing sway in the Indian Ocean. Instead, they discovered the carrier wouldn’t be operational for up to a decade and other shortcomings: no small missile system to […]

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India Inks Rs. 5,000 Crore Deal With US For 145 M777 Howitzers

SOURCE: PTI Breaking the Bofors jinx, India and the US today inked a nearly Rs. 5,000 crore deal for 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers, which will be mostly deployed near the borders with China. This is the first deal for artillery guns since the Bofors scandal in 1980s.”India has today signed the Letter of Acceptance which […]

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Kashmir will be a ‘long war’, warns outgoing Northern Army chief DS Hooda

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES On his last day in office, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda said he didn’t see an easy solution to end the Kashmir conflict, calling it a “long war” that would require a “long-term approach”. His comments are significant as government sources predict that the conflict with home-grown militants will end soon.A […]

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RESOURCESAT-2A to be launched on Dec 7, ISRO

SOURCE: PTI India’s latest Earth observation satellite, RESOURCESAT 2A, will be launched on board ISRO’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on December 7 from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. “RESOURCESAT-2A is scheduled to be launched on December 07, 2016 at 10:24 hours (IST) from SDSC (Satish Dhawan Space Centre), SHAR, Sriharikota,” said the […]

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Trump tells Sharif he is ready to play any role Pak wants to solve its problems

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES US president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday told Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that he was ready to play any role desired by Pakistan to resolve the country’s outstanding problems.Trump made the remarks when Sharif telephoned the president-elect and congratulated him on his victory in the US election. “I am ready and willing to […]

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India to construct strategic railway lines along border with China

SOURCE: PTI The government has decided to construct strategic rail lines along the borders with neighbouring countries, including China and Pakistan, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.The proposal for construction of railway lines along China, Nepal and Pakistan borders has been initiated by the defence ministry as a strategic line, minister of state for […]

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We anticipated Pakistan would use tunnels to infiltrate post surgical strike: BSF DG Sharma

SOURCE: ANI In the wake of recent Samba attack in Jammu and Kashmir in which three terrorists were killed, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General KK Sharma on Wednesday said that they had anticipated that only a tunnel can be used to infiltrate the Indian side, and had deployed ‘nakas’ (underground check posts) in depth, through […]

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Nagrota attack a revenge for Afzal Guru’s hanging, claim papers found on slain terrorists

SOURCE: ENS Three heavily armed terrorists killed by security forces during an encounter inside an army unit at Nagrota on Tuesday appear to be part of a group which recently sneaked into the Indian territory from Pakistan. Though there has been no official word from the army so far, sources said this was indicative from the […]

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‘Broad consensus’ to improve Sino-India border management: People’s Liberation Army

SOURCE: PTI China on Wednesday said a “broad consensus” has been reached with India during the recent visit of army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag to further improve relations between the two militaries, including cooperation on border management and control. During his visit to China from November 20 to 25, Gen Suhag held talks with […]

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Bangladesh keen to forge expanded military ties with India

SOURCE: PTI Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday assured India that it has “zero tolerance” policy against terrorism and sought expanded military ties as Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar called on him. Parrikar, the first Indian defence minister to visit Bangladesh in the last 45 years, met the President after holding talks with Prime Minister Sheikh […]

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Websites Of Some Indian Missions Abroad Were Hacked: Government

SOURCE: PTI The government today said a few Indian missions and posts abroad have faced “unauthorised intrusion” of their respective websites but no sensitive data was compromised. Replying to a written question in the Lok Sabha, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also said that cyber security measures are being strengthened to safeguard the data contained […]

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Illegal funds being sent to Kashmir through ‘hawala’ to incite protests: Rijiju

SOURCE: PTI Illegal funds are being sent through ‘hawala’ and other channels to inimical forces in Kashmir Valley to incite protests, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said today. Replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, Rijiju said the practice of sending illegal money through ‘hawala’ and other channels to inimical elements […]

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The Cheapest Trip to Mars Leaves From This Tiny Indian Island

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG Sriharikota, the nation’s Cape Canaveral, is the launchpad for an ambitious space program that has shot more than 120 satellites into orbit — including for the U.S., Israel and Germany. Spacefaring rivals can’t beat the prices charged by India, which sent its own probe to the Red Planet for less money than Hollywood […]

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Patrol-free, multi-layer smart fence along Pakistan, Bangladesh border by end of 2017: BSF

SOURCE: TNN ISRAELI MODEL  India will have a patrol-free, multi-layered smart fence along its borders with Pakistan+ and Bangladesh by the later part of 2017 even as 20 big global firms are undertaking a technical evaluation for the same, Director General of BSFKK Sharma said on Wednesday. Sharma said the force, after getting sanctions from […]

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‘IS-linked’ Ohio university attacker lived in Pakistan for 7 years: NYT

SOURCE: DAWN The family of Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a Somali student and child of a refugee, who wounded 11 people in a car-ramming and knife attack on an Ohio university campus, lived in Pakistan for seven years before moving to the US with his family in 2014, New York Times reported. Federal law enforcement […]

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String of tactical debacles concerns army, “Kill ratio” declines

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla  | Business-standard.com The tactical debacle in Nagrota on Tuesday, in which four militants stormed an army unit and killed seven soldiers, is the latest example of militant fidayeen(suicide attack) teams inflicting disproportionate casualties on army units. On New Year Day, a four-militant team entered the Pathankot air base, killing seven security personnel and […]

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ISRO will launch 83 satellites in one go in January 2017

SOURCE: PTI Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch 83 satellites, 80 of them being foreign, in one go in January next year, the Lok Sabha was told today. 80 satellites weighing 500 kg belonged to five foreign countries — Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland and the US. “These international customer satellites are being launched as […]

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India’s Tejas Fighter Jet To Soon Fly With The Indigenous Kaveri Engine

SOURCE: INDIA TIMES Making a fighter jets is difficult, while making a jet engine is even more so. India learnt that when we started making a home-grown fighter, with a home-grown engine. While the plane’s development progressed, the power plant’s development was marred with technical challenges that have still not been ironed out. India lacked […]

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Samba Terrorists Used Tunnel To Come To India. Their Plan Was Carry Out Attack Like Uri

SOURCE:INDIATIMES A day after three Pakistani terrorists were gunned down by the Border Security Force (BSF) near the international border in Samba, the forces have discovered a small tunnel, which they believe was used by the militants to infiltrate. G BSF, KK Sharma on Wednesday said that on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, […]

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Sukna Chopper Crash: 3 Army Officers Killed, 1 Critical in West Bengal

SOURCE: PTI 3 officers killed after Army's Cheetah Chopper crash in Sukna (West Bengal) at around 10:30 AM. More details awaited. — ANI (@ANI_news) November 30, 2016 Three Army officers killed and one Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) is critically injured after a Cheetah helicopter crashed at Sukna in West Bengal on Wednesday, police sources said. […]

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India and NATO: Partners in Arms?

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT Since the end of Cold War, India and NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) have been on trajectories that will likely converge in the not-too-distant future. Scholars and strategists, like Michael Rühle, Robert Helbig, M.K. Bhadrakumar, David Scott, and a few others argue for India and NATO to come out of their respective shells […]

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US Wants Dialogue Between India and Pakistan to Improve Cooperation

SOURCE: PTI The US on Wednesday said that it wants to see dialogue and discussions between India and Pakistan to improve cooperation and bring peace in the region. “We continue to want to see dialogue and discussion between India and Pakistan to improve cooperation, to improve communication, and improve shared efforts against a common threat,” State […]

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Khalistan supporter admits conspiring to launch attacks in India

SOURCE: IANS A Khalistan supporter has admitted in a federal court that he conspired with terrorists to launch attacks in India to target a government official for assassination or maiming, according to officials. Balwinder Singh, an Indian citizen holding a Green Card, made the admission before Federal Judge Larry R. Hicks in Reno, Nevada state, […]

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India, Russia deal on Kudankulam n-plant units 5, 6 likely by year end

SOURCE: IANS The general framework agreement for the third stage (units 5 and 6) of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu is expected to be signed by the end of December, its Russian makers said here. The plant’s blocks 3 and 4 (the second stage) would be commissioned in 2022 and 2023, […]

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Nagrota Attack: Army Wives, With Babies, Blocked Terrorists Using ‘Household Items’

SOURCE: PTI Bravery of the wives of two army officers who were staying in the family quarters helped in averting a major hostage crisis during the encounter that took place in Nagrota area of Jammu yesterday. Soon after the heavily armed terrorists disguised in police uniform entered an army unit located within three kms from […]

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Day After Nagrota Terror Attack, Army Investigates Huge Security Breach

SOURCE: NDTV A day after two officers and five jawans were killed in a massive terror attack on an army base near Jammu at Nagrota town, searches are on and the army is investigating how the terrorists breached the high security cantonment. A group of heavily-armed suicide attackers in police uniforms entered the base around […]

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Army units becoming targets

SOURCE: DHNS The terror strike on an artillery unit of the 16 corps at Nagrota is the third fidayeen (suicide) mission on the armed forces establishments within a year.This suggests a change in the strategy of Pakistan-based terrorists in picking up their targets. For a long time, Pakistan’s strategy of ‘bleeding India through thousand cuts’ […]

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Pakistan’s corridor of uncertainty

SOURCE: THE HINDU The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor became operational during the second week of November 2016. Pakistan’s prime minister, chief of army staff and other senior officials along with some Chinese were in Gwadar, witnessing the departure of the first shipment from the port, after having arrived there through different routes from Kashgar and from […]

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New Pakistan army chief faces tensions with Kabul, India

SOURCE: AP The new head of Pakistan’s army took command of the armed forces Tuesday amid rising tensions with arch-rival India over disputed Kashmir and as ties with Afghanistan remain rocky. In his first comments after assuming charge of the country’s powerful army, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa signalled that the ongoing tensions with India along […]

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Why Israel should be onboard ,if India decides to manufacture American F-16s

SOURCE: Anand SG / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Israeli Air Force (IAF) at present single-handedly operates nearly 300+ American F-16s in its fleet and boasts of the second largest F-16 fleet after USAF. India and Israel after Kargil war have enjoyed a very close relationship with each other, which not only has lead to weapons […]

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India seeks EASA certification for HAL-built Dhruv advanced light helicopters

SOURCE:  airforce-technology.com India is seeking certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its Dhruv advanced light helicopters, as Ecuador considers returning the helicopters after a series of crashes. Four of seven Dhruv helicopters supplied to Ecuador have crashed during the period October 2009 to January 2015.The Ecuadorian Government has constituted Court of Inquiry […]

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Terrorists in PoK beware! IAF’s Jaguars just got deadlier

SOURCE: AJAY SHUKLA /  The Indian Air Force took a vital step last week towards boosting its dwindling fleet of combat aircraft.As MiG-21s and MiG-27s retire, forcing the IAF to close down squadrons, a new avionics upgrade for the nuclear-capable Jaguar strike fighter will let it fly for another two decades. This is Hindustan Aeronautics […]

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French boost to jet engine plan, Kaveri project being revived

SOURCE: ET India’s quest to develop its own fighter jet engine got a leg up after a $2-million consultancy agreement was finalised with leading French defence manufacturer Safran to help revive the Kaveri project. The project stalled in 2014 after the Kaveri gas turbine engine developed for combat planes and unmanned aircraft was unable to provide […]

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GSLV-Mk III next for Isro to be launched in January

SOURCE:DECCAN CHRONICLE. The 640-tonne GSLV Mk-III, Isro’s heaviest rocket till date, is likely to be launched in January as some stages of the rocket are still undergoing tests.Isro first had planned to launch the heavy rocket in December end. But the largest cryogenic engine CE-20 developed for this rocket is yet to be delivered as […]

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As Manohar Parrikar goes to Bangladesh, time to ask: Who is afraid of India in the Bay of Bengal?

SOURCE:SCROLL The really surprising thing about the visit by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to Bangladesh on Wednesday is that this is the first-ever such event in the 25-year history of that country.Evidently, military-to-military relations between the two countries did not inevitably develop in the downstream of the crucial role that the Indian armed forces played […]

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India irked over Russia’s plan to join CPEC

SOURCE:  DHNS India has conveyed to Russia its unease over Moscow’s purported “secret talks” with Islamabad to explore possibility of its joining the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). New Delhi conveyed to Moscow through diplomatic channels that it was opposed to the proposed CPEC as it would include areas that were part of Jammu and Kashmir […]

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Need to overcome challenges on capability enhancement: Arup Raha

SOURCE: PTI Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha today stressed the need for overcoming various challenges faced by the IAF while undergoing capability enhancement with modernisation and new acquisitions. Raha, who is the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), also emphasised on strengthening base security to preserve the expensive assets of IAF, […]

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India’s MoD lists 12 delayed DRDO projects

SOURCE: IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has published a list of 12 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) projects that have been delayed by an average of five years. Subhash Bhamre, minister of state for defence, said in parliament on 25 November that these so-called Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) have been deferred […]

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New Pakistan Army Chief Hints At Smooth Relations With India

SOURCE: IANS In his first remarks after assuming charge as the chief of Pakistan’s army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said that the current tensions on the border with India will ease soon. Speaking to the reporters on the sidelines of ‘Change in Command’ ceremony at the General Headquarters of the army, Gen. Bajwa […]

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Parrikar in Dhaka to boost defence ties

SOURCE: THE HINDU In the first ever bilateral visit by an Indian Defence Minister to Bangladesh, Manohar Parrikar will visit Dhaka on a two-day visit from Wednesday.New Delhi is keen to assist Dhaka in domestically building its military infrastructure and capacities, and it would be key part of the discussions, officials said. Defence sources said […]

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Change of guard in Pakistan army; but no change in terror policy

SOURCE: ENS Sending a loud and clear message through early morning strike on Indian army establishment, terrorists conveyed it to Pakistan army that it will be business as usual on the Line of Control and International border despite the change at the helm. Lt. General Qamar Javel Bajwa on Tuesday took the reign of powerful […]

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Defence Ministry disbursed over Rs 6,000 crore to pensioners under OROP: Government

SOURCE: ET The Defence Ministry has disbursed over Rs 6,000 crore to defence forces’ pensioners under the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. The ministry paid Rs 3,984 crores to 19,57,925 pensioners as the first instalment of their pending dues under the OROP scheme, while 15,41,316 pensioners received […]

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Embraer has admitted entering into agreement with an “Agency” in DRDO contract: government

SOURCE: PTI The government today said that Brazilian firm Embraer has admitted to it that they it has entered into an agreement with an “Agency” towards a controversial DRDO contract and that a sum of $5.76 million was paid to the agency. Embraer deal was to purchase three modified aircraft for installation of DRDO developed […]

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Nagrota attack bares chinks in security infrastructure around military bases

SOURCE: TNN The country’s defence establishment seems to have learnt few lessons from the repeated suicide attacks on its camps in J&K and elsewhere. The terrorist attack on an artillery unit compound at Nagrota, the third such big strike after Pathankot and Uri this year, has once again exposed the chinks in security infrastructure around […]

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Nagrota terror attack: 7 Army personnel martyred; 16 rescued in hostage-like situation

SOURCE: TNN Two officers and five soldiers of the Indian Army were martyred in a terrorist attack on an Army unit in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota on Tuesday. Army personnel killed three terrorists and rescued two women, two children and 12 soldiers who had been trapped in a hostage-like situation. The attack took place early […]

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Russia dismisses report of ‘secret talks’ with Pakistan on CPEC

SOURCE: PTI Russia on Tuesday dismissed as not “corresponding to the realities” the reports in Pakistani media about it holding “secret talks” with Pakistan on the creation of China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC). The Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement also said that the possibility of Russia joining this (CPEC) initiative is not being discussed with Islamabad. […]

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Five Maoists held with arms, over Rs 30 lakh in cash in Jharkhand

SOURCE: PTI Five Maoists have been arrested with arms in this district and around Rs 31.53 lakh, largely in the old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination notes, have been recovered from their possession, police said today. Led by ASP Emmanual Baski and DSP Ajay Kumar Singh, Jharkhand Armed Police personnel launched the search operation […]

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Nagrota attack is new Pakistan army chief’s message to India: RK Singh

SOURCE: PTI The terror attack at Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir today is a “message” sent by Pakistan’s newly appointed army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to India, former Home Secretary R K Singh said. “We need to take note of the fact that this is the (Pakistan) new Army chief sending a message. His […]

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Efforts underway to bring captured jawan back from Pakistan: MoS Defence

SOURCE: PTI Union Minister Subhash Bhamre today said the government is making all efforts for the safe return of 22-year-old soldier Chandu Chavan, who is in Pakistan’s custody after inadvertently crossing the LoC. “We are in contact with the neighbouring country (Pakistan) through DGMO and diplomatic channels and one good thing is that Pakistan has […]

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Only four militants had entered Pathakot airbase: Government

SOURCE: PTI Putting to end speculation about the number of terrorists involved in Pathankot attack, the government today made it clear that only four militants had entered the air force station to carry out the strike that left eight people dead. Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said: “four Pakistan-based terrorists” had carried […]

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Unconvinced Parrikar , Questions need for Japanese Amphibious aircraft for Indian Navy again .

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar meet earlier this month and cleared many high-value defence deals and in the meeting, it was also expected that he will also approve procurement of 12 US-2 amphibious aircraft which for some reasons did not finalise . Highly reliable sources close to […]

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Terror attack in Nagrota: Manohar Parrikar says militants targetting only army installations

SOURCE: FE Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar reacting to the twins terror attacks attack of Nagrota and Samba in which at least three Indian army personnel and three terrorists were killed. In a statement the defence minister said that statistics have shown that attacks on army installations have been increased by terrorists in the recent […]

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3 Soldiers Killed In Terror Attack On Army Base Near Jammu: 10 Points

SOURCE: NDTV Three soldiers have been killed in a major terror attack on an army base near Jammu, over two months after terrorists killed 19 soldiers in Kashmir’s Uri. Heavily armed suicide attackers entered the base in Nagrota before daybreak on Tuesday with guns and grenades and forced their way in. Two terrorists are believed […]

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BSF foils infiltration bid along IB, 3 terrorists shot dead

SOURCE: PTI BSF today foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing three terrorists. A jawan suffered minor injuries in the exchange of fire. A senior BSF officer said a group of militants entered into the this side along the International Border in Ramgarh sector of Samba […]

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Khalistani militant Mintoo tells police he has 2 ISI handlers

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Delhi Police are verifying the claims of a Sikh militant leader, arrested in the city on Monday after escaping from a prison in Punjab, that he was receiving instructions from Pakistan’s spy agency the ISI. During his questioning, the 49-year-old self-styled chief of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), Harminder Singh Mintoo, had disclosed […]

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Outgoing Pak army chief warns India not to mistake restraint for weakness

SOURCE: AFP Pakistan’s outgoing military chief warned India Tuesday it would be dangerous to mistake his country’s “restraint” over recent tensions in disputed Kashmir for weakness, as he handed over power to his successor. General Raheel Sharif was speaking at a ceremony, welcoming the incoming chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, at a stadium at the […]

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Hope India, Pakistan resolve water issue themselves: UN chief Ban Ki-moon

SOURCE: PTI UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon expressed hope that India and Pakistan will bilaterally resolve issues over water sharing. “We will take a look at the issue on water. Obviously, we hope it’s something that the two parties can resolve themselves,” Ban’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters at the daily press briefing here on […]

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Pakistan refuses to cease fire, 2003 pact as good as over

SOURCE: ET Escalation of tension along the border in Jammu and Kashmir since the Uriterror attack has once again put a question mark on the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, which completed 13 years this weekend. As many as 2,058 ceasefire violations have been recorded since India and Pakistan signed the ceasefire agreement along […]

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No official extradition request made by India to Pakistan

SOURCE: ENS Many-a-times the Indian government has contended that several of its fugitives have been sheltered in Pakistan, but it turns out that the government has not sent out any official request and does not have any legal instrument to seek the return of the law evaders, suggesting that the demand may have been more […]

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India May Trump-gun Sino-Pak Bonhomie

SOURCE:  The DayAfter Had Hillary Clinton been elected as the US President, reams after reams of dossier could have been produced in New Delhi on her foreign policy towards the South Asian region, but in the case of President-elect Donald Trump, foreign experts feel, it is hard to predict what would be his foreign policy […]

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Roadmap to India’s Ghatak UCAV

SOURCE: PRASAD CHAWAN / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG While the concept of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle has come a long way but development of UCAVs around the world is still in advance or technical demonstrator stage shows that using Jet powered UAV’s in combat roles still has room for innovation to improve its operational […]

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Demonetisation leads to highest ever surrender of Maoists in a month

SOURCE: TNN Government policies in left-wing extremism affected states, pressure built up by security forces for past few months and the latest demonetisation decision seem to be making a strong impact in the region, with 564 Maoists and their sympathizers surrendering before the authorities in the last 28 days, the highest number to do so in […]

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Army suggests Pakistan’s ‘complicity’ in mutilation of soldier’s body in J-K

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The army said on Monday they found evidence that suggested Pakistan’s “complicity” in an attack in which three Indian soldiers were killed — and one of the bodies was mutilated — in Jammu and Kashmir’s Machhil about a week ago. On Twitter, the army’s Northern Command posted two photographs — one of […]

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Why Pakistan might want to cool things down

SOURCE:  The Statesman For almost thirteen years there was peace along the Line of Control (LOC), the de-facto border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. While sanctity of the LOC was never compromised, occasional skirmishes due to infiltration attempts supported by Pakistani army firing, were changes from the normal. Firing was generally limited to small […]

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Pakistan Foreign Secretary warns India against ‘dangers’ of continuing its hostile ‘tendencies’

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has warned India against the ‘harms’ of its hostile ‘tendencies’ against Pakistan, implying it’s a ‘dangerous’ territory.According to a report published in The News International, Chaudhry, in a TV programme, said, “India, with its belligerent attitude, is treading a serious path.” “Pakistan has very sagaciously reminded it […]

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What China’s space ambitions mean for India

SOURCE: LIVEMINT China’s extraterrestrial ambitions are clearly lifting off, even threatening the US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), according to a recent Bloomberg article. For instance, two Chinese astronauts—or taikonauts—are currently aboard an experimental space station called Tiangong-2. Also known as the Heavenly Palace, this is the second laboratory to be launched by the […]

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Focus to remain on India border under Gen Bajwa: Pakistan

SOURCE: ENS With its new army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa set to take charge, Pakistan has asserted that focus will remain on country’s eastern border with India, even as the US nudged Islamabad to keep the pledge of not allowing use of its soil for terror attacks against neighbours. Bajwa will take charge of […]

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Manohar Parrikar to be first Indian defence minister to visit Bangladesh

SOURCE: ENS Defence minister Manohar Parrikar is leaving for a two- day visit to Dhaka on Wednesday to bolster defence cooperation between the two neighbouring nation and also to counter China’s growing footprint in the neighbouring nation. Parrikar’s visit will be the first ever visit to Bangladesh by any Indian defence minister in the last […]

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Indian Navy to get 12 new Dornier Do-228 surveillance aircraft

SOURCE:IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly India’s Cabinet Committee on Security approved the procurement of 12 upgraded Dornier Do-228 maritime surveillance aircraft for the Indian Navy on 23 November for INR25 billion (USD364 million). IN officials said the upgraded Do-228s will incorporate forward-looking infrared cameras, electronic support measures, satellite communication, and data secrecy equipment as well as […]

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IAF chief stresses quality training of staff

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, addressed the Station Commanders’ Conference on Monday. He called upon commanders to focus on trainees and trainers and on enhancing the quality of training of IAF pilots and maintenance engineers in tune with changing times and technologies. Commanders of flying, technical and […]

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Air Force Has Airlifted Over 160 Tonnes Of Banknotes Since November 19

SOURCE: PTI The Indian Air Force has airlifted over 160 tonnes of new currency notes from four printing presses to various parts of the country to cut down the time taken to transport cash from the source to main distribution centres to meet the surge in demand post demonetisation. Sources said the Indian Air Force […]

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NIA to charge Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar for Pathankot air base terror attack

SOURCE: DailyMail The Home Ministry has accorded sanction to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file a charge sheet against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar and three others in the Pathankot terror strike carried out on January 2. After receiving sanction under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the NIA will name Azhar, his brother Rauf Asghar, […]

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Kalyan youth who joined ISIS reportedly killed in Syria

SOURCE: PTI A 22-year-old youth from Kalyan in adjoining Thane district, who allegedly fled from home to join the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2014, had been killed, a senior police official said here on Monday.Aman Naeem Tandel was among the four youths from Kalyan who had left for Syriain 2014, purportedly to fight for the […]

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Will positively consider if India proposes talks on sidelines of Heart of Asia conference: Pakistan

SOURCE: PTI Ahead of a visit by its foreign advisor Sartaj Aziz to India to attend Heart of Asia conference+ in Amritsar, Pakistan on Monday said it will “positively consider” if India, as a host, proposed a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the forum.  However, none of the two has approached each other in […]

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Terror Attack Near Army Camp In Jammu and Kashmir’s Nagrota

SOURCE: NDTV A soldier has been injured in a terror attack near an army camp in Nagrota, 20 km from Jammu, on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway early morning today. A gun battle between army and the terrorists is on. Army has cordoned off the area and all schools have been ordered to close. In another […]

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India’s dangerous politics of water : Pak Media

SOURCE: DAWN IT has been discussed in fringe and jingoistic circles for years, but since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi threatened to use water as a weapon against Pakistan, India’s rights under the Indus Waters Treaty has become a mainstream topic in India — a disturbing and unwelcome development that needs to be handled with […]

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NIA arrests 3 suspected al-Qaeda operatives who were planning to kill PM Modi

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Following raids in several places across Madurai in Tamil Nadu, three suspected al-Qaeda operatives were arrested today by the National Investigation Agency, police said.Police said the three allegedly planned to attack 22 top leaders of the country including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. INVESTIGATION AND ARREST Those arrested were identified as M Khareem, […]

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Why India will require more than T-90SM to deal with New Pakistani Army tanks .

SOURCE:  VISHAL KARPE / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Turkish Altay main battle tank (MBT) India is all set to place orders for 464 T-90SM main battle tanks to arguments its current fleet of T-90s MBT which will now take total orders over the 1300s. While India continues to rely on Russian-supplied Main Battle tanks […]

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Changes in military laws for new-age soldier

SOURCE:TNN At a time when litigation in the country’s Armed Forces Tribunal is rising significantly, the Defence Ministry has decided to end many of the archaic traditions of the military justice system and update statutes. The objective is to meet the challenges of a fast changing security environment in the country where even a jawan […]

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Pakistan ready for unconditional talks with India. Will PM Modi accept the offer?

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit today said the Nawaz Sharif government is ready for a dialogue with India on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia conference in Amritsar next week. Speaking exclusively to Aaj Tak, Basit said that the schedule of Pakistan’s foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz is not cast in […]

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Was shivering on 1st day in office as defence minister: Parrikar

SOURCE: PTI In a candid admission, Manohar Parrikar on Monday said he was “shivering” on his first in office as defence minister though he tried to put up a brave face. “When I went to Delhi, I took experience of that city. I became Defence Minister with the blessings of you all. I was not knowing […]

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Kashmir conflict: Let’s wean back local militants, says Northern Army commander-in-chief

SOURCE: FP The outgoing commander-in-chief of the Jammu and Kashmir-based Northern Command, Lieutenant-General DS Hooda, has emphasised the need to improve processes for drawing back into society Kashmiris who had taken to arms. “Can we do something to get the boys back? That is the concern,” he says, highlighting an aspect of counterinsurgency that most […]

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J&K watching you, Gen Bajwa

SOURCE:  The Tribune It matters to us in Jammu and Kashmir who is the army chief in Pakistan. Perhaps it matters more than the name and profile of the Chief of Army Staff in India. The reasons are obvious.Our state is on the radar of Pakistan 24×7. Various factors drive the thinking of General Headquarters […]

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Revenge no remedy

SOURCE: The Statesman It is an open question whether the “punitive fire-assaults” the Indian Army unleashed at several points across the LOC on Wednesday sufficed as the “heavy retribution” promised after the barbaric mutilation of an Indian soldier killed in the Machhil sector the previous day. It is also an open question if the speed with […]

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India for Nepal’s prosperity, says Indian envoy

SOURCE: The Himalayan Times Indian ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae today said that India always wanted to see development, political stability and prosperity in Nepal. Speaking at the closing ceremony of training on leadership development organised by Radio Safalta Pokhara in coordination with BP Koirala Nepal-India Foundation today, envoy Rae argued that India was ready to […]

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Punjab jailbreak: Escaped Khalistani terrorist Harminder Singh Mintoo arrested near Delhi

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Khalistan Liberation Front chief Harminder Mintoo who had escaped along with five others from Nabha jail in Punjab on Sunday has been arrested by Delhi police, reported ANI. Mintoo and others had escaped after armed men in police uniform tricked the sentries into opening the gates and bolted out with the inmates firing […]

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Man arrested after trying to sneak into high security ISRO complex

SOURCE: PTI A man who attempted to sneak into the high security ISRO-run Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri, near here, was arrested on Sunday, police said. The man was spotted attempting to enter the state-of-the-art centre for ISRO’s space research programme. The security guards caught hold of him and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) officials […]

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Israeli Claws for India’s LCA-Tejas to Hunt

SOURCE: PRASAD CHAWAN / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG   India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas achieved a major milestone earlier this year when LSP-7 (KH2017) equipped with Israeli origin Derby Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) was test fired for the first time and now Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has confirmed integration of Python-5 […]

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Exorcising the ghost of Bofors

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY On the evening of October 28, terrorists struck at the Indian army in the Machchal sector in Kupwara district. They beheaded a soldier, carrying his head across into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Indian army vowed an “appropriate response”. Retaliation came but not like the September 29 surgical strike carried out by Para-SF operators […]

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Scorpene leak: Joint probe on cards for India, France to assess damage

SOURCE:  INDIA TODAY The defence ministry is planning to form a joint team with France to investigate the extent of leakage of information about the Indian Scorpene submarines, six of which are under construction at the Mumbai based Mazagon Dockyards Limited. The Indian side had formed a high level committee in September soon after media […]

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India hands over another Mi-24 gunship to Afghan Air Force

SOURCE:  Khaama Press (KP) India completed the delivery of the final Mi-24 gunship to the Afghan Air Force (AAF) as part of New Delhi’s ongoing reconstruction effort with the delivery of the 4 gunships marking the first lethal weaponry supply to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). The Afghan Air Force (AAF) said […]

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Defence ties in mind, Vietnamese minister to come calling in Dec

SOURCE:  ENS Vietnam is pivotal for India’s “Act East” policy and as the South East Asian country’s Defence Minister visits India in the first week of December, he will seek to replicate the Naval cooperation between the two countries to the Army and Air Force as well. Defence minister Ngo Xuan Lich will be in […]

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India in ‘wait & watch’ mode over new Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa

SOURCE:  ET The Indian establishment is in a ‘wait and watch’ mode over the new Pakistani Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The government advisors maintain too much cannot be read into his repeated tenures in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the officer is expected to continue the policies of his predecessors. The low-key General was […]

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‘It’s in Pak’s interest to keep eastern front with India quiet’

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd), who has commanded an infantry brigade in the Gurez sector on the Line of Control in Kashmir and an artillery regiment in counter-insurgency operations, says that India’s actions against Pakistan have been carefully calculated to avoid escalation. In an interview to Sanjib Kr Baruah. Brig. Kanwal talks […]

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India to restore grounded aircraft in Afghanistan

SOURCE: THE HINDU After supplying four attack helicopters to Afghanistan, India is quietly moving to qualitatively scale up military assistance in terms of long-term spares and support. This involves a trilateral framework with Russia, officials confirmed to The Hindu who said it is likely to be discussed by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Prime Minister […]

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This is what gave Qamar Bajwa an edge in the race for Pak army chief post, according to Pak media

SOURCE: PTI General Qamar Bajwa’s “pro-democracy credentials” and his low-profile influenced Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to appoint him to the powerful post of army chief superseding four top generals, Pakistani media and experts commented on Sunday. “A careful review of General Bajwa’s profile clearly reflects that his pro-democracy credentials earned him the post of […]

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India, Af to put pressure on Pakistan at Heart of Asia summit

SOURCE: DHNS The forthcoming Heart of Asia meet at Amritsar in Punjab will see India and Afghanistan stepping up pressure on Pakistan to stop blocking regional connectivity initiatives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will inaugurate the sixth Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia meet on December 4, is likely to make it clear that India, […]

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Diplomacy may revive with new army chief in Pakistan

SOURCE: TNN With regime change happening in Pakistan’s army headquarters, an opportunity may arise for a diplomatic initiative between India and Pakistan. Sartaj Aziz, Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif’s foreign policy adviser, will be in India next week, the first high level visit from Pakistan in months. Since foreign minister Sushma Swaraj is indisposed, he is […]

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Indian Navy Chief In Sri Lanka To Boost Maritime Security Ties

SOURCE: PTI Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba arrived in Colombo today on a five day bilateral visit aimed at consolidating and enhance the bilateral maritime security relations between India and Sri Lanka. During his visit, he will hold bilateral discussions with President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and senior dignitaries including the Chief of […]

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Jinnah believed India and Pakistan could be friends: Farahnaz Ispahani

SOURCE: TNN Pakistani author Farahnaz Ispahani on Sunday said Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the architect of Pakistan and its first President, wanted his country and India to get along and engage in trade. “Jinnah believed India and Pakistan could be friends and trading partners like (the) USA and Canada,” said Ispahani during a conversation with journalist […]

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ISIS not a threat to India and its Muslims: Rajnath

SOURCE: ANI Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said he does not look at terror outfit ISIS as a challenge as he believes that Muslims in India love their country. “I’m sure the threat of radicalisation by ISIS won’t be an issue in our nation because people who follow Islam in India, love the country,” […]

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LCA-TEJAS Captured with Python-5 WVRAAM .

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK / IMAGE COPYRIGHT ADA LSP-7 (KH2017) WITH PYTHON-5 ON PYLON ALONG WITH INSERT OF PYTHON-5 Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) have realised a picture of LSP-7 (KH2017) equipped with Israeli origin Python-5 within visual range air-to-air missile (AAM) marking the completion of integration on board LCA-Tejas and now moving towards operational testing phase . […]

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Pakistan Could Be Behind Nabha Jailbreak: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister

SOURCE: PTI Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today voiced apprehension that Pakistan could be behind the sensational Nabha jailbreak, saying the neighbouring country was “desperate to revive terrorism” after Indian army conducted the surgical strike across the LoC. “Pak desperate to revive terror post-surgical strike. Could be behind jail break,” Sukhbir Singh Badal, […]

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Pakistan Reportedly Committed To A Total Of 250 Jf-17 Thunders

SOURCE: QUWA Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officials have reportedly told local Pakistani media outlets, including The Express Tribune, that the PAF is committed to procuring a total of 250 JF-17 Thunder multi-role fighters. Notes & Comments: Officially, the PAF is committed to 150 JF-17s across three production blocks – i.e. Block-I, Block-II, and Block-III. The […]

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F404-GE-IN20 or Kaveri , IAF keeps both options open for Tejas MK-1A

SOURCE: Anand SG / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG GE Aviation till now has supplied 49 F404 afterburning engines to power the first operational squadron of Tejas fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force. 41 engines are F404-GE-IN20 engines which can generate more than 19,000 pounds (85 kN) uninstalled thrust . India also has 8 older […]

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Different leadership would’ve responded differently to 26/11: Shivshankar Menon

SOURCE : ENS India would have responded differently to “Pakistan-sponsored” Mumbai terror attacks had there been a different “mix of people” at the helm, according to former foreign secretary and national security advisor Shivshankar Menon. In his latest book titled ‘Choices: Inside the Making of India’s Foreign Policy’, Menaon says that as foreign secretary he […]

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Illness, Heart Attacks Killing More BSF Men Than Border Operations

SOURCE : ENS More BSF personnel have died of heart attack and other illnesses than in action on the borders and anti-Naxal operations in the past two years, according to official data. While men and women of the country’s largest border guarding force BSF face enemy bullets and mortars amid recent hostilities with Pakistan, data […]

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Trying to dig out bodies of Parliament attack terrorists: 2 acquitted

SOURCE : ENS Two persons, accused of trying to dig out from the grave bodies of terrorists of the 2001 Parliament attack for “exposing them to vultures”, have been acquitted by a Delhi court which said prosecution has failed to prove its case against them. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra gave benefit of doubt to Raghu […]

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Nabha jailbreak: Khalistan Liberation Force chief Harminder Singh, five others escape

SOURCE : ENS A group of armed men, disguised as cops broke into Nabha jail on Sunday morning and helped as many as six inmates, including Khalistan Liberation Force militant Harminder Singh Mintoo, escape. Mintoo was arrested in 2014 by Punjab police from Indira Gandhi International Airport on his return from Thailand. Kashmir Singh, who […]

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Sri Lanka Seeks Donald Trump’s Help To Drop War Crimes Charges

SOURCE : NDTV Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Donald Trump to pressure the UN Human Rights Council to drop war crimes allegations against the country’s troops.Sirisena’s office said Sunday he had sent a “special message” to president-elect Trump seeking US intervention at the council, where Sri Lanka faces censure for wartime atrocities. “I […]

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Leaked Navy note says ‘spike’ in number of officers quitting

SOURCE : INDIA TODAY In the first and admittedly direct fallout of the seventh pay commission among other issues, the Indian Navy (IN) has admitted to a ‘spike’ witnessed this year in the number of its officers wanting to resign or seek Premature Retirement (PR). Data shows it is the highest in the last seven […]

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US defence logistics deal crawls, Ash Carter’s farewell visit to India next month

SOURCE : ENS Nearly three months after the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) between India and the US was signed in the presence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his American counterpart Ash Carter, the pathbreaking agreement is yet to be operationalised. The agreement allows the Indian and American militaries to access each other’s […]

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Indian intel may shrug off China’s presence in Kashmir, but it may be worse than we think

SOURCE : FIRSTPOST Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan’s foreign policy chief, has announced the setting up a high-level committee to formulate a “doable and sustainable” policy to highlight the Kashmir issue globally. He made this announcement to the Pakistani Senate this week. As per the Dawn, this measure is for “reaching out to Indians who are opposed to Prime […]

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Chinese naval ships in Pakistan’s Gwadar port call for a rethink of India’s regional policy

SOURCE : SCROLL The transformation of Gwadar port on the Pakistan coast as a base for Chinese Navy ships was long expected, but when media reports actually appeared on Friday to that effect, it was startling news. The reports quoted Pakistani officials saying that China proposes to deploy its naval ships in coordination with the […]

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Will kill three Indian soldiers for every Pakistani soldier killed: Pak Defence Minister

SOURCE : ANI Assuring severe retribution, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has asserted that they will kill three Indian soldiers for every Pakistani soldier they neutralise. Speaking in the National Assembly on Friday, Asif said that dire consequences would be faced by India if it went to war against Pakistan. Asserting that the situation at […]

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Will Qamar Javed Bajwa be as hostile as Raheel Sharif to India?

SOURCE : TNN Pakistan army’s deep-rooted professional hostility towards India will continue despite the change in guard, with General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s name being announced+ to succeed General Raheel Sharif as the next chief. However, whether it will be as visceral as it was under Gen Sharif is something that remains to be seen in […]

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Iran to buy Russian variant of indian SU-30MKI fighter jets from Russia

SOURCE : TEHRAN TIMES Iran has announced it plans to purchase a batch of Sukhoi SU-30 jet fighters from Russia to boost its mainly American, aging air force fleet, its defense minister said on Saturday. “The purchasing of the fighter jets is on the Defense Ministry’s agenda,” Brigadier General Hussein Dehqan told reporters in Tehran, […]

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Government reveals DRDO projects and reasons for delay; here is the full list

SOURCE : IBTIMES The Central government has revealed the number of projects that Defence Research and Development Organization is currently undertaking along with its probable dates for completion and has given reasons behind the delay in projects. The information was shared by Minister of State for Defence Dr Subhash Bhamre in a written reply in […]

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Low hopes of talk during Sartaj Aziz’s visit

SOURCE : TNN With no confirmation yet of any substantive bilateral dialogue between the 2 countries on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia (HOA) conference next week in Amritsar, Pakistan’s Sartaj Aziz, the de facto foreign minister of the country, will likely have a curtailed visit to India. The conference on Afghanistan is scheduled […]

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Need To Be Careful Of New Pak General, Says Ex-Army Chief Bikram Singh

SOURCE : PTI Former Army Chief Bikram Singh, under whom the new Pakistan Army Chief Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has served on a UN assignment, tonight said India should be “careful” and watchful with regard to his approach. Gen (retd) Singh described Lt Gen Bajwa as a “thorough professional” who gave an “outstanding performance” […]

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Experience in Kashmir affairs was Gen Bajwa’s key to Pak Army’s top post

SOURCE : HINDUSTAN TIMES The appointment of Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa as Pakistan’s next army chief has surprised many. He was not the senior most among those in the reckoning. In fact, he was the second lowest in terms of seniority of the names submitted by the outgoing army chief to prime minister Nawaz […]

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LeT Behind Budgam Bank Loot, Claim Police

SOURCE : CNN-News18 Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have busted Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) module responsible for looting Rs 14 lakh from a bank in Budgam on Monday. The police said they have arrested five LeT Over Ground Workers (OGWs) and are on the lookout for three more operatives belonging to the same outfit. On […]

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How India improved its naval and air strike capabilities post 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks

SOURCE :News Nation Bureau The 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks was a sure enough wake up call for the intelligence and security forces of our nation as our maritime borders had never witnessed an attack of such a scale and dimension launched through the sea route on a major metropolitan city. There was a need for […]

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Manohar Parrikar says India doesn’t want war, but ‘will gouge out enemy’s eyes if provoked’

SOURCE : PTI Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said India did not seek war, but would “gouge out eyes” of the enemy if provoked. “We don’t itch for a fight, but if someone looks at the country with an evil eye, we will gouge his eyes out and put them back in his hand, we […]

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Over decade long India-Pak border ceasefire in tatters

SOURCE : ENS The border ceasefire between India and Pakistan, which completed 13 years on Saturday, is in tatters as troops of two countries are caught in hostilities along the 720-km long Line of Control (LoC) and 198-km long International Border (IB) in Jammu Kashmir. The border ceasefire agreement between the two countries came into […]

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Nawaz Sharif appoints Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa as Pakistan Army chief, Gen Raheel retires on Tuesday

SOURCE : FP Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday appointed Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa as the next army chief of the country. Lt Gen Bajwa is an infantry officer from the Baloch Regiment, who would replace General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday. Three former Pakistani army chiefs — Gen Yahya Khan, Gen Aslam Beg […]

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Five commandos injured as rebels ambush near India-Myanmar border

SOURCE : ENS Five commandos of the elite 21 Para were injured in an ambush by the insurgents in Manipur’s Chandel district on Saturday morning. Two of them reportedly suffered severe injuries. The attack was carried out at around 9 am at Khangtal village on the India-Myanmar border. The commandos were on a foot patrol […]

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Fidel Castro, India’s old comrade

SOURCE : ENS India was one of the first countries to recognise Fidel Castro’s socialist government after the Cuban revolution in which Castro and Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara overthrew the authoritarian government of then President Fulgencio Batista. India’s historical association with Fidel Castro solidified the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which was largely conceived by former Indian […]

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Fidel Castro, Cuba’s longtime revolutionary leader, dies at 90

SOURCE: CNN Fidel Castro, the Cuban despot who famously proclaimed after his arrest in a failed coup attempt that history would absolve him, has died aged 90. Castro’s brother, Raul, announced his death on Cuban TV.At the end, an elderly and infirm Castro was a whisper of the Marxist firebrand whose iron will and passionate determination […]

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India needs to seek alliance partners who are prepared to contain the Chinese aggression

SOURCE: Maj. Gen. (Retd) G D Bakshi  | ENS Ostensibly, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is meant for trade and commerce. However, it has serious geopolitical ramifications which we seem to have overlooked. The first is the very alignment of this so-called economic corridor. It runs through the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region of J&K which legally belongs to […]

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PM Modi’s security policies for India imperfect but can be rectified

SOURCE: Bharat Karnad / HINDUSTAN TIMES An isolationist American President Donald Trump will shrink the United States’ role and military presence abroad, and will be disinclined to assist India to deal with China or any other threat.This is not a bad thing to happen considering the Indian government, which has relied on Washington since 2000 for […]

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When ministers think aloud

SOURCE: THE HINDU A ‘no first use’ nuclear weapons policy suits India’s interest. Shifting to a first-use policy would mark a shift from deterrence towards nuclear war fighting Since the dawn of the nuclear age in 1945 there has been an ongoing debate centred on defining an appropriate role for nuclear weapons. Everybody agrees that […]

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U2 ‘Dragonlady’ pilots spy on ISIS from the edge of space

SOURCE: CNN Getting dressed for a combat mission in a U2 “Dragonlady” reconnaissance plane looks almost like the preparations for a space flight, the pilot in a yellow compression suit wearing a massive white helmet. The suits need to be cooled the entire time, otherwise the pilots would die of heat exhaustion in a matter of […]

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Pakistan will not give tit-for-tat response to Indian aggression: Sartaj Aziz

SOURCE: ANI Pakistan has vowed to defend its borders, waters and space against any attacks by the neighbouring country, however, reiterated its stance that it would not respond in any kind to Indian aggression. Adviser to the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, speaking in the National Assembly on Friday hinted that talks […]

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Why Pakistan’s ‘Doable’ Kashmir policy will fail

SOURCE:OneIndia News Pakistan said that yesterday it would formulate a doable and sustainable India-Kashmir policy. A broad understanding of this policy indicates that Pakistan would like to counter India’s campaign in Kashmir and also design a media strategy to highlight the issue of Kashmiris. One part of this strategy would include reaching out to Indians […]

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India-Pakistan War Is Serious Business

SOURCE: DAILY PIONEER An India-Pakistan war is a terrible thing. New Delhi must do its best to avoid it, but what if efforts fail? We must be ready with a comprehensive geostrategic plan, encompassing diplomatic and military operations As the skirmishes with Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in Kashmir and the International Border […]

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