Indian Defence Under Illusion that US is Reliable Security Partner: Ex-Navy Chief Vishnu Bhagwat

SOURCE: NEWSCLICK Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, ex-Navy Chief of India, talks about how our current defence policies focussed on building a partnership with the US do not serve our national interests. He explains why Indian and US defence interests differ. US interests are centred on creating global tension since their armament industry is a major contributor […]

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China’s PLA accuses Indian troops of being ‘aggressive’ along LAC

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Despite India and China calling truce along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after the Special Representative dialogue, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has virtually accused their Indian counterparts of being aggressive although no shot has been fired in 40 years. The December 22 SR level meeting was the first after the 73-day standoff […]

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Israel-Palestine issue: We can count on India for support to two-state solution, says Jordanian Foreign Minister

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi was in Delhi for bilateral talks ahead of a planned visit by Jordanian King Abdullah II, his first since 2006. In an exclusive interview to The Hindu during his visit, Mr. Safadi says India can play an important role in the Middle East (Israel-Palestine) peace process. There is […]

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Madhya Pradesh ‘ISI espionage racket’ was discovered during surveillance after Uri attack

SOURCE: THE PRINT Security agencies stumbled upon the suspected ISI espionage network in Madhya Pradesh following heightened surveillance in Jammu and Kashmir in the aftermath of the Uri attack and the surgical strikes last September, investigators have told ThePrint. Although it is not yet clear if the 11 men arrested by the MP Police Anti-Terror […]

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Why Palestine’s envoy who shared dais with Hafiz Saeed is not as innocent as Ramallah claims

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Buckling under pressure from India, Palestinian National Authority yesterday recalled its envoy to Pakistan for publically showing solidarity with 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed and other jihadi terrorist leaders in Rawalpindi on Friday. Recalled Palestinian envoy Waleed Abu Ali attended and spoke at a rally purportedly oganised to condemn the Donald Trump administration’s move to […]

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UN proscription doesn’t restrict freedom of expression: Pakistan defends Palestine envoy’s presence in Saeed’s rally

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Pakistan on Saturday issued a statement defending the Palestine envoy Walid Abu Ali hours after he was recalled by his country for attending a Hafiz Saeed rally in Rawalpindi. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry in a statement said that it has always batted for two states solution, with East Jerusalem as capital of Palestine. […]

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Bouquets as well as brickbats likely on diplomatic front

SOURCE: DNA INDIA The world could be too much with us in 2018, in a sense that Wordsworth may never have foreseen. In fact, the New Year would begin with a lot of the world in India when leaders of 10 ASEAN governments come as Republic Day guests to commemorate 25 years of India-ASEAN relations. […]

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Indian Army’s Vigil Has Worried Pakistan

SOURCE: The Pioneer. This refers to the report, “Army bracing to blunt Pak revenge strike” (December 28). The Indian Army’s December 25 counter strike across the Line of Control (LoC) is a fitting retribution to Pakistan which violated ceasefire on Saturday, killing four Indian Army personnel in Rajouri sector. This Army operation has been the second […]

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In dragon’s shadow, a year to build bridges, mend fences

SOURCE: ENS In the Chinese calendar, 2018 is the Year of the Dog. The ‘Earth dog’ is “communicative, serious and responsible in work”. As Indian diplomacy looks ahead at 2018, it might want to follow Chinese wisdom — and be communicative, serious and responsible in its work. For, if the last few weeks of 2017 […]

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Hindi-Chini bhai bhai, the perfect foil to Pak terror

SOURCE: Deccan chronicle Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s December visit to New Delhi marked the first by a high level Chinese official to India following the still unresolved Doklam standoff which complicated bilateral relations this past summer. While the contentious bilateral relationship did feature prominently in the agenda, India now has even more opportunity for […]

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IITians urged to develop passenger drones to help decongest cities

SOURCE: PTI The passenger drones can help decongest the choked city roads and students from the premier IITs could do a lot in developing such tools, minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha has said. Addressing the Techfest organised by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay over the weekend, Sinha said the government is working on bringing in regulations for the drones sector which […]

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Goa naval area chief wants more Goans to join Navy

SOURCE: O HERALD The Goa naval area chief Rear Admiral Puneet K Bahl has said that since Goa has a seafaring culture and ship building industry, Goan youth should join the Indian navy in more numbers.“Goans have seafaring attitude, they do fishing, they are on merchant ship as well as in shipping industry besides, hence, […]

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India No Longer Shy of Calling Itself Friend of Israel, Says In-Charge of BJP’s Foreign Affairs Dept

SOURCE:  News18.com India is no longer shy of calling itself a friend of Israel, the BJP’s Foreign Affairs Department in-charge said ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India in January 2018. “The 10 years of UPA government had frozen the ties. But now India is no more shy of calling itself a friend […]

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Govt for ‘nationalistic’ curriculum in J&K to counter ‘false narrative’ impacting youth

SOURCE: ENS The Centre is looking at a “nationalist curriculum” in J&K schools to drive development and counter what it believes is a “false narrative” that is impacting youth in the state, a senior official told The Indian Express. Apart from the curriculum, a review meeting by the central government last week also discussed ways […]

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Sepoy Jagsir Singh had no wish to put life at stake, joined Army to feed family: father

SOURCE: ENS The family of Sepoy Jagsir Singh (32) was awaiting his arrival on January 2 at his native village Lohgarh Thakran in Ferozepur district. They are now waiting for a coffin with his body, expected to arrive on Monday. Singh was killed on Sunday in unprovoked firing by Pakistan army in Nowshera sector. Singh […]

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Why Tejas MK-2 will need to get longer and bigger to be accepted as SEF Replacement in IAF?

SOURCE:  ABHOY ROY / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG India’s Single Engine Fighter (SEF) Tender for procurement of 114 Modern 4++ Generation fighter jet through local partnership for the first time with Private Aerospace Sector Company is facing a unique dilemma after the collapse of MRRCA Tender. Single Engine Fighter (SEF) Tender lacked clarification on […]

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Isro’s 2nd Moon mission set for March-April 2018

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE The country’s second mission to the Moon, ‘Chandrayaan-II’ would be launched during March-April 2018, by using a Geosynchronous Satellite launch vehicle (GSLV MK II). This prestigious mission will include a lunar, Orbiter, lander and rover, said Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, director, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bengaluru. Addressing a press conference at Tiruchy on Saturday, he […]

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26/11 Mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Aide Claims ISI Humiliated Kulbhushan Jadhav’s Family

SOURCE: INDIATIMES A top aide of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed has claimed that Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI had stage-managed every move during Kulbhushan Jadhav’s meeting with his mother and wife in Islamabad earlier this week. Addressing at a crowd in Rawalpindi, LeT founder Maulana Ameer revealed an ugly nexus between the ISI and the […]

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Pakistani sniper kills Indian army soldier in Nowshera

SOURCE:  Hindustan Times An army soldier was killed in sniper fire by Pakistani forces along the line of control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district on Sunday morning. Sepoy Jagsir Singh of 18 Punjab regiment was posted at a forward post in Rumlidhara in Nowshera sub division. At around 3.50 am on Sunday, few […]

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Five troopers killed as Jaish?militants attack CRPF camp in J&K’s Pulwama

SOURCE:  Hindustan Times Five troopers were killed and three sustained bullet wounds in an attack on a CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama early on Sunday, an official said. At least two heavily armed militants of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, which claimed responsibility for the attack in phone calls to local news outlets, hurled grenades […]

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Goodbye Asia-pacific. But Why The Sudden Buzz Over Indo-pacific?

SOURCE: SCMP One of the legacies of 2017 is nothing less than a new map of Asia, in which the Pacific and Indian oceans form a single geopolitical space. The Indo-Pacific is an idea whose time has come. It is a concept with real-world implications for everything from military competition to economic infrastructure to the diplomatic […]

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Pakistani Islamists distressed by Palestine move after Indian protest

SOURCE: GULF NEWS Pakistan’s pro-Palestine Islamists received a serious blowback when the Palestine government recalled its Ambassador to Pakistan following an official protest from India for the envoy’s participation in an Al Quds Rally that was addressed by Hafiz Mohammad Saeed. Hafiz Saeed is accused by India for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai […]

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After many gains & an unexpected loss in 2017, Isro ready for a better 2018

SOURCE: Business Standard The year 2017 saw the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) achieving various achievements, including the launch of its four-tonne launch vehicle, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle – Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), and the launch of 104 satellites in one go. During the year, it also intensified efforts to encourage private industry to enter the space […]

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Beijing is pursuing a complex strategy to corner natural resources

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL AE While international attention remains on China’s expansionist activities in the South China Sea’s disputed waters, Beijing is quietly focusing on other waters also — of rivers that originate in Chinese-controlled territory like Tibet and flow to other countries. This shows that China’s new obsession is freshwater, a life-supporting resource whose growing shortages […]

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India will host 10 ASEAN leaders on Republic Day for first time: PM Modi

SOURCE: IANS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Republic Day celebration in 2018 would be “remembered through the ages” because the government for the first time in India’s history would host leaders of 10 ASEAN countries as chief guests on January 26. “On January 26, the arrival of great leaders of 10 nations of […]

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Rajnath Singh to celebrate New Year with ITBP personnel along China border

SOURCE: PTI Home Minister Rajnath Singh will ring in the New Year with Indo–Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) troops in Uttarakhand’s Nelong valley along the China border. This visit comes days after Chinese military said India should “strictly control” its troops. This would be the home minister’s second visit to the Sino–Indian border area in Uttarakhand […]

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Special flights for paramilitary men in Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast

SOURCE: ENS The Union Home Ministry has approved an air courier service for Central paramilitary forces to ferry personnel from Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast to Delhi and back. The Delhi-Jammu-Srinagar return service will operate six days a week and the Delhi-Dibrugarh-Guwahati service twice a week. Officers from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), […]

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2017: An eventful year for India’s armed forces

SOURCE: PTI The Indian Armed forces displayed a renewed assertiveness in dealing with national security challenges in 2017 — be it the 73-day-long border face-off with Chinese troops in Doklam, containing militancy in Kashmir or aggressive deployment of warships in critical sea lanes. But they had their share of controversies also, including the use of […]

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‘Indian drug smugglers don’t pay Pak partners if contraband is seized’

SOURCE: TNN A senior official of Punjab Police said on Saturday that drug smugglers in India did not pay their Pakistani suppliers, mostly of heroin, in case security agencies seized the drug contraband on this side of the border. Assistant inspector general of police (AIG), counter intelligence, Narinderpal Singh Sidhu said in Ferozepur that Indian smugglers got […]

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Year Ender: Defence Ministry focuses more on indigenisation

SOURCE: UNI Enhancing safety and security of the country, providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief during natural and man-made disasters, modernisation of the Armed Forces and supporting indigenisation and manufacturing of defence equipment through the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative have been the main features of the Ministry of Defence during 2017. Dedicating the naval Submarine INS Kalvari […]

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Artillery gun Dhanush’s induction into Army delayed

SOURCE: THE HINDU After accidents during the final phase of user exploitation trials, the induction of the Dhanush artillery gun into the Army has been delayed. The Dhanush is an upgraded version of the Swedish 155-mm Bofors howitzers, which India procured in the mid-1980s, based on its original designs. “There were two accidents in May […]

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Indian Navy has a submarine problem

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE n 1999, the year when the Kargil War was fought, the then BJP-led NDA government cleared a 30-year plan to ensure by 2030 a fleet of 24 conventional diesel-electric submarines for the Indian Navy. The ambitious plan involved creating two separate assembly lines to build a set of six submarines each, […]

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Palestine recalls envoy to Pakistan after India’s anger over his presence at rally with Hafiz Saeed

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Palestine on Saturday recalled its ambassador to Pakistan after India expressed anger and concern over his presence next to Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed at a rally organised by extremist and radical groups in Rawalpindi. India issued a strongly worded demarche after photos of Walid Abu Ali sharing the stage with Saeed and addressing […]

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Kashmir: JeM militants attack CRPF camp to avenge Noor Trali’s death, 2 jawans killed, 3 injured

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY On Sunday, at 2 am, heavily armed militants entered group centre of 185 battalion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) training center in Lethpora area of South Kashmir by open firing at the camp. The terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed has taken responsibility of the fidayeen attack, which was carried to avenge the killing of […]

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Nizam made vain bid to buy Marmagoa port from Portugal

SOURCE: THE HINDU In the days preceding India’s Independence on August 15, 1947, the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, had come close to buying the port of Marmagoa from Portugal, according to documents accessed recently at the British Library in London. The documents were accessed by a team led by Uday Nagaraju, involved in […]

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India, Pak NSAs met in Bangkok a day after Christmas

SOURCE: ENS A day after the mother and wife of retired Naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav met him in Islamabad in exceptional and controversial circumstances, the National Security Advisors (NSAs) of India and Pakistan met for talks in Bangkok. Sources told The Sunday Express that the December 26 meeting between Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart Lt General […]

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Stealth War Analysis: F-35 vs Russia PAK-FA, Chinese J-20

SOURCE: SCOUT An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter would be able to use its sensors, weapons and computer technology to destroy Russian and Chinese 5th-Generation Stealth fighters in a high-end combat fight, some service officials said. “There is nothing that I have seen from maneuvering an F-35 in a tactical environment that leads me to assume […]

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How to tame a dragon… the many complicated ways

SOURCE: Deccan chronicle Until the turn of the century, Indian foreign policy found itself frustratingly unable to rid itself of the connection with Pakistan — New Delhi’s diplomacy was almost straight-jacketed by the complications of its relationship with its western neighbour. India’s position over Jammu & Kashmir had to be defended, the world had to […]

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Afghan muddle… India must gamble for good

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE For a country that has been in almost continuous turmoil for the last 40 years, and one in the vortex of regional and great power politics since the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan in 1979, the India-Afghanistan relationship has, somewhat contrary to trends in India’s relationship with many of its other neighbours, grown […]

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Ex-Foreign Minister calls ambassador’s meeting ‘fake’, says it’s a ploy to trick India

SOURCE: Raajje MV The Maldivian government is actively attempting to thwart misgivings with India by attempting to fool its leaders, said former Foreign Minister Ahmed Naseem. Naseem called the meeting Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar had with Indian ambassador Akhilesh Mishra, about which the head of India’s mission himself tweeted, ‘fake’. Naseem’s post said that the […]

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In Bihar’s Aurangabad, Maoists torch vehicles of construction company which refused to pay levy

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Maoists in Bihar’s Aurangabad district set on fire more than half a dozen vehicles of a construction company which was involved in building roads and ponds in Madanpur area, a Maoist-infested region. No casualties have been reported in the incident. The incident took place on Thursday evening near the camp office of […]

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Telecom services interrupting Army’s secure communications in operational areas

SOURCE: ENS India’s defence establishment has urgently flagged that its secure communications were being interrupted by mobile telephone services that distorted messages in operational areas, a government source has told The Sunday Standard/The New Indian Express. Ironically, the warning from the defence establishment comes just as time rolls into 2018 – from Monday – that will […]

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Five Pakistan Army personnel missing after avalanche at Siachen

SOURCE: PTI At least five Pakistan Army personnel have gone missing after an avalanche hit an army base at the Siachen glacier – the world’s highest battleground, a media report said today. The Pakistan Army has started a rescue operation in the area with the help of locals, while heavy machinery has also been sent […]

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Afghanistan condemns Pakistan’s ‘inhuman’ treatment of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s family

SOURCE: ANI Afghanistan Ambassador to India Shaida Mohammad Abdali on Saturday condemned the inhuman treatment by Pakistan to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother and wife and said that they should not have been made victims of politics. “Human beings should be treated like humans only and not be made victims of politics,” Abdali […]

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Jammu and Kashmir witnesses lull in 2017 after 2016 unrest in valley

SOURCE: ENS An uneasy calm prevailed in Kashmir this year and law and order situation remained mainly under ‘control’ after over five-month long unrest and violent street protests last year. The hangover of the unrest and street protests, which was triggered by killing of Hizbul Mujahideen Burhan Wani in en encounter with security forces on […]

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2018: India plans to deploy Interceptor ballistic missiles

SOURCE: MANJUNATH REDDDY/ FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Indian Ministry of Defence and the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organization are working in tandem to ensure that part of India’s homemade ballistic missile defence system is ready to be deployed by 2018 and recent Interceptor missile tested a few days ago reportedly was tested in […]

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Watch India’s Deadliest Sub INS Kalvari Dive Underwater, Shoot Missiles

SOURCE: NDTV As the Indian Navy celebrates 50 years of its submarine operations, it has released footage of INS Kalvari – India’s deadliest Scorpene class submarine – undergoing sea trials. The French-designed submarine was commissioned into the Navy by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month. The video shows INS Kalvari’s state of the art operations centre […]

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Palestine Conveyed Deep Regrets Over Meeting Of Its Ambassador To Pakistan With Hafiz Saeed: MEA

SOURCE: ANI The Government of India has strongly conveyed to the Palestinian side that the Palestinian Ambassador in Pakistan’s association with terrorist Hafiz Saeed, who is proscribed by the United Nations, at an event in Rawalpindi on 29.12.2017, is unacceptable, the Ministry of External Affairs has said. The Palestinian side has conveyed deep regrets over […]

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Do not privatise arms production: Defence staff

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE Members of the All-India Defence Employees Federation (AIDEF) launched a scathing attack against the central government for handing over manufacturing of over 200 defence products to the private sector. AIDEF general secretary C. Srikumar said that the Narendra Modi government has formulated policies against the defence industry as the decision to allow 100 […]

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India’s Air Prowess May Dip by 2025 as Govt Drags feet on Fighter Jet Deals

SOURCE:  News18.com During the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lashed out at the ruling UPA by expressing “concern” at the pace at which squadrons were being added to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The BJP in its manifesto called it an “indication of the surrendering of India’s interests” and called for a complete overhaul […]

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New militant outfit busted in Manipur

SOURCE: IANS A joint team of Manipur Police and 26 Assam Rifles troopers on Saturday busted a newly formed militant outfit and arrested three of its cadres. Imphal East district Police Superintendent Kabib K said: “The Chingtam Liberation Army had kidnapped truck driver A Akhikho on Thursday night demanding a ransom of Rs 13 lakh.” Akhikho […]

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Govt moves to tap share of Indus to strike back at Pakistan

SOURCE: TNN In keeping with its decision to review utilisation of Indus waters+ as part of its signalling that Pakistan cannot expect past voluntary concessions to continue as long as it exports terror to India, the government has moved further on a project to store water in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. Looking to fast-track utilisation of […]

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India-Palestine Solidarity Front demands sacking of Palestinian envoy for sharing dais with Hafiz Saeed

SOURCE: IANS The India-Palestine Solidarity Front (IPSF) on Saturday strongly condemned the Palestinian Ambassador to Pakistan, Waleed Abu Ali, for sharing the dais with JuD chief and mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed. “We demand that the government of President Mahmoud Abbas condemn and sack the envoy (Waleed Abu Ali) for sharing […]

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Vikram Sarabhai, India’s space-man torn apart by the loss of Indira Gandhi’s trust

SOURCE:  THE PRINT This day in 1971, one of the pioneers of India’s space programme, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, bid goodbye to this mortal world. Convinced that an independent country struggling to get on its foot must have a comprehensive space programme aimed at benefiting the humankind. At the same time, India was also developing nuclear […]

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Unhappy With Inaction on Terror Groups, Trump May Cut Pakistan’s Purse Strings by $255 Million

SOURCE: PTI The Trump administration is strongly considering withholding $255 million in aid to Pakistan, reflecting its dissatisfaction with Islamabad’s inaction against terror groups operation on Pakistani soil, a media report said. The Trump administration’s internal debate over whether to deny Pakistan the money is a test of whether Trump will deliver on his threat […]

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100 shell-proof underground bunkers to protect locals from Pakistani firing on LoC

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA In an effort to protect locals from Pakistani shelling and firing, India is building over 100 shell-proof underground bunkers along the Line of Control in Jammu’s Rajouri district. These bunkers will be constructed in the vulnerable villages in Sunderbani sector.The development comes days after four soldiers including a Major were killed after […]

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Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan Army says India will not be given consular access

SOURCE: ABP Hours after India tore into Pakistan for its humiliating treatment to Kulbhushan Jadhav’s family in Islamabad, Pakistan Army on Thursday said no consular access will be given to the former Indian naval officer in prison for alleged espionage charges. Major General Asif Ghafoor, the Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR), denied […]

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Cochin Port to lease 2 berths to Navy

SOURCE: ENS In a bid to generate more income, the Cochin Port will lease two of its under-utilised berths to the Indian Navy. The Navy will start operations at Q2 and Q3 berths of the Mattancherry wharf from January. “The decision to lease out the berths was made considering the fact that both these berths […]

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Strict security arrangements as Ahmadi convention gets underway in Qadian, India

SOURCE: Rabwah Times The 123rd annual convention of India’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community commenced in Qadian, India on Friday. The convention began with a traditional flag hoisting ceremony at the convention grounds near Nangal Bagbana Qadian. The ‘Jalsa Salana’ has become an international convention over the years, it attracts thousands of visitors each year from over 40 countries […]

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China seeks details of Chinese national arrested in India

SOURCE: PTI China on Friday said it has sought details from India of a Chinese national reportedly arrested along the Myanmar border in Manipur. “According to the information we received, the Chinese embassy in India has requested the Indian side to notify the relevant information,” the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement to the […]

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IAF chief BS Dhanoa flies last sortie of Mig-21 variant

SOURCE: IANS Indian Air Force chief B.S. Dhanoa on Friday flew the last sortie of the ‘Hawkeyes’ squadron’s Mig-21, bringing a glorious end to the reign of the Type 96 variant of the fighter aircraft, a defence statement said. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa, who is on a three day visit to Air Force Station Nal December […]

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Construction Of P17A Class Stealth Frigates Begins

SOURCE: MID-DAY Vice Admiral D M Deshpande, CWP&A, laid the keel of the first ship (yard-12651) of P17A class stealth frigates yesterday in the presence of Cmde Rakesh Anand, chairman & managing director, MDL; Sanjiv Sharma, director (finance); and senior officials of MDL and Indian Navy. Construction of P17A ships differs in the very concept […]

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India has 42 satellites, but needs double that number to meet its basic needs

SOURCE: THE PRINT Highlighting the huge mismatch in India’s demand for and supply of satellites, Indian Space Research Organisation chief A.S. Kiran Kumar has said that the country needs more than double the 42 satellites it currently has to meet its basic requirements. “We have about 42 satellites in operation but what we need for […]

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India to take up Palestine envoy’s presence in Hafiz Saeed’s

SOURCE: PTI India will strongly take up with Palestine the issue of its ambassador in Pakistan attending a rally organised by Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. “We have seen reports in this regard. We are taking up the matter strongly with the Palestinian ambassador in New Delhi and with […]

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DRDO, Armed Forces gained more strength

SOURCE: ENS It was a year of happenings for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the armed forces. Apart from enhancing safety and security of the country, providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, modernisation of the Armed Forces, supporting indigenisation and manufacturing of defence equipment were the main features. The country’s premier agency […]

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Moving past Doklam: Beijing wants India, China to be ‘friends for generations’

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Words matter in diplomacy. And India and China found very pleasant ones to exchange on December 22 at least for two countries that by some accounts came very close to a military confrontation after a 72-day border stand-off in Doklam that ended late August. Moving past Doklam was top of the agenda […]

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Pictures show it’s time to question China’s alibi on Brahmaputra pollution

SOURCE: THE PRINT China has claimed that the water of the Brahmaputra has turned dark because of an earthquake in the Tibet region last month. But that may not hold water going by latest satellite images. An analysis of the images suggests that the construction of dams on the river could be the real culprit. The […]

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Maratha troops focus on counter-terror training

SOURCE: TNN The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre (MLIRC), which trains Maratha troops, has bolstered training for counter insurgency and counter terrorists (CICT) operations in order to meet operational requirements in forward areas (Jammu and Kashmir and northeast). Army troops often get engaged in CICT operation in forward areas and over 70 soldiers lay down their […]

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Security up as intel agencies warn of likely terror strike

SOURCE: TNN Delhi Police said they have increased security deployment around important installations in central and New Delhi. Metro and traffic restrictions will also be put in place at some areas around Connaught Place (CP). Police have been asked to watch out for lone attackers at crowded areas like CP and Khan Market. The intel […]

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2017 in Retrospect: Amidst border tension, India steps up to be net security provider, pushes defence manufacturing

SOURCE: NEWX Amidst tension on both the eastern and western borders, and continuing terror attacks, India in 2017 took a step toward playing the role of the “net security provider” in the region and also pushing domestic defence manufacturing in the country. The year also saw India getting its first full-time woman Defence Minister in […]

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ISRO to launch 31 satellites in a single mission onboard PSLV

SOURCE: PTI ISRO on Friday announced that it would launch 31 satellites, including India’s Cartosat-2 series earth observation space craft, in a single mission onboard its Polar rocket on January 10. The mission will be the first Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission after the unsuccessful launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1H in August. “The launch is tentatively scheduled […]

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CISF to take over VIPs security cover soon

SOURCE: TNN The VIPs in the country would soon come under the security cover of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), said CISF Director General O P Singh on Friday. “The central government has given an instruction that VIPs protection will be carried out by the CISF. Probably, we will be taking all the security of the VIPs, who […]

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Peace pipe in the house

SOURCE: ENS On December 19, Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa faced the Committee of the Whole at the Senate in Islamabad and answered some “tough and tricky” questions from the senators which they later “leaked” to the media. It was a far cry from the appearance made by the former […]

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The real enemy on the world’s highest battlefield

SOURCE: BBC India and Pakistan both claim the area and have thousands of soldiers stationed there. It can be a deadly posting – but not because of ongoing fighting, as BBC Urdu’s Abid Hussain reports. At Siachen, heroes are not made from a hail of bullets or under enemy mortar fire. For the men posted […]

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Situation better in Naxal-hit areas, J&K: Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Lauding the security establishment, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the situation in conflict zones like Jammu and Kashmir, North East and Naxal-hit areas had improved. He said this during an inter-ministerial meeting convened to discuss development issues in Jammu and Kashmir, Left Wing Extremism-affected states and the Northeast region. The […]

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IAF bids farewell to MiG-27 ML Bahadur

SOURCE: PTI The last MiG-27 ML aircraft roared over Hasimara Air Force base in Bengal on Thursday for the last time as the IAF bade farewell to this legacy fleet in a function, a Defence spokesperson said today. The MiG-27 ML, codenamed ‘Bahadur’ in India, has had an impeccable track record in its more than three decades of glorious service to the nation, the […]

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Lockheed Touts Non-Existent “Beast Mode” F-35 Configuration With 16 Air-To-Air Missiles

SOURCE: THE DRIVE Lockheed Martin has an interesting graphic displayed on their websiteshowing the comparative max load-outs for stealth combat configuration and for non-stealth combat configuration—the latter of which the company refers to as “beast mode.” In the “beast mode” configuration, the graphic depicts an air-to-air optimized load-out that includes a whopping 14 AIM-120 AMRAAMs and […]

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India’s out shopping for arms with empty pockets. Can’t afford both more men & modern machines

SOURCE: THE PRINT With weeks to go before the 2018-19 budget, India’s defence establishment is confronting a rude question it can no longer duck. Are we spending too less on defence modernisation or are we maintaining too large a military, and growing? The time to take a hard call between man and machine is now. […]

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Pakistan expresses concern over India test-firing third supersonic interceptor missile

SOURCE: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE PAKISTAN India experimented developing its two-tiered ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield, which has been long in the making, by testing an Advanced Air Defence supersonic interceptor missile to destroy an incoming ballistic missile over the Bay of Bengal. Pakistan has expressed serious concerns multiple times over the building and development of […]

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Army’s new bullet proof jackets clear trials, set to be finalised

SOURCE: THE WEEK Four Indian soldiers, including Major Moharkar Prafulla Ambadas, could have warded off splinter injuries, had they been wearing a fully protected bullet proof jacket while patrolling in the Chingus area of Rajauri, on the Line of Control. All four martyred, during an attack by the Border Action Team of Pakistan army on […]

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Family of Mumbai Terror Victims to Travel to India With Netanyahu

SOURCE:  Algemeiner Moshe Holtzberg, whose parents Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were murdered in the 2008 terror attack on the Indian city of Mumbai’s Chabad House, will travel to India with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in January. Netanyahu is slated to arrive in India on Jan. 14 for a five-day trip. Moshe’s grandfather, Rabbi Shimon […]

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Kulbhushan Jadhav was never arrested from Balochistan: Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri

SOURCE: ANI Baloch leader Hyrbyair Marri has stated that Kulbhushan Jadhav was “never arrested from Balochistan”, in fact he was, “abducted from Iran by Pakistani state-sponsored religious proxies and handed over to Pakistani forces.” There have been numerous such incidents in the past where religious extremists abducted Baloch refugees in Afghanistan or on their way […]

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BJP leader orders slippers for Pakistan High Commission to avenge ill-treatment of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s kin

SOURCE: IANS A BJP leader on Friday said he had ordered a pair of slippers to be delivered to Pakistan High Commission here to avenge the ill-treatment alleged Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav’s wife and mother were subjected to during their meeting with him in Islamabad. Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Tajinder Bagga tweeted a […]

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China Reportedly Tests New DF-17 Hypersonic Weapon

SOURCE: Popular Mechanics China tested a new missile that incorporates a hypersonic weapon system, an unnamed U.S. intelligence source told The Diplomat this week. The weapon, known as the Dong Feng (“East Wind”) -17, or DF-17 for short, is designed to confound existing air defenses. Intended to become an operational weapons system, the DF-17 is likely the first […]

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Kulbhushan Jadhav: ‘After Pak’s drama, India’s ICJ case gets stronger’

SOURCE: TNN Does India have anything to show after the latest Kulbhushan Jadhav episode after his mother and wife visited him in Islamabad where he is in Pakistani custody, sentenced to death for alleged espionage and terrorism? Despite the national outrage at the treatment meted out to Jadhav’s kin+ , the highest levels of government believe there are some […]

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‘Indian’ man floods Islamabad police with phone calls saying ‘Jai Hind’

SOURCE: TNN The Islamabad Police today filed a complaint against an unidentified person they said is Indian, for making frequent phone calls to their control room and asking them to raise ‘Jai Hind’ slogans, reported Pakistan’s The Express Tribune. The caller reportedly flooded the phone-lines of the Islamabad Police control room on December 25 and […]

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Remembering KPS Gill, the superior cop who saved Punjab for India

SOURCE: THE PRINT In his passing away, as in his life, Kanwar Pal Singh Gill continues to challenge your learning and established notions. For example, the first principle of a tribute to anybody who is no more, in any journalism school, is: Never be chronological. I don’t know how to keep to that writing about […]

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Pakistan Army refuses to ‘do more’ in war on terror

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE Pakistan military Thursday said that Pakistan had done enough for everyone and will not “do more” in the US-led fight on terror. Director general Inter Services Public Relations, Major General Asif Ghafoor,  said: “We cannot do more on dictation by any country.” Speaking at a media briefing here, the ISPR chief said […]

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Myanmar and India’s Expressway to ASEAN

SOURCE: Morung Express The first Global Investors Summit in Guwahati will be held in February. Assam has geostrategic advantage and now she is considered India’s expressway to ASEAN. The summit will explore vibrant business investment opportunities in Assam. It can focus various sectors from pharmaceuticals to petrochemicals, IT, Tourism, Power, Agriculture & food processing, inland water […]

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India trying to hamper CPEC through Afghanistan but won’t succeed: Pakistan

SOURCE: IANS Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has alleged that “conspiracies” are being hatched by India against the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and they would be foiled, a media report said. Iqbal told the media on Thursday that India was using the soil of Afghanistan for such conspiracies, but expressed the hope that the CPEC project would be […]

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These 5 achievements by ISRO proves that the space agency had a record-breaking 2017

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Over the years, ISRO (Indian Space and Research organisation) has achieved numerous milestones. Since its inception in 1969, they have time and again proved that they completely stand by their vision to ‘harness space technology for national development’. We might not have the best technology in the world, but we do have […]

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China has not restarted construction in Doklam area – Sushma Swaraj

SOURCE: ULTRA NEWS Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday denied reports that China has restarted construction activity at or near the site of a stand-off between the two countries earlier this year. “Since the disengagement of Indian and Chinese border personnel in the Doklam area on 28 August 2017, there have been no […]

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Rattled by Indian Army’s Cross-border Strikes, Pak Calls it ‘Propaganda’ to Divert Attention From Kashmir

SOURCE: News18.com Pakistan Army Spokesperson, Director General of Inter Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor, on Thursday addressed a press conference lashing out at India over the recent cross-border retaliatory strike conducted by a Ghatak team in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK). Ghafoor called it India’s “false propaganda” and even hit out at the United States […]

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India divided Pakistan in two, now it is working to divide Balochistan: Hafiz Saeed

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY International terrorist, enjoying safe heaven in Pakistan, appeared on the National News Channel of Pakistan and went on a rant about Kashmir yet again. Just couple of days after opening his political office in Lahore, Jamaat Ud Dawab Chief, Hafiz Saaed openly challenged the Government of Pakistan. The Mumbai attack mastermind turned down all […]

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India in aerospace: Vision 2020

SOURCE: LIVEMINT Over the last two decades, several areas of the economy have been deemed sunrise sectors. This billing meant broad recognition of the sector’s potential to generate vast amounts of jobs and revenue. Policymakers put in place measures such as tax breaks to encourage these sectors. In the past, information technology (IT) and biotechnology […]

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Intel agencies wary over AQIS threat to target cities

SOURCE: TNN The Indian security establishment is taking the threat issued by the al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) in a recent video very seriously as the outfit asks ‘jihadi’ fighters to target the Army outside its “small, secure area of Kashmir” by striking cities like Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru.  “The specific call by AQIS spokesperson Usama Mahmoud, […]

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India should control its border troops: Chinese military

SOURCE: PTI Highlighting the Doklam standoff as its major achievement of international cooperation this year, the Chinese military on Thursday said India should “strictly control” its troops and implement border agreements to maintain peace and stability along the border. Chinese Defence Spokesman Col Ren Guoqiang said the highlights of his country’s international military cooperation in […]

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Jadhav’s wife, mother were treated with ‘respect and dignity’: Pak

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan today again defended imposing harsh security procedures during the meeting of death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav with his wife and mother, which it claimed had been bilaterally agreed with India. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif rejected Indian allegations and said that the meeting of Jadhav with his wife and mother on December 25 […]

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Israel slams India’s vote for UN Jerusalem resolution

SOURCE: Arutz Sheva srael has protested to the government of India over the Delhi government’s support of the recent motion at the United Nations General Assembly calling for the cancellation of United States President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Maarivreported. The protest comes two weeks ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s reciprocal visit to India after […]

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India using Afghan soil to create chaos in Pakistan: Pak Interior Minister

SOURCE: Business Recorder Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that India is spending hundreds of millions of dollars in order to create chaos in Pakistan by using the Afghanistan’s soil. Addressing media persons on the occasion of inauguration of first executive passport office in Quetta on Thursday, he said that India wants to foil the CEPC […]

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India-Maldives joint military exercise ends, ‘practical lessons’ in fighting terror the takeaway

SOURCE: ENS On the last day of the eighth edition of Ekuverin, the 14-day joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Forces (MNDF), Brigadier General Ali Zuhair of MNDF said the practical experiences gained from the exercise will “help fight the menace of terror”. The exercise focussed on acquainting the […]

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We are aware of China’s maritime ambitions: India

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Centre on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that it was aware of China’s ambition to emerge as a “maritime power” and indicated that India maintained a “close watch” on all developments that threatened its security. Issuing a statement on the immediate neighbourhood-related issues, Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. (Ret.) […]

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India’s sudden toughening of law enforcement a sign of anti-China sentiment: Chinese expert

SOURCE:  Global Times India’s sudden toughening of law enforcement toward Chinese might be a sign of rising anti-Chinese sentiment in the country, an expert warned on Thursday after several Chinese in India were recently detained or faced with fines. According to a warning notice released by China’s Embassy in India on Wednesday, several Chinese have been […]

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Pakistan army says India never appreciates Pak’s gestures

SOURCE: TNN Following a diplomatic spat between Islamabad and New Delhi over the circumstances in which detained Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav met his family, Pakistan’s army commented on the issue on Thursday, stating that India never appreciates a good gesture from here. Addressing a press conference, army’s spokesperson, Major General Asif Ghafoor, said, “India always looks to reduce the relevance […]

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Engaged with China on issue of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nathu La: Govt

SOURCE: PTI The government is engaged with China on the issue of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via the Nathu La route which was not undertaken this year in the aftermath of the military face-off between India and China. The issue was also raised by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a meeting here […]

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3 militants held in north Kashmir

SOURCE: The Tribune Security forces today arrested three militants with arms and ammunition in north Kashmir and one among them is suspected to be a foreign militant, sources said.Though the identity of the foreign militant and group affiliation could not be established immediately, sources said he was arrested along with two local accomplices when they were […]

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Indian Army Chief in Nagaland

SOURCE: Morung Express Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat arrived in Nagaland today to review the security situation in poll-bound Nagaland. It may be noted that elections to the 60-member Nagaland assembly are scheduled to be held in February of 2018. Soon after he landed at the Dimapur airport, Gen. Rawat reviewed the prevailing law […]

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India’s homegrown supersonic interceptor takes down ballistic missile, landmark victory for DRDO

SOURCE:  Express News Service India’s attempts to develop a robust multi-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield got further boost on Thursday when a homegrown supersonic interceptor successfully destroyed an incoming ballistic missile over the Bay of Bengal. The missile was intercepted in the endo-atmospheric region — at an altitude of 15 km. Defence sources said the […]

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NAL bailed out BrahMos ALCM when Russians asked for the Moon

SOURCE: Mathrubhumi India rightly celebrated ‘BrahMostav’ of a different kind when the frontline striker Sukhoi Su-30MKI fired a modified BrahMos supersonic cruise missile for the first time recently.The feat of a Su-30 MKI, piloted by Wg Cdr Prashant Nair taking off from Kalaikunda Air Force Station on November 22, 2017, carrying the 2.5-tonne Brahmos missile and […]

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India’s ‘dirty little war’ in Jaffna, heroism amid ineptitude & new friendships under fire

SOURCE: THE PRINT India’s unexpected war in Sri Lanka caught me on the wrong foot by 12,000 km. I was still finishing the last month of my sabbatical year in Washington when the fighting broke out. And as I returned home, the media was full of coverage, often loaded, of the IPKF disaster in Sri […]

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After ‘Chip in Chappal’ Drama, India Fears Pak May Doctor Jadhav’s Meeting Video To Prove ‘Spy’ Claim

SOURCE: CNN-News18 After former Indian navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav met his mother and wife in Islamabad under intimidating circumstances, sources told CNN-News18 that a spliced and edited video of the meeting may be the latest propaganda tool that Pakistan may use to project Jadhav as an Indian spy. The apprehensions stem from the de-briefing of Jadhav’s […]

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Kill Indian Army officers, is the new message to terrorists from Pakistan

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Security forces have killed over 200 terrorists, mostly trained in camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, this year. For those remaining and those who are attempting to join them, despite heavy snow closing down the passes, there are new orders. “Kill Army officers,” is the new directive. Officers of the Indian Army and para-military forces have […]

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India should stop treating smaller neighbours as mistresses: Chinese daily

SOURCE: Zee Media Bureau Even as its own aggressive foreign policy is being widely frowned upon – from Bhutan to South China Sea, China appears more keen on advising India on how to deal with neighbours. A Chinese daily recently sought to question India’s approach to countries around it. State-controlled Global Times said India is disillusioned […]

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Amidst border tension, India steps up to be net security provider, pushes defence manufacturing in 2017

SOURCE: IANS Amidst tension on both the eastern and western borders, and continuing terror attacks, India in 2017 took a step toward playing the role of the “net security provider” in the region and also pushing domestic defence manufacturing in the country. The year also saw India getting its first full-time woman Defence Minister in […]

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Nothing humane about Kulbhushan Jadhav’s meeting with family, Pakistan has turned it into a propoganda tool, says Sushma Swaraj in Rajya Sabha

SOURCE: IANS External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said the meeting between alleged Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav and his mother and wife lacked “humanity” and “goodwill” accusing Pakistan of conducting it as a “propaganda exercise” and “an opportunity to exploit the situation”. Sushma Swaraj was making a statement in the Rajya Sabha on the […]

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China warns citizens not to stray into restricted areas in India

SOURCE: SCMP China’s embassy in India has warned Chinese tourists to abide by local laws, including not straying into restricted areas barred to foreigners without a permit.The notice issued on Wednesday did not give details of any violations, but warned its citizens to abide by laws covering six areas. These included not carrying prohibited items […]

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Video showing an Armyman instructing his unit despite being shot goes viral. No, he is not Major Prafulla

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Four Indian Army soldiers, including 32-year-old Major Moharkar Prafulla Ambadas of 120 Infantry Brigade, were killed on Saturday in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Major Moharkar Prafulla Ambadas of 120 Infantry Brigade hailed from Bhandara district of Maharashtra.  […]

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DRDO to turn off lights for Olive Ridley sea turtles

SOURCE:  Express News Service The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to turn off the bright lights at the integrated missile testing centre in Abdul Kalam Island for safe arrival of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles at Gahiramatha. “As many turtles have already arrived on the sea water of Gahiramatha marine sanctuary, we have decided […]

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Army plans to introduce camels for patrolling LAC in Ladakh

SOURCE: TNN The Indian Army, concerned about the presence of Chinese troops near the Sikkim-Tibet-Bhutan trijunction despite troop disengagement after the Doklam stand-off, is planning a pilot project to introduce both double-humped (Bactrian) and single-humped camels as part of overall measures to check intrusion along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. These animals will be […]

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NAVIC to guide fishing boats

SOURCE: THE HINDU Deep sea fishing vessels putting out to sea from the Kerala coast will be equipped with satellite-based navigational equipment from January.The government is planning to promote large-scale manufacture of satellite navigational equipment to be supplied to fishermen as part of a project to ensure their safety in sea. The collaborative project with […]

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UN cuts budget of military group monitoring India-Pak ceasefire line

SOURCE: PTI The United Nations has reduced by 11.39 per cent the budget of its military observer group tasked with monitoring the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan for the year 2018-2019. The General Assembly on Sunday allocated USD 19,754,400 for its UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) for the next two […]

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Drone start-up: Army and city police place orders

SOURCE: The Telegraph A start-up born out of a career setback has started soaring on the rotor blades of drones. RC Hobbytech Solutions Pvt Ltd, started by two friends, specialises in building unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, and has already bagged orders from the Indian Army, the railways and Calcutta police, among others. Flooded […]

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US kicks off procedure to release Armed drones to IAF

SOURCE: ENS The US government has commenced its internal process to release armed Avenger (formerly Predator C) drones to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The acquisition of these machines is strategically important for New Delhi given the region’s geopolitics. Over the last decade, Israeli drones have been procured in significant quantities by all three armed […]

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Navy to get Second Scorpene Class Submarine “INS Khanderi” in 2018

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG INS Kalvari during sea trials The Indian Navy a few weeks back took delivery of first of the six Scorpene submarines being constructed in India by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in collaboration with DCNS, France, when INS Kalvari was inducted into the fleet in presence of […]

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Russia expects to ink S-400 missile deal with India soon

SOURCE: TASS Russia expects to sign a deal with India soon on the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems, Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday. “We hope that the S-400 deal will be signed with India soon,” Rogozin said in an interview with Rossiya-24 TV Channel. The Indian news agency PTI reported in mid-December […]

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Report: Indian Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Fails

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT A recent flight-test attempt of India’s K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) failed. According to The Print, a December 17 attempt to launch a K-4 SLBM from a submerged pontoon failed. It’s unclear what caused the failure. The solid-fuled K-4 missile is a still-in-development SLBM for use with the Indian Navy’s Arihant-class ballistic missile submarines, which […]

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Govt says fighter shortfall to worsen during NDA’s term

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla  | Business-standard.com Answering questions from Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the government admitted it will not have added even one squadron to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in its five-year term in power. In an answer tabled in Parliament, the defence ministry stated: “IAF will have 32 Fighter Squadrons and 39 Helicopter Units […]

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Pakistan’s spy agency ISI trying to revive Khalistan movement: Govt

SOURCE: PTI Operatives of Pakistan’s espionage agency ISI are making efforts through moral and financial support to revive pro-Khalistan elements for anti- India activities, the government informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. Certain elements in Pakistan are providing funds to separatists for secessionist and terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir as well, minister of state for […]

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How Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother foiled Pakistan’s crooked plan

SOURCE: TNN “But why are you saying all this? You were doing business in Iran from where you were abducted. You must tell the truth,” an angry Avanti Jadhavinterrupted her son Kulbhushan Jadhav on Monday when she and daughter-in-law Chetna were brought face-to-face with the Indian national held in Pakistan. Jadhav had bizarrely greeted the two women by acknowledging […]

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Kulbhushan Jadhav’s family depressed after what happened in Pakistan: Kin

SOURCE: PTI Angered by the treatment meted out to Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother and wife in Pakistan, a relative of the former Indian Navy officer said today that the family was “even more depressed” than it had been before the visit. “We are very disappointed and not in a mood to speak on the family’s Pakistan […]

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Can’t change India’s mentality on OBOR, but doors of cooperation open: Chinese media

SOURCE: TNN 2017 was the worst year in India-China relations, but bilateral ties between the two countries could be on the up-and-up in the coming year if both make concerted efforts at dialogue and exercise restraint, Chinese state media said. An op-ed in China’s Global Times puts forth that there are three main contentions marring bilateral relations between […]

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20% Sailor Shortage in Navy, 15% Officer Posts Vacant In Army, Nirmala Sitharaman Tells Parliament

SOURCE: News18.com Even as the government plans to expand its Navy over the next ten years to safeguard its interests in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the naval force faces a severe shortage of sailors or Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR). Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the Navy faces a […]

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Sushma Swaraj to make statement in Parliament on Jadhav’s meeting

SOURCE: ANI External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will on Thursday make a statement on treatment of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife and mother in Pakistan in both the Houses of Parliament. Swaraj will first address the Rajya Sabha at 11 AM and the Lok Sabha at 12 noon. Earlier on Wednesday, the Parliament witnessed protests, with various political parties, including the Shiv Sena, Trinamool […]

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Venkaiah Naidu hits out at Pakistan over Kulbhushan Jadhav-family meet, says restrictions by Islamabad ‘inhuman’

SOURCE: IANS Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for its “inhuman” handling of the meeting between Kulbhushan Jadhav and his family in Islamabad, saying it had hurt the sentiments of Indians. Naidu said that India seeks peace in the region for the benefit of all the countries but “some are adopting a different […]

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Suspected Chinese spy caught by Indian military in Manipur

SOURCE: Phayul.com A Chinese national suspected to be a spy was apprehended by Indian military in the north-eastern border state of Manipur a few days ago, Indian daily Times of India reported on Tuesday. The Chinese man identified as Qin Min Xiv Xiang, 55, was held in custody near Moreh town situated along the border with Myanmar in Tengnoupal […]

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Army moves to hike tenure of commanders to 18 months

SOURCE: TNN In a major policy change, the Indian Army headquarters has reduced the residual service required for Lt-Generals to be promoted as chiefs of its six operational and one training commands from 24 months to 18 months before superannuation. Officers say the new policy is part of the overall move to “bring stability” in the command […]

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