India to test low altitude Interceptor missile today at Odisha

SOURCE: ENS Nearly a month after Pakistan conducted the first test of its medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ababeel, capable of delivering multiple warheads, India is all set to test fire an interceptor weapon system which can effectively destroy incoming enemy missiles at low altitude. The weapon, dubbed as advanced air defence interceptor, is likely to be […]

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Pellet guns tweak is a lie, Express exposes CRPF claims

SOURCE: ENS When the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday announced the use of tweaked ‘less lethal’ pellet guns in crowd control, it nuanced its message to neutralize the haunting memory of innocent Kashmiris who lost their eyesight in the street protests last year. An investigation by New Indian Express into the ‘pellet tweak’ […]

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India Mulls Ilyushin Airlifter and Tanker Upgrades

SOURCE: AINONLINE The Ilyushin Design Bureau has reported progress with Indian defense officials on agreeing an upgrade and life extension for that country’s Il-76/78 fleet. It also has offered India the upgraded Il-78MD-90A aerial tanker, and licensed production of the Ilyushin Il-114-300 regional turboprop for both civil and military missions. At the recent Aero India show, […]

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Army on shopping spree, commandos to get deadlier

SOURCE: TNN After conducting “successful cross-border surgical strikes” against terrorist hubs, first in Myanmar in June 2015 and then in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in September 2016, India is now fasttracking some long-delayed modernisation of the Army’s Special Forces to make them even more lethal and mobile for clandestine warfare. Defence ministry sources on Tuesday said “restricted” […]

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BEL to commercialise imaging, radio products

SOURCE: THE HINDU Defence public sector major BEL, in less than three years, has built a huge repository of intellectual property (IP) in imaging and radio communication sphere and is planning to commercialise them. “The company was not filing any IP applications till 2010-11. It was only after the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) was released, […]

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Indo-Oman joint military exercise to begin from March 6

SOURCE: DNA INDIA In an effort to build bilateral military-to-military relations and skills, a 14-day joint defence exercise ‘Al-Nagah-II’ between the armies of India and Oman will begin in Himachal Pradesh from March 6. “Indo-Oman Joint Army Exercise ‘AL NAGAH-II 2017’ will be conducted between the Indian and Oman Army from 6 to 19 March […]

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LTTE Leaders Swallowed Cyanide Pills – And Everything Changed For India

SOURCE: NDTV On 5 October the prisoners asked for some stationery, which was duly supplied by the soldiers of the 54 Artillery Brigade. Around noon came tiffin carriers with lunch for the prisoners. The Indian soldiers allowed in the food after cursory checks, as they had been doing the past three days. But that day they […]

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Indian Army planning to deploy hovercraft on Brahmaputra to strengthen troops’ ability to conduct counter-terrorist ops

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Seeking to strengthen troops’ ability to conduct counter-terrorist operations along the Brahmaputra in the Northeast, the Indian Army is planning to deploy hovercraft on the river to carry out strikes in marshy areas and shallow waters. The initiative is being taken by the army’s eastern command in Assam, where terrorist groups such […]

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ISIS operative’s handler could be Indian: Gujarat ATS

SOURCE: PTI Waseem Ramodiya, arrested along with his brother in Gujarat for suspected ISIS links, was being guided by an unknown handler, possibly an Indian, as they used to communicate in Hindi through an online messaging service, the Gujarat ATS has revealed. Waseem and his younger brother Naeem were arrested from Rajkot and Bhavnagar respectively during […]

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Indian Navy chief in UAE to discuss ways to strengthen strategic ties

SOURCE: PTI Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Tuesday held talks with Chief of Staff of the UAE’s armed forces Lt Gen Hamad Alrumaithi and discussed ways to strengthen strategic partnership in the area of defence and security. Lanba and Alrumaithi deliberated on overall security situation in the region and resolved to deepen cooperation between navies […]

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India Says Strategic Dialogue With China As Positive, Constructive

SOURCE: IANS The first Strategic Dialogue between India and China in Beijing last week that was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Yesul was “positive and constructive”, a senior official said in the capital on Tuesday. “Our assessment is that the recent meeting was positive and constructive,” External Affairs Ministry […]

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Saying martyrs killed by war and not Pakistan is a great fallacy: Major General Shashikant Pitre

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Major General Shashikant Pitre (retired) today slammed Gurmehar Kaur’s social media post stating that Pakistan did not kill her father but war did. He said that the statement was a great fallacy. However, the war veteran also said that it was wrong to call Kaur anti-national. Pitre is a war veteran who […]

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Forgotten facts about the INA

SOURCE: The Statesman It is amazing that an RTI application regarding the status of soldiers of Indian National Army (INA) has been referred to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) by the Central Information Commission (CIC). According to a recent PTI report the CIC has opined that the MHA is under an obligation to explain the […]

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Navy MiG-29 fighter makes emergency landing in Mangaluru after technical glitch

SOURCE: IANS A carrier-borne MiG 29K multi-role fighter aircraft of the Indian Navy was on Tuesday diverted to Karnataka’s Mangalore after developing a technical snag, and had a tire burst while landing, Navy officials said. The aircraft, a naval version of MiG-29 fighter, had taken off from an aircraft carrier at sea for a routine […]

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Defence sector to be largest business for RInfra: Anil Ambani

SOURCE: IANS Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) has said that in the next few years defence will be its largest business sector, where it is targeting opportunities worth Rs 1 lakh crore per annum. This information was revealed by RInfra on Monday when it held an “Analyst Meet” here. During the meet, over 80 analysts from India’s […]

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AERO INDIA 2017: Indo-Russian Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA) is officially dead

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK At Aero India 2017, HAL officials confirmed to idrw.org that Indo-Russian Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA) medium airlifter program is more or less officially dead since proposed aircraft failed to meet Customers (Indian Air Force) technical requirements and Project work from Indian side has been stopped. The bone of contention between Indian […]

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Is France emerging has a better Strategic Defence Partner for India than the US and Russia?

SOURCE: RAJU GAEKWAD / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG In mid 80’s a nervous and shy Indian delegation landed in Moscow with an unusual request which could have caused ripples far in the west and in Asia, Before anybody one could put forward their requests, Senior Ranked Soviet Naval officer gasping hesitation shown by Indian officials […]

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Want to break morale of terrorists, selectively targeting them in J&K, says Parrikar

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Even otherwise sixty-one-year old Defence Minister Manohar Gopalkrishna Parrikar is a busy man. His time, in fact every minute, is under particular pressure as he chose to spend almost 48 hours at the AERO INDIA 2017, the 11th such exhibition using which India hopes to attract investment in the aerospace sector. While […]

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`Feel bad when JNU students mourn Afzal Guru’s death` – This Indian soldier’s speech will jolt you: Watch

SOURCE:  ZEE MEDIA A video has come to light showing an Indian soldier expressing his opinion on the prevailing “anti-national” atmosphere in the country.In the video dated December 2016, the soldier is seen saying that he feels bad when traitors burn national flag. A number of soldiers get martyred every day but no voice is […]

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PAVA shell as substitute for pellet gun not the solution, we need something else: CRPF DG at farewell presser

SOURCE: ENS K Durga Prasad, Director General of CRPF, at his farewell press conference on Monday said CRPF personnel showed “tremendous” restraints during protests in Kashmir last year. Dismissing the replacement of PAVA shells as a substitute of pellet guns, Prasad said, “PAVA shells introduced as substitute to Pellets guns is not the only solution. […]

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CRPF to use robots to detect IEDs in Naxal areas

SOURCE: ENS Specialised robots will now be used by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Naxal areas to detect and neutralise hidden IEDs that have been the main source of fatalities of the security forces’ personnel in the ultra-Left extremism-hit areas. Addressing media persons in his farewell address here on Monday, CRPF Director General […]

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Pakistan’s Frankenstein

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The enchanting melody of Dama Dam Mast Qalandar, rendered by musical legends like Noor Jehan, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Abida Parveen, the Sabri brothers and Runa Laila, has kept many of us enthralled for decades.It was based on a poem composed by Amir Khusro and modified by the 13th century Sufi […]

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Neutralise The Separatists

SOURCE: Millennium Post Frustrated after the effectiveness of Indian Army’s September 2016 surgical strikes, subsequent decimation of over 20 Pakistan army posts along the Line of Control, and the Modi government’s demonetisation measure, which abruptly halted for four months rioting/stone-pelting, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) urged its lackeys—the separatists—in  Kashmir Valley to intensify their operations against […]

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Reliance Defence eyes Rs 300 billion offset from Dassault deal

SOURCE: ET With a new joint venture announced with French aerospace giant Dassault Aviation, Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group is set to get a big slice of the Rafale fighter jet deal and will target business worth Rs 30,000 crore as part of the offsets for the contract. Last year, French major Dassault and Reliance Aerospace […]

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‘Relationship with India should be treated with respect’ : Indian-American Think Tank

SOURCE: PTI Arguing that America’s ties with India are important to ensure regional stability, a top Indian-American legal luminary has said that the US should treat New Delhi with respect, especially since it has “tough neighbours” like China and Pakistan. “Strengthening of economic relations between India and the US is obviously in our common interest. […]

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‘Centre has not asked CRPF to stop use of pellet guns’

SOURCE:  THE HINDU K. Durga Prasad, outgoing Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), said on Monday that the Centre never asked him to “continue or stop the use of pellet guns” against protesters in the Kashmir Valley, which has seen a surge of violence since July 8 last year after an alleged Hizbul […]

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No decision on museum onboard INS Viraat yet

SOURCE: ENS A final decision on whether to have a maritime museum on board INS Viraat following her decommissioning is yet to be taken. As of now, the Andhra Pradesh government has formally evinced interest in such a project, Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command (WNC) said here on Monday. […]

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Kabul’s help sought to confirm Malayali IS operative death

SOURCE: ENS The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached the Interpol’s National Central Bureau (NCB) for Afghanistan under Kabul’s Interior Ministry to confirm the purported death of the Malayali, who was suspected to have joined the so-called Islamic State(IS)ranks. Hafeesudheen Theke Koleth, 24, hailing from Padanna in Kasargod, had reportedly been killed in a drone […]

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Bangladesh joins China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative

SOURCE: China.org.cn Bangladesh celebrated forty years of relations with China in 2015 and formally declared its joining in China’s ‘Belt and Road’ (OBOR) initiative during the visit of China’s President Xi Jinping in 2016. All major political parties welcomed the visit of President Xi, the first by a Chinese President in three decades. President Xi’s visit to […]

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Bomb hoax at Modi rally: DU student who made call was angry over demonetisation

SOURCE:  Hindustan Times A Delhi University student allegedly made a hoax bomb-alert call to disrupt a rally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he was angry over the demonetisation exercise and wants the BJP to lose the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, police have said. The 21-year-old student was arrested on Monday, hours after he called […]

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India prepares Israeli SPYDER air defence missile system for Pakistan border

SOURCE: MAIL TODAY The Indian Air Force will in the next few weeks finish weaving a security web with the Israeli SPYDER air defence missile system on the western borders in a bid to strengthen its preparedness to strike down any aerial threat from Pakistan. The induction process was delayed by over three years due […]

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New helicopters that should’ve been inducted in 2008 yet to arrive: Vice Admiral Girish Luthra

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Vice Admiral Girish Luthra said on Monday that although new helicopters should have been inducted into the naval fleet by 2008-09, they were yet to arrive. “New helicopters should have been inducted in naval fleet by 2008-09, but they have not arrived yet. The ships, such as INS Chennai, INS Kochi and […]

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Missile deal a sign of deepening Israel ties

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE. India’s decision to enter into joint development with Israel — cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) last week — for medium range surface-to-air missiles (MR-SAM) for the Indian Army is a further sign of improving qualitative ties between the two nations since diplomatic relations were normalised in 1992. The deal […]

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Submarine Sindhurakshak to be decommissioned before rains

SOURCE: TNN Indian Navy submarine Sindhurakshak will be decommissioned from the fleet before monsoon this year and INS Viraat will be decommissioned on March 6, Vice-Admiral Girish Luthra told the media on Monday. The 2,300- tonne submarine had sunk after torpedoes exploded inside the armament compartment while it was anchored at Naval Dock for refitting on […]

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Plan to raise air squadron strength in IAF to 42 within a year: Marshal

SOURCE: ENS The Indian Air Force has a depleted strength of 33 Air Squadrons but it is likely to be expanded to 42 after a year or so, according to Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command, Air Marshal SRK Nair. He told reporters here that the depletion had been there for a while but now efforts were […]

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ISRO doves ‘happy’, suspense on nano twins

SOURCE: ENS Shortly after the launch of a record 104 satellites on February 15 by the Indian Space Research Organisation’s workhorse PSLV rocket, the US start-up Planet Labs which owned 88 of the 104 satellites tweeted: “Happy to report that all of the 88 Doves are happy, healthy, and rotating in real-time!’’ While the 101 foreign […]

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Indo-US naval cooperation: steady as she goes?

SOURCE: LIVEMINT In the ever-expanding universe of Indo-US cooperation, perhaps the brightest and most alluring star is the deepening partnership between the Indian and US navies. Consider two recent pronouncements: First, admiral Harry Harris, the commander of the Hawaii-based Pacific Command (Pacom), revealed, that both navies are engaged in “sharing…information regarding Chinese maritime movement in […]

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TESSY THOMAS Missiles and the woman

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Missile Woman of India or Agni Putri, as she is fondly called, Tessy Thomas, has played key roles in many nuclear projects of India, particularly in the making of its long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the Agni-V. She is a scientist from India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), who became the first […]

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More radar sites likely in Tamilnadu

SOURCE: NEWSTODAY.NET There is a lot more in store for Tamilnadu on the Air Force front was the message conveyed here this morning. Making the point, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (Training Command) S R K Nair said the Sukhoi squadron air base would be established in about two to three years. He was addressing mediapersons today […]

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Know about the glorious aircraft carrier of Indian Navy – INS Viraat

SOURCE: MID-DAY Bidding adieu to glorious career, INS Viraat, the second aircraft carrier in the Indian naval fleet, will be decommissioned on March 6. Here are some things you need to know about the ship >> INS Viraat was originally commissioned by the British Royal Navy as HMS Hermes on November 18, 1959, 15 years after […]

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In goodwill gesture, India to release 39 Pakistan prisoners

SOURCE: TNN In a significant sign that India is finally responding to Islamabad’s peace overtures, the government has decided to release 39 Pakistani nationals languishing in Indian jails. Among them are 21 prisoners who have completed their sentence and 18 fishermen. Immediately after Islamabad released Indian soldier Babulal Chavan, Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Basit […]

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To prevent leaks, Indian Navy recruitment to go online in ‘near future’

SOURCE: DNA INDIA While the leak of an army examination paper and subsequent arrest of 21 people on Sunday has created ripples, the Indian Navy is moving to ensure that recruitment of civilians takes place in an online mode to ensure that the question papers are not leaked. “We have already taken some steps to […]

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India, China seek common ground on Afghanistan

SOURCE: THE HINDU Despite differences on a number of issues, including over the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), U.N. designation of Masood Azhar as a terrorist, and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, India and China began to look for a “common ground” on Afghanistan during Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar’s visit to Beijing last week, official sources have […]

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Good old Taiwan, the new element in tricky India-China ties

SOURCE: SCROLL At the end of first restructured strategic dialogue last week between China and India, the irritants in this very important bilateral relationship show no sign of receding. The positions of the two nations remain exactly where they were before this round of talks. Just a few days back, China had once again vetoed […]

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125 Helicopter Squadron, IAF Tambaram training institute to receive Presidential colours honour

SOURCE: ENS Indian Air Force’s oldest training institute in Tambaram and Pathankot-based 125 Helicopter squadron, also known as Gladiators or ‘Mudalai’ by Sri Lankan Tamils, will be honoured with the President’s Standard and Colours respectively on March 3. Air Officer Commanding-in-chief Training Command, Air Marshal SRK Nair, told reporters here that Group Captain V D […]

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New MiG 29K repair facility coming up at INS Hansa

SOURCE:  TNN A maintenance repair and overhaul facility will be set up at INS Hansa over the next few years to maintain the MiG 29K fighter aircraft based on the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya and at INS Hansa. The intermediate repair facility for the RD33 MK engines powering the MiG 29K aircraft will be built […]

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The Age Of Drones: All You Need To Know About India’s Attempts To Produce Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

SOURCE: swarajyamag The world’s military forces are going unmanned – some quickly, others gradually. And India is no exception. After a rather desultory phase lasting two decades, when the high cost of imported systems kept their numbers low, the future is beginning to look distinctly brighter for the nation’s armed forces. The government’s ‘Make in India’ […]

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Modified pellet guns to be used in Jammu and Kashmir

SOURCE: PTI With pellet guns leaving hundreds of protesters in Jammu and Kashmir with severe eye injuries, a modified version of the weapon will now be used to ward off any protest ahead or during any anti-militancy operations. CRPF Director General K Durga Prasad, who is retiring tomorrow, said the paramilitary force had taken the […]

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SIMI chief, 10 others get life sentence in sedition case

SOURCE: PTI A special court here today awarded life imprisonment to SIMI chief Safdar Hussain Nagori and 10 other activists of the banned group after convicting them in a 2008 case of sedition. On a plea of 10 of the accused lodged in Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Central Jail, they were informed about the court’s judgement through […]

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AERO INDIA 2017: AMCA Program enters into Preliminary design stage, first flight likely by 2025

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK India’s 5th Generation fighter jet program is entering Preliminary design stage, as been confirmed to idrw.org at Aero India 2017. Preliminary design stage in Industrial terms is called as a critical bridge between Concept stage and Detail design stage which means the focus has now shifted to creating a general framework […]

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How India can fill its Stealth Gaps and improve its Air Defences

SOURCE: VINAYAK SHETTY / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG In less than a decade from now, India will be facing a new threat perception with the Bulk introduction of Stealth aircraft in the region by rival China which ultimately will also make way in hands of Pakistan thus creating Stealth Gaps in India’s Air Defence systems. […]

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Unmade in India

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY In February 15, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) workhorse PSLV rocket thundered off a launch pad at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, for a record-making mission. The rocket disgorged 104 satellites into space, 101 of them for foreign customers. Just the day before, on February 14, global arms firms had converged on Bengaluru […]

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‘We will touch 60 per cent indigenous content in the tenure of this government’

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY If there’s one thing Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is chary about speaking of, it is his past as a small entrepreneur and potential supplier to the DRDO in the mid-’90s. South Block lore has it that the metallurgical engineer from the IIT Bombay class of 1978 designed and developed a hydraulic component […]

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Better budgeting for defence

SOURCE: DNA INDIA The Union Budget 2017-18 had something for everyone except the armed forces. Defence capital allocation meant for modernisation was abysmally low, reflecting persistent neglect to meet a two-front threat which constitutes real and present danger. So unmindful is the government that there is practically no provision for additional capability creation to catch […]

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Boeing fighter jet, feared dead, gets new life from Trump tweets

SOURCE: Bloomberg Boeing’s Super Hornet is poised for a surprising comeback thanks to President Donald Trump’s Twitter broadsides and a strike-fighter shortage caused by delays to Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 program. Until recently, Boeing’s combat jet was on life support, with work at its St. Louis factory slowing to a crawl as orders dwindled. But […]

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Indian Unmanned Industry Booming

SOURCE: i-hls.com India is investing in developing unmanned vehicles as it prepares for an approaching era of soldier-less battlefields despite the current void in policies governing how they will be used. Government-run labs of the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and National Aeronautics Ltd, along with state-owned defense manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, are working on […]

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Block JuD/JeM finances in 90 days or face action: Financial Action Task Force to Pakistan

SOURCE: ET International terror finance watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has virtually put Pakistan on a three-month notice to demonstrate that it has blocked financial routes of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Jaish-e-Mohammed and their affiliates. The fallout of non-compliance will be serious for Pakistan, which runs the risk of being placed in the category of jurisdictions […]

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Pakistan diplomat deletes tweet on Ahmadi Muslim Mahershala Ali’s Oscar win

SOURCE: Hindustan Times There are several Muslim-majority countries where Mahershala Ali’s Oscar win for his role in Moonlight won’t be celebrated. That’s because he belongs to the minority Ahmadi sect. In countries such as Malaysia and Pakistan, Ahmadis are reviled by hardline Sunni Muslim groups as heretics, apostates and even infidels.So much so that Maleeha […]

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Indian officials are cynical: Chinese media

SOURCE: TNN India’s foreign affairs officials are “pessimistic” and “cynical” despite the “positive” results of last week’s foreign secretary level talks, said a newspaper run by the Communist Party of China. “While most Chinese scholars and critics received the dialogue positively, believing it may thaw the atmosphere and propel the bilateral relations into a new […]

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Now, Centre identifies 263 ‘enemy properties’ in Goa

SOURCE: TNN The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has identified 263 enemy properties worth over 100 crore in the state that belong to Goans who have acquired Pakistani nationality . These properties assume significance as the Union government intends to take them over by passing a law in Parliament. Enemy properties are those whose survey […]

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From Virender Sehwag, with love for Indian Army

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Virender Sehwag, former Indian cricket team player, on Monday tweeted his support for the Indian army, and particularly for the gravely injured Major Amardeep Singh. In showing respect to the Indian Army, he has followed former India captain MS Dhoni. Responding to a tweet posted by retired army veteran Major Gaurav Arya, […]

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BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur cries foul, questions PM Narendra Modi’s desire to eradicate corruption

SOURCE: ANI Asserting that his woes have gone unheard Border Security Force (BSF) soldier Tej Bahadur Yadav in another video questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s desire to oust corruption from the nation. Yadav who came in the limelight with his video on the quality of food being served to the Army, said that post revelations […]

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Are India-Pakistan Relations Set To Thaw Post Assembly Elections?

SOURCE: Huffingtonpost.in Could India-Pakistan relations—now in the deep freeze—get a fresh lease of life after March 11 when the results to Assembly elections are known? While Islamabad appears to be keen and even ready for talks, New Delhi, however, appears to be waiting and watching. The results of the elections will include the crucial Uttar […]

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AERO INDIA 2017: IAF wants 3rd Netra AEW&C surveillance plane too

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK Indian Air Force after taking delivery of first Indigenously developed Netra AEW&C surveillance plane at Aero India 2017 has told DRDO that it will like to induct third Netra AEW&C surveillance plane too in its fleet showing confidence in the indigenously developed surveillance plane. DRDO has confirmed that it will be […]

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Land problems in UP, so IAF looks at other bases to station Rafale fighters

SOURCE: ENS The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to shelve plans to base the under-procurement 36 Rafale fighters at Sarsawa, near Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, because of problems of land acquisition near the airbase. The IAF has begun scouting for alternative air bases to house the two squadrons of its most modern fighter aircraft. […]

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India’s new war policy to fight maritime threat

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE. Till now India’s war doctrine hinged on a possible two-pronged adversarial scenario keeping just Pakistan and China in mind. A key landmark change may now be underway with another front — to counter the increasing naval threat from the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal — being factored […]

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J&K locals giving fake intels to Indian soldiers as six army men die chasing dubious leads

SOURCE: DailyMail Unreliable informants have become a serious threat to the safety of Army units operating against militants in Jammu and Kashmir.According to sources, twice in the past fortnight the army’s local informers in the Valley have provided red herring information to the units involved in operations, leading the jawans directly into the militants’ trap. According […]

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India to fill gaps in aerial vigilance

SOURCE: THE HINDU With Pakistan and China rapidly modernising their air forces, India has intensified efforts to fill the gaps in its aerial surveillance.After handing over the first indigenously developed airborne early warning and control system, Netra, to the Indian Air Force at Aero India last week, the Defence Research and Development Organisation has set […]

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Masood Azhar maybe declared proclaimed offender, tag to strengthen India’s case

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad’s (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar and two others, are all set to be declared ‘proclaimed offenders’ by the Mohali District and Sessions Court in Punjab next month for masterminding the January 2015 attack on the Pathankot air force base. The judicial declaration, […]

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Heartwarming tale: Retired colonel travels to India for wedding in sahayak’s family

SOURCE: PTI A colonel retired from 25 Madras Regiment has come all the way from Canada to attend the wedding of his former sahayak’s son.The friendship between the officer and the sahayak is in contrast to some recent cases of the sahayaks being misused or abused by officers. For Col G S Ghuman, all it […]

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India’s top diplomat to visit Washington for talks

SOURCE: AP India’s top diplomat will visit Washington this week for talks with the new U.S. administration, an Indian foreign ministry official said Sunday. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is expected to discuss with American officials India’s concerns over proposed U.S. legislation that could make it harder for companies to replace American workers with those from India […]

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CRPF men being trained on use of pellet guns before deployment in Kashmir

SOURCE: ENS After last year’s unrest, the paramilitary CRPF men are being trained on use of pellet and pava shell guns before their deployment in Kashmir while 102 additional companies of paramilitary forces that were brought to Valley to deal with the situation during over five-month long agitation have been withdrawn. CRPF spokesman in Srinagar, […]

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Record-breaking PSLV mission has a downside: Ex-ISRO chief

SOURCE: IANS Buried in the flood of congratulatory messages that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) received after its recent space feat is one discordant note raising some concern. It is from none other than G. Madhavan Nair, the former chairman of the country’s premier space body. Nair, during whose term the agency launched the […]

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Forces Conduct Month-Long Exercise To Test Combat Readiness For Future Threats

SOURCE: NDTV The Navy has carried out a mega exercise which saw participation of its strategic assets including nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, besides Su-30 and Jaguar fighter jets of IAF. The Theatre-level Readiness and Operational Exercise (TROPEX) was conducted to test combat readiness of the combined fleets of the Navy, the Air […]

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India’s Chabahar port plan runs into Iran loan application hurdle

SOURCE: LIVEMINT India’s ambitious plan to develop Chabahar port in Iran has hit yet another snag—over what is being seen as an inordinate delay on the part of Iran to seek a $150 million loan from India. Eight months have passed since the loan agreement was signed for the port’s development, but the Export-Import Bank […]

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Anil Ambani to spell out defence business plans

SOURCE: PTI Pitching defence business as the main growth driver, industrialist Anil Ambani will brief the sectoral and market analysts here tomorrow about future plans of his Reliance Group in this segment. This is the first time ever that Ambani or his group firm Reliance infrastructure is hosting an analyst meet for defence business. In a […]

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Navy Chief Lanba holds talks with UAE’s top defence brass

SOURCE: PTI Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba today held extensive talks with the top brass of UAE’s defence establishment and explored ways to bolster strategic partnership between the two navies, in tune with India’s efforts to deepen security ties with the key Gulf nation. On the first day of his three-day trip, Lanba held separate deliberations […]

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Oldest in fleet, INS Viraat to be decommissioned on March 6

SOURCE: Hindustan Times INS Viraat, the oldest serving aircraft carrier, will be decommissioned on March 6, marking the day as a feat of sorts in naval history.She has served the Indian Navy for 29 years. She is the last of the Britist-built ship serving them. She has served a combined 56 years for the navy […]

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Anybody who wants to break India, supports Afzal Guru and terrorists is anti-national: Rijiju

SOURCE: ENS Adding more fuel to the debate on nationalism, Union Home Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday made it clear that while nobody has the “absolute right” to define nationalism, but anyone seeking to divide India is an “anti-national.” Rijiju also said that said under the guise of freedom of expression even some students “fantasize” […]

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India in elite club of countries with Ballistic Missile Shield: PM Modi

SOURCE: ENS In an adroit manner Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the arrival of India into the elite club of countries possessing the prowess of shooting down an incoming ballistic missile as he congratulated the defence scientists for the successful trial of the ballistic missile defence system last week. In an unprecedented acknowledgement of […]

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Kerala jihadist believed to have been killed in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar district

SOURCE: ENS The family of Hafesudheen Theke Koleth, a Kerala resident believed to have left the country to live in Islamic State-controlled territory in Afghanistan’s war-torn Nangarhar district, has received information that he has been killed, police and intelligence sources have told The Indian Express. Family members learned of the death through a Telegram instant […]

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Alleged ISIS operatives arrested by Gujarat ATS were planning ‘lone wolf’ attacks

SOURCE: PTI The Gujarat Anti Terror Squad (ATS) has arrested two brothers from the state for their involvement in activities related to the terror group ISIS. Wasim and Nathin were arrested from Rajkot and Bhavnagar respectively, in an operation launched by the ATS. Earlier this month, the NIA arrested a Kerala resident, in connection with […]

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Woman power: Student who killed more than ‘100 ISIS militants’ is being treated as terrorist

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The 22-year-old former student Joanna Palani quit studies in 2014, when she was still a teenager, to fight ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq. She fought for the Kurds but after returning to her home in Denmark, she was taken into custody. Joanna even faced a jail sentence. Denmark received criticism over […]

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Army Aviation prepares list requiring Indigenisation of its Dhruv Fleet

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK Army Aviation pursuing the indigenisation program for critical components and materials with industry participation to reduce the dependence on import for its Dhruv Fleet. Participating at Aero India 2017, Indian Army Aviation stall idrw.org was informed that Army has prepared a list which they think can be realised with the support […]

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Delhi sets 2020 target to dominate Indian Ocean

SOURCE: Tribune News Service India has set a target of 2020 to ensure that its dominance cannot be challenged in the Indian Ocean, a region where China has been making repeated forays, including sending nuclear-powered submarines.The target has been discussed and agreed upon in the top echelons of New Delhi’s security architecture. “We will be impregnable […]

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Show is on: Fighter India takes off

SOURCE: TRIBUNE INDIA It took us long to understand that defence is big trade: you give something and take something in return — for ever-evolving ‘strategic’ needs. That’s why so many ‘deals’ and so many arms manufacturers chasing the government for one contract or the other. For a layman, the Sweden-based think tank Stockholm International Peace […]

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GSL in running to build weapons intensive destroyers

SOURCE: O HERALD The response from Indian companies to tenders from the Defence Ministry is still tepid due to the absence of capability. This was articulated by RAdm Shekhar Mittal, Chairman & Managing Director, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on the sidelines of a session organized by the CII on Industry Defence linkages. He expressed his […]

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Army Recruitment Scam: Over 350 Candidates Detained and 18 Accused Held

SOURCE: NEWS 18 The crime branch of Thane Police detained over 350 students and 18 accused from Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and Goa late on Saturday night on the suspicion of leaking question papers related to Army recruitment, a police official said. Meanwhile, the Army on Sunday cancelled examinations in six centres in western India for […]

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‘Indian Army will regain the upper hand against terrorists in J&K’

SOURCE: IANS The Indian Army has a major challenge in Jammu and Kashmir this year — to bring down its casualties which saw a steep rise last year compared to previous years. Experts said that the changing tactics of the militants, which include attacks on military installations and provoking civilians during gun battles, pose new […]

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US, EU rift: Trump White House to rescue Indian-origin CIA agent

SOURCE: The Indian Panorama The Trump White House is coming to the rescue of a CIA agent of Indian-origin who is being extradited from Portugal to Italy following a conviction for her role in kidnapping an Egyptian cleric, igniting another flashpoint in the growing rift between the United States and the European Union. Sabrina de […]

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INS Sunayna participates in IDEX 17 & NAVDEX 17, in Abu Dhabi

SOURCE: Bellevision Media Network The Indian Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sunayna, a state-of-the-art front line platform of the Indian Navy concluded its participation in the International Defence Expo (IDEX 17) and Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition 2017 (NAVDEX 17) at Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) on Friday, February 24 morning. The ship had entered […]

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GAGAN-compliant aircraft may soon be mandatory for airlines

SOURCE: PTI The government is likely to come out with a notification shortly making it mandatory for Indian carriers to only induct aircraft which are compliant with the newly-developed GAGAN navigation system in their fleets from January 1, 2019. GPS-Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) is an implementation of a regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS), developed […]

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Saw child suicide bombers as young as 10, says Indian doctor freed from ISIS captivity

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Dr K Ramamurthy, an Indian doctor who was kidnapped in Libya two years ago by world’s most dreaded terrorist organisation Islamic State, has been rescued by Indian security agencies. Ramamurthy was reportedly abducted by Islamic State militants in Libya nearly 18 months ago in surge area and was put behind bars. Later he […]

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India Wants UN Security Council Seat But Runs Shy Of International Criminal Court Facing Desertion

SOURCE: OUTLOOK The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been in the news recently, not for its contribution in tackling impunity but for the desertion of state parties. Most notably, South Africa has notified its intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute, with Burundi set to follow. Countries such as the Philippines, Uganda, Namibia and Russia are mulling this course of action. A non-binding resolution at the 28th session of the African […]

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Kovvada nuclear plant: Officials gearing up for land acquisition

SOURCE: THE HINDU The district revenue officials are gearing up to complete the land acquisition process in a couple of months for establishing the atomic power plant in Kovvada as they anticipate a positive reply from the Union Government for the social impact survey conducted as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 2013. Senior […]

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India to give sharp bite to Bangla forces with canine school

SOURCE: ENS In keeping up with the continuing warmth in Indo-Bangla relations, the Border Security Force (BSF) will facilitate the establishment of a dog training school for security forces of Bangladesh. The proposal for setting up the canine facility in Bangladesh was mooted by BSF counterpart Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) during the visit of an Indian […]

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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Expected To Visit India This Year

SOURCE: NDTV Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make a state visit to India later this year, India’s High Commissioner-designate to Canada Vikas Swarup said on Saturday.”We expect the Canadian Prime Minister to visit India sometime later this year,” Mr Swarup, who served as the spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry, said on […]

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Indian Air Force issues a Statement On reported accident of Boeing C-17 Globemaster

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK Day After Bharat Karnad India’s Foremost Conservative Strategist in his latest blog entry claimed that Indian air force also lost one C-17 Globemaster while reporting on recent C-130 Super Hercules incident at Ladakh, Indian Air force has finally issued a statement that no accident has ever occurred in Indian air force […]

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Why Lockheed’s U-turn on F-16 will make India wary of US Arms

SOURCE: RAJU GAEKWAD / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Twice in last few weeks Lockheed Martin has made two contrary statements on its F-16s offer to India and has failed to follow up with clarifications. Lockheed Martin which is under intense scrutiny under Trump administration on its over budget and delayed F-35 5th generation stealth fighter […]

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A gun salute for the fallen canine

SOURCE: THE HINDU When three-year-old Aminika, a Belgian Malinois, died sniffing out explosives earlier this year in Maoist-affected Jharkhand, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ensured that a proper burial was organised for the brave dog. Aminika was given an 18-gun salute, her coffin was draped in the national flag and a memorial stone detailing […]

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All 41 ordnance factories under PMO scanner

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE Used to a lenient and patronising attitude on their work achievements by the governments of the day, state-owned ordnance factories (OFs) — employing nearly a lakh workers in its 41 factories across the country — have been asked by none other than the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to furnish a report on […]

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Friend or Foe: Indian army kills its own

SOURCE: ENS Last summer, a 42 Rashtriya Rifles patrol walked into a pre-dawn ambush prepared for militants by soldiers of the same unit close to the Line of Control in Pulwama district, Kashmir. Mistaking each other for insurgents, both groups opened fire, killing two of their own comrades instantly and injured three seriously. The Indian […]

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Jawan who stood between fidayeen, Indian consulate in Afghanistan gets DG Insignia

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawan Jitendra Singh Yadav who fought terrorists at the Indian consulate in northern Afghanistan last year was awarded with DG Insignia and Commendation on Saturday at the ITBP centre here, though many believe he should have got the President Police Medal Gallantry. The 33-year-old jawan was guarding the […]

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CPEC: While Northwest China Enjoys Pakistani Seafood, India Feels Beijing’s Presence

SOURCE: FORBES The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is changing life in China’s Northwest Xinjiang Uyghur region, bringing something special to the region: seafood from Pakistan. This little bonus is being shipped by container trucks through the corridor, which currently accounts for 2 percent of the total trade between the two countries; and more goods are […]

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Indian efforts to isolate Pakistan have met with failure: Aziz

SOURCE: Daily Times PK Adviser to Prime Minister (PM) on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday said the Indian efforts to isolate Pakistan bore no fruit as the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) summit will be held in Islamabad on March I. He said this while talking to reporters. To a question, the adviser said that seven […]

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How government plans to curb radicalisation in Kashmir

SOURCE: OneIndia News The Ministry of Home Affairs has in a report said that the priority should be to ensure that the youth, especially the teenagers in Jammu and Kashmir do not get radicalised. The report was prepared to assess the situation in J&K and has now been sent to the National Security Advisor Ajit […]

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‘Guides’ of Uri terrorists to walk free as NIA finds no evidence

SOURCE: TNN The National Investigation Agency has filed a closure report in the case relating to two “guides” from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, initially suspected to have helped the fidayeen squad that attacked the Indian Army camp at Uri on September 18, 2016, as the charges against the duo could not be substantiated. The two youths Faisal […]

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Dawood Ibrahim gang’s contract killing bid foiled as police nab shooters

SOURCE: PTI A sharp-shooter owing allegiance to the Dawood Ibrahim gang and three others were arrested from city outskirts on Saturday, when they were allegedly on their way to eliminate a Jamnagar-based businessman on direction of Pakistan-based underworld don’s brother Anees, police said. Anees Ibrahim, who looks after the illegal business of Dawood is believed […]

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Venkaiah Naidu slams Chidambaram for ‘India nearly lost Kashmir’ remark

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Information and broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday trained his guns on former home minister P Chidambaram over his comments on the Kashmir situation, questioning the Congress party’s stand on the strife-torn border state. Speaking at a function in Hyderabad on Friday, Chidambaram said he had a sinking feeling that India had […]

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Pakistan repatriates 2 Kashmiri youth who mistakenly crossed LoC

SOURCE: PTI In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan on Saturday repatriated two Indian men from Kashmir who had strayed across the Line of Control by mistake. Security officials said 23-year-old Bilal Ahmed and 24-year-old Arfaz Yousuf crossed the LoC in July, 2015, and January, 2014, respectively and were stranded in Pakistan since then. After the completion […]

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Chidambaram’s latest gaffe: Playing into Pakistan’s hands

SOURCE: TNN BLOG I don’t think Chidambaram has much of a reputation left so his remarks on Jammu and Kashmir almost getting lost to India should be taken lightly at best. After all it was under his aegis as Finance Minister that the country saw some massive scams. Farooq Abdullah also jumped in with his […]

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Protests in Pakistan village after BSF kills mentally-ill woman who strayed across border

SOURCE: IANS  Protests erupted in a Pakistani village along the border with India after Indian border forces shot dead a mentally-ill woman who had crossed over, the media reported. Rasheeda Bibi, 53, from Sialkot district’s Diawara village was killed by India’s Border Security Force after she lost her way and crossed into the Indian side […]

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Navy chief leaves for UAE and Oman to boost defence ties

SOURCE: ENS With an aim to consolidate naval ties with Arab nations and to explore new avenues for defence cooperation, navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba is leaving on a five day visit to United Arab Emirates and Oman. Bilateral defence interaction between the India and UAE has been witnessing a steady growth since defence minister […]

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AERO INDIA 2017: HTFE-25 (Hindustan Turbofan Engine 25) fired up at full thrust: HAL

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK HAL’s ambitions of entering the aircraft engine space are now one step closer to the reality since HAL has confirmed to idrw.org at Aero India 2017 that HTFE-25 has achieved full thrust in trials and will be ready for first flight by next year. HAL had unveiled the HTFE-25 (Hindustan Turbofan […]

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India’s indigenous AMCA is set to fly on Russian technology

SOURCE:  RUSSIA & INDIA REPORT Even as India and Russia sort out the issues facing the PAK-FA, there are suggestions from certain quarters that the Indian Air Force should look elsewhere for its future stealth fighter. This is ironic, considering that India’s indigenous Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is set to fly on technology developed […]

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IAF to float tenders for midair refuellers again after two failed attempts

SOURCE: Hindustan Times India is set to launch a fresh hunt for midair refuellers to expand strategic reach of its air force after two failed attempts to induct new tankers.The Indian Air Force will soon float a tender for at least six midair refuellers that could cost upwards of $2 billion, an air marshal familiar with […]

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How Russia Gave A Blow To India’s Stakes In Afghanistan And Later Made It Up To Delhi

SOURCE: OUTLOOK INDIA India’s ‘exclusion’ from the trilateral talks on Afghanistan in Moscow last December instilled deep disenchantment in the Indian leadership towards Russia. The former Soviet Union, in discussion with China and Pakistan, sought to initiate peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government. A significant cooling in the bilateral relationship between India […]

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Is china a threat to our island and the Indian Ocean region? : Lankan Media

SOURCE: ISLAND IK While two high level delegations from Beijing were visiting Colombo it was strange indeed to see a full page article in the Daily News of 22 Feb 2017 (“Tripartite Agreement with India, Japan Mooted”, p 4), suggesting that China might well be a threat to Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka would do […]

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An Army Jawan Gets a Hero’s Welcome In Kashmir, And A Tearful Goodbye

SOURCE: NDTV Kashmir has seen massive turnouts in funerals of militants. But on Friday, thousands came out at the funeral of an army soldier killed by militants. Lance Naik Ghulam Mohiuddin Rather, a Kashmiri, was killed when an army convoy was ambushed at Shopian in south Kashmir on Wednesday night. He had taken six bullets […]

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End ‘unlawful occupation’ of Kashmir: Pakistan to India

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has asked India to end its “unlawful occupation” of Kashmir in its own interest, warning any delay in the settlement of the lingering dispute could spell “disaster” for regional peace. India should give in to the public sentiment in Kashmir in its own interest and end its unlawful occupation of […]

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Indian-origin researcher tweaks drones for moving targets

SOURCE: IANS What if a drone delivers a mouth-watering pizza right in your car as you wait at the red signal and fly ahead? In a bid to make drones technology more potent, a team led by an Indian-origin researcher is teaching unmanned aerial vehicles to land on moving targets. Using fuzzy logic, researchers at […]

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In Kim Jong-nam’s Death, North Korea Lets Loose a Weapon of Mass Destruction

SOURCE: The New York Times For years, North Korea has rattled the world with its nuclear tests and its threats to visit a nuclear holocaust upon the United States. Now, the finding by the Malaysian police that Kim Jong-nam was assassinated with VX nerve agent is a stark reminder of the North’s lesser-known weapons of mass […]

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The Ghazi Attack: The Indian war film has changed, even if the enemy has stayed the same

SOURCE: FIRST POST The war film is a genre with obvious attractions since it allows for spectacle, action and suspense, and Sankalp Reddy’s bilingual film The Ghazi Attack (Telugu and Hindi) must be counted among the few Indian war films to harness these advantages to the full. The war film is nominally a historical genre […]

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Goa: Airport Authority of India turns down Navy’s request to cut down summer flights

SOURCE: ENS Airport Authority of India (AAI) has turned down the request of the Indian Navy to reduce frequency of flights at the Goa International Airport during the summer schedule which comes into force from April. “There was a request from the Indian Navy to cut down the number of flights during the summer schedule. […]

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India plans building low-cost homes in Afghanistan

SOURCE:  TNN India is planning to build affordable homes in Afghanistan meant for refugees in the country, as a part of its efforts to rebuild the war torn nation. There will be focus on sectors like irrigation and distribution of medicines too, said M Subbarayudu, the joint secretary for development partnership agreement, in the Indian […]

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Indian Army to get 2 BAE Systems’ M777 ULH howitzer guns in June for ammunition homologation trials

SOURCE: FE BAE Systems will be delivering two out of 145 M777 155mm/39-calibre ultra lightweight howitzer (ULH) guns in June, for the army to carry out a few tests with Indian ammunition. Company officials, talking to FE on conditions of anonymity, said, “This is routine procedure, so that the army can generate its ‘range tables’ […]

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Malda: At an airport used by IAF helicopters, farmers cultivate produce right by the runway

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Malda Air Port, located a few kilometers away from the India-Bangladesh international border, does not witness much air traffic. A tiny bungalow-like concrete structure serves as its terminal and the aerodrome attends to Air Force helicopters, small aircraft and the occasional passenger flight. Flight operations, though rare, take place around four […]

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MHA’s report: Need to control mosque, madrasa, media for Kashmir valley narrative

SOURCE: ENS “Control” of the mosque, madrasa, print and TV media, changes in political atmosphere, strengthening of intelligence set-up and reaching out to the moderate faction of Hurriyat are some of the suggestions in an assessment report prepared by the Centre about the prevailing situation in the Kashmir Valley. The report, compiled after securing inputs […]

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Tejas Mark 1 is Superior then Mirage-2000 and JF-17 : Project Director LCA-Tejas

SOURCE: TNN After building light combat aircraft (LCA) – Tejas – India’s target is to build fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) indigenously. This is what H Siddesha, project director and technology director of LCA at the Aeronautical Development Agency of Ministry of Defense said here on Friday. Siddesha was in the city to deliver a […]

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India building a supercomputer juggernaut

SOURCE: THE HINDU Come June, India will likely unveil its most powerful supercomputer. If its processors operate at the full capacity of 10 petaflops (1 followed by 15 zeroes of floating point operations per second), a clock speed a million times faster than the fastest consumer laptops, it could earn a place among the world’s […]

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Air Turbulence: SLAF’s Costly Procurement Plans

SOURCE:  ROAR .IK The Sri Lanka Air Force put on a spectacular display on Independence Day, but appearances could be deceptive. Is the SLAF fit for purpose and value for money on an island at peace and facing no military threats from its neighbours? These questions are especially relevant as the Air Force pursues a multi-million-dollar […]

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Pranab Saloi first Assamese to command Indian Naval submarine

SOURCE: ASSAM TRIBUNE Commander Pranab Saloi, who has taken over the command of a Shishumar Class submarine of the Indian Navy, has earned the distinction of being the first Assamese officer to command a submarine of the Indian Navy. The Shishumar Class Submarines are Type 209 German HDW submarines based at Western Naval Command, Mumbai.An alumnus of Sainik […]

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‘Global defence market focus is on affordability’

SOURCE: THE HINDU Tom Captain, Vice-Chairman, Deloitte LLP Global and US National Aerospace & Defence Sector Leader, and Alaric Diniz, Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP, share their views with BusinessLine on how the Indian defence market is panning out, especially after the increase in foreign direct investment and new defence procurement policy 2016. Excerpts: […]

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Indian Navy Pushes HAL for Unmanned Helicopters to Keep an Eye on China

SOURCE: SPUTNIK In a bid to accomplish requirement of unmanned platforms for Indian armed forces in fixed timeframe, India’s government owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has decided to abandon the Israel Helped project to convert two ton class Chetak into unmanned helicopter. Instead HAL has invited global firms with proven capabilities in specific areas of design and development for conversion of 2 ton class Helicopters into Rotary Unmanned […]

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This Pakistan Spy Ring Exclusively Recruits Hindu Boys With Saffron Links

SOURCE: NEWS 18 On November 12 last year, Jammu and Kashmir police nabbed two people — Dadu and Satvinder Singh — in RS Pura for allegedly spying on military installations. There seemed to be nothing extraordinary about it. After all, 22 other Pakistani spies had been caught in 2016. But as intelligence agencies began looking […]

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Illogical to shift air show from B’luru to Goa

SOURCE: Gr Capt A K Sachdev (rtd) / DHNS The just concluded biennial aerospace event in Bengaluru brought ripples of joy and enthusiasm among the local populace. Vehicular traffic heading towards the Yelahanka airport, the venue of the event, threatened to clog the roads and despite abundant police presence, vehicles stopped on the section of the […]

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Still discussing sanctions on Azhar, says China

SOURCE: DHNS China on Friday said it was still discussing with India the contentious issue of imposing United Nations sanctions on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar and such discussions took time.“Discussions are going on. Foreign Secretary (of India) was in Beijing two days ago. The discussions were very good and covered everything,” China’s ambassador to India […]

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How to Train Your Dragon

SOURCE: ENS Dragons sell. Especially on book jackets and in book titles. Red dragons, baldly hinting at China, sell even better, perhaps. The title of this book is, however, somewhat misleading for it is in the main, actually a very good overview of the structural problems that hold India back from its ambition of becoming […]

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