Pakistan needles India on Kashmir again, Army Chief Bajwa backs terrorism in Valley

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Pakistan’s Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday visited the Line of Control and said that Pakistan would continue to support the struggle of the Kashmiris. The Army Chief said Pakistan will always stand by Kashmiris in their struggle for the right of self-determination and recourse to basic human rights.During his […]

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Navy to review units’ readiness

SOURCE:  The Tribune Senior commanders of the Indian Navy will meet in New Delhi to review security measures of naval assets, bases and air stations and the overall operational readiness of units with particular emphasis on indigenisation towards achieving greater self-reliance and support the “Make in India”.A four-day Naval Commanders’ Conference is scheduled in the […]

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Purchase of scanners for LoC trade stuck in files as ministries lack consensus

SOURCE: ET The decade-old barter trading system along the border in Kashmir, now being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), is vulnerable to abuse because the purchase of crucial container scanners that can check for weapons and other illegal items is apparently stuck in limbo. The ministries of defence, finance and home affairs have […]

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Erdogan must mind his business on matters relating to India and Pakistan

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Recep Tayyip Erdogan will not find India falling short of its traditions of “atithi satkaar” and “mehmaan nawaazi” during his visit to New Delhi, but Turkey’s president would be well advised to keep his end of the bargain by playing the gracious guest. This would require him to curb his rhetoric about the […]

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5 Pak-based Twitter handles behind Anti-India rant

SOURCE:  The Tribune Indian security agencies have identified at least five Pakistan-based twitter handles that are active in spreading canards about the Indian Government, making false claims about ‘Khalistan’, creating false impressions about the Northeast and spreading all pro-terrorism propaganda in Kashmir while targeting the Indian Army. The government has been informed about these “five […]

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Indian Air Force Launches Campaign for First Women Fighter Pilot Batch

SOURCE: Adageindia.in With an aim to break gender stereotype, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has rolled out a campaign featuring India’s first batch of women fighter pilots. The campaign aims to shatter the stereotypes around what work women could or could not do. The over one minute video proudly boasts the achievement of its first […]

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No Indian language training for North Korean soldiers

SOURCE: ET   The Modi government’s recent gazette notification — following a UN resolution — prohibiting any training to North Korean military personnel in India reflects the position of the current regime which stopped training officers from the Far East Asian country since 2016. The NDA government, following requests by South Korea at the highest […]

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India Outsmarts China on OBOR

SOURCE: DAY AFTER INDIA When Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari came to India on a five-day visit, she didn’t know that her country’s northern neighbour, China was watching her first ever foreign trip very keenly. Bidya Devi Bhandari is a constitutional head of Nepal who has no decision making power, yet Beijing seemed to be […]

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NSG membership: India to seek Turkey’s backing

SOURCE: THE HINDU The visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to India, within weeks of him winning a crucial referendum that strengthened his position there, is expected to boost bilateral strategic and economic ties even as India is looking at him to garner support for its membership into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). “India […]

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Visiting Turkey President: Erdogan calls for multilateral dialogue on Kashmir, cites ‘long talks’ with Pakistan

SOURCE: ENS Ahead of arriving in Delhi on Sunday for a two-day visit, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan advocated “multilateral dialogue” to settle the Kashmir question — a stand which flies in the face of New Delhi’s position that the dispute should be resolved bilaterally. He also said he had been discussing the issue “at […]

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Winning the long war against the Maoists

SOURCE: LIVE MINT Last week’s Maoist assault on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRFP) contingent in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district that left at least 25 personnel dead in what was one of the deadliest attacks in recent memory has turned the spotlight back on India’s long-running battle against left-wing extremism (LWE). A number of arguments have […]

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Deepti Electronics bullish on growth of military drones

SOURCE: THE HINDU JK Organisation’s defence business Deepti Electronics and Electro Optics Pvt Ltd (DELOPT) is in talks with the Ministry of Defence to bag an order under which it will be supplying complete technical solutions to drone makers that will be used by the Indian Army. “As such the product would not be ordered […]

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Defence Ministry to officers: Follow proper channel of communication for complaints or face action

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY If officers and personnel do not follow the chain of command and complain directly to the defence minister or the secretary for grievance redressal, they may have to face disciplinary action for bypassing the proper channel of communication. A large number of officials, especially civilians working in the defence ministry with army […]

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New body to promote Indian Military History

SOURCE: The Tribune A new organisation, christened the Centre for Indian Military History (CIMH), has been established in Chandigarh with the objective of studying, researching and promoting military history. Funded in part by the Regiment of Artillery Association, members of the organisation include retired armed forces officers, historians and academics. The CIMH held a session on […]

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Delhi: Afghan national with 46 capsules of heroin in his abdomen succumbs to death in India

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Afghan national Mahdiya Dawood (55) had come to Delhi on a medical visa citing health conditions. After reaching Delhi and staying in the city for two days at a relative’s place, he died. While no one had a clue about the reason of his death, a report from AIIMS shocked his relatives […]

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Forces gear-up for bigger offensive against Maoists in Chhattisgarh

SOURCE: ENS Shaken by the loss of 37 personnel in the ill-fated CRPF-driven operations during last couple of months at Sukma, the forces have launched AN intense operation against the left-wing extremists in the conflict zone of Bastar, south Chhattisgarh. As a part of renewed anti-Maoist strategy, the forces have geared-up to storm the Maoist strongholds, but […]

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SAARC satellite to be launched on May 5

SOURCE: THE HINDU The “South Asia satellite” being built by India for use by countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region will be launched on May 5. This was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann ki Batt radio address on Sunday in which he said the capacities of […]

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Sukma Maoist attack: Case may be handed over to NIA for investigation, says Home Ministry official

SOURCE: PTI The Centre is likely to hand over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) the probe into the killing of 25 CRPF personnel in Sukma in Chhattisgarh by the Maoists. A senior Home Ministry functionary said it was a fit case to be handed over to the NIA as so many security personnel were killed in a single incident. […]

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Hafiz Saeed to remain under house arrest for 90 days more

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan government has extended the duration of Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest by 90 days. The decision to extend Saeed and his four aides custody, which ends Sunday night, was taken under the anti-terrorism act and the notification for it will be issued soon, an official of the Punjab government’s Home […]

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Yet to decide on Propulsion for Second Aircraft Carrier: Vice Admiral DM Deshpande

SOURCE: VISHAL KARPE / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Vice Admiral DM Deshpande on Indian Navy has confirmed that Navy shortly will be holding Internal discussions on exact tonnage, size and design prospects of the Second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-II (IAC-II) before it is presented to Government of India for approvals. When asked if IAC-II will […]

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Army to lead CRPF anti-Naxal ops soon

SOURCE: ENS The Indian Army could soon be playing big brother to the CRPF, with its officers leading the paramilitary force against the Naxalite menace. After the Sukma attack killing 25 CRPF jawans on April 24, the Modi government is looking to revive a 2008 Army blueprint to fight Maoists, which had been shoved under […]

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Erdogan to visit India with guilt of genocide

SOURCE: ENS In another demonstration of India’s masculine foreign policy, it subtly sent a message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan’s position on Kashmir. Just before the Turkish President arrives in Delhi; Indian Vice President paid tribute to victims of Armenian genocide—a sore point for Turkey—and less than 24 hours before his visit India […]

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PM Modi’s space diplomacy puts India into new orbit

SOURCE: PTI India embarks on space diplomacy like never before. For the first time, New Delhi is flexing its prowess of space technology by embarking on an unprecedented and unchartered ‘stratospheric diplomacy’ through a special Rs 450 crore gift for south Asians. India is carving a very unique place in the universe, this week New […]

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Kashmir: Over 40,000 people including 22,000 militants killed in last 27 years, reveals RTI report

SOURCE: DNA INDIA It is official, more than 40,000 people including 22000 militants and 5055 security forces men have been killed in the last 27 years of insurgency in strife-torn Jammu and Kashmir.Data released by the union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has revealed that over 40,961 people have been killed in different parts of […]

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RSS wing dabbles in cyber security, incubation cells to bolster Digital India

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Inspired by Beijing, which has its own local search engines and social networking sites, with servers in China, an RSS affiliate has started work on setting up similar services that will cut the risk of “data leaks”. The Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal (BSM), a Sangh affiliate that focuses on the education and research sector, […]

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Arrives Today. India’s Nuke Club Bid, Trade Ties On Agenda: 10 Points

SOURCE: NDTV Fresh after winning a controversial referendum that gives him overwhelming powers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in India today. On a two-day visit to the country, President Erdogan will be received by his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The two will discuss ways to improve bilateral economic and trade […]

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Abu Tahir, ‘suspected’ Al Qaeda recruit from Kerala, killed in Syria in attack by US

SOURCE: ANI A resident of Kerala’s Palghat, who was suspected to have joined Al Qaeda, was killed in Syria in an attack by the U.S. Abu Tahir, who went for Umrah in 2013 did not come back and was suspected to have join Al Qaeda.Tahir’s relative, who lives in Sharja received the message that he […]

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Leonardo may look to invest in India: Italian Dy Minister of Economic Development

SOURCE: MONEY CONTROL Italian defence major Leonardo, formerly known as Finmeccanica is set to pitch for Indian defence contracts. CNBC-TV18’s Rituparna Bhuyan caught up with Ivan Scalfarotto, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Italy and asked him about the investment plans of Italian companies in India. Leonardo is a very successful company in many markets with […]

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Pakistan has become a safe heaven of terrorists: Iranian MP

SOURCE: The Iran Project Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi slammed Pakistan’s government for failing to prevent terror attacks against Iran from its soil, saying the neighboring country has become a “safe haven” for terrorist cells. In a visit to the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, Boroujerdi […]

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Normal life hit due to separatists’ strike in Kashmir

SOURCE: PTI Normal life was affected in the Kashmir Valley on Sunday due to a strike called by separatists to protest the killing of a civilian in firing by security forces after militants attacked an army camp in Kupwara district on Thursday. Most of the shops, other business establishments and fuel stations were shut. Public […]

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CAB dedicates Eden Garden stands to slain Army heroes

SOURCE: ANI While news of Indian soldiers losing their lives in the line of duty has occupied the attention recently, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has taken the noble initiative of honouring the men in uniform, as four stands of the Eden Gardens will be named after four Indian Army heroes, who gave their […]

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India to give Rs.350 m to descendants of Bangladeshi freedom fighters

SOURCE: IANS India will give Rs.350 million to descendants of freedom fighters in the next five years under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship scheme for Bangladesh, Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said. He was speaking at a scholarship award ceremony in Chittagong on Saturday, bdnews24 reported. The Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme was started by India […]

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Kupwara incident being used to tarnish Muslims: Farooq Abdullah

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the recent encounter in Kupwara, where three soldiers were killed, was being blown out of proportion just to spread hatred against Muslims. “26 CRPF men were killed in Chhattisgarh but there was not much hue and […]

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Quint Reporter Accused Of Abetting Suicide Of Jawan Who Criticised Sahayak System In Sting Video Gets Bail

SOURCE: OUTLOOK INDIA The Bombay High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a woman journalist booked for abetting the suicide of an army jawan and also under the Official Secrets Act after observing that prima facie no offence is made out against the accused. Justice Revati Mohite Dere on April 26 granted anticipatory bail to Poonam […]

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BrahMos supersonic cruise missile’s air version ready for trial

SOURCE: ENS BrahMos Aerospace Limited is finally getting ready to conduct the maiden test of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile’s air version soon. This world class weapon system, which can surprise enemies with its manoeuvring capability, will be fired from an aircraft in June. Defence sources said the integration of the weapon with Su-30MKI fighter aircraft […]

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Turkey keen to boost defence ties with India offers Drones

SOURCE: THE HINDU Turkey is keen on expanding defence industrial cooperation with India and will offer its armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the upcoming visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Ilnur Cevik, senior adviser to the Turkish President on Saturday. He indicated that Turkey’s support to Pakistan on Kashmir at the Organisation of […]

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IAF asked to be ready for ‘wars’ with Pakistan, China

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE. In keeping with changing military needs, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been asked by its chief to maintain a state of combat readiness for a possible 10-day war with Pakistan. The force has also been told to be ready for a possible 15-day conflict with China. The direction and necessary instructions […]

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Future wars likely to be short and intense

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE In keeping with changing military needs, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been asked by its chief to maintain a state of combat readiness for a possible 10-day war with Pakistan. The Directorate of Air Staff Inspection (DASI) is the IAF’s inspecting body that assesses the tactical and operational level of IAF aircraft […]

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Pakistani man who said he was ISI spy made up story to settle in India: Sources

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Government officials said on Saturday they are almost certain that a man who turned up at the Delhi airport a day earlier and identified himself as a hit man of Pakistan’s ISI is not a spy but had cooked up the story to gain asylum in India. Ahmed Mohammed, 38, arrived on […]

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Isro is working on a human space flight programme, despite the mission falling off the priority list

SOURCE: PTI More than a decade after an eminent group of scientists gave the green signal for India to undertake a human space flight, the ambitious venture is nowhere near take-off in the absence of government approval. In November 2006, at a meeting convened by the Indian Space Research Organisation, scientists were highly appreciative of […]

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North Korea-US tension: Modi is right in severing India’s embarrassing connections with Pyongyang

SOURCE: FIRST POST With the Korean peninsula in the north-east Asia appearing to be a tinderbox, thanks to North Korea (Democratic Republic of Korea) threatening to fire a nuclear missile on the American West Coast (say Los Angeles) and the Trump administration talking of a preemptive strike against North Korea from a US Navy carrier placed […]

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Defence Minister Sajjan apologizes for claiming he was architect of Operation Medusa in India

SOURCE: The Canadian Press Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan offered a full apology to his former comrades-in-arms on Saturday for claiming to have been the “architect” of Canada’s largest battle in Afghanistan.The mea culpa followed what some had seen as a half-hearted apology by Sajjan for comments he made during a speech in India earlier this […]

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Rest assured, Kashmir is not lost for India

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE Okay, let us iterate for the nth time that Kashmir is an intractable problem, defying the best of minds these past seventy years. The open sore on the body politic has bled for as long as one can recall. Yes, there have been periods of relative lull and “normalcy”, but do […]

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India is a victim of negative neighbourhood politics

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Many believe that we have not managed relations with our neighbours well enough. Is the fault mostly ours? We need to look at our neighbourhood policy — including that under the Modi government — more objectively, keeping some pertinent points in mind. Smaller countries feel insecure as neighbours to a big power. To […]

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In Pushback After Kupwara Attack, Tragedy Struck One Of Army’s Own

SOURCE: NDTV For more than 30 years, Mohd Yousuf Bhat worked as a porter for the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir. But on Thursday, the 70-year-old was killed in firing by soldiers as they tried to control crowds who swarmed an army camp after a terrorist strike. The Army said it had opened fire […]

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Rohatgi braces to defend India at UNHRC

SOURCE: THE HINDU India will highlight its “impartial” justice system when it sends its top law officer, Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi, to the Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next week. Mr. Rohatgi will defend India’s case against allegations of violations in Jammu and Kashmir, torture, minority rights and recent strictures […]

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Kashmir: Centre’s Refusal To Talk To Separatist Leaders Will Have Serious Ramifications, Says Farooq Abdullah

SOURCE: Mumbai Mirror Central government’s refusal to talk to separatist leaders will have serious ramifications and this policy of New Delhi will prove disastrous in the near future, says National Conference President and Member of Parliament, Dr Farooq Abdullah. He said such a posture from New Delhi barely two days after Mehbooba Mufti’s meeting with […]

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Pakistan offers India to start “Composite Bilateral Dialogue” only on Kashmir

SOURCE: Times of Islamabad Pakistan’s high commissioner in New Delhi has effectively ruled out providing India consular access to self-confessed spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. In an interview with Times of India, Abdul Basit said Islamabad will follow domestic laws, not the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963 (VCCR), in deciding whether to entertain India’s plea or not. The […]

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BSF sends back Pakistan boy who inadvertently crossed into India

SOURCE: PTI The BSF today handed over a 15- year-old boy to Pakistani authorities after he inadvertently crossed into India in Punjab’s Abohar sector, an official said. The boy was apprehended by BSF personnel Friday afternoon near the sector’s Sovarwali check-post, senior BSF spokesperson (Punjab Frontier) R S Kataria said  Razzak, a resident of Pakistan’s […]

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Pak Army ‘Rejects’ Nawaz Sharif’s Decision To Sack Aide Tariq Fatemi After News Leak

SOURCE: PTI Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today faced a crisis when Pakistan’s powerful army rejected his move to sack top aide Tariq Fatemi and demanded full implementation of recommendations by a committee which probed a story on a rift between the army and the government. The Sharif government was quick to go in damage control […]

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JNU professor says his car was vandalised for condoling death of jawans in Sukma and Kashmir

SOURCE: PTI An assistant professor at JNU on Saturday alleged that some persons vandalised his car and threw stones at his house for organising an event on the varsity campus to condole the death of jawans in Sukma and Kupwara. “My car vandalised and stone-pelted at home at midnight as a reward for organising condolence […]

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Islamabad’s Nights Hum A New Tune & Its Nerve Wracking

SOURCE: XX / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Islamabad’s otherwise dull and tranquil nights are now a days abuzz with a certain discomforting and disquieting vibe and many of the inhabitants of this beautiful capital are feeling the heat of it. If one looks up towards the city’s hills-clad horizon, he would find visible signs […]

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Will vote for India in case of referendum: Senior Gilgit leader

SOURCE: ANI Asserting that India has never committed any atrocities on the people of Gilgit or forcefully occupied its land like Pakistan, senior leader from Gilgit Baltistan Abdul Hamid Khan stated that if a referendum was to take place then the people from the disputed territory would chose New Delhi over Islamabad for governance any […]

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Turkey may use FETO as bargaining chip for India’s NSG bid

SOURCE: ANI Amid speculations that FETO in India could cause friction during talks between visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, analysts have suggested that Turkey could use the issue of Fethullah Gulen-linked educational institutions as a bargaining chip with India, in return of supporting New Delhi’s entry into the […]

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Pakistan imposed war on us, India never occupied our land: Gilgit-Baltistan leader Abdul Hamid Khan

SOURCE: FE Abdul Hamid Khan, the Chairman of the Balawaristan National Front (BNF) and a senior leader from Gilgit-Baltistan, as quoted by ANI earlier today said, “If referendum happens people will vote for India, they never committed atrocities on us.” While praising India, the leader further said, “Pakistan imposed war on us, India never occupied our […]

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Coast Guard decommissions ICGS Varad after 27 years

SOURCE: PTI Coast Guard ship Varad , the eight in the Vikram Class Offshore patrol vessel, has been decommissioned here after being in service for 27 years. The ship, built by Goa Shipyard Ltd, was commissioned in 1990, a Coast Guard release said.During the decommissioning ceremony, presided by Coast Guard Commander (East) Rajan Bargotra at […]

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IB demands highest security cover for Turkish President Erdogan’s India visit in wake of ISIS threat

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in New Delhi on Sunday on a two-day visit, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has directed security agencies to ensure that he be provided the highest security cover in the wake of threats from ISIS. The IB has even demanded that his aircraft be guarded at […]

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China should stop CPEC if disputes rise: Top party academic

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY China should suspend or even stop controversial projects such as elements of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) if it leads to disputes and other countries find it objectionable, a top government-affiliated scholar has suggested. Zhang Yunling, an influential academic who is member of the presidium of the official Chinese Academy of […]

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Srilankan Navy team gets onboard Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel being built in India

SOURCE: ft.lk The Indian shipbuilding company, Goa Shipyard is currently at the completion stages of building two 105m Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV) for the mission requirements of the Sri Lanka Navy. The Sri Lanka Navy crew who are expected to steer one of the AOPVs, got onboard the ship to acclimatise themselves to the state-of-the-art […]

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ISI spy or not? Officials probe claims of ‘contract killer’ who landed in Delhi

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Intelligence agencies are yet to verify the antecedents of a man who claims to be a contract killer for Pakistan’s spy agency, Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), and has sought asylum in India. The man, identified as Ahmed Mohammed, is said to be from Faislabad in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Sleuths of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) […]

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Niti seeks Rs 1.7 lakh crore for military buys by 2020

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE. Government think-tank Niti Aayog has sought Rs 1,72,000 crore by 2019-20 for India’s military to buy weapons and related hardware and equipment. This is keeping in mind changing global and regional security scenarios as well as the dynamic nature of demands of India’s Army, Navy, Air Force and other constituents of […]

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Pakistan is pursuing Full Spectrum Deterrence against India : Pakistani Media

SOURCE: NATION PK Pakistan’s former envoy to United Nations, Amb Zamir Akram said that Pakistan is not seeking parity with India in terms of nuclear weapons, but is rather pursuing Full Spectrum Deterrence to ensure that there are no gaps in its deterrence capability. It is the need of the hour, while looking at the […]

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Erdogan’s visit to India regain lost respect?

SOURCE: FREEPRESSJOURNAL ERDOGAN probably hopes a visit to India might help to regain some of the international respect he once enjoyed. But he must resist the temptation — common in political adversity — of pandering to extremists to gain popularity. Even apart from Ataturk, his country’s ancient history offers some splendid instances of rewarding ecumenism. Recep […]

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Dawood is unwell but not critical, seen at Miandad’s party on April 19: Sources

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Dawood Ibrahim, India’s most wanted criminal and an accused in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, has been unwell and frequently visiting a hospital in Karachi, sources said on Saturday. Dawood’s health came into focus after overnight news reports that the mob boss had suffered a heart attack and was hospitalised.However, the sources told HT […]

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CRPF lost 35 firearms in over 700 attacks by Maoists this year

SOURCE: DAYAFTER The CRPF has lost 35 firearms in over 700 attacks by Maoists this year in the country — the biggest loss of weapons in any year since 2012.Of this, as many as 21 were seized by the Maoists on one day: the April 24 attack on the Central Reserve Police Force at Sukma […]

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Pakistan -Iran ties tense after killing of 10 Iranian border guards by Pak terror group

SOURCE: ANI Pakistan’s relations with Iran have nosedived after the recent killing of ten Iranian border guards at Mirjaveh on the Sistan-Baluchistan border by the Pakistan-based Sunni terror outfit, Jaish al-Adl or “The Army of Justice”. Tehran’s move to summon Pakistan Ambassador to Iran, Asif Durrani and ask Islamabad to act “seriously and decisively” to […]

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Relying on own strengths to counter China: Age-old ties help India to woo Nepal

SOURCE: ET India gave a red-carpet welcome to Nepal’s first woman President Vidya Bhandari last week, reinforcing its centuries-old ties with the country at a time when the Himalayan state sparked concerns in India by holding joint military drills with China. While China is seeking to woo the Nepalese leadership, India is playing on its […]

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Pakistan opposition questions motive behind Sharif-Jindal meeting

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan’s opposition parties today questioned the timing and the motive behind the meeting between Nawaz Sharif and Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal at a private residence of the prime minister this week. Opposition parties raised their doubts at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs in Islamabad, with lawmakers from […]

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Kashmiri youth must shun violence, grab opportunities, says Kashmiri media owner

SOURCE: ANI A young Kashmiri media owner, who runs a mobile TV channel in the Valley, has denounced the stone-pelting by youth and has asked them to utilise their potential to ensure the social and economic progress of the state. Srinagar-based Tariq Bhat said, “Our scholars have called it (stone-pelting) as `un-Islamic’. If you are […]

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Another failed missile test by North Korea: Pentagon

SOURCE: PTI In yet another provocative behaviour, Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile but it did not leave North Korean territory, the Pentagon has confirmed, terming it as a failed attempt. “The US Pacific Command detected what we assess was a North Korean missile launch at 10:33 AM Hawaii time APR 28. The ballistic missile launch […]

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Pak bars foreign tourists from visiting Gilgit-Baltistan without NOC

SOURCE: ANI The Pakistan government has barred foreign tourists from visiting the disputed region of Gilgit-Baltistan without obtaining the no-objection certificate from the Interior Ministry. According to the ARY news, it is reported that the Interior Ministry had imposed a ban on visits of foreign tourists who don’t carry NOC with them at the time […]

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Defence manufacturing policy to cut import of combat planes, ships and submarines in the works, says FM Arun Jaitley

SOURCE: BT The Narendra Modi government is exploring technological and other tie-ups to help India become a defence manufacturing economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday. The new defence manufacturing policy will enable India to cut import of combat planes, ships and submarines, Jaitley said addressing an annual meeting of CII in New Delhi. […]

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China’s Got Big Naval Plans and India Should Definitely Be Worried

SOURCE: THE QUINT After commissioning its first aircraft carrier, a refitted Soviet-era vessel called the Liaoning, in 2012, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) launched its second aircraft carrier, the Shandong or CV-001A, this week. This first 70,000 tonne indigenously-produced aircraft carrier of China is likely to be operational by 2020. This is widely viewed […]

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Turkey seeks defence ties with India

SOURCE: THE HINDU Looking beyond traditional military ties with Pakistan and the NATO member countries, Turkey is eager to build a defence partnership with India. A senior Turkish official said that apart from defence, Ankara wants to explore nuclear and space opportunities with India and intends to join hands with it for a more just […]

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India’s choices as America ‘asks’

SOURCE: THE HINDU During his inaugural address in January 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy famously asked his fellow Americans: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” In 2017, it is a question that U.S. President Donald Trump is posing to the world, as he […]

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Is Dawood Ibrahim critical in Pakistan hospital? Family reportedly denies

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY India’s most wanted man and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who has been hiding in Pakistan for a long time, is reportedly in a critical condition at a Karachi hospital after a heart stroke.According to unverified reports, Dawood is reportedly unwell and admitted to Karachi hospital following heart stroke. His condition is said […]

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ISRO gears up for GSAT-9 communication satellite launch on May 5

SOURCE: Zee Media Bureau The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) on Friday, May 05, 2017. The GSLV-F09 will be carrying the communication satellite GSAT-9 and it would lift off from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. According to […]

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Arrested militant reveals handler’s threat behind snatching security personnel’s rifles

SOURCE: ANI The militant who was arrested on Friday after the security forces foiled a bank robbery bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, asserted that the handler of the group threatened to kill if they didn’t snatch the security personnel’s rifles. “Handler of the group didn’t give me any gun but advised me to snatch […]

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India, Pakistan must discuss Kashmir: President Erdogan

SOURCE: IANS In what appears to be a departure from Turkey’s traditional stand on Kashmir, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Pakistan and India must discuss their festering dispute.In an interview ahead of his visit to India, Erdogan also said that the obvious similarity between separatist Kurds and Kashmiris was one between “apples and oranges”. “If […]

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Govt.’s clear on not negotiating with Hurriyat: Defence Expert

SOURCE: ANI Following the Centre’s stand of not initiating talks with separatists demanding ‘azaadi’, defence expert Qamar Agha on Saturday said the government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has made it clear that it will not negotiate with the Hurriyat Conference organisations. Agha further said that the previous governments tried to talk to the […]

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For peace to resume, Kashmir students should first stop hurling stones: SC

SOURCE: THE HINDU For peace to return to Kashmir, students should first stop throwing stones at security forces on the streets and return to colleges and schools, the Supreme Court said on Friday.Education is empowerment and only education will deliver them from the widespread unemployment and anger spilling out on the streets, Justice Sanjay Kishan […]

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Sri Lanka stands to lose India’s shipping money by becoming a base for China

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES India has reaffirmed its commitment to the development of Trincomalee port in Sri Lanka during Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s recent State visit. These plans pale in comparison to the billion dollar investment that China has made to the port of Hambantota. But that may be for the better. The last […]

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Guess who’ll teach Indian Army Chinese

SOURCE: The Telegraph. For 80 years, Cheena Bhavana at Visva-Bharati has symbolised India-China ties, historical and cultural. It will now teach Chinese to Indian soldiers posted on the Line of Actual Control to help them gather intelligence. “Developments across the China border, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, have forced the realisation that our forces should know Chinese […]

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Indian Army chief meets Bhutan King

SOURCE: IANS On a goodwill visit to Bhutan, Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat met King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck on Friday and assured him New Delhi’s continued support. The Army chief arrived in Bhutan on Thursday and will be here till Sunday. An Indian Army statement said Gen Rawat had an audience with the […]

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India contributes to UN Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus: PM Narendra Modi

SOURCE: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades at the joint press conference asserting that the India has contributed personnel to the UN Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus. “I am delighted to welcome you and I know that India has enjoyed a special place in the heart of every Cypriot […]

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Iran offers India to run phase one of Chabahar Port

SOURCE: ET India’s presence in the strategically located Iranian port of Chabahar — Delhi’s primary gateway to landlocked Afghanistan — is all set to get a big boost. Tehran has recently proposed to Delhi to manage phase one of the port built by Iran even as the two sides are still negotiating terms and conditions […]

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Ready to talk to recognised political parties in Kashmir, not separatists: Govt to SC

SOURCE: PTI Government today told the Supreme Court it was ready to talk to recognised political parties in Jammu and Kashmir to resolve the crisis there but not with the separatists. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi made it clear that the government would come to the negotiating table only if the recognised parties participate in the dialogue […]

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Anantnag: CRPF foils bank robbery, one militant arrested

SOURCE: ANI Two armed militants charged into the premises of the Jammu and Kashmir bank’s TP branch in Anantnag and opened fire on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel there and tried to snatch their rifles. The CRPF jawans immediately overpowered one assailant and arrested him while the other militant managed to escape. The […]

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Dr Girish Deodhare is new ADA Chief

SOURCE: Mathrubhumi Dr Girish Shantaram Deodhare is the new Director of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA). He replaces Cmde Cadaba Devnath Balaji (Retd), who retired on March 31, 2017. As reported by Mathrubhumi earlier, Dr Deodhare was picked up by a Seacrh Committee headed by Dr V S R Arunachalam with Dr V K Aatre (both […]

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Donald Trump stokes World War III fear, warns of ‘major, major conflict’ with North Korea

SOURCE: REUTERS US President Donald Trump said a “major, major conflict” with North Korea was possible over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, while China said the situation on the Korean peninsula could escalate or slip out of control. Trump, speaking to Reuters on Thursday, said he wanted to resolve the crisis peacefully, possibly through […]

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Defection ? : ‘I am ISI agent, want to quit and help India’, claims Pak man at Delhi airport

SOURCE: PTI “Hello, I am an ISI agent. But I don’t wish to continue any further and want to remain in India,” said a passenger after he got off an Air India flight from Dubai at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Friday. Muhammad Ahmad Sheikh Muhammad Rafiq, a Pakistani passport holder, approached […]

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Pakistan accountable for deaths of 9 Iranian border guards: Iranian Ministry

SOURCE: PRESS TV Iran says Pakistan should stand accountable for letting armed bandits operate on its soil after they killed nine Iranian border guards on the country’s southeastern frontier. “The Pakistani government should be held accountable for the presence and operation of these vicious groups on its soil, ” Foreign Ministry spokesman, Bahram Qassemi, said in […]

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Israel’s F-35s may have already flown a combat mission against Russian air defenses in Syria

SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER Israel received three F-35s from the US on Tuesday, bringing its total inventory of the revolutionary fighter up to five, but according to a French journalist citing French intelligence reports, Israeli F-35s have already carried out combat missions in Syria. In the Air Forces Monthly, Thomas Newdick summarized a report from Georges […]

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INS Vishal: Should Indian Navy stop chasing White Elephant?

SOURCE: Anand SG / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant will begin its Sea trials from 2018, Exactly 9 years after construction of the ship begin in 2009 but will only be properly combat-ready by 2023 and will be inducted by 2021 after concluding sea trials and carrier-based aircraft certification. […]

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India, Japan, Australia, and the US: The Return of Asia’s ‘Quad’

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT After making a pitch for an observer status during this year’s Malabar trilateral naval exercises scheduled to be held in July, Australia has indicated that it is keen for a logistics support agreement with India along the lines of the one concluded with the United States last year. This comes at a […]

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Govt in advanced stage of formulating defence manufacturing policy: Jaitley

SOURCE: LIVEMINT Finance and defence minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the government is in the advanced stage of formulating a policy to encourage domestic manufacturing in the defence sector. “We aim to become a major economy in defence manufacturing from a major consumer of defence equipments,” Jaitley said, speaking at the annual session of […]

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Russia, India Shake Hands on Production of 200 Ka-226 Helicopters for New Delhi

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Russia will supply India with 200 Ka-226 helicopters under a contract worth over $1 billion, the head of Russia’s Rostec corporation said Thursday. “We have signed a contract with India for joint production of Ka-226 helicopters,” Sergei Chemezov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Forty helicopters will be ready for delivery, while [remaining] 160 will be built under license in India,” […]

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Sukma attack: Another Maoist’s body recovered, death toll at 11

SOURCE: ANI The police has recovered the body of another Maoist from the Sukma attack site in Burkapal, taking their death toll to 11.Earlier, it was reported that as many as ten Maoists were killed and five injured in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district during a heavy exchange of fire two days ago, sources said. As many […]

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US should review its options for dealing with Pakistan: Experts

SOURCE: PTI The US should review its options for dealing with Pakistan, including taking unilateral actions against terrorist safe havens in the country, if it does not cease its support to the militant outfits attacking neighbours like India, eminent experts told American lawmakers. Seth G Jones, director International Security and Defence Policy Centre RAND Corporation, in […]

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Kerala ‘IS man’ refutes deaths in Afghan blast

SOURCE: THE HINDU Ashfak Majeed, 27, one among the 21 youth from the State who was reported to have joined the Islamic State nearly a year ago, has in a recent communication termed “fake” media reports suggesting that at least 13 Indians were killed in the Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) in Afghanistan. In intermittent […]

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Anger In Kashmir Valley After Blackout On Social Media

SOURCE: NDTV There is anger in the Kashmir Valley after the state government blocked 22 social media and instant messaging sites on Wednesday in a bid to prevent street protests. While popular sites and messaging services as Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Twitter have been banned, broadband speed has also been slowed down by half. “I am […]

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‘Sajjan Jindal secretly meets Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan’s Murree, violates visa’, says Pakistani media

SOURCE: TNN Steel tycoon Naveen Jindal’s brother Sajjan “secretly” met with Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, reported Pakistani media, adding that in meeting at Murree, the Indian violated the terms of his Pakistani visa. The meeting, which set off speculation in the neighbouring country’s media that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was using “back channels” […]

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Cyprus president calls for EU, India cooperation for peace in Afghanistan

SOURCE: ANI Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said the European Union (EU) and India should work closely to bring peace, stability and development in Afghanistan. “In places like Afghanistan, India and the EU can forge closer cooperation for the benefit of the people of Afghanistan and for the cause of peace and stability in the region. […]

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Gautam Gambhir to bear educational expenses of slain CRPF men’s kids

SOURCE: ANI Veteran Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir has pledged to bear the educational expenses of the children of the 25 CRPF personnel, who were killed in an attack by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma on Monday. The cricketer’s media manager confirmed that the Gautam Gambhir Foundation will take care of the entire educational expenses of […]

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SC rejects plea against order negating legal protection to Army in AFSPA areas

SOURCE: PTI The Supreme Court has dismissed the Centre’s curative petition seeking a recall of its verdict giving police the liberty to probe the role of armed forces in alleged encounter cases in areas where AFSPA is in force. “The prayer for hearing the curative petition in open court is rejected,” a bench headed by Chief […]

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Govt. must do something or our sons will keep dying: Capt. Ayush’s father

SOURCE: ANI 24-year-old Captain Ayush was among the three Army personnel killed in the deadly terror attack on an Army camp in Kupwara yesterday, and the news has left the young officer’s family devastated and bereft of all hope. Trying to hold back tears while speaking to the media here, the slain officer’s father recalled […]

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Supreme Court no to special powers to Army

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE The Supreme Court has declined the Centre’s curative petition seeking protection to the Army in dealing with militants and insurgency situations in Manipur from the purview of registration of FIR for alleged fake encounters. A five-judge Bench of Chief Justices J.S. Khehar and Justices Dipak Misra, J. Chelameswar, Madan Lokur and Uday […]

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Mumbai attack perpetrators still enjoying freedom in Pak, laments India

SOURCE: PTI Demanding immediate action against the perpetrators of the 26/11 attack, India on Thursday said it was a matter of concern that even after eight years of the terror strike, they continue to enjoy freedom in Pakistan. External affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay’s remarks came amid reports that Pakistan has rejected a re- investigation of […]

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Final trials of Air Launched BrahMos in Pokhran soon

SOURCE: TNN BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile, seems to be picking up speed for its final induction in the Indian Air Force (IAF). As per the highly placed official sources at BrahMos Aerospace, the Indo-Russian joint venture, the air launched version of the formidable missile shall be test-fired against a live sea-based target in second […]

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MoD to seek fresh bids from L&T, Reliance for Rs 20,000-cr warship project

SOURCE: FE The ministry of defence (MoD) will be seeking fresh commercial bids from Larsen &Turbo (L&T) and Reliance Defence and Engineering (RDEL) – formerly Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company – for the Rs 20,000-crore Landing Platform Docks (LPD) for the Indian Navy project. On the basis of L1 (lowest bidder), decision will be […]

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Kupwara attack: Ghost of Uri haunts Army, urgent need to seal borders

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY After the Uri attack in September last year, the Indian Army realised the need to strengthen the perimeter of its vulnerable bases including the use of modern fences but the process has been slow due to shortage of funds and a large number of bases required to be protected. The requirement of […]

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India’s Geo-strategic Interests Align With US On China: US Admiral

SOURCE: PTI India’s geo-strategic interests align perfectly with that of the US in terms of being concerned about China, a top American Admiral said on Thursday. Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of US Pacific Command, welcomed improved Indo-US defence ties, saying the two countries are now involved in increased defence trade and technology transfer. “We are […]

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TTP refutes former spokesperson’s claim of India funding terror in Pakistan

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has refuted Pakistan’s claim of India and Afghanistan funding the group and its various factions to perpetrate terror against it. According to a report, TTP spokesperson Mohammad Khurasani said that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was using a  former TTP spokesperson to further its propaganda. Khurasani said that […]

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J&K: Govt may not waver from tough line on violence

SOURCE: TNN The Modi government’s tough line on the violence in J&K is not likely to waver even if it is tested by incidents like the fidayeen strike in Kupwara that claimed the lives of three Army personnel and also saw a civilian “stone pelter” being shot dead. The government’s consultations with J&K chief minister […]

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Forces eye key Naxal areas, seek extra 12,000 men

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE The deadly April 24 Maoist ambush on a CRPF party in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, in which 25 jawans were killed and eight others injured, has forced the security forces to review the counter-insurgency strategy. It has been decided in a high-level meeting of senior officers that the focus of counter-insurgency would be […]

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NSG talk to dominate Modi-Erdogan meet

SOURCE: Deccan Herald Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek Turkey’s endorsement for India’s bid to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) when he meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New Delhi on Monday. Though Turkey has been supportive of Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir, Modi will put forward India’s position on the dispute […]

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Pak refuses to probe 26/11 attack afresh

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Amidst reports that a non-official back channel has been activated to bring about a thaw in Indo-Pak relationship and to pave way for a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana in June, Pakistan is adamant on keeping the atmosphere vitiated. On […]

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Dalai Lama plays down possibility of India-China armed conflict

SOURCE: PTI The Dalai Lama today played down the possibility of an Indo-China military “conflict”, suggesting that the situation inside Tibet mitigates such an eventuality. The 81-year-old spiritual leader said Tibet will weigh on China’s mind in the event of any conflict and for it, handling both simultaneously would not be an “easy” task. The […]

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Indian steel magnate Sajjan Jindal meets Sharif, sparks speculation of Indo-Pak talks

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Indian steel magnate Sajjan Jindal met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Wednesday, sparking speculation that he may have been involved in efforts to revive the stalled dialogue between the two countries. The visit came against the backdrop of unabated violence in Jammu and Kashmir, which prompted chief minister Mehbooba Mufti […]

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Lack of intelligence inputs hurting Army

SOURCE: THE HINDU The pre-dawn attack on an Army camp in Panzgam village near Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday is the latest among a string of attacks on military installations over the last two years, and symbolic of a dramatic turnaround in the nature of violence in the Valley. According to the South […]

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Maoists release audio clip, claim responsibility for Sukma attack

SOURCE: ENS In an audio message purportedly carrying voice of the Dandakaranya special zonal committee of Communist Party of India (Maoist) spokesperson Vikalp, the rebels called the execution of Sukma attack in “retaliation” of the killing of their fellow comrades last year and the alleged atrocities committed by the security forces on tribal persons. In a […]

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Iran, India’s MoD’s call for joint cooperation against terrorism.

SOURCE: EA EUROPEAN AFFAIRS Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan and his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley met on the sidelines of Moscow security conference to stress the need for a decisive fight against terrorism. During the meeting, Brig. Gen. Dehghan highlighted the many cultural and civilizational commonalities for mutual corporation, as well as the geopolitical and geostrategic […]

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ISRO To Launch 5 Communication Satellites By Year-End

SOURCE: PTI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch five communication satellites by the year-end, its chairman A S Kiran Kumar said today. The satellites, proposed to be launched, are aimed at improving the communication system within the country, he said.”There are five (satellites) that are coming up… all are communication satellites,” Mr Kumar […]

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Eurofighter Typhoon successfully tests Meteor missile

SOURCE: UPI A Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft has completed the successful test-firing of two Meteor air-to-air missiles simultaneously, BAE Systems announced on Wednesday. The test confirmed the Typhoon would be able to use a data link to target multiple enemy aircraft at once. The successful launches, the sixth in a series of tests that started […]

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Dual-seat JF-17B Prototype Has Successful Test Flight

SOURCE: QUWA The dual-seat variant of the JF-17 – the JF-17B – has successfully undertaken its maiden test flight on April 27. Production of the JF-17B prototype began in April 2016; the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had hoped to induct the JF-17B by this time. Currently, the JF-17B is entering the testing phase. Aviation journalist […]

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India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni III ballistic missile

SOURCE: IANS India successfully test-fired its intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-III from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The missile lifted off from Launch Pad No. 4 of the Integrated Test Range located on the island at 9.12 a.m., sources in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said. The Strategic Forces Command, an especially […]

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After Arunachal Pradesh, China justifies tweaking Taiwan’s name

SOURCE: IANS After renaming six towns of Arunachal Pradesh, China has justified tweaking the name of Taiwan – a self-ruled island claimed by Beijing. China’s state media on April 11 had referred to Taiwan as “Zhongguo Taipei” instead of “Zhonghua Taipei”. Taiwan calls itself Zhonghua Taipei, which means the Republic of China, suggesting that it […]

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No objection to India’s NSG membership: Turkish official

SOURCE: IANS Ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to India this month-end, a senior Turkish official has said that his country does not have any objection to India becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). “I don’t think Turkey has any objection to India joining the group,” Ilnur Cevik, Senior Advisor […]

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Army Opens Fire At Stone Throwers During Kupwara Anti-Terror Op, 1 Dead

SOURCE: NDTV Three Armymen, including a captain, have died in a suicide attack by terrorists early today at an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara. Seven soldiers were injured in the attack. By the afternoon, locals gathered and held protests, throwing stones at security personnel as they demanded the bodies of the terrorists. To control […]

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All-women battalion in Jammu and Kashmir to deal with stone pelters

SOURCE: PTI An all-women India Reserve Battalion will be raised in Jammu and Kashmir to primarily deal with incidents like stone pelting, a home ministry official said on Thursday. The move comes days after girl students were seen fighting pitched battles with security forces at Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar on April 24, […]

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As China’s goes Aircraft Carrier Frenzy,India starts work on ‘Carrier-Killer’ Missiles

SOURCE: ASHOK VERMA / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG As China launches its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own and now also has made its intention clear to develop and field Six aircraft carriers, last two being Nuclear powered long endurance Aircraft Carriers, India on other hands in its response to emerging Chinese […]

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Tata Safari Storme joins the Indian Armed forces’ fleet

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Tata Motors has signed a contract for supply of 3192 units of the Tata Safari Storme 4×4 to the Indian Armed Forces, under a new category of vehicles – GS800 (General Service 800). The Indian Ministry of Defence (MOD) had floated an RFP for vehicles with three basic criteria – minimum payload […]

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No credibility to former Taliban spokesperson’s claim: India

SOURCE: ANI India on Wednesday shrugged off former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsaan’s claim that New Delhi and Afghanistan intelligence agencies gave funds and other assistance to Pakistani Taliban militants to fight Islamabad. “India attaches no credibility to the claims made by an alleged former TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsaan,” sources told ANI. In a video […]

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‘People under foreign occupation’: Pakistan raises Kashmir at UN forum, India objects

SOURCE: PTI India has strongly objected to Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at a UN General Assembly session in New York, asserting that it is a bilateral matter which should not be brought up in the UN forum.Minister in Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN Masood Anwar raised the Kashmir issue in his statement to […]

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Pak FM, U.S. NSA discuss Kashmir at White House

SOURCE: ANI In the first official meeting between representatives of Washington and Islamabad, all thorny issues including India-Pakistan relations and Kashmir were discussed on the table when Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met U.S. National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster at the White House on Tuesday. Dar hoped that these consultations would improve the relations between […]

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Maoist brutality in Sukma is warning to India: Chhattisgarh may degenerate into theatre of bestiality

SOURCE: FIRST POST The news from Sukma continues to disturb and depress. Reports indicate that six of the 25 bodies of CRPF jawans, who were martyred in the 24 April encounter with the Maoists in Sukma district, were mutilated by the rebels. The act points to what the Maoists really are. Or rather, are not. […]

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Taiwan’s Pursuit of F-35 Tests Trump’s Early Rapport With Xi

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG Taiwan’s push to include F-35 fighter jets in its first arms deal with President Donald Trump could pose the next challenge to the diplomatic detente between the new U.S. leader and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Taiwan, which has for decades relied on U.S. security aid to deter any attack by China, plans […]

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Kupwara: Stone pelting after terror attack on Army camp

SOURCE: ANI Stone pelting returned to haunt the Valley on Thursday, as a mob was seen hurling stones and bricks at Army personnel near the site of the terror attack in Kupwara. At least three soldiers including an Army officer lost their lives in the attack on an Army camp this morning.The injured soldiers were […]

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Terror groups decide to wage ‘United Jihad’ against India

SOURCE: ANI Terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) have got together for “United Jihad”.As per the information received by the military intelligence, these groups are said to be sharing their information, weapons and even the operatives. As per the military intelligence, this will be the first time since 2001 that these groups […]

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