DRDO’s black box can eject from crashing plane & float

SOURCE: TNN Learning from past air crashes, DRDO has developed an ejectable and floating black box for planes. The machine will eject from an aircraft when it sinks after an accident and will get activated after coming in contact with water. Developed as part of ‘Make in India’ initiative, the product, aimed for use on planes and […]

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Why ordnance factories must be cut to size

SOURCE: The Statesman The Vice Chief of the Army, Lieutenant General Sarath Chand, stated in a seminar a few days ago that Indian ordnance factories have not been able to keep pace with changing technologies as ‘there is no competition whatsoever’ and it is an ‘unsuccessful method of supporting our defence requirements’. He went on […]

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Doklam: What China stands to lose if it goes to war with India

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army of China are facing each other holding their respective posts at about 150 metres from each another. Even though the border has not seen firing of bullet from either side for decades, China has shown aggressive posturing at all levels of government. First, Chinese foreign […]

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Terrorism framework gets a revamp in PoK in a bid to foment trouble in India

SOURCE: India Today While infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is getting a facelift owing to a torrent of Chinese investment, the terrorism framework in the area too is getting revamped in a bid to foment trouble in India, an India Today TV investigation on ground zero has found. Over 30 religious and jihadi groups have come […]

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India’s Uncompromising Stand Against China in the Himalayas Is Backed Up With Hard Power

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is back from Beijing after attending the BRICS national security advisers’ conclave and meeting his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, but there is no sign yet of the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at the Dolam (Doklam) plateau ending, almost two months after it began. Both […]

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India wants continued US engagement in Afghanistan against terrorism

SOURCE: IANS India has said that the US should continue to be engaged in the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan. “Another area of growing convergence is the high priority being attached by both sides to countering terrorism,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday while inaugurating the inaugurating the first edition of the India-US […]

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Vice Admiral flouts rules to promote son-in-law, sabotages career of promising officer

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY In a case wherein a father-in-law sabotaged the career of a nuclear submarine specialist officer to promote his son-in-law, a military court reprimanded the Navy for allowing such nepotism and slapped a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the vice admiral who did this. Officer commander SS Luthra was one of the […]

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Chinese transgression should not be linked with Doklam, says defence expert

SOURCE: ANI In the wake of reports that the Chinese troops had entered Uttarakhand on July 25, defence expert P.K. Sehgal on Tuesday said that this is a mere transgression which should not be linked with Doklam. “This is a mere transgression. Here no military force is being used. So this is not an incursion. […]

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To counter China, India eyes partnership with US for stability in Indo-Pacific region

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES In a veiled snub to China’s moves to change geography in the Indo-Pacific regionExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday stressed that strong Indo-US partnership is key to stability in the region. “One of the main challenges confronting the world today is the evolving situation in the Indo-Pacific. Strong India-US partnership is critical for peace, stability […]

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US defence secretary James Mattis likely to visit India in November

SOURCE: LIVE MINT  In a sign of the Trump administration deepening its ties with India, the two countries are currently planning visits by at least two key members of the US government to India in the next three-four months, besides one by the US president’s daughter Ivanka Trump. Expected soon in New Delhi are US […]

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India raises concerns around Chinese firm Fosun’s takeover of Gland-source

SOURCE: Reuters  India has privately raised objections to Chinese firm Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group’s (600196.SS) proposed $1.3 billion takeover of Indian drugmaker Gland Pharma, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The deal has won the approval of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in the last […]

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NSAs in touch… hope this helps both countries come to table: Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit

SOURCE: ENS The National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan have been in touch and have met, at least once in recent weeks, to explore ways to resume the dialogue process. Outgoing Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit, in an interview with The Indian Express, confirmed that NSAs Ajit Doval and Nasser Khan Janjua have been […]

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Teach Chinese in Africa to ward off Indian challenge: Chinese Daily

SOURCE: PTI Chinese language should be taught in Africa to ward off cut-throat competition from Indian and Japanese businessmen who have in the recent past shown huge appetite for investment and trade with the countries in the region, an article in a Chinese daily said. “One of the toughest challenges the Chinese face as they push for […]

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Geelani aide Devinder Singh Behal passed secret information to Pakistan: NIA

SOURCE: TNN Devinder Singh Behal, a close aide of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, whose premises were raided by the NIA on Sunday in the J&K terror funding case, was allegedly in touch with people in the Pakistani high commission here and may have leaked national secrets, including Indian troop movement details, to the ISI. “We suspect that Behal, who […]

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Bofors info in std 9 syllabus irks Congress

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE. The Opposition on Monday created an uproar in the Maharashtra Legislative Council over the Bofors scandal being mentioned in the Class 9 History syllabus of state board schools — to which education minister Vinod Tawde said he would convey the “sense of the House” to the board. The scandal pertains to a […]

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Vajpayee too carry out ” Surgical Strikes ” in POK: Arun Shourie

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG Former union minister Arun Shourie while speaking to “The Print” at a event hosted by them in Chennai said that in NDA-1 under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s orders Indian Army carried out ” Surgical Strikes ” on Pakistani Post, which was 14km inside POK resulted into […]

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Haven’t received official information: Uttarakhand Govt. on fresh Chinese transgression

SOURCE: ANI After reports emerged that the Chinese troops had entered Uttarakhand on July 25th, the Uttarakhand Government has said that it has not received any official information as yet.Speaking to ANI on the issue, Madan Kaushik, a spokesperson for the Uttarakhand government said that they had watched the report on TV but they had […]

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Western media favors Delhi due to bias : Chinese Media

SOURCE: Global Times It has been more than a month since the Indian troops intruded into Chinese territory and ran into a confrontation with Chinese troops. The media of both countries have been engaged in a war of words. The Chinese media insists that the Indian troops illegally crossed the border and must withdraw unconditionally, […]

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Emboldened Vietnam And Philippines Risk Escalating Conflict Again With China Over South China Sea

SOURCE:  Global Risk Insights Both Vietnam and the Philippines have restarted either drilling or exploring for oil in contested waters in the South China Sea – risking the ire of China and representing a shift in strategy for dealing with contesting claims. Pushing back in the South China Sea Through their actions both Vietnam and the […]

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Unmanned Tejas: A Key to Affordable Power Projection?

SOURCE: MANJUNATH REDDDY/ FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) earlier this year confirmed that a team has already started work on the project to convert the LCA into a drone. HAL is confident that the project can be carried out within a short time frame and Unmanned Tejas will come as a […]

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Surprise as Bhutan speaks up against China encroachments along its border

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY One of independent India’s earliest international accords was its 1949 friendship treaty with Bhutan. It was concluded at a time of uncertainty on India’s periphery: the British were withdrawing, revolutionary China was moving into Tibet, with which Bhutan had age-old ties of religion and culture. The 1949 treaty, in effect, affirmed Bhutan’s […]

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Chinese Army Enters Indian Territory On The Eve Of Ajit Doval’S Visit

SOURCE:  Republic Tv Chinese soldiers entered Uttarakhand’s Barahoti region in July 26th, ahead of NSA Ajit Doval’s visit to China.  Sources tell Republic TV that the Army retreated within two hours after being confronted. Approximately 11 – 12 soldiers are said to have entered Indian soil during the incursion, sources say.  Furthermore, sources add that […]

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PoK PM Says He’s Not Sure About Remaining With Pakistan

SOURCE:  Republic Tv he conflict between the civilian government and the military is escalating in Pakistan. Merely days after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from his position as the Prime Minister of Pakistan by the judgement of the Supreme Court in the Panamagate, the Pakistan occupied Kaskmir (PoK) Prime Minister has hit out at the Pakistan Army and […]

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Indian Air Force’s Jaguar Still Performs Poorly After 20 Years, Says Auditor

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Amid talk of a fresh purchase of French Jaguar fighters, India’s top-level auditor has sounded the alarm over Jaguar jets now in service with Indian Air Force. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed deficiencies in the aircraft, which hampers its capabilities and may have led to accidents. A total of 11 Jaguar […]

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India’s ambitious Nuclear Modernisation Plan : Pakistani Media

SOURCE: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE The nuclear race in South Asia is intensifying due to New Delhi’s fear that its military is lagging behind China or Pakistan. However, there arises a question that merits further scrutiny: is the true purpose of nuclear weapons for India merely deterrence? Over the past decade, South Asia has been alarmed by India’s […]

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‘Pakistan blocked UK bid to catch suspects in Indian diplomat’s murder’

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Three suspects in the February 1984 murder of Indian diplomat Ravindra Mhatre had fled to Pakistan but Islamabad repeatedly denied their presence or cited difficulties in tracing them to British authorities seeking their extradition, newly declassified files show. Posted in India’s consulate in Birmingham, Mhatre, 48, was kidnapped by elements owing allegiance to […]

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World Bank assures ‘neutrality’ in India, Pakistan talks over Indus Waters Treaty

SOURCE: PTI The World Bank has assured its continued neutrality and impartiality in helping India and Pakistan find an “amicable way forward” during talks over issues related to two of India’s hydroelectricity projects under Indus Waters Treaty. Welcoming the participation of India and Pakistan in the talks to be held here tomorrow, World Bank’s Vice […]

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‘Nawaz Sharif spoke about Pakistan army in language that PM Modi would use,” says Imran Khan

SOURCE: TNN Pakistani cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan accused former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif of insulting his country’s army in language “that Indian PM Modi would use”, reported Pakistani media. Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, was referring to revelations made in what’s come to be called ‘DawnLeaks’, which is an article Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper published […]

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The Indian military is once again trying to bring the three forces closer – but will it succeed?

SOURCE: SCROLL On July 11, in a meeting of the commanders of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, the defence secretary let out a long held secret – that it was planning to tweak the existing military hierarchy to bring in new capabilities. A briefly worded official statement promised a slew of measures that seemed to […]

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Geelani to move for legal action against NIA

SOURCE: THE WEEK Under pressure from the NIA, which has arrested four of his aides and summoned his two sons in connection with receiving funds for fomenting trouble in Kashmir, senior separatist leader Ali Shah Geelani said the resistance leadership has decided to take legal action against the NIA as well as sections of the […]

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Can defeat any invading army, boasts Beijing; Indian officials dismiss threat

SOURCE: DNA Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the People’s Liberation Army is capable of destroying “invading” enemies, in an assertion that comes against the backdrop of a prolonged standoff between Indian and PLA troops that has led to heightened tensions between the two nations. Officials in India’s security establishment said in a quick […]

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Burqa-clad gunmen loot bank in Kashmir

SOURCE: THE HINDU Gunmen wearing burqa, a head-to-toe veil worn by women, raided a bank and looted ?5 lakh cash in Anantnag’s Arwani area on Monday. Preliminary reports suggested that gunmen stepped inside a J&K Bank branch in Arwani, near Bijbehara. The armed men asked the bank official to handover the cash. A police official […]

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Kashmiris queue up to become proud Indian Army officers

SOURCE: DNA Terrorists might have killed 22 year-old Army officer Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, but they could not kill the spirit and zeal of thousands of Kashmiri youth who lined up to join the Army to serve the motherland on Sunday. More than 3,000 youths from Jammu and Kashmir appeared for the written exam for the selection […]

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NIA summons Geelani’s second son: Sources

SOURCE: ANI The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani‘s second son to Delhi in the terror funding case. The information is based on the NIA sources.Both sons of Geelani, Naeem Geelani and Zahoor Geelani have been summoned by the investigative agency.On July 24, the NIA arrested seven separatists over money laundering charges, for funding […]

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Indo-Russian Gen-5 fighter gets green light; $6 bn negotiated for joint R&D

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla  | Business Standard The decks are clear for the ministry of defence (MoD) to sanction the long-delayed Indo-Russian project to jointly develop a cutting-edge “Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft” (FGFA).Business Standard learns that an Experts Group, headed by Air Marshal (Retired) S Varthaman, has submitted a report on July 7, finding that the FGFA project […]

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Swelling LeT numbers real threat in Kashmir, not IS or Qaeda

SOURCE: DNA Lashkar-e-Taiba has emerged as the most potent threat in Kashmir according to an intelligence review, revealing that the Pakistani terror group’s recruits have peaked in the last one year, dismissing fears of Al-Qaeda and IS making inroads in the conflict-hit state. According to an intelligence report, the LeT cadres have flooded terror ranks […]

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National Highway in Andhra Pradesh cleared for IAF flights landing

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE The Indian Air Force has cleared the Vijayawada-Rajahmundry National Highway for emergency landing of IAF flights. A senior official of the National Highway wing of the Roads & Buildings department said that though the department has not received any official intimation from the IAF, “the condition of the road between Vijayawada and Rajahmundry […]

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No faith in make in defence

SOURCE: ENS In spite of the Make in India drive, NITI Aayog has shown lack of confidence in India’s defence equipment manufacturers. In a proposal sent to the Prime Minister’s Office and Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, CEO Amitabh Kant has recommended 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence manufacturing. Apart from […]

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NIA raids show Centre’s determination to eliminate terrorism Defence experts

SOURCE: ANI The defence experts on Monday said that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raid at Jammu and Kashmir Social Peace Forum (JKSPF) chairman, Devinder Singh Behl?s house shows the dedication of the Central Government to eradicate the evil of terrorism. ?As the NIA has said and as the policy of India has become, it […]

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Under PAK FA’s Auspices: Russia Develops ‘Flying-Wing’ Strike Drone

SOURCE: SPUTNIK A photo of an advanced Russian strike drone, which will be equipped with stealth technologies of Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter, has emerged on the internet.The Russian website paralay.iboards.ru published a photo of a heavy Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is being developed by the country’s Sukhoi company in accordance with the Okhotnik-B project. Sukhoi is a […]

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Hostile border dispute with India could damage China’s global trade plan, experts warn

SOURCE: SCMP The protracted border row between China and India has not only raised tensions between the two Asian giants but could also threaten Beijing’s ambitious trade and infrastructure outreach plan, the “Belt and Road Initiative”, experts have warned. Chinese and Indian troops have been locked in an eyeball-to-eyeball stand-off for over 40 days in […]

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India vulnerable to cyber crime, must upgrade defence: Study

SOURCE: TNN Demonetisation and the subsequent push for digitisation has escalated risks relating to cyber crime and India needs to urgently upgrade its defences by setting up a cyber security commission on the lines of the Atomic Energy and Space Commissions, according to an IIT Kanpur study shared with Parliament’s committee on finance. Noting that the government has […]

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Mehbooba Mufti meets Dalai Lama in Leh as India-China Doklam standoff continues

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Leh. Mufti attended a Buddhist function at the Himalayan desert city and vowed to make Leh one of the best tourist destinations in the Mufti’s meeting Dalai Lama, though unconnected to the ongoing Doklam border standoff between India and […]

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Isro sows seeds of future interstellar missions

SOURCE: TNN Remember the 2014 Oscar-winning sci-fi movie “Interstellar”, where a group of volunteers travels across the galaxy in search of a new home for humanity? In real life, however, only five Nasa spacecraft have gone beyond the planets of our solar system. Interstellar missions (travelling between stars or planetary systems) remain only in the […]

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Modi’s Foreign Policy Visits Can Bear Fruit

SOURCE: The Pioneer. India’s confusion regarding its allies has already alienated Russia into partnering with China. Our foreign policy must be carefully crafted with neighbouring countries and the existing powers if India wants to become a potent force in South Asia, and the world The leaders of the Congress and some scholars have been criticising Narendra […]

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NIA detains Sikh lawyer in JK linked to separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani

SOURCE: ENS The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has extended its probe in the militant and separatists funding in Jammu and Kashmir and on Sunday detained a Sikh lawyer, who is associated with Hurriyat Conference led by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, after conducting raids at his office and residence in Jammu. Sources said NIA […]

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Over 3,000 Jammu and Kashmir youth appear for Army exam

SOURCE: PTI More than 3,000 youth from Jammu and Kashmir appeared in the written examination for commissioned officers in the Army today.”The examination was conducted today in which more than 3,000 youth from the state, including 800 from the valley appeared,” a Defence spokesman said. He said the number of candidates from the valley appearing […]

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India, Pakistan to hold talks on 2 Indus hydro projects today

SOURCE: PTI The World Bank has assured its continued neutrality and impartiality in helping India and Pakistan find an “amicable way forward” during talks over issues related to two of India’s hydroelectricity projects under Indus Waters Treaty. Welcoming the participation of India and Pakistan in the talks to be held here on Monday, World Bank’s vice president […]

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NIA unearths J&K ‘protest calendar’ issued by Geelani

SOURCE: TNN A detailed protest calendar issued and signed by Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani recovered by the NIA, points to the role of separatists in organising events in coordination with handlers in Pakistan that led to widespread violence in Kashmir. The National Investigation Agency has found documents that list dates and when protests and other activities related to civil unrest […]

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Doklam standoff: Did Chinese President Xi Jinping just call India an invading enemy?

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY What appeared as a response to Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat’s remark, Chinese President Xi Jinping today said that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China was capable of defeating all its enemies. The statement of Xi Jinping assumes significance in the backdrop of the references to 1962 war made by […]

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India gains from standing up to China

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE The real and diplomatic gains are pouring in for India for taking on the mantle of checking China, at least in South Asia. The fresh developments have resulted in a quick flurry of reciprocal diplomatic moves from the United States, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Australia, and some favourable media commentary […]

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IAF officers misused allowance for foreign trips, caused loss of Rs 82 lakh: CAG

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Dozens of Indian Air Force (IAF) officers violated defence travel regulations by claiming allowances after visiting foreign countries, causing a loss of more than Rs 82 lakh to the exchequer, the Comptroller and Auditor General has found. Under the regulations, military officers can claim leave travel concessions (LTC) only for visits within India […]

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Why should India consider using Kaveri engine to power India’s Mig-29K!

SOURCE: DIGAMBAR THAKUR / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) last year had come hard on Russian supplied Carrier based Mig-29K for its operational deficiencies and Poor Serviceability of MiG-29K which ranged from 15.93 per cent to 37.63 per cent. In simple terms out of 45 Mig-29k in the fleet today, […]

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Russia likely to supply 48 Mi-17 choppers to India by year end

SOURCE: PTI Russia and India are holding negotiations for the supply of 48 Russian Mi-17 military transport helicopters with Moscow hoping to seal the deal by the year end, a top Russian official has said. Russian arms supplier Rosoboronexport’s CEO Alexander Mikheev said India has more than 300 helicopters belonging to the Mi-8 and Mi-17 […]

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Doklam border standoff: Will there be an India-China war?

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A week ahead of August 1, when China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) marks its 90th anniversary, Xi Jinping’s Red Army had a stern message for India. A PLA major-general, flanked by three senior colonels, held a rare meet-the-press in Beijing. “Our willingness and resolve to defend our sovereignty,” Senior Colonel Wu Qian […]

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IAF procures UVS without evaluating efficacy: CAG

SOURCE: UNI With an objective to strengthen its air bases amid increased threat to defence installation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) had procured 57 Under Vehicle Scanning (UVS) at a cost of Rs 17.09 crore during March-November 2012, out of which only 17 UVS systems are functioning as on date, the national expenditure watchdog report […]

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Indian Air Force clears 12 national highways as emergency landing strips

SOURCE: IANS The Indian Air Force (IAF) has cleared 12 national highways (NHs) as emergency landing airstrips that will enable rescue operation teams to reach affected areas easily, an official responsible for executing the project said. Although there was initially a proposal to develop a total of 21 NHs into airstrips, for now 12 highways […]

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Pulwama encounter: Two Hizbul terrorists neutralised, ammunition recovered

SOURCE: ANI Operations have been called off in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama after two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed in an encounter in Tahabarea on Sunday.Meanwhile, combing operations are underway to ensure that no untoward elements are still in the area. “We had inputs that these terrorists were threatening government officials and politicians. Based on this […]

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Debunking the hype on Chinese light tanks

SOURCE: Lt General K J Singh / TNN BLOG Tanks are powerful instrument for power projection with defining images of blazing armoured formations in vanguard of major conquests. Chinese use them ruthlessly, who can forget Tiananmein square massacre lead by tanks. In the last six weeks of Dolam stand-offs, Chinese, past masters in psychological warfare, have tried […]

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Indian Coast Guard seizes heroin worth Rs 3,500 crore off Gujarat coast

SOURCE: PTI In one of the largest single haul of narcotics till date, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized 1,500 kg of heroin, valued at around Rs 3,500 crore, from a merchant vessel off the Gujarat coast, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. The ICG, Intelligence Bureau, police, customs, Navy and other agencies are […]

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Stop tempting fate: India needs urgent national security reforms

SOURCE: IANS A “security dilemma” in international relations represents a situation in which accretion of power — military and economic — by a state generates fear amongst its rivals, leading to tensions, a possible arms race and the possibility of conflict. India’s acquisition of power is based on its nuclear arsenal, a modern but under-equipped […]

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Ignoring OBOR, India and Japan forge ahead with joint connectivity project

SOURCE: IANS China may not have forgiven India for snubbing its mega trans-continent corridor initiative, but in what may rankle more is that New Delhi and Tokyo, Beijing’s arch rival, are pushing ahead with a development corridor between Asia and Africa. The announcement of the Asia Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC), made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the […]

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Operative spoke of CIA hand in 1966 crash: Report

SOURCE:  TNN Was the CIA responsible for the crash of Air-India’s Boeing 707, which was carrying the head of India’s nuclear establishment? Homi Bhabha was flying to Vienna to attend a meeting when the plane crashed+ into Mont Blanc in the Swiss Alps. On July 11, 2008, an alleged conversation between a journalist Gregory Douglasand a CIA officer Robert T Crowley, which […]

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Army asks defence minister to fix responsibility for Pulgaon ammo depot explosion

SOURCE: PTI The Army has conveyed its serious concerns to the defence ministry over the Ordnance Factory Board’s “failure” to punish officials responsible for last year’s massive blast at an ammunition depot in Maharashtra in which 19 army personnel perished, an official document says. Over 19,325 defective anti-tank mines had exploded primarily due to leakage […]

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Share all missing Bofors files: PAC to Defence Ministry

SOURCE: PTI The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Defence Ministry to trace and share with it all missing files related to the Bofors scandal, according to its two members. The six-member sub-committee on defence, headed by BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, is looking into the long-pending non-compliance of certain aspects of the CAG report […]

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Maiden Participation of Indian Navy Band in Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2017 at United Kingdom

SOURCE: Business Standard The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an international event of military music performance undertaken by the Armed Forces. In fact, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is the largest tattoo performed in the world in the majestic, sprawling stretch of Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, Scotland. The invitation to the Indian Navy Band to participate and perform in this prestigious event scheduled […]

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A photo of mini-India in Kashmir takes internet by storm

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Imagine a Muslim CRPF jawan in uniform saying Namaz on the roadside as a Hindu CRPF personnel stands guard in Kashmir. The picture exemplifying mini-India in Kashmir amid the separatist propaganda has taken the internet by storm. The man offering namaz was initially said to be a policeman, but later CRPF clarified […]

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NIA unearths new Kashmir terror funding channels

SOURCE: THE HINDU The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is focussing on a hawala racket relating to the annual Haj pilgrimage and trade fraud along the Line of Control (LoC) as two funding channels being used by separatists and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. As part of its probe, which recently led to the arrest of […]

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India to see launch of 2 moon missions in early 2018

SOURCE: TNN The country will witness the launch of two lunar missions from Indian soil early next year: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch its Chandrayaan-2 mission, an advanced version of its previous 2018 mission with the objective of deeper lunar surface probe, and another mission by Team Indus, a group of space enthusiasts who want […]

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‘Indians have high threshold for tolerating stench’: Israeli stink bomb fails Kashmir tests

SOURCE: RT An Israeli crowd control stink bomb known as the Skunk, which smells like raw sewage and rotting bodies, destined for employment in the restive region of Kashmir, was rejected after it was found that Indians easily ignored its smell, local media report. High-level officials, who were not authorized to speak openly, told the […]

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Indian-made bulletproof jackets in few months: Lt GenJ P Singh

SOURCE: TNN The much-awaited state-of-the-art light weight bulletproof jackets for armed forces personnel would not only help them move with greater agility during counter-insurgency operations but they could be customized depending upon operational requirements. Giving details about the upcoming bulletproof “Make in India” jackets for troops, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) consultant Lt Gen J P Singh (retd) […]

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Now, Russian helicopter to get desi touch

SOURCE: TNN Rostec State Corporation is set to manufacture at least 140 helicopters in co-operation with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at the latter’s facility in Bengaluru. This is part of the joint venture production of Russian helicopters as part of the Make in India campaign. In May this year, India and Russia had entered a joint venture, at 51:49 share, […]

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Scale back engagement with North Korea, US tells India

SOURCE: TNN While the US and China negotiate a new resolution on North Korea as Pyongyang flouts sanctions with impunity, countries like India are coming under American attention to “do more” to contain the reclusive nation. A US delegation from the State Department visited New Delhi this week to discuss how India could plug all exposure to […]

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India, Pakistan to hold talks on hydropower projects under Indus Waters Treaty at World Bank headquarters on July 31

SOURCE: PTI India and Pakistan will hold talks over issues related two of India’s hydroelectricity projects under Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) at the World Bank headquarters in Washington on Monday, a senior government official said. Union Water Resources Secretary Amarjit Singh will lead the Indian delegation during the talks. The Indian team will comprise officials […]

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Xi Jinping praises NSAs, Ajit Doval says vital issues were discussed

SOURCE: ENS On the day Chinese President Xi Jinping praised National Security Advisors of BRICS countries for their efforts in enhancing mutual trust and cooperation, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said “vital” issues discussed at the meeting of the NSAs and its outcome will have an “impact” on the main summit in September. This exchange […]

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Two C-130J aircraft arrive at Bengal IAF station

SOURCE: THE HINDU While the standoff with China continues in Doklam, the Air Force Station at Panagarh in Bardhaman district of West Bengal has got its first set of the U.S.-made C-130J Super Hercules multi-skilled transport aircraft. Two of these aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin have arrived recently, while the station — named after Marshal […]

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British Sikh MPs Seek Inquiry Into UK’s Role In Operation Bluestar

SOURCE: PTI Britain’s two new Sikh MPs today sought an independent inquiry into the role of the UK government in Operation Bluestar, an Indian Army action in 1984 to flush out terrorists from the Golden Temple. Britain’s first turban-wearing MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Preet Kaur Gill said the UK government would be accused of […]

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Some nations must stop using ‘terror card’, says India

SOURCE: PTI India has cautioned against the use of terrorism as a “card” by some nations, underlining that it is an international threat that should not be allowed to serve national strategy. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, addressing a General Assembly session on UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, said while nations deal […]

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Beijing tones down anti-India rhetoric

SOURCE: The Statesman While National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval’s discussions with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on the stand-off at Doklam may not have yielded immediate results, his visit to Beijing has certainly brought down the high level of anti-India rhetoric that the Chinese official media indulged in ever since the logjam began in mid-June. […]

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India Can Meet Any Challenge: Union Minister Jitendra Singh On Al-Qaeda In Jammu And Kashmir

SOURCE: PTI Union minister Jitendra Singh today played down reports of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa being named as the head of al-Qaeda’s cell in Jammu and Kashmir, saying India is capable of meeting any challenge. Islamist terror group al-Qaeda had on Thursday officially announced the establishment of its unit in Jammu and Kashmir, […]

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Looking For Indian Support For Palestinian Cause: Ambassador Adnan Abu Alhaija

SOURCE: PTI The Palestine’s Ambassador to India on Saturday expressed hope that New Delhi would use its growing ties with Israel to find a lasting solution to the Palestinian problem. Adnan Abu Alhaija said he was looking at India for political backing to the cause of the Palestinian people rather than social or humanitarian support. […]

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Gujarat floods: IAF Cheetah helicopter rescues kidney patient

SOURCE: ANI A kidney patient in critical condition, desperately needing to undergo Dialysis for his life to be saved, was evacuated at the Abiyana village in Santhalpur Taluka of Patan District in Gujarat by an IAF Cheetah helicopter. This happened after a request was received at the Gandhinagar headquarters. On arriving overhead the site, the […]

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Countering Mehbooba Mufti, BJP says Article 35-A has done more harm to Jammu and Kashmir

SOURCE: ENS A day after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti warned against tinkering with Article 35-A, which grants special status to the State, her ruling ally BJP on Saturday countered her saying the Article has done more harm to the State than any other provision of the law. State BJP’s chief spokesman, Sunil […]

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Will Japan gatecrash into France-German-Russian party for Indian submarine contract?

SOURCE: DIGAMBAR THAKUR / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries developers of Japan’s Stealth Soryu-class Conventional submarines was in the driver seat to secure the contract to build Australia’s next fleet of 12 submarines in a deal worth $50 billion before French company DCNS (Now Known as Naval […]

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Muntra, country’s first unmanned tank, rolls out from the Chennai lab

SOURCE: TNN Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an unmanned, remotely operated tank which has three variants – surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and bio threats. It is called Muntra. Though developed and tested for the Army by Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) in Avadi, paramilitary has […]

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Not Arjun, but T-90 tanks to roar in Russia

SOURCE: TNN Advanced T-90 tanks from Jhansi Cantonment will participate in ‘Tank Biathlon’ in Russia to be held from July 29 to August 12.Around two dozen countries, including China, Israel and South Africa, are participating in the event, which is being conducted as part of International Army Games to be held at Alabino Range in Russia. A tank biathlon is […]

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India still unable to develop indigenous rifle, rues Ansari

SOURCE: PTI India still imports 60 per cent of its defence requirement and has not been able to develop a proper rifle for its armed forces, Vice President Hamid Ansari said today, bemoaning the governments “inadequate” push for research and development. Ansaris comments come after an indigenously built rifle “miserably failed” the firing tests conducted […]

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Who is Bullying Bhutan? Bhutanese youth take to Facebook on China-India face-off over Doklam

SOURCE: ENS Geopolitically described as ‘a yam between two rocks’, youth of tiny Himalayan nation Bhutan fear their country — that places happiness over anything else — would have to bear the trauma of a China-India war if the stand-off between the Asian giants does not get de-escalated. The moves by the People’s Liberation Army […]

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Al-Qaeda’s Kashmir announcement gets mixed response as locals fear fanatics hijacking struggle

SOURCE: FIRST POST The statement from Al-Qaeda naming Zakir Musa, the former militant commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, as the head of its wing in Kashmir has generated mixed reactions within and outside the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Al-Qaeda announcement has divided the militant ranks in the Valley with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba rejecting any role […]

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‘It’s time for India to enter new cycle of developing defence equipment’

SOURCE: TNN Lt General J P Singh (retd), former deputy chief of Army and consultant DRDO, thinks that it is time for India to get into another cycle of designing, developing and manufacturing defence equipment in the country. Though he agrees that some components and technologies have to be imported as of now, slowly these can also be […]

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Pak not supporting US against Taliban, other terror outfits, says U.S. defence expert

SOURCE: ANI Pakistan is responsible for the turmoil in Afghanistan and is not helping the United States at all in countering the threat of the Taliban, said a retired U.S. Air Force officer and defence expert. In an interview given to Fox News on a day when President Donald Trump visited the Pentagon for a […]

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Ground Report from last Post to Doklam, Latest Sore Point in India-China Ties

SOURCE: NEWS18 “Suddenly there was crazy movement of soldiers outside. We thought war had broken out. Then there were also rumours of clashes on social media, which were rubbish. We would have heard the gunfire and bombs going off had that happened because we are so close to the border,” says a resident of Kupup, […]

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Legislative amendment seeks enhanced US-India defence ties

SOURCE: PTI A bipartisan group of three US lawmakers has moved a legislative amendment in the Senate asking the Trump administration to develop a strategy to boost defence cooperation with India to include “common security challenges”. The amendment to the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2018 asks Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State […]

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Defence experts differ on Mehbooba’s statement on Separatists’ arrest

SOURCE: ANI The defence experts on Saturday were seen divided on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti statement, dubbing the Separatists’ arrest by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as just an administrative measure. Yesterday, Mufti said the arrests were just an administrative measure and will not solve the real problem of Kashmir. On the […]

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Panamagate verdict won’t change Pak’s approach to India

SOURCE: ANI Friday’s landmark verdict by Pakistan’s Supreme Court to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office and finding him guilty for accumulating assets beyond his known sources of income, may have a resounding impact on that country’s political landscape, but by no stretch of imagination, can we expect Pakistan’s foreign or defence policy […]

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Bangladesh Navy officers, cadets visit Indian Naval Academy

SOURCE: PTI A five member delegation of officers and cadets of the Bangladesh Naval Academy paid a four day visit to the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala in nearby Ezhimala in Kannur district. They were led by Lieutenant Commander Mirza Rashadul and Lieutenant M Merazul Islam Saimon.The aim of the visit of the delegation, comprisingthree […]

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Army Chief exhorts soldiers to remain prepared to counter enemy

SOURCE: ANI Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Bipin Rawat exhorted army personnel to remain prepared to counter the nefarious designs of the enemy.General Rawat visited forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC), where he was briefed in detail on the actions being undertaken to ensure a robust counter infiltration grid. He interacted with the […]

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NIA initiates process for attachment of Zakir Naik’s property

SOURCE: ANI The process for attachment of Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) president Zakir Naik’s property has been initiated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under Section 83 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Earlier on July 21, the NIA court passed an order to the effect that the requirements for publication of the proclamation against Naik have been complied with.The […]

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Navy Plans to carryout trials of new fighter jets for INS Vikramaditya, INS Vikrant Soon

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Looking to buy 57 fighter aircraft to augment its fleet, the Indian Navy recently invited foreign vendors to carry out trials to see if the planes could operate off the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. French Rafale, Swedish Saab Sea Gripen, Russian MiG-29K and American F-18 are the contenders for the over Rs […]

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Cochin Shipyard hopes to be principal contender for building next aircraft carrier for Indian Navy

SOURCE: ET Cochin Shipyard Ltd hopes to be the principal contender for building the next aircraft carrier for Indian Navy, with the completion of a new dry dock and international ship repair facility (ISRF) for which it is going for initial public offering (IPO). CSL chairman and managing director Madhu S Nair said the new aircraft carrier is still in […]

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DRDO moots export of weapons systems

SOURCE: TNN DRDO is looking for exporting version one or version two of some weapon system which become redundant for army because they have acquired newer versions, said its chairman S Christopher here on Friday. After inaugurating an exhibition that showcased a wide range of products that they were in talks with countries to export […]

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IAF flew 9 unairworthy IL-76s : CAG

SOURCE: Tribune News Service In what may have compromised operational missions and posed a high risk to human life as well as aircraft, the Indian Air Force continued to fly its IL-76 heavy-lift aircraft well past the expiry of their prescribed technical life. The IAF has a fleet of 14 IL-76s, of which nine continued […]

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Why India needs to Invest in the aircraft of tomorrow

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE On July 13, a day before Bastille Day, during a press conference jointly addressed by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris, the two nations announced their intention to cooperate for the development of a future combat aircraft, which could one day replace the Rafale of Dassault […]

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India-China war will hit most nations: Chinese media

SOURCE: TNN In the first official meeting between top Indian and Chinese officials since the Doklam stand-off became public, national security adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met state councillor Yang Jiechi here on Thursday, offering the possibility of serious diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the confrontation. Yang, who as China’s state councillor overseeing foreign affairs occupies a powerful and influential position in […]

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China unlikely to gain anything from border standoff with India: US expert

SOURCE: PTI China is unlikely to gain from the border standoff with India as the road being built by it in the Sikkim sector’s Dokalam area leads to nowhere and this would push India more closer to the US and Japan, an American expert said today. The standoff will also add to the mistrust among the generation of young Indians who don’t […]

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Space race: India is not always behind China

SOURCE: ENS Former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, G. Madhavan Nair, in an interview to IANS said, he hopes for an India-China collaboration in space exploration. His comment comes after India’s launch of 104 satellites on a single mission in February impressed China, which acknowledged that New Delhi’s success offers a lesson for it. […]

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Sri Lanka Navy welcomes advanced offshore patrol vessel from Goa shipyard

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) constructed at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the mission requirement of the Sri Lanka Navy, arrived at the Colombo harbour this Friday. Upon its arrival at the Colombo port, the brand new vessel that is expected to join the SLN fleet, was warmly received by the […]

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Kargil War Plane Now On Display In Chinchwad

SOURCE:  Pune Mirror The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) strike aircraft — MiG-23 — which was used in the 1999 Kargil War, has now been put on display for students at the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) science park. City students will now be able to have a close look at the aircraft placed in Chinchwad that […]

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Indian Army team all set to participate in Tank Biathlon competition in Russia

SOURCE: ANI The Indian Army team is all set to participate in the Tank Biathlon competition, which is scheduled to be held from July 29 to August 12.The Tank Biathlon competition is an international event conducted as part of the International Army Games, which is held every year since 2013 at Russia?s Alabino Ranges. The […]

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Now, hawkish Chinese media targets Britain with its war rhetoric

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY It seems that after India, Britain has now come in the firing line of the hawkish Chinese state media. The reason is another territorial dispute – the South China Sea – where China is flexing its muscles, like it’s trying to do with India in the Doklam dispute. Britain has announced it […]

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India turns Taiwanese travelers from the border after mistaking them for Chinese

SOURCE: The China Post Two Taiwanese students were denied entry by India border protection officers on Thursday because of the word “China” on their passport.Tensions have run high between India and China over a border stand-off in the Himalayas. The two Taiwanese students had intended to travel in India and were trying to enter from Shimla, […]

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No proposal to scrap Sahayak system in the Army: Govt

SOURCE: PTI No proposal is under consideration to scrap the Sahayak system in the Army, the government on Friday said, notwithstanding rising cases of jawans coming out openly against the colonial-era provision. The clarification by Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre came in the Lok Sabha in response to a question. “No proposal for […]

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96 deals signed with domestic defence firms in 3 years: Government

SOURCE: PTI Ninety-six contracts involving Rs 85,733 crore have been signed with Indian vendors for capital procurement of defence equipment for the armed forces in the last three financial years, the government said today. In response to a question, minister of state for defence Subhash Bhamre also said that 58 contracts worth Rs 12,1563 crore have been signed with […]

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Akash missiles, aimed at taking-down Chinese fighters in eastern sector, not installed: CAG

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Indigenously built Akash, surface-to-air missiles (SAM) that were to be positioned in the vulnerable Siliguri corridor (also referred to as the Chicken’s neck) to take-down incoming Chinese Air Force fighters, have not been installed, the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) has observed. What is worse, at least 30 per cent of […]

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LCA-Tejas: Why Final Operation Clearance (FOC) doesn’t matter!

SOURCE: Satyajeet Kumar/ FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG It was at the end of 2013 when Initial Operational Clearance-II of Tejas was finally granted and since then proposed deadline for Final Operation Clearance (FOC) has been postponed and delayed several times but does Final Operation Clearance is really that important? and does FOC of a new […]

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India-Pakistan ties set to see more turbulence as Sharif quits office over SC verdict on Panama

SOURCE: THE HINDU Ties between India and Pakistan are set to become more turbulent with the stepping down of Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister after their Supreme Court disqualified him from holding public office for his alleged involvement in the Panama Papers scam. Along with Sharif, Pakistan’s Supreme Court also disqualified Finance Minister Ishaq Dar […]

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Indian Army is not short of arms and ammunition: Jaitley

SOURCE: DH News Service Indian Army is not short of arms and ammunition, defence minister Arun Jaitley informed the Lok Sabha on Friday after some of the Parliamentarians expressed their worries on a recent CAG report, which red-flagged the shortage. “The armed forces are fully equipped to face any contingency and any shortage of ammunition would […]

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Chinese Army strategist warns of Jammu and Kashmir intervention after Doklam

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Even as National Security Adviser Ajit Doval holds key talks with the Chinese leadership, a prominent strategist of a People’s Liberation Army think-tank has warned that India’s “trespass” into the Doklam region would set the precedent for “a third party’s” intervention in Jammu & Kashmir. While Chinese State media have made similar […]

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Aiming High: India Looks at More Satellite Launches With New Facility From 2018

SOURCE: SPUTNIK The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will get a major capacity boost from early 2018 as an additional launch pad is fast nearing completion. With the new launch pad, ISRO can achieve its target of sending 12 rockets into space in a year from the seven at present.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) […]

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Chinese social media users fume over Indian magazine’s omission of Tibet and Taiwan from ‘map’

SOURCE: SCMP Chinese social media users were angered by an Indian magazine cover showing a map of China without Tibet or Taiwan, heightening the tension between the regional powers amid a protracted border dispute.The revised map of China on the cover of the July 31 issue of India Today sparked patriotic backlash from China’s online users, many […]

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Top US diplomat to travel to India, Pakistan

SOURCE: PTI A top US diplomat will travel to India and Pakistan later this month to discuss America’s relations with South Asia as the Trump administration reviews its Afghanistan policy to include a regional perspective. Alice Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and […]

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Khawaza Asif who threatened India and Israel with Nuclear attacks front runner to replace ‘disqualified’ Nawaz as Pak PM

SOURCE: ANI Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaza Asif is a frontrunner for the post of interim prime minister of the country in place of Nawaz Sharif.The appointment of an interim prime minister has been necessitated as Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday delivered its verdict in Panamagate case and disqualified Nawaz Sharif to continue as Prime Minister. […]

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Wish you were our PM, this country would have changed: Pak girl to Swaraj

SOURCE: ANI “Wish you were our Prime Minister”. This heart wrenching message was delivered to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj by a grateful Pakistani woman, who was swiftly granted an Indian visa after she appealed to Swaraj on twitter. Swaraj yesterday, while addressing to the concern of Pakistan national Hijaab Asif, urged the Indian High […]

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China: NSA Ajit Doval meets President Jinping in Beijing

SOURCE: ANI National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met Chinese President Xi Jingping, along with other Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) representatives in Beijing on Friday.Earlier on Thursday, Doval met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in the first high-level meeting between the two sides since the military stand-off in the Doklam tri-junction region that broke out last […]

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Onus on Pakistan to create a conducive atmosphere for talks: India

SOURCE:  PTI There can be no compromise on the issue of cross border terrorism and the onus is on Pakistan to create a conducive atmosphere for a constructive and comprehensive bilateral dialogue, the government told the Rajya Sabha today. In response to a question, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said India’s […]

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Terrorist is a terrorist regardless of outfit, says J&K DGP Vaid

SOURCE: PTI Jammu and Kashmir’s top policeman on Friday played down reports of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa being named as the head of al-Qaeda cell in the state, saying “a terrorist was a terrorist” regardless of the terror outfit. Musa had recently broken ranks with Hizbul Mujahideen after terming Kashmir a political issue […]

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‘UPA let terrorists go scot-free in Samjhauta case’

SOURCE: PTI BJP members in the Lok Sabha on Friday alleged that the erstwhile UPA government had allowed LeT and SIMI terrorists to go scot-free in the Samjhauta train blast case and “defamed” the Hindu religion, a reference to the arrest of Hindutva right wingers. Rajendra Agrawal (BJP) demanded a probe into the matter, alleging that […]

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Nobody will protect Tricolor in Kashmir if constitutional status changed: Mehbooba Mufti

SOURCE: IANS Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday warned against any tinkering with Article 35(A) of the constitution that is being debated in the Supreme Court and which empowers the state legislature to define “permanent residents” and accord special rights and privileges to them. Strongly defending the constitutional clause, Mehbooba said that […]

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31 Ex-French Jaguar jets to be given Free of Charge to India?

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG According to report prepared by French magazine ” Le Pointe “, confirms that India and France are holding discussions on possible transfer of 31 grounded Jaguar strike fighters previously used by the French Air Force but retired from 2005 on wards to India to be used for […]

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Decision on $8 bn Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle deal likely by July end

SOURCE: FE When the Defence Acquisition Council headed by defence minister Arun Jaitleymeets end of this month, a decision is expected to be taken on one out of three options for the $8-billion Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project. The options before the DAC include: Withdrawing the earlier Expression of Interest (EoI), all five vendors to […]

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US should outfit Indian Navy with nuclear weapons to send devastating message to China: Former US senator

SOURCE: PTI A former Republican senator has suggested that the US strengthen the Indian Navy by outfitting it with nuclear weapons to send a “devastating” message to China and force it to back down from its “antagonistic stance” in the Asia-Pacific region. Larry Pressler, who represented South Dakota in the Senate from 1979-96, recommended building […]

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Kim Jong Un’s North Korea May Be Trying To Hack Into ISRO & Other Sensitive Indian Agencies

SOURCE: INDIA TIMES To say that North Korea is a rogue state, ruled by a maniacal dictator, who’s known to have ‘traitors’ killed on a whim by either feeding them to dogs or shooting them down with anti-aircraft guns, would be nothing out of the ordinary. Guess the next country North Korea is trying to […]

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C-130Js arrive in Bengal IAF station

SOURCE: THE HINDU While the stand-off between China and India continues at the Sikkim- Bhutan-Tibetan tri-junction of Doklam, the Air Force station at Panagarh in Bardhaman district got its first set of multi-skilled transport aircraft C-130J Super Hercules manufactured by Lockheed Martin of the United States. Two C-130J have arrived very recently, while the station […]

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India is shopping for submarines as China extends its reach into the Indian Ocean

SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER India has contacted six foreign shipyards with a formal request for information about building six nonnuclear submarines.The request comes as part of Project 75I, a program worth over $12 billion, according to Defense News. New Delhi asked shipyards in Russia, France, Japan, and Germany, among others, for information about six submarines equipped with air-independent-propulsion systems, which […]

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Missile production orders will rise four times by 2020, DRDL director says

SOURCE: TNN The production orders for missiles of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, will grow four times to 1 lakh crore by 2020, said DRDL director of M S R Prasad on Thursday. Prasad was speaking after inaugurating the Kumaraguru Centre for Industrial Research & Innovation at the Kumaraguru College of Technology in Coimbatore. […]

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Hopeful of space programme between India, China: Madhavan Nair

SOURCE: IANS Eminent space scientist G. Madhavan Nair on Thursday said he was hopeful of a joint space programme between India and China. “We have attempted many times space programme with China but so far we have not succeeded. However, I hope it happens in the near future,” the former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation […]

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India Raised Tibet, Stapled Visa Issues With China: Sushma Swaraj

SOURCE: PTI There is no quid pro quo with China on the issue of “sufferings” of the Tibetan people and stapled visas being given to Arunachal Pradesh residents by Beijing, government said on Thursday.There is no quid pro quo with China on the two issues, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told the Rajya Sabha replying […]

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