Malaysia and India pursue Su-30 cooperation

SOURCE: Shephard Press Malaysia and India have agreed to conduct an exercise in Malaysia, centring on their respective versions of the Sukhoi Su-30 fighter. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced the news on 26 January following a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. Modi had proposed that the Indian Air Force (IAF) […]

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India struggles to match China as elite world weapons exporter

SOURCE: Bloomberg India celebrated Republic Day by parading troops and locally made weapons in front of New Delhi’s colonial-era sandstone buildings and past 10 Southeast Asian heads of state — all potential buyers. New Delhi hopes to export made-in-India military technology, including its BrahMosmissiles, to smaller countries in Asia that fear China’s rise. India will have another chance to […]

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Light Combat Helicopter gets cheaper with crucial indigenous AFCS

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla / Business-standard.com The indigenous Light Combat Helicopter, which is already a success story that has been ordered by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the army, logged an important breakthrough today by flying with an “automatic flight control system” (AFCS) designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). An AFCS is a powerful computer […]

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India’s secret war

SOURCE: FRONTLINE FOR six hours, the hired car had driven through a forest of shadows, cast by the mountains of Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province—for generations, a refuge for smugglers, insurgents and spies. Heading towards Saravan, a town of 50,000 some 20 kilometres from the border with Pakistan, the car was carrying a businessman from Mumbai to […]

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3rd Scorpene launched, but its still not helping India’s Underwater force

SOURCE: THE WEEK Over a month after the first Scorpene-class submarine, Kalvari, joined the Indian Navy’s underwater fleet, another submarine of the same class, Karanj, was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited at Mumbai on Wednesday. However, the country’s long-term plan to build 24 conventional submarines, announced in 1999, has been slow to pick […]

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Bharati Defence launches vessel for Coast Guard

SOURCE: The Hindu Business Line Bharati Defence and Infrastructure Ltd (BDIL) launched an interceptor vessel for Indian Coast Guard at its New Mangalore shipyard on Wednesday. Speaking at the launch of the interceptor vessel ‘V-410’, Narendra Kumar, Chief Operating Officer of BDIL, said BDIL has delivered five interceptor boats to Coast Guard till now. The first […]

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Group captain of Indian Air Force suspected of spying for Pakistan detained

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A group captain of the Indian Air Force – equivalent to a Colonel of the Indian Army – posted in New Delhi has been detained and is now being questioned for possible spying for Pakistan. The officer was first detected by Intelligence Unit of the IAF, top government sources have said.The officer […]

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Bhatkal brothers in Pakistan under ISI protection confirms IM founder Subhan

SOURCE: Oneindia News Abdus Subhan Qureshi alias Tauqueer, one of the founding members of the Indian Mujahideen has confirmed to investigators that the Bhatkal brothers are indeed in Pakistan. He said that Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal had left for Pakistan in 2008 itself and have been living under the protection of the ISI in Karachi since […]

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‘Pakistan making its nukes resilient, capable’ : Pakistani Media

SOURCE: THE NEWS PK Sandwiched between Iran, China, India and Afghanistan, Pakistan lives in a complicated neighbourhood with a variety of security issues. One of the nine known states known to have nuclear weapons, Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and doctrine are continually evolving to match perceived threats. A nuclear power for decades, Pakistan is now attempting […]

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Will Today’s Budget Power India’s Growing Military Needs?

SOURCE: NEWS18 On Tuesday, India’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba rapped Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL), the Indian manufacturer of India’s new Scorpene-Class submarines, for delays in the submarine project. The Navy Chief’s concerns are not without merit as delays and ineffective equipment continue to plague all three wings of India’s armed forces. India has […]

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After Kabul attacks, Ashraf Ghani & PM Modi discuss terror sanctuaries

SOURCE: ENS IN THE wake of a series of terror attacks in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modiand Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke over telephone on Wednesday and “discussed the need for an end to terrorist sanctuaries” in the “neighbourhood” — a clear reference to Pakistan. The conversation took place even as news reports claimed that Ghani […]

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No counter-FIR in Shopian firing, Army’s version included: J&K police

SOURCE: ENS Specifying that no counter-FIR has been filed by the Army on Saturday’s incident of firing in Shopian, in which a third person died on Wednesday, a top police officer on Wednesday said that the Army’s version of what happened that day has been recorded and added to the investigation file. “A day after […]

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Will continue hydrographic surveys in Indian Ocean: Navy chief

SOURCE: PTI Indian Navy has carried out hydrographic surveys of many island nations in the Indian Ocean region and will continue to do so, its chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said on Wednesday. His comments came in the backdrop of a revised agreement between India and the Seychelles for the development of infrastructure facilities on Assomption Island, which lies southwest of […]

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Westinghouse team visit revives hopes for Kovvada plant

SOURCE: THE HINDU Officials of Westinghouse Electric, that went through bankruptcy proceedings last year, and was bought from Toshiba by a Canadian consortium last month, will visit India next week to discuss a reworked deal for nuclear reactors for the proposed nuclear plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Kovvada. It is understood that the team of executives […]

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India reaches out to Nepal, Sushma Swaraj meets ‘pro-China’ Oli today

SOURCE: ENS External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be in Nepal for less than 24 hours on Thursday at a time K P Oli, the man the Indian establishment believes to be pro-China, has emerged as the likely Prime Minister. Swaraj, accompanied by newly appointed Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, will be on a “political mission”, […]

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Is India about to take a final call on engines for its AMCA 5th Gen fighter program?

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK While India is yet to select an engine which will power India’s efforts to develop a 5th generation fighter aircraft dubbed Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) but as per Industrial sources close to idrw.org, the long pending decision on the selection of the supplier might take place this year. India till […]

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Indian Navy Launches Third Scorpene Class Submarine, Karanj

SOURCE: NDTV Marking a generational shift in submarine operations, the Indian Navy launched the third Scorpene class submarine, Karanj, at the Mazagaon dock in Mumbai on Wednesday. Navy Chief Admrial Sunil Lanba was the chief guest in the event at Mazagon Dock. The state-of-the-art Scorpene submarine has superior stealth features and the ability to launch […]

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Loosening of US arms sales spurs India to challenge China : Chinese Media

SOURCE: The Global Times As the US moves closer toward the possibility that it will loosen restrictions on foreign arms sales, India is looking closely. The Donald Trump administration is considering relaxing arms sales restrictions, including reviewing export policies on unmanned weapon systems, in order to regain dominance in the market, in an initiative that could […]

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China-Pakistan sign new deals for Gwadar port’s development: CPEC may turn out to be India’s security and strategic problem

SOURCE: FIRSTPOST Gwadar Port, situated in the restive Balochistan province, has been the ‘it’ project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the torch bearer of the China-Pakistan relations, which Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani once said is “higher than mountains, deeper than the ocean, stronger than steel and sweeter than honey. ” The Gwadar Port is […]

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With an assertive China and change in global power axis to Indo-Pacific, can India remain a ‘mere spectator’?

SOURCE: FIRSTPOST With the adoption of the term by United States president Donald Trump, the idea of Indo-Pacific has started gaining ground. As some would say that if the 21st century is the Asian century, it is also the maritime century. Indo-Pacific is predominantly a maritime space and the resurrection of the term also reflects a conceptual […]

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Centre sanctions Rs 370 crore to BSF, ITBP for construction of bunkers along India-Pakistan border

SOURCE: PTI Laying emphasis on building infrastructure along the India-Pakistan and China-India borders, the government has sanctioned nearly Rs 370 crore to the BSF and the ITBP for construction of bunkers and special climate-controlled huts in forward areas, an official said on Wednesday. A total of Rs 369.84 crore has been sanctioned by the home […]

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How India and Asean are working together without pushing China away

SOURCE: SCMP After India hosted Asean’s 10 leaders at its Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi last week, the 36-paragraph Delhi Declaration was released by the 11 heads of state. It covers political, economic, security and cultural issues, but its China-related subtext is instructive. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has its own internal dissonance on China, and some […]

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BJP leader Subramanian Swamy questions Nirmala Sitharaman’s silence over Mehbooba Mufti’s FIR

SOURCE:  ANI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday raised a question on Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s silence over Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s decision to file an FIR against the army personnel for Shopian firing. Talking to ANI, Swamy said that the incident is against patriotism, adding that if the […]

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Indian Muslims should demand a separate country, they’re being harassed: Kashmir deputy Mufti

SOURCE:  Zee Media Sparking controversy, Kashmir Deputy Mufti Azam Nasir-Ul-Islam on Tuesday said that Muslims in India should demand a separate country as they are bound to live in pathetic conditions. “Muslims are being harassed in India in the name of love jihad, cow vigilantism and what not. The population of Muslims is second largest in […]

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Artificial Intelligence in Military Operations: Technology, Ethics and the Indian Perspective

SOURCE: IDSA Ever since Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo programme defeated South Korea’s top professional Lee Sedol in 2016 in the popular board game Go, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including machine learning and deep learning,1 have seized the imagination of people across the globe. While the impact of AI is already being felt in many areas, such as […]

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Whenever India has annoyed China, Beijng has aided insurgents in north-east, says think-tank expert

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A former Army officer and think-tank member says Chinese-funded insurgency has increased in India’s north-east whenever Beijing has been annoyed or unhappy with New Delhi. “When the relations have improved, the insurgency has decreased,” said Lt Gen JR Mukherjee (retired), the vice-president (operations) of the strategic think-tank, Centre of East and North […]

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Don’t want India to become the refugee capital: Govt tells Supreme Court

SOURCE: LIVEMINT The Union government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the issue regarding deportation of Rohingyas from Myanmar was better left to be decided diplomatically by the executive. This was opposed by Prashant Bhushan, counsel for one of the petitioners, who said the Border Security Force (BSF) was using grenades and chilli powder […]

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Army files counter FIR in Shopian firing case, says ‘we responded to ultimate provocation’

SOURCE:  Zee Media The Army on Wednesday filed a counter FIR in Shopian firing incident, in which an Army Major has been booked. Meanwhile, the death toll in the Army firing on a mob in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday rose to three after a critically injured youth succumbed to injuries. Rayees Ahmad, who was among the nine persons injured […]

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JeM chief Masood Azhar announces Pakistan tour to promote Kashmir agenda

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Pakistan based terrorist and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar made his first public appearance on the foundation day of the banned terrorist outfit JeM last night. This comes a week after United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s sanctions monitoring committee completed its two-day visit to Pakistan. Addressing a gathering of new JeM recruits, […]

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Trust deficit between Kashmiris and rest of India must be reduced: Dineshwar Sharma

SOURCE: ENS THE CENTRE’S special envoy on Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma, held discussions with Kashmiri students in the city at a programme organised by Sarhad foundation on Monday. Replying to a question on how Kashmiri students often face difficulties in finding accommodation, he said, “Today, there is a lot of distrust between people from Kashmir and […]

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Hopes rise again for new assault rifles, sufficient ammunition for Indian Army

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE As one of the most operationally-committed armies of the world, Indian Army has been functioning with a long pending requirement of new assault rifles and a critical shortage of ammunition. The Indian Army fought its first two wars (1947-48 India-Pak and 1962 Sino-Indian) with the ancient Lee Enfield, 303 bolt-action rifle. By […]

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PMO raps Defence Ministry over delay in $3.75-b Scorpene submarine project

SOURCE: The Hindu Business Line Miffed with inordinate delays in the delivery of six Scorpene-class submarines to the Indian Navy under the $3.75-billion P75 programme, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has rapped the Defence Ministry for not taking stringent action against Naval Group of France (formerly DCNS) and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL). As a result, […]

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Angry crowd wanted to ‘burn injured JCO officer’, fired in self-defence: Indian Army sources

SOURCE: DNA INDIA The Indian Army in response to FIRs registered against two of its soldiers, has said that the duo opened fire in a ‘desperate situation’. On Saturday, The PDP-BJP coalition government in J&K showed cracks when Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti snubbed her alliance partner and vowed to take the investigation into the killing […]

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Not made in India

SOURCE: ENS The public is often bemused on hearing senior military leaders make gratuitous public pronouncements regarding India’s readiness to “fight a two-front war”. Bewilderment, however, turns into trepidation on reading media reports that the army is looking for eight lakh rifles, carbines and machine-guns, in the international market, to equip its 13-lakh jawans! Our […]

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Thrilled to see PM Modi revitalise defence procurement: BAE’s Roger Carr

SOURCE: ET After delivering 2 Howitzer guns from UK and US ahead of schedule, BAE Systemsand partner Mahindra are getting ready to build the M777 artillery guns locally in India from third quarter of 2018, and the first Make in India gun by mid 2019, said a top official of the UK defence major. The company is also in active negotiations with the Indian […]

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India, China to Military resume exercises

SOURCE: Tribune News Service In an attempt to put behind tension at the boundary, the armies of India and China will resume more military engagements, including the annual military exercise. Top officials in the Ministry of Defence and also the forces met their Chinese counterparts in November at a scheduled meeting. They also formally agreed […]

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RAFAEL Introduces Trophy APS with Samson 30 Turret

SOURCE:  Defense-Update.Com RAFAEL has designed a new version of the Samson 30 unmanned turret fitted with an integral Trophy active protection system (APS). In addition to a 30mm automatic cannon and coax machine gun, the new turret integrates two independent sights, and two multi-purpose guided missiles, recessed launchers for smoke grenades and complete Trophy APSsystem comprising four radars and two countermeasures units […]

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NIA reveals Pak’s ties with Hurriyat, terror outfits

SOURCE: TNN Exposing the links of separatists with Pakistan and terror outfits operating from its soil, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed that a website of the Syed Ali Shah Geelani-led Tehreek-e-Hurriyat and that of US-designated terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen are designed and administrated by the same person, that too from Rawalpindi. NIA’s chargesheet in the Jammu and […]

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NASA-ISRO Satellite’s Antenna Reflector Passes CDR

SOURCE: Satellite Today Northrop Grumman’s Astro Aerospace has successfully completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of the AstroMesh radar antenna reflector for the NASA–Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite. NISAR will make global integrated measurements, providing a detailed view of Earth. The radar imaging satellite will use dual L-band and S-band frequencies to measure the […]

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Defence budget unlikely to go up

SOURCE: Hindustan Times India’s defence budget for 2018-19 will largely account for only inflation and currency fluctuations, despite the armed forces coveting the latest and the best hardware, defence ministry officials said on condition of anonymity. The defence budget will be largely focused on building the country’s military capabilities, especially on its northern borders with China […]

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ISRO chief on a mission to cut expenses on launches

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Department of Space (DoS) is anticipating an increase in financial outlay in next month’s Budget, even as its new Secretary K. Sivan said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was working to reduce the cost of its satellite and launch vehicle missions. Speaking to The Hindu, Dr. Sivan, who formally took charge […]

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JuD chief Hafiz Saeed plans 10-day ‘Kashmir solidarity Ashra’ from February 2

SOURCE: ENS Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday said his group will observe a 10-day ‘Kashmir solidarity Ashra’ in Pakistan starting from February 2, reported PTI. “We will hold rallies, conferences and seminars across Pakistan to show solidarity with the Kashmiris,” Saeed said. Saeed, the founder of Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) and […]

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Terrorist groups planning another Pathankot style attack in Punjab: Intelligence report

SOURCE: Pragativadi News Service Terrorist organisations like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) are planning to carry out Pathankot like attack once again in Punjab, as per intelligence inputs. This time they are planning to attack Rajasansi airport in Amritsar.Notably, Pathankot attack was carried out by terrorists. On January 2,  2016, a heavily armed group of terrorists attacked […]

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Phuket hosts Thai, Indian navy emergency exercises

SOURCE: The Phuket News Thai Navy Third Area Command carried out a series of emergency exercises with their counterparts from the Indian Navy off Cape Panwa yesterday (Jan 29), including an armed boarding sortie and a sea rescue. The exercises were the 25th such joint efforts the Royal Thai Navy has conducted with the Indian Navy.Lt […]

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Modi in Palestine: Agriculture, diplomacy training on agenda

SOURCE: TNN Palestine and India are working to ensure that PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Ramallah, the first ever by an Indian PM to a Palestinian territory, turns out substantive and not just symbolic. The two sides are looking to sign MoUs for cooperation in agriculture and Modi is likely to also inaugurate a training […]

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India’s Indigenous Assualt rifle set for final trials but it will also import Israeli Assualt Rifles too

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) which has been working on a new 7.62-mm fully automatic assault rifle to replace in-service INSAS rifle from 2016 is sweating it hard to deliver 50 Indigenous Assualt rifle in time by end of April so that final trials of the Gun can […]

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Indian Navy to launch third Scorpene class submarine ‘Karanj’ tomorrow

SOURCE: IANS The third Scorpene class submarine, Karanj, will be launched in the sea in Mumbai on Wednesday, an official statement said. The submarine will be launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd and Navy Chief Admrial Sunil Lanba will be the chief guest. First of the Scorpene class submarines, INS Kalvari was commissioned in […]

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Mumbra man who left to join IS is ‘prisoner of war in Libya’, says MEA

SOURCE: ENS The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is learnt to have recently received a communique from the authorities in Libya saying Tabrez Tambe (30), a Mumbra resident who fled the country in January 2016 to allegedly join the globally banned terror outfit Islamic State (IS), is alive and lodged in a Libyan jail as […]

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Why India is getting on China’s nerves these days

SOURCE: DAILYO Last year when reports of India and Japan taking the lead in reviving the “quadrilateral” with the United States and Australia first emerged, Beijing appeared unconcerned. After all, pooh-poohed its strategic experts, the first iteration a decade ago was short-lived and fizzled out. The Quad’s second coming, however, has so far appeared more […]

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Why Donald Trump’s ‘no’ to talks with Taliban could spell good news for India

SOURCE: TNN US President Donald Trump ruling out talks with the Taliban will probably be seen as a good sign by India which has for long publicly articulated that a dialogue with terrorists of any stripe is not tenable. India will also be pleased that it now has the US on its side against a growing closeness between Pakistan-China […]

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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Looks To Russia And China For New Arms

SOURCE: QUWA In an interview with the Financial Times, Pakistan’s defence minister Khurram Dastgir Khan outlined that Pakistan is engaging with China, Russia and Europe for the supply of new armaments amid turbulence in Pakistan’s relationship with the U.S. “We have already bought some Russian helicopters in the past three years,” said Khan. “This is what […]

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Indian militarisation in space affairs: Pakistani Media

SOURCE: EXPRESS TRIBUNE PK Three Indian actions at the start of 2018 would contribute as a great source of insecurity in the regional and global strategic environment. First, India successfully launched 31 satellites, including the country’s 100th satellite of Cartosat series, on a single mission. Second, their army chief voiced readiness to cross the border to […]

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Budget 2018: How much allocation is ‘enough’ for the Indian defence setup

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is all set to present his fifth Budget in Parliament on February 1. The defence establishment and the wider strategic community eagerly await news on how much Jaitley will add to the Rs 2,59,262 crore which he provided as the country’s defence budget on the previous occasion. Will […]

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Withdraw FIR against Army or your govt will be toppled, Swamy tells Mehbooba

SOURCE: OneIndia News Why are we even running the government in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has asked. He was reacting to the filing of the FIR against Army personnel following the stone pelting incident at Shopian on Saturday. Two civilians were killed when Army personnel fired at a stone-pelting mob in Shopian […]

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India has imposed certain redlines on China’s BRI: Expert

SOURCE: PTI India has effectively imposed certain redlines on China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia, a US expert has said. India is the only major country of the world to have opposed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI focuses on improving connectivity and cooperation among Asian countries, Africa, China and […]

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Pakistan has terror safe havens and the world knows about it, says Afghan envoy

SOURCE: DNA INDIA There is a clarity among the UN Security Council members on the existence of terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan, a top Afghanistan envoy to the world body has said, calling for action against it. Afghanistan’s UN Ambassador, Mahmoud Saikal, in an indirect reference to Pakistan, said his government has provided evidences to […]

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Punjab University scientist invited to identify 9/11 human skeletal remains

SOURCE: PTI A forensic scientist of Panjab University (PU) has been invited to work with other scientists towards a complex identification process of human skeletal remains of 9/11 World Trade Centre (WTC) attack victims. J S Sehrawat, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh has been invited as visiting scientist at New York City […]

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Terror fund chargesheet: NIA names Pakistan mission official, highlights role

SOURCE: ENS The National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargesheet into stone pelting and terror financing in Jammu and Kashmir will include the role of a Pakistan High Commission official in funding separatists, and has estimated the flow of at least Rs 200 crore into the Valley to fuel protests and stone pelting, it is learnt. The […]

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After Majid Khan, another militant returns to family in J-K

SOURCE: ANI A Kashmiri youth who had joined a terrorist group has surrendered before the security forces and returned to his family.”A young boy who had earlier joined terrorist ranks has come back to the mainstream in south Kashmir and left the path of violence and destruction,” Jammu and KashmirDirector General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid […]

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Woman naxal carrying Rs 3 lakh reward held in Cgarh

SOURCE: PTI A woman Naxal carrying a reward of Rs 3 lakh on her head, was arrested today in Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said. Acting on a tip-off, the cadre identified as Balmati Korram (21), was arrested by a joint team of security forces from Chhitpani village forest under Mardapal police station […]

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10 years on, Rs 70,000cr sub project still remains stuck

SOURCE: TNN India is yet to get cracking on its long-pending project to build six advanced stealth submarines, with land-attack cruise missiles and air-independent propulsion for greater underwater endurance, over a decade after the initial approval from the defence ministry. Defence sources, in fact, say the acceptance of necessity (AoN) for the around Rs 70,000 crore ($10.9 […]

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India-Russia 5th Generation Fighter Jet Program: Road to Nowhere?

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT The co-development and production of the Sukhoi/HAL Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), also known in India as the Perspective Multi-role Fighter (PMF), one of the most high profile joint Indo-Russian defense projects remains stuck despite recent comments by a senior Russian official that a final contract may be signed soon. Sergey Chemezov, […]

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Indian Army to buy specialised ammunition for T-90 battle tanks

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Seeking to do away with shortages and provide the required firepower to tank regiments to destroy enemy armoured forces, the Indian Army is looking to procure around one lakh rounds of specialised ammunition for the T-90 and T-72 battle tanks of the force. A proposal in this regard would be put up […]

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India plans ballistic protection for under-fire helicopters

SOURCE: Shephard Media India is looking at the procurement and installation of lightweight fibre-based armour plating in the cargo compartments of seven Mi-17V-5 helicopters under a national competitive bidding process, for which results are awaited. This requirement released last year by the Indian Air Force (IAF) stated that ballistic protection is needed for helicopters being used by paramilitary […]

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Defence Ministry to stop investing in ordnance factories, DPSUs

SOURCE: The Hindu Business Line In what could spell the death-knell for Ordnance Factory Boards (OFBs) and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), the Ministry of Defence has decided that it will not make any further investments in these establishments, while product introduction and creation of additional capacity will have to be undertaken by the private sector. […]

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Why the world wants to engage with India

SOURCE:  The Statesman The world is moving towards realpolitik, ignoring previous relations based on history, commonality of religion and humanitarian considerations. India is a growing powerhouse in both economic and military terms and thus is sought after. It is a market for every nation seeking to expand trade as also a security provider in the larger […]

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India’s Military Short 68,000 Anti-Tank Guided Missiles and 850 Launchers

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT The Indian Army claims that it lacks 68,000 anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) of various types and around 850 launchers, according to local media reports. In total, the service is around 60 percent short of its “authorized holding” of ATGMs and has no reserve stockpile in the event of a military conflict. Furthermore, the Indian […]

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Insurgency likely to increase after Doklam: Former Lt Gen

SOURCE: PTI Insurgency is likely to increase in the north east after the Doklam stand-off with China and there are already signs of it in the region, former GOC-in-C Eastern Command Lt Gen J R Mukherjee said here today. Whenever India has annoyed China or there has been a border related issue between the two countries, it (China) has […]

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Government Gives Nod To Indigenous Technology For Light Weight Bullet Proof Materials For The Indian Soldier

SOURCE: Swarajya India’s very own high tech light weight bullet proof jackets for the frontline soldiers will be ready soon. The indigenous technology for these ultra light bullet Proof Materials proof jackets has got government’s nod and prototypes of the same will be readied jointly by Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and Coimbatore based Amrita University. Presently, […]

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Viewpoint: India and Pakistan up the ante on disputed border

SOURCE: AJAY SHUKLA / BBC The Line of Control (LoC) is an un-demarcated 776km (482 mile) stretch of frontier that snakes across the mountains of the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. About 200,000 Indian and Pakistani soldiers face each other here, with rifles, machine guns, mortars and artillery at the ready. It is […]

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Indian, Vietnamese armies hold first military exercise

SOURCE: PTI For the first time, armies of India and Vietnam today began a six day-long military exercise in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, reflecting growing defence ties between the two countries. It is the first military exercise between the two countries, a senior army official said here. The exercise, christened ‘VINBAX’ will continue for six […]

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India-China ties to remain priority for new foreign secy

SOURCE: DH News Service Vijay Keshav Gokhale was involved with the management of India’s relations with China for the best part of his diplomatic career. And, as he took over as the new foreign secretary on Monday, bringing New Delhi’s troubled ties with Beijing back on track will continue to be one of his priorities. India’s […]

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Isro to give 200 NavIC receivers to TN fishers

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE The Indian Space Research Organisation to give 200 NavIC ((Navigation with Indian Constellation) messaging receivers on a pilot basis to fishermen from Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu to know positioning information and to receive alerts during deep sea fishing. The fishermen from Kanyakumari district and Kerala were recently affected by the Ockhi cyclone […]

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Chattisgarh Government tightens grip on Naxals; here is how

SOURCE: FE The Chattisgarh government has increased its efforts to crack down on the Naxals. A report by The Indian Express suggests that security personnel have been moving ahead in the areas till now dominated by the Naxals. The construction of roads is also being undertaken at a rapid pace along with paying full attention […]

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Conference to focus on Indo-China ties

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE Centre for Eastern and North Eastern Regional Studies Kolkata, a think tank, is going to organise The Calcutta International Dialogue focusing on Indo-China relations on February 2 and 3 in the backdrop of Doklam and Tuting stand-off. The conference will start with a theme “India-China Relations — Resolving Contentious Issues” at the […]

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Chinese military plane crashes in training exercise

SOURCE: SCMP A Chinese military aircraft crashed in the southwestern province of Guizhou during a training exercise on Monday, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force said.Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV showed footage on its website of an aircraft ablaze mid-flight, while several other unverified clips of burning debris and a huge plume of smoke in a […]

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Military defeat of ISIS can be ‘measured in weeks,’ top US general says

SOURCE: FOX NEWS The military defeat of ISIS could be just ‘weeks’ away, a top U.S. military official said Monday — a stunning development given the terror group once boasted the infrastructure to control an expanse of territory in Syria and Iraq where 10 million people lived. U.S. Central Command General Joseph Votel made the […]

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Russian, Indian portfolio of orders for arms exceeds $4 bln

SOURCE: TASS The portfolio of orders for arms of Russia and India is over $4 bln now, Deputy CEO of Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport Sergei Goreslavsky said Monday. “The total volume of supplies between Russia and India has exceeded $65 bln over the years of cooperation, while the portfolio of orders is over $4 […]

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Pakistan Army supplied military equipment to LeT in Kashmir: Afghan envoy to the US

SOURCE: TNN Pakistan Army has been supplying military equipment to Lashkar-e-Toiba in Kashmir and Taliban in Afghanistan, claimed Afghanistan envoy to the US Majeed Qarar, today.The allegation was made following an attack on the Afghan Military Academy in Kabul by a group of suicide bombers earlier today. At least five soldiers were killed in the attack and 10 wounded. “The […]

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There is no peace time for special forces

SOURCE: THE WEEK Varun Chhabra was just nine when his father was killed in action on October 14, 1989. A recipient of the Sena Medal, Lt Col Arun Kumar Chhabra was second-in-command of 10 Para (SF), and was about to take over as its commanding officer, when he sacrificed his life in the Army’s Operation […]

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Recent terror attacks in Afghanistan underscore need for Indian intervention, building Kabul’s capability to defend itself

SOURCE:  FIRST POST At a time when Kabul and much of Afghanistan is desperately trying to heal its wounded after a trail of terrorist attacks, the suicide bombing by the Taliban using an explosive-laden ambulance seems particularly vile. Ambulances with their sirens screaming are usually waved through security barriers, and the Taliban simply took advantage of it. The […]

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Israeli Air Force Leaning Toward Upgraded F-15 Over F-35 for Next Fighter Jet Acquisition

SOURCE: Haaretz The Israel Air Force is to decide in a few months between purchasing a third squadron of F-35 fighter jets or the F-15I, which, while less advanced, has other advantages.The acquisition requires the approval of the General Staff and a ministerial committee, but the recommendation of the air force generally carries the day. IAF […]

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Expert on China, diplomat Vijay Gokhale succeeds Jaishankar as foreign secretary today

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale took charge as Foreign Secretary of India on Monday morning.Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar announced it on twitter saying, “An early morning start! Shri Vijay Gokhale, an Indian Foreign Service Officer of the 1981 batch, took over as Foreign Secretary of India today morning…” Considered […]

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India takes fight to China via SEAsia

SOURCE: ASIA TIMES In what has been described as “the most significant exposition of its ‘Act East’ policy,” India invited Southeast Asian heads of state as its chief guests during its recent 69th Republic Day parade. The Commemorative Summit, held on January 25 and themed “Shared values, Common Destiny”, arguably marked the arrival of India […]

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India, China should resolve border differences in a calm way: Chinese foreign ministry

SOURCE: PTI India and China should look at their border differences, including over Dokalam, in a “calm way” and resolve them through existing mechanisms, the Chinese foreign ministry said today. Reacting to Indian Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale’s interview to Chinese daily the Global Times where he said the status quo should not be changed […]

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China says it is ready to talk to India to resolve differences on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

SOURCE: REUTERS China on Monday said it is ready to hold talks with India to resolve their differences on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, PTI reported. The controversial China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is part of China’s One Belt One Road initiative. India has been opposed to the project as a part of it would pass through the […]

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Cracks in J&K govt: BJP demands withdrawal of FIR against army men over Shopian civilian killing

SOURCE: ENS In what may be construed as differences between the ruling PDP and BJP coalition government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday demanded the withdrawal of FIR registered against army men including a Major in connection with the killing of two civilians in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Pointing out that it has been his and his […]

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Army says no war store materials used for Mumbai bridges

SOURCE: ANI The Indian Army on Monday dismissed reports of them constructing three foot overbridges (FOBs) in Mumbai with materials brought from a war store on the Indo-China border near Doklam. “Statement that appeared in sections of media on January 28, that construction material used for the construction of Foot Over Bridges at Mumbai by the Army had come from the Indo-Chinese border at Doklam is […]

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Fitness app Strava’s heatmap reveals locations of secret military bases: Report

SOURCE: ENS Strava, the fitness-tracking app which relies on the smartphone GPS to track a user’s exercise sessions, which includes cycling, running finds itself the subject of a controversy. According to reports, a heat map shared by Strava, which shows the exercise activity of its users across the world, has ended up revealing secret military […]

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Jammu and Kashmir Police file charge sheet against LeT, 11 people in Amarnath terror attack

SOURCE: PTI The Jammu and Kashmir Police today filed a charge sheet against the Pakistan-based Lashker-eTaiba terror group and 11 people for conspiring and carrying out the July 2017 Amarnath Yatra attack in which eight pilgrims lost their lives. The 1,600-page charge sheet was filed under various sections of Ranbir Penal Code (similar to the […]

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IAF may buy only twin-engine refueling jets, Russian IL-78 offer Rejected ?

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY n a move that would help the Centre save money, it is now planning to buy only twin-engine aircraft as the next mid-air refueling planes for the Air Force for which even second-hand planes can be offered by vendors. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is once again moving ahead with its programme […]

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MBT Arjun is a formidable tank, but can it replace Russian made T-90?

SOURCE: Oneindia News Battle tanks can be deadly war machines in certain kinds of terrains. A division of tanks can lend a powerful support to the infantry and crush the enemy defences when used in right conditions and terrain. In India’s context, tank divisions are mostly used in borders areas of Rajasthan where desert poses a […]

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India’s Supersonic BrahMos Cruise Missile Should Terrify Pakistan (And China)

SOURCE: The National Interest. On January 20, the Hindustan Times reported India is “laying the groundwork” to test a new 800km version of its BrahMos cruise missile. The test is expected to take place some time in 2018. “It will be a significant leap forward for the BrahMos project. Air force fighters will be able to attack targets from […]

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Missile Evading VVIP chariot races to India in record time

SOURCE: TNN The Boeing 777 that will soon replace the ageing VVIP jumbo jets used by the president, VP and PM on long-haul journeys has created a record by reaching Delhi in the fastest time for any commercial nonstop flying from the west coast of US to India — just over 14 hours. Air India on Wednesday decided to fly the […]

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Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat says time has not come for any rethink on AFSPA

SOURCE: PTI Time has not come for any rethink on AFSPA or making some of its provisions milder, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has said, asserting that the Army has been taking adequate precautions in protecting human rights while operating in disturbed areas like Jammu and Kashmir. Rawat’s remarks assume significance as they come against […]

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NASA keen on India-made technology for spacecraft

SOURCE: PTI A new thermal spray coating technology used for gas turbine engine in spacecraft developed by a Rajasthan-based researcher has caught the attention of a NASA scientist, an official said. Expressing his interest in the research, James L. Smialek, a scientist from NASA wrote to Dr. Satish Tailor after it was published in the […]

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‘Too soon to write off Al Qaeda, Hamza bin Laden could be leader soon’

SOURCE: IANS It’s been over half a decade since its founder Osama bin Laden was traced and eliminated but it is too soon to write off his Al Qaeda which has regrouped in a number of places spanning the middle of the Arab heartlands to its periphery as well as north Africa and trying to […]

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Rein in Pakistan military: Karzai

SOURCE: THE HINDU Afghanistan has seen a sharp increase in violence after U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement on New Year’s day criticising Pakistan, the former Afghanistan President, Hamid Karzai, has said.He called for pressure on “Pakistan’s military and intelligence” after the latest bombing in Kabul on Saturday in which more than 100 people were killed. […]

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Jammu and Kashmir: Jitendra Singh says plan for border residents shelved after security forces’ concern

SOURCE: PTI Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday that concerns expressed by security forces had forced the BJP to give up its plan for providing plots of land at safer places to the border residents in Jammu and Kashmir. “Security forces raised a genuine concern that it will leave border hamlets empty. We raised this […]

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Indian Army personnel booked by J&K police for deaths in Shopian firing

SOURCE: Indian National Press An FIR has been lodged against Indian Army personnel by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with a firing incident in Shopian district that left two civilians dead and nine injured, officials said. The personnel cited in the FIR belong to the 10 Garhwal unit of the Army and include an officer […]

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Surprise over Modi’s soft line on Pakistan

SOURCE: ENS Talking to each other may not be the strongest suit with leaders of India and Pakistan. But talking about each other is, doubtless, a suit of their utmost liking and they take to it avidly, like a moth to the flame. There was, as such, little of surprise when Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

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Drone sightings around defence, space installations trigger alarm

SOURCE: Hindustan Times At least a dozen drone sightings near sensitive installations have prompted the ministry of home affairs (MHA) to write to various government departments to take precautionary measures against a possible aerial threat from “unknown flying objects”, officials familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The MHA has sent letters to the departments of […]

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Replica of hand grenade recovered at Mumbai Airport

SOURCE: ANI A replica of a hand grenade was recovered at Mumbai Airport during the screening of Cargo Consignment which was supposed to be sent on an Indigo flight. On 28 January, at about 12 a.m., during the screening of Cargo Consignment, IndigoSecurity staff noticed a suspicious image like Hand Grenade (replica) in a Cargo Consignment which was supposed to send by Indigo flight No.6E-154 […]

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Territorial integrity of Assam won’t be compromised: Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: PTI Territorial integrity of Assam and other northeastern states will not be compromised when the final Naga peace accord is inked, Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today. Sonowal apprised Singh about the situation in the state’s Dima Hasao district where protests against the demand for a “Greater Nagalim” claimed […]

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789 women constables pass out from CISF

SOURCE: THE HINDU A contingent of 789 women constables passed out of the Central Industrial Security Force’s (CISF) Regional Training Centre (RTC), Arakkonam, on Sunday after 39 weeks training. On December 29, the first battalion of 779 women trainees passed out. For Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju the passing-out parade was […]

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S Jaishankar, architect of Narendra Modi’s foreign policy, Indo-US nuclear deal retires today

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The revised Assomption Island treaty, signed yesterday, between India and Seychelles was the last official assignment of Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who retires today after a three-year stint. He served as the foreign secretary of India for the longest time since Kewal Singh, who retired in 1976. S Jaishankar is credited with building the […]

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Will India secure an entry into the NSG this year?

SOURCE: DNA INDIA After getting entry into major export control regimes like MTCR (Missile Technology Control Regime) in 2016 and the Wassenaar Arrangement in December 2017, India formally became the 43rd member of the Australia group on January 1, 2018. India is now a member of three out of four elite export control regimes, the […]

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The Philippines’ Strategic Relationship With India

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT The 61-year old Treaty of Friendship signed in Manila on July 11, 1952 between India and the Philippines was cemented again by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as he attended the India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit in New Delhi hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Duterte and Modi exchanged economic and political views, including discussing the possibility […]

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Are Noisy China’s nuclear attack submarine way too easy to detect?

SOURCE: South China Morning Post After a Chinese nuclear attack submarine was discovered by the Japanese navy while submerged near disputed islands in the East China Sea, military experts say it could be too easy to detect. The PLA Navy’s 110-metre Shang-class submarine surfaced in international waters with a Chinese flag on its mast on January […]

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Report: Buildup of Doklam air power

SOURCE: Tribune News Service Despite having announced disengagement at the Doklam Plateau, India and China have continued with a build-up of military resources on either side.The armies of the two nations were locked in a 73-day (June 16 to August 28, 2017) stand-off at Doklam — the tri-junction of Bhutan, India and China. A US-based […]

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World Bank’s effective role sought to resolve Pakistan-India water dispute : Pakistani Media

SOURCE: THE NEWS PK Pakistan on Saturday sought the World Bank’s effective role in resolving the water dispute with neighbouring India. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi called on a delegation of the World Bank headed by Regional Vice President Annette Dixon at the PM house. Patchamuthu Illangovan, country director of the bank, Snezana Stoilikovic and […]

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26/11 terror attack: Bombay High Court refuses to order probe in former state ATS chief Hemant Karkare’s death

SOURCE: PTI The Bombay High Court has refused to order a probe into the death of former state ATS chief Hemant Karkare and disposed of a petition alleging that his killing during the 26/11 terror attack was a conspiracy hatched by Right Wing extremists. A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and Bharti Dangri […]

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Pakistan Army ‘Has Greatly Increased Its Clout’ Under New Chief: US Media

SOURCE: NYTIMES The new chief of Pakistan’s army had a tough act to follow when he took the baton of command in November 2016. His predecessor had been a widely popular figure, credited with dramatically curbing both attacks by militants against civilians and political corruption and extortion. There was apprehension that the army’s next leader […]

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A new generation of F-35 pilots are coming, and they’ll solve the fighter’s biggest problem

SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER The UK Ministry of Defense recently announced it had its first class of Royal Air Force graduates to exit training and go straight into flying the F-35, and a former F-35 squadron commander told Business Insider they’ll perform better than any pilots seen before. David “Chip” Berke, a retired US Marine Corps Lt. Col. […]

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What is SARAS?

SOURCE: ENS The SARAS is an indigenous aircraft developed by the National Aeronautics Laboratories (NAL), which is overseen by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). The upgraded 14-seater SARAS PT1N completed its test flight earlier in January, nearly 11 years after it had crashed during previous tests. The crash had led to the […]

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Defence journos discuss the lives of unsung heroes

SOURCE: ENS With an aim to bring the stories of military personnel to the common man, journalists Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh recently published their book, ‘India’s Most Fearless: The Stories of Modern Military Heroes.’The first one of their written documentaries, (they plan to publish two more over the next few months), the book talks […]

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NIA takes Kashmir terror financing case from Delhi Police

SOURCE: PTI The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over from Delhi Police the case of absconding Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Nasir Safi Mir, who is accused of funding Hurriyat leaders and is believed to have fled the country after jumping bail, officials said here. The officials said the case was re-registered by the NIA recently […]

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India-ASEAN tango needs convergence to cage the dragon

SOURCE: THE WEEK In 1956, the British chancellor of the exchequer and the chief justice of Japan were joint chief guests; in 1968, Soviet leader Alexei Kosygin and Yugoslavia’s Marshal Tito were hosted, and in 1974, Tito arrived again along with Sri Lankan prime minister Sirimao Bandaranaike. But never did the republic score a perfect […]

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Candidates May Lose Air Force Job If Body Tattoo Not Within Rules: Court

SOURCE: PTI Tattoo-sporting candidates cannot be guaranteed a job in the Indian Air Force (IAF). This stipulation has now got judicial stamp with the Delhi High Court upholding the decision of the Air Force cancelling a man’s appointment for the post of airman as he had carved a permanent tattoo on the external side of […]

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TS police join hands with ISRO to curb Naxal violence

SOURCE: ENS On a day when Maoist violence witnessed a sudden uprising, the tech-savvy Telangana state police has decided to join hands with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to tackle Left-Wing Extremism in the state. The technology will be adopted mostly in the Left-Wing Extremist affected areas. Apart from narrowing down on the movement of […]

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‘Intelligent’ Tejas does the ‘talking’; pilots & engineers are not complaining

SOURCE: ENS Close to one-and-a-half-years after the first Light Combat Aircraft Tejas joined the Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet officially, the No 45 Sqn Flying Daggers that flies the desi bird is now ready for bigger operational challenges. Raised in Bengaluru on July 1, 2016, the Flying Daggers are a now formidable combat air unit with a […]

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Critically short of anti-tank missiles, Army sounds alarm

SOURCE: TNN The Army has once again sounded the alarm about its critical operational deficiency in the field of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), asking the government for the emergency induction of at least some of these “tank killers” till the indigenous man-portable systems being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) become a […]

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Haqqanis – The Terror Tool Pakistan Uses To Check India’s Influence In Afghanistan

SOURCE: AFP Afghanistan on Saturday blamed a devastating suicide bomb attack in Kabul that killed at least 95 people and wounded 158 others on the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani Network, former CIA assets now considered one of the most dangerous factions fighting US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan. Led by Sirajuddin Haqqani, who doubles as the Afghan Taliban’s […]

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