Trudeau shoots himself in the foot once again

SOURCE: ENS Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday endorsed his National Security Adviser Daniel Jean’s assertion that some factions in the Indian government had tried to sabotage his visit to India by granting a visa to a Sikh extremist. New Delhi was not amused. “Let me categorically state that the Government of India… had […]

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Will IAF get more eyes in the sky? Defense ministry to decide today

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Seeking to boost indigenous defence capabilities, the defence ministry is expected to consider a proposal worth over Rs 20,000 crore on Wednesday to develop six ‘eyes in the sky’ Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) planes to monitor activities of rival air forces deep inside their territories. “A DRDO proposal to […]

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Ahead of Macron visit, Rs 2,000 cr Coast Guard chopper deal with France might fall apart

SOURCE: THE PRINT A Rs 2,000 crore ($300 million) chopper deal for the Indian Coast Guard, which was meant to be a key takeaway from French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India next month, has hit an air pocket and is on the verge of being cancelled. Differences between the Defence Ministry and European manufacturer […]

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Safran close to India combat jet engine deal: sources

SOURCE: Reuters France’s Safran (SAF.PA) is close to an agreement to supply a version of its M88 military jet engine for India’s Tejas light combat aircraft, two people close to the discussions said. The deal, if confirmed, could be finalised during a visit to India by French President Emmanuel Macron next month, they said, adding that […]

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What hampers India’s arms procurement process?

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES It is easier for a tank to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for India’s defence ministry to buy or manufacture a weapon. Indeed, to describe the speed with which the ministry does this as glacial would be hyperbole. This is evident from a number of recent analyses […]

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BRI could increase Chinese military presence in Indian Ocean: US Gen

SOURCE: PTI Aligning with India’s posture, a top American General on Wednesday said China’s access to Pakistan’s Gwadar Port has the potential to increase its strategic presence in the Indian Ocean. General Joseph Votel, Commander of the US Central Command, said China was pursuing long-term, steady economic growth that bolsters its international influence and access to […]

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Much To Pakistan’s Displeasure, India To Renovate Jinnah’s House And Use It For Diplomatic Events

SOURCE:  Swarajya The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is all set to renovate the house of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Mumbai and use it for diplomatic events in the future, The Hindu has reported. According to the daily, the house, which is known as South Court, is also likely to host a museum showcasing South […]

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China has plan to build nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

SOURCE: Reuters China is developing technologies to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, state media reported on Wednesday, as Beijing pushes forward with an ambitious military modernisation programme. Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged in October last year to turn China’s military into a world-class fighting force by 2050, and has made new technology development a key policy […]

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Trudeau blames India, backs ‘Atwal theory’

SOURCE: ANI Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not refute the ‘conspiracy theory’ that Indian government factions sabotaged his trip by approving the visa for Pro-Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal. Responding to a Conservative leader’s question about the “allegations” made by a senior government security source, Trudeau said, “When one of our top diplomats and security officials says something to Canadians […]

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‘Atwal Theory’ baseless and unacceptable: MEA

SOURCE: ANI The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday said that the ‘conspiracy theory’ surrounding the invitation to pro-Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal at an event hosted by the Canadian High Commission in Mumbai and New Delhi was baseless and unacceptable. In response to a query regarding the invitation to Atwal, Official Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: “We have seen the recent exchange in the Parliament […]

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As ceasefire violations along LoC escalate, this change in Indian Army’s tactic should worry Pakistan

SOURCE: FE In what has been a first for the Indian Army in 15 years in the Uri sector since India and Pakistan arrived at a ceasefire agreement in 2003, the recent spike in ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) has resulted in the Indian Army opting for the use of […]

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Environmental impact assessment next step for controversial Indian military base on Seychellois island : Seychelles News Agency

SOURCE: Seychelles News Agency An environmental impact assessment is expected to be the next step concerning a proposal to build military infrastructure on the remote island of Assumption if Seychelles’ Parliament ratifies the agreement, a top official of the Department of Environment said. The principal secretary of the Department of Environment, Alain De Commarmond, said that […]

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Pakistan is yet to take decisive actions against terrorists: US general

SOURCE: Press Trust of India The freeze in US security aid to Pakistan will continue as it is yet to take any decisive action against the Taliban and the Haqqani network. “That’s the current posture. And I would imagine, hopefully, in the future, well have an opportunity to (review),” General Joseph Votel, Commander of the US […]

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India, Pakistan foreign secretaries may meet in Kabul : Pakistani Media

SOURCE: DAWN Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale will come face to face with his Pakistani counterpart, Tehmina Janjua, in Kabul this week for the Kabul conference, the Hindustan Times said on Tuesday. Mr Gokhale will attend the conference on Wednesday in which 25 countries will be participating. Though an official one-to-one meeting between the foreign […]

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CoBRA inflicted heavy casualty on Naxals in Sukma

SOURCE: UNI The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on February 23 inflicted heavy causality on the cadres of Naxals who were trying to ambush the force team returning to their base after the Seek And Destroy Operations(SADO), senior CRPF officials said here on Tuesday. The fierce fighting took […]

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Hot Refueling trial of LCA-Tejas successful

SOURCE: ANI Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully carried out a hot re-fuelling procedure on the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas at the HAL airfield. The system performance during the refueling session was in-line with design requirements and was satisfactory. Hot re-fuelling, or in-flight re-fuelling is a complex procedure involving the integration of a probe on to the […]

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Saab highlights Indian industrial opportunities on Gripen

SOURCE:  IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly As India looks to make some major decisions on air combat capability requirements in the coming few years, Swedish defence group Saab believes the country could become a “complete source” of Gripen fighter aircraft. In recent comments to Jane’s , Jan Widerström, Head of Saab India, said the group remains in contention to […]

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Maldives declines India’s invite for naval exercise ‘Milan’: Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba

SOURCE: ENS The Maldives has rejected an invitation to participate in a friendly exercise hosted by the Indian Navy in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands named “Milan” (as in the Hindi word meaning ‘meeting’). The exercise held once every two years is a friendly drill for India and the navies of the Indian Ocean Rim […]

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ISIS Present In Jammu and Kashmir, Carried Out 2 Attacks: Police Chief

SOURCE: NDTV A day after Islamic terror group ISIS claimed responsibility for the killing of a policeman in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the state police, in a first, admitted that the group has a presence in the Valley. State police chief SP Vaid told NDTV that while the presence was not “substantial”, it was […]

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Army makes important changes in CR forms, grading not to be shown to officers

SOURCE: ENS In a major policy change pertaining to the Confidential Reports (CRs) of Army officers, the Military Secretary’s (MS) branch has announced that the box grading received by an officer from his immediate appraiser will not be shown to him/her henceforth. The MS Branch of the Army Headquarters has notified these changes in a […]

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First US Woman Fighter Pilot, Lawmaker Congratulates Indian Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi

SOURCE: PTI A top American lawmaker, who was her country’s first female fighter pilot, has congratulated Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi for breaking India’s glass ceiling by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo. Ms Chaturvedi became the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo when she flew a MiG-21 […]

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West resistance to China’s OBOR rising

SOURCE: ANI Most countries in Europe and other parts of the worldare reportedly offering resistance to China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) project, as they believe Beijing has long-term hegemonistic designs. According to a chinascope.org report, countries like Germany and France see OBOR as an initiative that could result in a struggle between democracy and dictatorship, as also the introduction of a new […]

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Russia developing new long-range unmanned strike system

SOURCE: ANI Russia is working on developing a long-range unmanned strike system, according to the official TV channel of the Russian defence ministry. The large unmanned aircraft built by Zvezda will infiltrate far into an enemy’s territory. The new system will carry both guided and unguided munitions, Sputnik reported. Alexander Nemov, the deputy chief of […]

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‘Husband wants to sell me to Islamic State,’ Gujarat woman tells NIA

SOURCE: THE HINDU The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is treading cautiously on a complaint filed by a Gujarat-based woman that her husband forced her to convert to Islam and wanted to sell her off to Islamic State terrorists in Saudi Arabia. The NIA has sent the couple’s mobile phones for forensic analysis to extract ‘mirror […]

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Less snowfall may spur infiltration bids: Army

SOURCE: IANS A top army officer has said that the increasing ceasefire violations by Pakistan are aimed at pushing more militants into the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC). Speaking to the media on Monday on the sidelines of an event here, Lieutenant General A.K. Bhatt, commander of army’s Srinagar headquartered 15 Corps […]

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Army recruitment rallies in Chambal to restart depending on law and order: Defence Minister

SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that army recruitment rallies, which were discontinued in the state’s Chambal region six years ago due to law and order problems, could be restarted provided order was maintained. She said that the Chambal region had given a large number of soldiers to the defence forces of the […]

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India, Jordan working on defence framework agreement

SOURCE: ANI India and Jordan will be exchanging notes and experiences in tackling terrorism and de-radicalization, during the three-day visit of Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein to India, which begins today.As per sources, security dialogue is on the cards between India and Jordan, and both countries are working to forge a defence framework agreement. […]

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Indian troops return after peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

SOURCE: PTI Around 200 soldiers from the Armys 62 Indian Horizontal Military Engineering Company (HMEC) have returned to India after successfully completing their peacekeeping mission in war-torn South Sudan. “These soldiers were deployed in South Sudan, which gained independence from neighbouring Sudan in 2011, but slid into a brutal civil conflict and a broken economy,” […]

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China deploys J-20 stealth jet fighter, names India as threat

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla  | Business-standard.com With China’s air force deploying its “latest stealth jet fighter” – the J-20 Chengdu – one of the provocations could be the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployment of its top-of-the-line Sukhoi-30MKI fighter in Assam, near the disputed Sino-India border.The English language website “China Military Online” – an official People’s Liberation Army (PLA) news […]

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Defence ministry admits to floundering ‘Make in India’, crippling delays in arms procurement

SOURCE: TNN India’s entire weapons acquisitions process is badly broken and beset with huge delays, says an internal defence ministry report, pointing out that only 8-10% of 144 proposed deals in the last three financial years fructified within the stipulated time periods. The scathing power-point presentation, prepared by junior defence minister Subhash Bhamre for Prime Minister Narendra […]

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Defence ministry ‘report’ picks holes in arms-buying procedure

SOURCE: Hindustan Times A defence ministry document purportedly picking holes in India’s arms-buying procedures has painted a grim picture of how unreasonable delays are hindering the military’s modernisation, at a time when several key programmes are running years behind schedule and some remain stuck on the drawing board. Only 8-10% of the 144 deals initiated during […]

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Radical Sikh groups want Vatican status for Golden Temple, PM’s apology for Operation Blue Star

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Radical Sikh groups in other countries, engaged in secret talks with the government, put forward three main demands, including an apology at a global forum for the 1984 military operation in the Golden Temple and a special status for the Akal Takht and Harmandar Sahib on the lines of the Vatican, according […]

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Narendra Modi cancelled Rafale-HAL deal, deprived youth of jobs: Rahul Gandhi

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of handing over the contract to buy Rafale aircraft to one of his close friends by depriving the HAL of this contract. “The Rafale deal had been given to HAL but Mr Modi cancelled  it. He went to Paris and changed the Rafale […]

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Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter is about to meet the US F-22 over Syria

SOURCE: NEWS AUSTRALIA IT’s a next generation combat jet of many names. It was the PAK FA. It was the T-50. Now it’s the Su-57. It’s Russia’s answer to the United States’ cutting-edge F-22 “Raptor” stealth fighter. Now, more than 15 years after the F-22 entered service, Russia is on the brink of pitting the […]

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Justin Trudeau’s India visit a complete mess, but it should be viewed as a stepping stone and not in isolation

SOURCE: FIRST POST On Saturday, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau completed an eight-day India visit that also happened to be his first State visit to these shores. It’s tremendously difficult to know for sure what’s going on behind the prime minister’s ever-present smile, but it’s safe to assume he didn’t expect the sort of rancorous […]

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After JeM attack, NIA team in Sunjwan Army camp to reconstruct scene of crime

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A team composed of a dozen investigators from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) reached Jammu on Monday to reconstruct the scene of the dastardly terror attack perpetrated by the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) on the Sunjuwan Army camp. The team had earlier travelled to the Sunjuwan camp when the […]

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‘We are crushing Naxalism with heavy hand, squeezed it to 450 police stations,’ says Hansraj Ahir

SOURCE: ABPLIVE Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has come to power in the Centre, it has been not only trying to control the inflow of terrorists through the borders but also attempting to control Naxalism. Whereas, on the border, Centre has given absolute power to the army to secure the LoC, in […]

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57 days, 400 truce violations: Pakistan leaves Kashmir reeling

SOURCE: TNN The line of control in Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan remains extremely volatile, with ceasefire violations (CFVs) already jumping to over 400 in the first two months of this year. Apart from civilians, Pakistan has lost 23 soldiers in the firing duels, while the tally for India is 16 till now. If this […]

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Srinagar : 115 Kashmiri youths inducted into Indian Army

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY One hundred and fifteen Kashmiri youths were inducted into the Indian Army at the passing out parade held in Srinagar today. After a year’s hard training, a total of 219 youths, including those from Kashmir, were enthused and happy to be part of the army. The family members of the new soldiers […]

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Jammu and Kashmir: Two terror hideouts busted in Poonch, IEDs, huge cache recovered

SOURCE: PTI The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district today busted two hideouts of militants and recovered large cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material, including 11 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), a defense official said. In two separate joint search operations, a team of the Indian Army and a team of the J&K […]

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WB: NIA arrests top Fake Indian Currency Notes racketeer from Malda

SOURCE: ANI The National Investigating Agency (NIA) arrested the main accused in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket from Maldadistrict, West Bengal. The accused, named Asikul Islam, was arrested from his village during a raid on Sunday, carried out jointly by the NIA and BSF, based on specific intelligence. Asikul was produced in a Special NIA Court, Patna on Monday. The Court […]

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French Media: M88-Kaveri to power India’s LCA-Tejas MK1A!

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK French weekly financial newspaper ” La Tribune ” in its latest report has said that France and India are on track to power the Indian light combat aircraft (LCA) with the M88 as part of the Kaveri program which currently is been resurrected with French help. La Tribune report says that […]

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Who Killed IAF’s Single Engine Fighter Tender?

SOURCE:  Jogin Abraham Thomas / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG India’s quest to procure 114 units of single-engine fighter jet, worth over $10-billion under SEF Tender will be scrapped soon and instead India will remove engine limitations basically allowing all rejected contenders and even winning candidate of earlier scrapped MMRCA Tender a second shot at […]

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China ‘didn’t want to lose face’ by supporting Pakistan at terror funding watchdog meet: Report

SOURCE: TNN China backed down from speaking for Pakistan at a recent international meeting on terror because it didn’t want to “lose face by supporting a move that’s doomed to fail”, official unnamed sources told Dawn newspaper. At first, so sure was Pakistan of China’s support in dissuading the US and others from putting it on a […]

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Large number of militants waiting at launch pads across LoC: Lt Gen Bhatt

SOURCE: PTI A large number of terrorists are waiting at launching pads across the Line of Control (LoC) to cross over into Kashmir and cease-fire violations by Pakistan are also an attempt to push infiltrators, a top Army commander said here today. “We have inputs of many infiltrators waiting at the launching pads and we […]

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Increase in deployment of Chinese ships in Indian Ocean Region: Admiral Sunil Lanba

SOURCE: TNN As India prepares to host 16-17 navies for the Milan multi-lateral naval conclave at the Andaman & Nicobar archipelago in early-March, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba tells Rajat Pandit that his force is closely tracking the increasing Chinese naval presence in Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and is well prepared to counter any threat to national security. Excerpts: […]

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Indian Army’s firepower stuns Pakistan, six positions destroyed in one week

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY It seems Pakistani posts helping terrorists in infiltration or used by their personnel for launching Border Action Team actions against Indian troops would be up for a tough time as the Indian Army has destroyed six such positions in the last one week and is keeping an eye on such activities across […]

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Sterlite Technologies bags Rs3,500 crore project from Indian Navy

SOURCE: PTI Sterlite Technologies on Monday said it has been awarded a Rs3,500-crore advance purchase order to design, build and manage the Indian Navy’s communications network.“The Rs3500-crore system integration project will enable the Indian Navy with a digital communications network at par with the most advanced naval forces globally,” the company said in a statement. […]

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India Should Expect More Doklams as China Extends Xi Jinping’s Hold on Power

SOURCE: CNN-News18 The Communist Party of China revealed on Sunday that its Central Committee, which comprises 200 elite members of the world’s largest political organisation, had proposed a change to its constitution. The new proposal would scrap the limit of two consecutive terms for both the President and Vice President of China. This proposal will be […]

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Compel Pak to end proxy war

SOURCE: The Tribune THE Chief of Army staff, General Bipin Rawat, has asserted that the recent Pakistan-supported Sunjuwan terror attack where six soldiers were killed would be avenged. Speaking to a national newspaper, he said, “Pakistan thinks it is fighting a war that is paying them dividends but we have several options, including surgical strikes.”General Rawat […]

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Indian Army recruitment scam foiled in Bihar, one arrested for trying to bribe officials

SOURCE: ANI A person has been arrested for allegedly trying to bribe Army Officials entrusted with the recruitment to get the question paper leaked for the Common Entrance Examination (CEE) to be held in Muzaffarpur on February 25. The Army authorities came to know of such an attempt on the intervening night of February 22 […]

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‘Pak Army Coward And Unprofessional’, Says Indian Army Over Constant Ceasefire Violations By Pakistan Along LoC

SOURCE: OUTLOOK INDIA In wake of the constant ceasefire violations by Pakistan, the Indian Army on Sunday hit out at the Pakistan Army by calling it ‘coward and unprofessional’. Addressing a press conference here, Brigadier YS Ahlawat of 12th Indian Infantry Brigade said,”Since February 19, Pakistan Army has been continuously carrying out ceasefire violations along […]

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Four Naxals killed in encounter in Jharkhand’s Palamu district

SOURCE: PTI Four Naxals, including two women, were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jharkhand’s Palamu district today, officials said. The incident took place at around 8.30 am in the Lalaghati-Naudiha area of the district when a joint team of the 134th battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state […]

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Militant killed, cop injured in south Kashmir’s Tral grenade blast

SOURCE: PTI  A militant was killed and a policeman injured on Monday in south Kashmir’s Tral town when militants hurled a grenade at a police station. Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid said: “A terrorist, Mushtaq Ahmad Chopan, died in a grenade explosion when challenged by sentry while trying to escape […]

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Navy agrees to buy four Russian frigates for $3 bn

SOURCE: Ajai Shukla  | Business-standard.com New Delhi and Moscow have finalised contractual terms for four new stealth frigates that Russia will supply the Indian Navy for slightly over Rs 200 billion ($3 billion), or about Rs 50 billion ($775 million) per vessel.Designated the “Upgraded Krivak III class”, the first two frigates will be built in Yantar Shipyard, in Kaliningrad, Russia. The […]

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Lockheed Martin wants India to fast-track defence procurement

SOURCE: PTI American aerospace and defence major Lockheed Martin on Monday urged India to work on couple of areas like fast-tracking defence procurement procedures with a view to attract companies in the sector. Phil Shaw, chief executive, Lockheed Martin India, said that the company wants to invest in India and include the country in its […]

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Army’s combat vehicle project gets green signal

SOURCE: ET The Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project worth about Rs 60,000 crore which began nearly a decade ago could finally progress this month. A panel of independent expert monitors (IEMs), appointed by the defence ministry, has found that the evaluation process for selecting firms to produce prototypes of the FICV is correct and the project should move forward. […]

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Emmanuel Macron in India: Agreement on Jaitapur nuclear plant likely to be signed during French president’s visit

SOURCE: PTI India and France are likely to sign a framework agreement for expediting the Jaitapur nuclear power plant project during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit next month, sources from the Indian side have said. The six-reactor project with a capacity of 1650-MW each will be the largest nuclear power park in the country. Talks […]

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Isro’s new communication satellites to usher in high-speed internet era

SOURCE: TNN Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is planning to usher in an age of high-speed internet connectivity in the country with the launch of heavy-duty communication satellites. Giving details about the upcoming launches this year, Isro chairman Dr K Sivan told TOI: “We will launch Gsat-11 in April or May.” The 5,725-kg satellite, which will carry 40 transponders […]

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Donald Trump’s review could help India nuance its nuclear doctrine

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The Trump disruption continues. Now, it is reaching into the area of US nuclear policy. The new American nuclear posture review (NPR) comes on the head of a series of decisions taken by the Trump Administration that has brought a more combative edge to the American nuclear strategy. Late last year, Trump […]

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With 16-Nation Naval War Games, India Looks To Secure Sea Lanes

SOURCE: PTI India will host navies from 16 countries for an eight-day mega naval exercise from March 6 with an aim to expand regional cooperation and combat unlawful activities in critical sea lanes. The biennial exercise ‘Milan’ is being organised at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the backdrop of China’s growing military posturing in […]

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Isro working on ‘igloos’ for future outposts on moon

SOURCE: TNN In what’s likely to become India’s biggest science programme in the next few years, Isro has started work on building igloos on the Moon. These ‘lunar habitats’, as scientists call them, will be built by sending robots and 3D printers to the Moon, and by using lunar soil and other material. The project […]

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IAF, aerospace industry keen on setting up drone testing centre in Andhra Pradesh

SOURCE: TNN The Indian Air Force (IAF) and aerospace industry are keen to collaborate with the state government to set up a drone testing and certification centre in the state. At a session on aerospace and defence sector at the Partnership Summit on Sunday, discussions were held on the challenges of creating a manufacturing ecosystem and what role AP can play […]

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China’s ocean observatory in Maldives sparks fresh security concerns

SOURCE: TNN A Joint Ocean Observation Station which China is looking to establish in the Maldives could prove to be another security challenge for the Indian government with the Maldivian opposition leaders claiming that the observatory will also have a military application with provision even for a submarine base. The observatory location in Makunudhoo, the westernmost […]

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CRPF starts bike ambulance for remote villages of Naxal-hit Bastar region

SOURCE: PTI The CRPF, in the thick of anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, has launched a unique bike ambulance initiative for providing basic healthcare facilities to those living in remote jungle areas of Bastar region. Medical teams, accompanied by well-armed security personnel ride their motorcycles to help the sick and injured in about 70 villages of […]

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Indian Army looking at larger talent pool, younger officers for crucial tasks: official

SOURCE: PTI The Army has started implementing reforms aimed at readying a larger talent pool for crucial tasks and bringing down the age of those commanding key formations including along the borders with China and Pakistan. Top sources in the defence establishment said the idea behind the reform initiative was to bring down the age […]

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IAF postpones online admission test at several centres due to technical problems

SOURCE: PTI The Indian Air Force today said it has postponed an online admission test at several centres across the country due to technical problems. The Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) and Selection Test for Airmen Recruitment (STAR) was to be conducted at 536 centres in 99 cities but it could be held at […]

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DRDO conducts test flight of Rustom-2 drone in user configuration

SOURCE: ANI The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India’s premier defence institute, on Sunday “successfully” conducted the test flight of its Rustom 2 drone, which is a medium-altutude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), at Chalakere in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district. Much like the predator drones of the US, Rustom 2 has been developed to carry […]

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Army gets closer to buying Apache attack choppers

SOURCE: Hindustan Times The army is inching closer towards its goal of deploying attack helicopters for the first time, with India issuing a Letter of Request (LoR) to the US government for buying Boeing-made Apache choppers, a person closely monitoring the project said. The LoR is a significant step as it formally kicks off the foreign […]

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CRPF to purchase 25 high-end drones to conduct anti-Maoist operations, tackle militants in Jammu and Kashmir

SOURCE: IANS The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is all set to purchase 25 high-end drones to equip itself to better conduct anti-Maoist operations and deal with militants in Jammu and Kashmir. The tendering process for the procurement of the drones has started and they are expected to be introduced by the CRPF – the […]

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After 15 yrs, artillery fired along LoC in Uri

SOURCE: Tribune News Service After a gap of 15 years, when India and Pakistan inked a ceasefire agreement, the troops on both sides today exchanged artillery shells across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector, triggering panic in the area as more residents were evacuated to safer places.As the ceasefire violation along the […]

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INS Viraat in Vizag to give big push toTourism

SOURCE: THE HINDU INS Viraat, the pet project of Andhra Pradesh, will be kept in Visakhapatnam. It will complete the naval tourism circuit along with TU 142 museum and Kursuru Submarine museum, according to Tourism Minister Bhuma Akhila Priya. Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of the panel discussion on tourism on the first day of […]

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NIA to seek Interpol Red Corner notice against Pak diplomat wanted in terror plot

SOURCE: PTI The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has initiated the process for securing an Interpol Red Corner notice against Pakistani diplomat Amir Zubair Siddiqui, who was chargesheeted last week for allegedly conspiring to launch terror strikes on the US and Israeli consulates in South India. Officials in the agency said the paperwork was being completed […]

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Indian Troops to Learn Mandarin as China ‘Warns’ of Another Doklam-like Standoff Soon

SOURCE: INDIA.COM The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans will learn Mandarin to break the language barriers with Chinese counterparts, a report said. The development comes a day after Chinese observers warned of another Doklam-like standoff showdown soon. Notably, two ITBP inspectors and two jawans have already completed the year-long course and are currently posted at the border. According […]

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Isro’s satellite models provide glimpses of Indian space prog

SOURCE: TNN A gallery belonging to Isro’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Exhibition Space Applications Centre was set up for the first time at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT). The gallery is part of the college’s two-day technical festival, Axis, and will conclude on Sunday evening at 6pm. ‘Glimpses of Indian Space Programme’ was chosen as the theme of the […]

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India Congratulates China On FATF Post, Hopes Beijing Will Be Balanced

SOURCE: PTI India today congratulated China for becoming the vice chair of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body mandated to combat terror financing, and hoped Beijing would “uphold and support” the objective of the watchdog in a balanced and objective way. In its plenary meeting in Paris on Friday, the FATF extensively […]

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Amarinder’s ‘terror’ list to Trudeau: Details of 5 most wanted operatives

SOURCE: TNN The list that Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh handed over to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on February 21 has minute details of the nine men who are seen as the most active handlers of alleged Khalistani terrorists in Punjab. Most of them are linked to International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) and Khalistan Tiger Force. Details in the list […]

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War-like situation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri makes over 1000 migrate to safer places

SOURCE: ENS Around 7000 persons been affected by Pakistani troops firing and mortar shelling along Line of Control (LoC) in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir and over a thousand border residents have migrated have migrated to safer places. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Naseer Ahmad Naqash told the New Indian Express that Uri witnessed heavy firing […]

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Radicalisation of youths rampant in Srinagar Central Jail

SOURCE: Tribune News Service It is a virtual free run for prisoners inside the high-security Srinagar Central Jail here, where nearly 300 unauthorised mobile phones are operational within the jail premises which has become a den for radicalisation of undertrials and petty criminals, according to an official report. The report has been shared with the […]

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FIR lodged after stone-pelting at Army camp in Jammu

SOURCE: PTI The Army has lodged an FIR against unidentified miscreants for pelting stones at a military station, which was recently attacked by a group of three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists here. Six soldiers and a civilian were killed and 10 others, including four soldiers, were injured in the terror attack on the Sunjwan camp. All […]

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Himachal Pradesh: Army jawan trapped in Rohtang avalanche rescued

SOURCE: Hindustan Times An Indian Army jawan, who was trapped for hours in avalanche near Rohtang Tunnel’s north portal, was rescued on Sunday. Three jawans were on their way to Manali in Himachal Pradesh on foot from Stingri when masses of ice and snow started rolling down the mountain on Saturday evening. While two others managed […]

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Pakistan acted against JuD’s ‘charities’ due to US plot: Hafiz Saeed

SOURCE: PTI Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed on Saturday alleged that the US has made a plot against his “charities” and that is the reason why the Pakistani government is acting against them. Days before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting in Paris where Islamabad avoided being placed in a terror financing […]

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Suspicious Chinese object recovered from Arunachal Pradesh, likely to be weather instrument

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A suspicious object the size of a laptop was found in Arunachal Pradesh today. The device recovered from the Arunachal Pradesh village in Kamle district appears to be an instrument which is used to measure atmospheric conditions. The object, possibly a part of a Chinese weather balloon, somehow managed to get detached […]

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Pakistan takes envoys to LoC to globalise ‘Indian Army’s targeting’

SOURCE: TNN A day after Pakistan took envoys of six key countries to the volatile Line of Control (LoC) to show them the “damage” caused by firing from the Indian Army, the Pakistani army on Saturday used loudspeakers at its Chakothi post – adjoining the Uri sector in Baramulla district – urging the residents of the […]

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Security forces gear up to counter militants in J-K

SOURCE: ANI A high-level meeting of Army, state police and Central Reserved Police Force (CRPF) was held in Jammu and Kashmir’s Awantipora to review the security situation, intelligence gathering and operational preparedness to counter the design of terrorists. The meeting was chaired by Lieutenant General AK Bhatt and the 15 Corps Commanderon Saturday. The meeting comes in the wake of increasing […]

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India, China hold across-the-board talks during Foreign Secretary’s visit

SOURCE: THE HINDU Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale has held across-the –board talks with top Chinese officials on advancing ties between India and China, which have encountered several points of friction. Mr. Gokhale’s visit is also seen as part of preparations for talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping at the June summit […]

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Decoding India’s China threat

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE. Prior to the formation of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 and its military occupation of Tibet, there was hardly any friction between the two ancient civilisations of China and India. They enjoyed cultural exchanges for millennia and kept a politically safe distance from each other, thanks to the natural barrier […]

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India must lead international efforts to restore democracy in Maldives: Ex-Maldives VP

SOURCE: ANI The former Vice President of the Maldives, Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, has raised concerns over the growing political unrest in his country and has called for an urgent intervention by the international community. The 48-year-old lawyer-turned-politician has asked India to lead the international efforts to restore democracy in the island country. India has expressed “deep dismay” over the Maldivian […]

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FATF watchlist: Grey or black, no amount of coercion will succeed in forcing Pakistan to change its behaviour

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY A new act is unfolding in Pakistan’s theatre of the absurd. The rogue state has been put in a state of suspended animation by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money-laundering and terror financing watchdog. The manner in which Pakistan was reinstated in the ‘list of shame’ reinforces the […]

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Driven By India Into China’s Arms, Is Nepal The New Sri Lanka?

SOURCE: SCMP This looks like China, doesn’t it?” Deputy Inspector General Mandip Shrestha has his chest puffed out as he gives a tour of Nepal Armed Police Force’s freshly minted training academy. A swanky sprawl complete with a helipad, swimming pool, football ground, shooting range, soundproof meeting rooms, giant auditoriums and elegant red brick buildings, the […]

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Militants had walked back to Myanmar after ambush on Army convoy

SOURCE: THE HINDU Three years after an Indian Army convoy was ambushed in Manipur’s Chandel district where 18 personnel were killed, investigators have, for the first time, stitched together a detailed account of the attack. One of the militants involved, who was arrested last month, told investigators that the group was in India for five […]

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Another controversy hits Trudeau’s India visit, distorted J&K map at event attended by Canadian PM

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Another controversy has hit Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to India as a map misrepresenting Jammu and Kashmir was put up at the event he was speaking at. A map showing a distorted Jammu and Kashmir – without the entire PoK area including Gilgit and Baltistan – was placed at an event in […]

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India-Canada and the Khalistan glitch

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE There is a lot that India and Canada can do together, and yet the relationship has not lived up to its potential. India’s economic growth in the past two decades has drawn international attention, and leading countries have sought to enhance trade and investment ties with it. Canada is a G-7 member […]

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ISRO to launch another IRNSS satellite in April

SOURCE: THE HINDU   After its failure to inject into the orbit the eighth of the navigation satellite, IRNSS-1H that was to replace the faulty IRNSS-1A in the Indian Navigation Satellite Constellation or NavIC in August last year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch another IRNSS satellite in April. “The […]

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ATAGS : Bang for the buck?

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Howitzers booming in Sikkim near the China border would normally be cause for alarm, especially after last year’s tense 73-day standoff on the Doklam plateau. But last month, it was an occasion to celebrate. Two indigenously designed, developed and manufactured (IDDM) howitzers successfully concluded high-altitude trials at the army’s firing ranges situated […]

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Indian Army issues RFI to procure 5.5 lakh assault rifles

SOURCE: DH News Service Indian Army on Friday issued a Request for Information to procure 5.5 lakh assault rifles under the Make in India category. In addition, a RFI for 6,000 sniper rifles has also been released. The armed forces require 8.1 lakh assault rifles for the three services, out of which Army alone needs 7.6 […]

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India gets Locally developed Armed Drone: A Report

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK DRDO has confirmed that a modified Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA) Lakshya-II has successfully carried out several rounds of Weaponised trials of the drone, making remotely Pilotless Target Aircraft India’s first Armed drone. Lakshya achieved 20m circular error probable (CEP) precision strikes on designated targets as per information provided by DRDO and […]

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Armed forces wants over 400 drones, next-generation weapons

SOURCE: TNN The Indian armed forces over the next decade want over 400 drones, including combat and submarine-launched remotely piloted aircraft, as well as directed energy weapons (DEWs) like high-energy lasers and high-powered microwaves capable of destroying enemy targets and even satellites. Several such military capabilities have been identified in the defence ministry’s new “Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap-2018” […]

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Submarine-launched drones, combat UAVs, aircraft carrier part of India’s future buy list

SOURCE: THE PRINT India is looking to induct futuristic weapon systems such as submarine-launched drones, highly manoeuvrable combat UAVs, an additional aircraft carrier and laser weapons in the next decade, a defence ministry roadmap for acquiring new technology reveals. The Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap (TPCR- 2018) is meant to give the defence industry a […]

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India’s dilemma in the Maldives: is it time to deal with Chinese influence?

SOURCE: SCMP The Maldives is one of the world’s most geographically dispersed countries, as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population, with around 428,000 inhabitants. But it is the geography of the Maldives that makes it important in the increasingly contested Arabian Sea part of the Indian Ocean. The Maldives […]

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Pakistan on FATF’s grey list: How India convinced China & Pak shot itself in the foot

SOURCE: THE PRINT Paris witnessed high diplomatic drama over the last 48 hours, culminating in China lifting its objection to putting Pakistan on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ‘grey list’ for not doing enough to freeze the assets of terror outfits such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. This is the first time that China acceded […]

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Russia’s Su-57 Deployment in Syria Is a Dangerous Farce

SOURCE: NATIONAL INTEREST Late in the evening on Feb. 21, 2018, a photograph appeared on social media purportedly showing two Russian Sukhoi T-50 prototype stealth fighters — also known as PAK-FAs or Su-57s — in the sky over Hmemmem air base in western Syria. While the photograph was rather blurry and could not be precisely geo-located, by […]

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Significant climatic change in Himalayas since 2000: DRDO’s Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment

SOURCE: ENS In a worrying trend, Himalayans have become warmer in last 25 years with significant climatic change seen especially after the year 2000, said a study by DRDO’s Snow & Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE). The study further says that the impact of global warming is evident over northwest Himalayas in the form of rising […]

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India’s defense manufacturing brings new possibilities to Israel

SOURCE: JPOST The Indian government has accelerated efforts to modernize and enhance the operational capabilities of its defense forces. This year, the nation’s defense budget is projected to show growth of 7.81%. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the government will also bring out an industry-friendly defense-production policy for 2018 aimed at promoting indigenous production […]

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Media equally responsible for present situation in Kashmir, says NIA chargesheet

SOURCE: ENS Media is “equally responsible” for the present situation in Kashmir as they are “not playing their role in peace, prosperity and communal harmony in the valley”, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has submitted in court as part of a chargesheet. The observation is in the chargesheet filed against freelance photojournalist Kamran Yusuf and […]

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Pakistan promises to expedite steps to curb terror funding

SOURCE: AP Pakistan’s interior minister says the Islamic nation will expedite steps to curb terror financing and money laundering a day after the country avoided ending up on a terror watch list by a global task force. Ahsan Iqbal in Saturday’s remarks said Pakistan’s performance in the war on terror was better than others, but […]

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Meghalaya’s most-wanted militant Sohan D Shira shot dead in police encounter

SOURCE: PTI Security forces today shot dead Meghalaya’s most-wanted militant and self-styled chief of the outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in an encounter in East Garo Hills district, the police said. The encounter of Sohan D Shira, who carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, came after NCP candidate Jonathone N […]

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Indian Air Force wants fighter jet deal worth Rs 1.25L cr to be fast-tracked

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Against the backdrop of dwindling fighter squadrons, the Indian Air Force (IAF) feels that its requirement for more than 100 combat aircraft expected to be worth over Rs 1.25 lakh crore should be procured through a government-to-government (G2G) deal to avoid further time delays due to the complex acquisition process involved in […]

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Dhanush test fire off Navy warship close to zero error

SOURCE: ENS   Continuing its user training exercise, the Indian Armed Forces on Friday successfully test fired nuclear capable surface-to surface ballistic missile Dhanush in full operational configuration from a Naval warship positioned in the Bay of Bengal. Defence sources said the trial was conducted at about 10.52 am by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) […]

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US and French Fighters Contend for a Place Aboard India’s New Aircraft Carrier

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT With the Indian Navy’s first two carriers INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant deploying Russian built MiG-29K multirole fighters from their decks India has sought a new source of fighters for its third and largest carrier – INS Vishal. While the Vikramaditya, a heavily modified former Soviet Kiev class carrier, is currently in service and the Vikrant, the country’s first domestically built carrier, […]

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Sooner rather than later, Pakistan will pay for Sunjuwan attack: Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat

SOURCE: Hindustan Times The Indian army will give Pakistan a reply “sooner rather than later” for the February 10 terror attack on a military camp in Jammu, General Bipin Rawat said. Six soldiers and a civilian were killed in the fidayeen attack in Sunjuwan by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists. Soon after the incident, defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said […]

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India Locally Develops FSAPDS Ammunition for T-72, T-90 Battle Tanks

SOURCE: SPUTNIK India’s state-owned Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) has conducted a successful penetration trial of the critically important Fin Stabilized Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot (FSAPDS) ammunition, designed and developed for the Indian Army’s T-72 and T-90 main battle tanks. “The trial results established the penetration capabilities of the indigenously designed FSAPDS ammunition, at par with NATO and Russian […]

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IAF chopper crash: This army officer’s photo with her newborn at her husband’s funeral has left everyone teary-eyed

SOURCE: ENS Losing your loved one is never easy and the agony is impossible to describe. But how our military officers and their family deal with their loss often leaves everyone bewildered. And something similar happened at the funeral of Wing Commander D Vats, who lost his life recently in Assam. In a tragic accident, two […]

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India is replacing its MiG-21s with its homegrown fighters

SOURCE: WEAREMIGHTLY When it comes to making good military aircraft, some countries are obvious go-tos. The United States, France, Japan, Russia, and the United Kingdom all immediately spring to mind as creators of classic combat planes. Then, you’ve got some smaller countries, like Israel and Sweden, that have produced some great aircraft. It may be time […]

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In a first, Canada calls for action against Sikh terror groups in joint document with India

SOURCE: TNN India and Canada pulled the visit by Justin Trudeau back from the brink Friday by issuing one of the most strongly worded joint statement on terrorism in recent times. Titled Framework for Cooperation between India and Canada on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism, the joint document did not just call for action specifically against cross-border […]

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Adopting a ‘wait and watch’ approach

SOURCE: THE HINDU Ianian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit this month was a subdued affair compared to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tehran last May. The reason is the differing preoccupations in both countries. The future of the Iran- P5+1-European Union (EU) nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA), concluded in 2015, has a […]

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Pakistan back on terror financing watchlist as China stays silent

SOURCE: TNN China stayed neutral as Pakistan was put back on an international terrorism financing “grey list”, three years after it was removed from that list. As the plenary meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) closed in Paris on Friday, Pakistan’s fortunes plunged — from June, Pakistan will be under what is officially known as “direct ICRG […]

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Indian army motivates J&K youths to join forces

SOURCE: PTI The Army Friday reached out to the rural youths motivating them to join the armed forces and serve the country. A defence spokesman said the Army conducted motivational lectures in Keri belt of Rajouri district with an aim to inspire young boys and girls to join the forces. The lectures were attended by […]

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Pakistan takes defence attaches of six nations on tour of LoC

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan on Friday said it had arranged a visit of defence attaches of six countries, including from four permanent members of the United Nations, to the Line of Control to brief them about “Indian atrocities”. A Pakistan Army spokesman said in a statement that defence attaches of the US, the UK, France, China, Turkey […]

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Things looking up in south Kashmir, says interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma

SOURCE: Hindustan Times The situation in south Kashmir has improved slightly in recent times, the Centre’s interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir said on Friday. Dineshwar Sharma has already covered Anantnag and Kulgam since he launched his tour of the region from Shopian district on Thursday. “Hume mahool thoda better laga (things look a little better […]

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DRDO’s AIP technology finally coming of age

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) developed Air-independent propulsion (AIP) technology after missing several crucial deadlines has finally seemed to be back on track after land-based trials of the AIP Module in its Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL) lab at Ambernath was reported progressing smoothly. As per information coming in, NMRL […]

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India willing to help US with aviation maintenance in Afghan: Pentagon

SOURCE: PTI India is willing to help the US with aviation maintenance in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The Pentagon also praised India’s developmental role in the war-torn country. “India has been very supportive, and they’ve pledged additional developmental aid in Afghanistan. They’ve been willing to help with aviation maintenance,” Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana […]

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India successfully test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile Dhanush off Odisha coast

SOURCE: PTI India on Friday successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable ‘Dhanush’ ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 kilometers from a naval ship off Odisha coast, defence officials said. The surface-to-surface missile, a naval variant of the indigenously-developed ‘Prithvi’ missile, was test-fired from the ship positioned near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal at around […]

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30 Or 40 Won’t Do, India Needs At Least 300 Nuclear Reactors Over The Next 50 Years

SOURCE: swarajyamag There has been much debate over the expansion of nuclear energy in India, the arguments covering a gamut of angles from safety and environmental concerns to liability, security and affordability. However, whether India should go down the nuclear path is a moot question. The issue is not if India needs nuclear energy but how […]

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‘New Cold War’ brewing in Indian Ocean, says expert

SOURCE: ANI

One of Australia’s leading academic experts on strategy and security in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region and others have said that ongoing political crisis in The Maldives could provoke an even larger crisis in the immediate future, possibly resulting in the involvement of both India and China.

Speaking to ANI, Dr. David Brewster, a senior analyst with the National Security College, Australian National University, has predicted greater strategic rivalry between major powers, including India and China, as both have an eye on expanding their roles and presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

Maldives’ autocratic president Abdulla Yameen’s move to crack down on the opposition to consolidate his power in the archipelago, is being seen by both diplomats and analysts as provoking a larger crisis that could draw China and India, and also lead to the recreation of a more multi-polar and complex Indian Ocean environment .

“In the last few days we have seen growing strategic rivalry between major powers such as China and India as they expand their roles in the region,” Dr. Brewster said.

“We are now also seeing new players competing to build their own areas of influence and blocs in the Indian Ocean and this could be another concern for India”, he added.

Looking at the situation in The Maldives from the Indian perspective, Dr. Brewster and other experts have maintained that New Delhi is naturally concerned about China’s growing influence and presence in the IOR, and is looking for ways to counter-balance Beijing by deepening its ties with the ASEAN and EAS nations Blocs on their respective approaches and initiatives.

India is particularly alarmed by the growing Chinese presence in the region and is responding. On the diplomatic front, India has been deepening ties with Southeast Asian nations, many of which have been looking to India to counter-balance China’s growing power and influence. This includes building forward operating bases or staging facilities in India’s own Andaman and Nicobar Islands – near the Malacca Strait – as well as in island states such as Seychelles and Mauritius.

The recent finalisation of logistics exchange deal between India and France also potentially opens up French facilities in the western Indian Ocean (such as Djibouti and Reunion) for use by India.

“The latest development is a deal between India and Oman, under which the Indian Navy will have access to the port of Duqm in Oman for logistics and maintenance. The deal may also include the development of oil storage facilities near Duqm for use as part of India’s strategic oil reserve,” analysed Dr. Brewster

From the Chinese perspective, experts and analysts have noted President Yameen’s tilt towards China economically since assuming office in 2013, courting infrastructure investment, tourism flows, and signing a free trade deal with Beijing.

Experts believe that the Maldives is just another front for the Chinese.The small island nation has become a significant target for Beijing’s ambitious economic expansion. Its international airport, the major road connecting it to the capital and other projects fall under “One Belt, One Road.”

China has deep-rooted economic, political and military interests not just in the Maldivesbut also the Indian Ocean, and it’s not going to be a win-win situation for India, reveal experts.

From China’s perspective it’s a no-brainer – some two-thirds of the world’s oil shipments cross the Indian Ocean, and those waterways are a critical part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.China is also spending billions on Indian Ocean ports and related infrastructure in neighboring Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. This includes the development of a network of naval and military bases around the Indian Oceanlittoral, starting with Djibouti (opened last year) and a new base likely to be built at or near Gwadar in Pakistan.

“Further, China will seek partners in the Persian Gulf, East Africa and in the central/eastern Indian Ocean, although the exact identity of those partners is not yet certain. They will need this in order to provide coverage for the entire space to protect energy sources and transportation and its other interests in the Indian Ocean.” revealed Dr. Brewster.

According to experts, nuclear powers China, India and Pakistan are engaged in a strategic power game in the IOR.

Although Pakistan has used the Maldives as an outpost for its spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), for years now, the pro-Pakistan and seemingly anti-India stance of the Yameen regime has given rise to concerns that the atoll nation could be the next hotspot of transnational terror organisations, which may carry out 26/11-type terror attacks against India reveal analysts.

Already, the Maldives has witnessed a rapid radicalisation of its youth since Yameen came to power. There have been reports of many Maldivian youths joining jihadist groups in Syria.

This radicalisation is sponsored by Wahhabi funds from Saudi Arabia – a country which is investing heavily in the Maldives for its own strategic interests.There were also reports that the Maldives was going to “sell” Faafu – one of its 26 natural atolls – to Saudi Arabia. And, this has alarmed India.

As things stand today, the Maldives has become a potential military threat to India because of China and a potential terror threat because of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, and Yameen is directly responsible for it.

Several new “non-traditional” players have become active in the Indian Ocean region, which may make the regional security environment much more complex than in the past. These include regional middle powers such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, and Iran, which have played little or no security role in the Indian Ocean in modern times.

Two new power blocs have emerged in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt on one side and Turkey, Iran, and Qatar on the other. These rivalries are now bleeding further into the Indian Ocean. Saudi Arabia has been engaging in active checkbook diplomacy with the tiny (Muslim) island states of Comoros and the Maldives in an effort to outflank regional rival Iran.

Although many would consider it unlikely, the potential for a Saudi naval base in the Maldives is highly likely. Saudi Arabia’s close relationship with the Maldives is also of growing concern to India.

“I think there are many similarities with the Cold War in terms of major powers jostling for influence among smaller and poorer countries. But it is also much more complex, with many new players. In my view, in coming years the Indian Ocean will be much less peaceful than it was during the Cold War,” said Dr. Brewster.

The changes in the Indian Ocean strategic environment also underline doubts over Washington’s commitment to the region, and some regional players appear to be positioning themselves for what they see as an inevitable draw down in U.S. forces.

America’s friends and competitors are very much aware that the U.S. shale oil revolution has put the United States on the path to becoming the world’s biggest net oil exporter within the next decade.

China’s moves, and U.S. and Indian responses, have led some analysts to worry about a “new Cold War” brewing in the Indian Ocean. Although the Trump administration has recently announced its new “free and open Indo-Pacific strategy. It is not clear what this means in practice for the Indian Ocean. There is little evidence as yet that the United States is a serious player in countering the influence that Beijing is buying with its Belt and Road Initiative.

Dr. Brewster explained, “The United States will need to do things differently in the Indian Ocean. With the Maldives however, the United States, Australia and others will expect India to take the lead. This has been the case since at least the 1980s. India’s partners will support India’s actions in the Maldives, but India must take the lead.”

Overall, experts feel that both India and China may not over extend themselves and engaged in what they refer to as ” a real tussle over the Maldives, as the islands are too small fry for that.

They, however, do admit that relations between the two Asian giants are touchy.

The turmoil in Maldives is a reminder that as China seeks greater commercial and strategic influence in Asia in the coming years, frictions between the world’s two most populous nations – one a democracy, the other an autocracy – are set to grow.

Adding to that the new rivalries playing out in the Indian Ocean are to a large extent driven by rivalries centered in the Persian Gulf and the Levant.

Dr. Brewster concludes, Just as we saw in the Cold War, the jostling of richer and more powerful countries for influence among small and weak Indian Ocean states can spill over into considerable political instability right across the region.”

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Important for India, Canada to work together to fight terrorism, Modi tells Trudeau

China’s PLA equips ground unit along Indian border with US army-style combat gear: Report

SOURCE: PTI China has equipped a branch of the PLA deployed along the Indian border with a powerful US-style integrated individual soldier combat system to prepare for a future “informatised warfare”, a media report has said. Informatised warfare, a term widely used by the Chinese military in recent years refers to the use of IT, […]

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Global watchdog puts Pakistan back on terrorist financing watchlist: media

SOURCE: Reuters A global money-laundering watchdog has placed Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watchlist, Indian media and a diplomatic source said on Friday, in a likely blow to both Pakistan’s economy and its strained relations with the United States. The move is part of a broader U.S. strategy to pressure Pakistan to cut alleged links […]

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India likely to trigger another showdown with China, observers tell Global Times

SOURCE: THE STRAIT TIMES

Controversial remarks and visits to disputed border regions by Indian officials are likely to trigger another showdown with China, like last year’s Doklam standoff, The Global Times reported, quoting observers.

India has been sending provocative signals to China since the Doklam standoff and undermining the already soured Sino-Indian relationship, Mr Zhao Gancheng, the director of the Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies, told the Global Times, a widely-read, state-run Chinese tabloid.

Indian and Chinese troops were locked in a standoff of over two months last year after the Indian side stopped the building of a road by the Chinese army in a plateau which lies at a junction between China, the north-eastern Indian state of Sikkim and the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. The plateau called Doklam by Bhutan and Donglang by China is claimed by both. India and Bhutan have traditionally close ties and New Delhi supports Bhutan’s claim over it.

On Wednesday (Feb 21), India’s former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon said in a conference in New Delhi that China wanted to “split” India and Bhutan over the Doklam standoff for political gains, while asserting the need for an integrated approach in managing the country’s borders.

A week earlier, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang protested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, an area disputed between China and India, urging the Indian side not to take actions that could complicate the boundary issue.

As India persists in pushing the bilateral relationship in a negative direction and both sides are enhancing their preparations for a possible confrontation, there is a strong possibility of a conflict between China and India breaking out this year, Mr Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow at the Institute of International Relations of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Thursday.

The Indian government is planning to raise 15 new battalions in the country’s border force, a move to fortify defences along the strategic frontiers with Pakistan, Bangladesh and China, the Times of India reported in January. US-released satellite images have shown a huge build-up by both China and India in the border region. Asked to explain the build-up, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said that in order to patrol the border and improve the local conditions for border garrisons and local residents, China has constructed infrastructure like roads in the Donglang (Doklam) area, and it is China’s right to exercise its sovereignty in its own territory.

A Chinese naval contingent has been deployed in the Indian Ocean recently, and now China has three naval fleets and 10 warships in the Indian Ocean, China Central Television reported Wednesday.

Mr Hu described India’s actions as “deliberate provocation” in response to Beijing’s growing influence in neighbouring South Asian countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka where projects are ongoing under the China’s Belt and Road initiative.

Mr Hu said India had made a mistake when it rejected the initiative and now, in order to counter China’s influence in the region, India is likely to confront China more often under the “instigation” of the US, Japan and other countries.

India, along with Australia, the US, and Japan, is talking about establishing a joint regional infrastructure scheme as an alternative to China’s Belt and Road initiative in an attempt to counter Beijing’s spreading influence, the Australian Financial Review reported on Monday, citing a senior US official.

However, India still has influence over South Asia, and China should be careful to not let the deteriorating Sino-Indian relationship sabotage Beijing’s construction projects and other forms of cooperation with South Asian countries, Mr Zhao told the Global Times.

He added that there will always be competition between the two as they are both vying for prominence on the global stage. “However, India always prioritises the strategy of challenging China and containing China in Asia,” he added.

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To combat terror, insurgency and piracy, India and Seychelles to hold training exercise

SOURCE: ENS At a time when India is looking at building a military base in Seychelles, in an attempt to counter China in the economically significant Indian Ocean Region, units from the Indian Army and Seychelles People’s Defence Forces will train together from February 24 to March 4 at Mahe Island in the archipelago, with […]

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Work begins on Afghan section of gas pipeline to Pakistan, India: Turkmenistan

ISRO moving towards making reusable launch vehicle: Sivan

SOURCE:  THE HINDU Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is moving towards making a full-scale reusable launch vehicle, K. Sivan, Secretary, Department of Space, said on Wednesday. “Very recently, we successfully conducted flight test of a hypersonic reusable launch vehicle technology demonstrator as well as air-breathing engine technology demonstrator,” he said. Dr. Sivan, who is also […]

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Projects in naxal hit areas get push

SOURCE: DNA INDIA The Maharashtra government has proposed to implement a slew of development projects and security-related measures on mission mode in the Naxal infested Gadchiroli district in Vidarbha region. The state government will get special assistance from the Centre under the National Policy and Action Plan for these projects. A state home department official […]

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IAF interested in Snooping version of Saras ??

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) designed 14-seater multi-role transport aircraft ” Saras project ” is back online after suffering from long slow down which hit the project after a prototype suffered a crash in March 2009 leading to the killing of its crew. Saras recently completed its Second […]

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Govt scraps single-engine fighter plan, asks IAF to go for wider competition

SOURCE: TNN The government has scrapped its two-year-old plan to produce 114 single-engine fighters with foreign collaboration under the “Make in India” framework, at an estimated cost of Rs 1.15 lakh crore (almost $18 billion), amid the political slugfest between BJP and Congress over the Rs 59,000 crore contract for 36 French Rafale jets. Top sources said the defence […]

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Scope for deeper tie-up between ISRO and DRDO: scientist

SOURCE: THE HINDU Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K. Sivan has said that there is scope for a deeper collaboration between the space agency and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as both have common goals and use the same technology. A major space project was recently jointly reviewed by him with DRDO […]

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India may deploy CRPF for security of embassy in Iraq

SOURCE: TNN In a first, the government is preparing to deploy commandos of central paramilitary force – CRPF – at the Indian embassy in war-ravaged Iraq, which is under threat from Islamic State, Al Qaeda and other terror groups.A contingent of 45 highly trained men, led by a deputy commandant rank officer, will be initially posted to secure […]

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India’s rivalry with China, from the mountains to the sea

SOURCE: The Interpreter The Doklam border stand-off between India, China, and India’s ally Bhutan managed to break into the news cycle last year. It was a significant dispute, with troops clashing at one point and military forces mobilised, between two of the world’s nuclear powers that have previously fought a war. But details have emerged in recent weeks that indicate the […]

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ISRO’s GSAT-11 could be last Indian satellite to be launched by a foreign space agency’s rocket

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY GSAT-11 could be the last Indian satellite which will be launched by a foreign rocket. According to K Sivan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Orfanisation (ISRO), if al things work out as intended, the 5.7-tonne GSAT-11 will be most probably the last heavy Indian satellite to be launched by a foreign […]

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‘Pakistani diplomat Amir Zubair Siddiqui in Sri Lanka plotted to attack Indian installations’

SOURCE: ENS Former Pakistani diplomat Amir Zubair Siddiqui plotted to attack the US Consulate in Chennai, Israeli Consulate in Bengaluru, Eastern Naval Command HQ in Visakhapatnam and ports across the country, according to a charge-sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Poonamallee Special Court on Thursday. The chargesheet named Amir Zubair Siddiqui, […]

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Pakistan moves against terrorists “superficial, reversible”: U.S

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Donald Trump administration is not satisfied with the measures taken by Pakistan in recent months to crack down on terrorist groups, a senior U.S official has said. “So far, these steps have been reversible, superficial, and steps that we have actually seen them take in the past, in periods of high […]

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From ‘snub’ to scandal, Trudeau’s India visit sparks outrage

SOURCE: CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s week-long trip to India has gone from bad to worse. Already dogged by bad press and speculation that the prime minister had been “snubbed” by the Indian government, on Thursday Canadian officials were again on the back-foot, after it was revealed a Sikh extremist convicted of attempting to […]

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US-Indian defence accord disturbs regional power balance: Pakistani NSA

SOURCE: PAKISTAN TODAY National Security Advisor Lt Gen (R) Nasir Janjua has said that the balance of power in the region is being deteriorated due to the strategic agreement between India and USA. He was speaking to a seminar at Bahria University (BU) on the topic of “Naval economics, geopolitics in Indian occasion and increasing […]

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Scrapping of free rations: Army issues show cause to Colonel who shot off legal notice to defence secretary

SOURCE: ENS The Indian Army has issued a show cause notice for administrative action to a Colonel who had issued a legal notice to the Defence secretary in July 2017, demanding that the government orders withdrawing free rations to officers posted in peace areas should be immediately canceled. Acting on the directions of the Discipline […]

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Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma reaches Shopian to begin dialogue

SOURCE: Hindustan Times The Centre’s interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma, on Thursday began a tour of three districts in an area considered the hotbed of militancy, as part of his mission to start a dialogue that could potentially end a decades-long insurgency in the state. Sharma, a former Intelligence Bureau chief who was last year appointed […]

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Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman steers clear of row over Army chief General Bipin Rawat’s remarks

SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today steered clear of Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s remarks about the rise of the AIUDF party in Assam and the changing demography in the northeast, saying she would not like to react to it. “I don’t want to react to anything. Somebody said something, somebody talking about, why […]

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India to again scout for Fighter Planes , This time their is No Engine Limitations

SOURCE: Tribune News Service Its fleet of fighter jets dwindling, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is set to float a fresh global tender inviting military aviation companies to make fighter jets in India.The move comes as the Air Force is now down to 31 squadrons against the need of 42, as mandated by the Cabinet […]

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How India can leash nuclear monsters in our neighbourhood

SOURCE: REDIFF India is located in a dangerous and unstable region — it shares borders with two nuclear-armed neighbours, China and Pakistan, and has territorial and boundary disputes with both of them. Hence, India’s decision to develop credible minimum nuclear deterrence policies against the use and the threat of use of nuclear weapons is justified […]

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America Has High Expectations For India. Can New Delhi Deliver?

SOURCE: WARONROCKS India is a big deal in Washington these days. The old stereotype of a desperately poor, frustratingly stubborn India has been replaced by that of a shiny, IT-savvy global power on the move. A wave of think tank reports, books, and op-eds identify India as a key component of U.S. grand strategy. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the National Security Strategy herald […]

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UK firm completes submarine rescue system for Indian Navy

SOURCE: PTI A Scotland-based company has announced the completion of a new submarine rescue system due to be delivered to the Indian Navy next month.JFD has a contract worth 193 million pounds with the Indian Navy for the supply of two complete “flyaway submarine rescue systems”, including Deep Search and Rescue Vehicles (DSRV), Launch and […]

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Canada’s support to Khalistanis ‘matter of concern’: Ex High Commissioner of India to Canada Vishnu Prakash

SOURCE: ANI Former High Commissioner of India to Canada, Vishnu Prakash on Thursday expressed concern over Canada’s support to the Khalistanis. “Unfortunately Canada is the only country in the world which is providing platform, or is seen to be providing a platform to the Khalistan elements, Not USA, Not UK and that is a matter […]

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China downplays media report about its military upgrading air defence along Indian border

SOURCE: PTI China on Thursday downplayed an official media report that its military is upgrading air defence along the Indian border and said both countries should work together to uphold peace and tranquillity along the border areas. State-run Global Times on 20 February reported that China is upgrading air defence of its Western Theatre Command, which looks after […]

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Airfield upgrade: dangerous delay

SOURCE: DH News Service India’s capacity to defend its territory is being severely crippled by the slow pace at which modernisation of its military is proceeding. It is well known, for instance, that procurement of combat aircraft has suffered heavy delays. Less known but just as vital is the modernisation of airfields used by the Indian […]

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How Did A Convicted Khalistani Terrorist Get An Indian Visa? MEA Reacts

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that they ‘do not know’ how convicted Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal, who was invited as a guest in one of Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reception in India,  was granted Visa by the Indian government. “About the Visa I don’t know how it happened. […]

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Saudi Arabia, China and Turkey join hands to block US move against Pakistan at Financial Action Task Force

SOURCE:  PTI China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey—the three close allies of Pakistan—have joined hands to block a move by the Trump administration to place Islamabad on an international terror-financing watch list, a US media report said on Thursday. While Pakistan has claimed a victory of sorts, the US was working behind the scenes during the […]

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Not a political statement: Army clarifies chief’s remark on rise of AIUDF

SOURCE: Zee Media The Army has been forced to issue a clarification after General Bipin Rawat commented on the rise of Maulana Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF (All India United Democratic Front) in Assam. The Army said: “There is nothing political or religious in the talk. The Army Chief just mentioned amalgamation and development in the seminar on North-East […]

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Pak doesn’t want India to remain peaceful: BSF

SOURCE: ANI In the wake of the continuous ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said that Pakistan restores to incessant firing across the border because they don’t want India to have a peaceful atmosphere. “Pakistan doesn’t want India to have a peaceful atmosphere. This is why they do such violations. There was a ceasefire violation yesterday too,” Sonali Mishra, Inspector […]

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Canadian commission cancels dinner invite to Khalistan terrorist

SOURCE: PTI Canadian High Commissioner Nadir Patel has cancelled Thursday’s dinner invitation to Jaspal Atwal, a convicted Khalistani terrorist.Patel was hosting the dinner for the visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his delegation. “The High Commission has rescinded Mr Atwal’s invitation. We do not comment on matters relating to the PM’s security,” the Canadian […]

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CM Yogi applauds coming of defence corridor in UP

SOURCE:  ANI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the coming of defence corridor in the state is a huge deal.”UP is the biggest market at the moment. The coming of defence corridor in the state in itself is a huge deal,” said Yogi at the UP Investors Summit here. He also […]

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HAL hopes to seal deal for 83 LCA Mark-1A

SOURCE: THE HINDU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) is banking on getting a firm order for 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) from the Indian Air Force to keep its order pipeline robust, T. Suvarna Raju, chairman and managing director, said. A request for proposal (RFP) for the improved LCA Mark-1A version was issued in late December. […]

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SARAS completes the second test-flight successfully; Indian Air Force commits to induct 15 aircrafts initially

SOURCE: TNN India’s indigenous light transport aircraft SARAS suceessfully completed its second test flight and the Indian Air Force has expressed its committment to purchase the aircraft into its fleet. The test flight was commanded by Wing Commander U.P. Singh, Group Captain R.V. Panicker and Group Captain K.P. Bhat of Indian Air Force- Aircraft and System Testing Establishment. This […]

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Bangladesh influx part of Pakistan’s proxy war with China aid: Army chief

SOURCE: TNN A “planned” influx of people from Bangladesh into India’s north-eastern region is underway as part of a proxy war being waged by Pakistan, with support from China, to keep the area disturbed, said General Bipin Rawat here on Wednesday. The Army chief took recourse to the “faster” growth of the Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF (All India United Democratic Front) […]

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India successfully conducts night trial of indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile

SOURCE: PTI India on Wednesday successfully conducted a night trial of its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km, from a test range in Odisha. The surface-to-surface missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near here around 8.30 pm, […]

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IAF Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi becomes first Indian woman to fly fighter jet all by herself

SOURCE: TNN Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi of Indian Air Force (IAF) flew her first solo sortie in a Russian made MiG-21 fighter creating history. On Monday morning, Flying Officer Chaturvedi took off from the Jamnagar Air base in Gujarat and successfully completed her mission. The solo sortie in a fighter is the first step to […]

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Naval drill-Maldives link appears to be Chinese psychological war attempt

SOURCE: TNN The Chinese navyhas conducted intense sea drills in the eastern section of the Indian Ocean at a time when the Maldives, an Indian Ocean nation, is undergoing a serious political crisis. China’s official media has used the opportunity to suggest the drill was connected to the Maldives situation and a call from the Maldivian opposition for […]

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DRDO’s drone crashes in Challakere taluk

SOURCE: THE HINDU An unmanned aerial vehicle, which was being tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, crashed at Doreyagalhalli village in Challakere taluk of Chitradurga district on Wednesday morning. According to sources, the drone, which was being tested by DRDO’s Aeronautical Test Range in Kudapur village nearby, came down near a farmland around […]

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CBI likely to crack down on arms racket in Jammu and Kashmir soon

SOURCE: ET The CBI is likely to soon crack down on one of the biggest gunrunning rackets aided by some Jammu and Kashmir officials, with the Rajasthan Police seeking a central agency probe into over 5,000 fake arms licences issued in the last 10 years. The Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of the Rajasthan Police has identified officials in the J&K home department […]

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Pakistan: Fanatic Army’s Terrorist State

SOURCE: The Pioneer The world knows, but can do little, because each nation unto itself on terror. Consensus on terrorism is simply impossible. Consequently, welcome to the world of a fanatic army’s terrorist state — the Army-ISI’s Pakistan. Indeed, for seven decades India has been facing the perfidy of this terrorist army and its illegal chiefs; illegal, […]

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