Homegrown Tejas fighter jets put on the Pak border for vigil

SOURCE: DAILY MAIL AFTER a gap of over 30 years, the Indian Air Force (IAF) would be deploying a homemade combat aircraft along the Pakistan border in an offensive role during the forthcoming pan-India war games ‘Exercise Gaganshakti’ starting from April 8. The last homegrown planes, which had seen operational action, were the HF-24 Maruts […]

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India needs to join the F-35 fighter alliance

SOURCE: The Sunday Guardian For both the United States and India, which have barely started to deploy or develop 5th generation air combat systems, the onrush of threats means there is little time to develop the follow on or 6th generation of air combat systems. It is thus a relief that in Washington, the Trump administration […]

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US closely watching India’s plan to buy S-400 air defence system from Russia

SOURCE: Hindustan Times The United States has said it has discussed with India a newly enacted American law that could potentially determine the purchase of the S-400 air defence missile system from Russia as sanctionable activity. In a carefully worded statement to Hindustan Times, the US state department did not directly say if the purchase of […]

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India set to order Kamov-226T and MI-17V-5 Helicopters from Russia

SOURCE: THE HINDU New Delhi is hopeful of signing a major deal for supply of transport helicopters during Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to Moscow from April 3 to 5. Detailed discussions on a slew of other contracts including with Russian companies for manufacturing military spares in India are also likely. The Indian Embassy in […]

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GSAT is Trouble ?? Isro silent

SOURCE: TNN Less than 48 hours after the Thursday launch of GSAT-6A, one of India’s biggest communication satellites with military applications, celebration gave way to suspense at the Indian Space Research Organisation(Isro) on Saturday. A source said the second orbit-raising exercise around 10am went off well, with the liquid apogee motor (LAM) firing as planned, but a few minutes […]

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Now, private industry to improve Army weapons

SOURCE: Tribune News Service The Indian Army has formalised a procedure that will allow Indian private companies to work on existing weapons and equipment to suggest modifications and improvements. These companies will be allowed to work on ‘in-service’ equipment. The Vice-Chief of the Army will be approving the authorisation for handing over the service equipment. […]

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PoK residents protest against Pakistan brutalities

SOURCE: ANI Residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) continue to protest against the Pakistan Army and the government, forcing the latter to stop cross border firing. The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and other political parties jointly held a protest rally from Tetri Mor to Mazarpur. The police carried out a baton charge and opened fire […]

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Indian Navy informs government about the fleet’s reoriented mission pattern

SOURCE: ENS Ten months since it reoriented the mission pattern of its fleet, the Navy has told the government it has the Indian Ocean covered with an alphabet soup of acronyms. GULFDEP to MALDEP is the new naval lingo to describe the Indian Navy’s area of responsibility. The re-orientation to “Mission based deployments” (MDP) has […]

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ISIS’ Growing Presence And Violence In Kashmir

SOURCE: NDTV Militancy in Kashmir is completing three decades and its reign will have far-reaching consequences for Delhi, Islamabad and Srinagar. What started with the gun-wielding men of the J&K Liberation Front in 1988 demanding the complete independence of Jammu and Kashmir from both India and Pakistan became even more deadly with the Hizbul Mujahideen […]

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BJP leader gets SMS asking him to ‘join terrorism’ in Tamil Nadu

SOURCE: TNN The city police have registered a case against an unidentified person for sending an SMS to BJP’s all India youth wing vice-president A P Muruganandam, asking him get involved in terrorism. Efforts are on to trace the person, using the mobile number from which the SMS was sent. In his petition to the […]

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India’s ode to Africa

SOURCE: The Daily Star IF there has been one segment of India’s foreign policy on which there has always been a multi-party consensus all along, it is the ties with Africa. Over the decades, India has provided diplomatic and material support to the struggle of African countries to get rid of colonial rule and the […]

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Dalai Lama calls on Tibetans to remain united as India drifts toward China

SOURCE: Reuters The Dalai Lama called on his people to remain united as the Tibetan community gathered on Saturday in a small hill town to mark 60 years of political asylum in India – although just one federal minister appeared at the event. The “Thank You India” event had been scheduled for India’s capital, New Delhi, […]

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Maoist top gun lays down arms

SOURCE: The Telegraph CPI(Maoist) zonal commander of Koyal Sankh zone Prakash Oraon (39), who carried Rs 10 lakh bounty on his head, surrendered before security forces here on Saturday. Oraon was a close associate of CPI (Maoist) politburo and central military commission member Arvind Singh. Wanted by police in at least as 10 cases, Oraon surrendered […]

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Tejas MK-2 to be classified as MCA?

SOURCE: Vinayak Shetty / FOR MY TAKE /IDRW.ORG While MK-2 might be still called Tejas borrowing its name from its older siblings LCA-Tejas MK1/MK1-A, but now, reports are emerging that MK-2 will now be classified as Medium Weight Category aircraft and will be associated with MCA (Medium Combat Aircraft ) acronomn instead of Light Combat Aircraft […]

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Silent water sentinels

SOURCE: THE HINDU They are the stealth force of India about whom hardly anything is known. Having chartered 50 years in ocean depths, the Indian Navy’s submariners have remained elusive to the enemy as well as their countrymen. All that has changed with Discovery Channel now showing a four-part series focusing on this wing of […]

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China dares India again as PLA builds camps, houses along Arunachal border

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Right across the LAC (line of actual control) in Arunachal Pradesh, a cluster of fresh Chinese infrastructure has been observed. The cluster includes a new camp for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) along with several houses. The new constructions have come up in Tatu, which lies on the other side of Kibithu town […]

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ISRO-NASA collaboration could check China on the border, Indian Ocean region

SOURCE: NATIONAL HERALD Lt. General Larry James, the deputy director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, speaking at a discussion on India-US space cooperation on Thursday , While the upcoming NISAR project, jointly developed by NASA and ISRO, would focus mainly on geological processes and climate change, it would also send raw data from the Himalayas […]

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Pakistani terrorists choosing LOC over IB is new worry for Indian Army

SOURCE: NewsroomPost The Indian Army was taken by surprise when four terrorists managed to infiltrate into Sunderbani. The four terrorists it may be recalled were killed in an encounter earlier this week and the security officials said that they belonged to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba. What needs to be taken note in this incident is that the manner […]

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India increases troops along China border in Arunachal

SOURCE: PTI India has deployed more troops and significantly increased patrolling in the mountainous terrains of Dibang, Dau-Delai and Lohit valleys along the China border in the Tibetan region of Arunachal Pradesh sector following the Doklam standoff, the most tense military confrontations between the two countries in decades. Military officials said India is also strengthening […]

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches ten more satellites for Iridium

SOURCE: Bloomberg Space Exploration Technologies Corp. launched a rocket carrying 10 Iridium Communications Inc satellites to orbit early Friday, its fifth in a series of eight launches contracted for the communications company as it builds its NEXT constellation network. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on California’s central coast at around […]

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India-Pakistan row casts shadow on the 19th SAARC summit

SOURCE: bdnews24.com The SAARC charter decrees that a summit of the regional cooperation initiative is to be held once a year. But in practice, the average spacing has been about 18 months and no summit was held between 1998 and 2002. That four year gap was also due to an India-Pakistan row. The 19th summit was […]

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50 youth join Indian Army in Arunachal Pradesh

SOURCE: ANI After 327 youth from different parts of the state registered for army training, 50 of them have been selected for joining the armed forces. District Labour and Employment Officer, Lee Ete said that these youth were given physical and medical training for a month. He also added that the state government does not […]

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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ?to visit Russia on April 3

SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be travelling to Russia next week to attend the seventh Moscow Conference on International Security here. This will be her first visit to Russia in her capacity as the Defence Minister. During her three-day tour, between April 3 and 5, she will participate in the VII Moscow Conference […]

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Pak broke international norms over treatment of diplomats: MoS V.K. Singh

SOURCE: ANI Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs General (Retd) V.K. Singh on Saturday criticised Pakistan for going above the law and breaking international norms over the treatment of each other’s diplomats. Speaking to ANI, General Singh said, “There are international norms on how the ambassador, high commissioners, diplomats and people who are visiting an embassy are treated. Unfortunately, those norms were broken by Pakistan and as […]

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Pilot of Indian Airlines flight hijacked to Pakistan in 1971 passes away

SOURCE: PTI Capt MK Kachru, pilot of the Indian Airlines plane hijacked to Pakistan in January 1971, died in Faridabad on Saturday after a prolonged illness, his family said. He was 93, they said. Capt Kachru was flying an Indian Airlines plane, carrying 26 passengers and a crew of four, from Srinagar to Jammu when […]

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India issues Zakir Naik extradition order to Malaysia

SOURCE: FMT The Indian government has issued an extradition order to Malaysia for the return of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, the Times of India reported. According to the report, India’s external (foreign) affairs ministry submitted the relevant documentation to Malaysian authorities, with its National Investigation Agency (NIA) having completed the necessary legal due process to […]

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Operation All-Out 2 will target Kashmir’s top 14 terrorists

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Centre will launch Operation All-Out Part 2 in Jammu and Kashmir to target top 14 commanders of terrorist outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen. According to sources, 250 terrorists are active in the state.A hit list containing names of terrorists like Zeenat-ul-Islam alias Alkama, LeT’s Shopian […]

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Militant leader, ex-bin Laden ally roams freely in Pakistan

SOURCE: AP He is crisscrossing Pakistan championing a fatwa, or Islamic religious decree, forbidding militant violence inside the country. But the mere fact that Fazlur Rehman Khalil, veteran leader of an organization designated as a terror group by the U.S., is free has experts questioning Pakistan’s willingness to fight extremism. Khalil, once a close friend […]

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Boeing Defence to retrofit 2 new B-777 for India’s VVIPs

SOURCE: TNN The two brand new Boeing 777 will be sent to US-based Boeing Defence this June for retrofitting with the latest security and communication systems and be ready for VVIP use in 18 months. These two B-777 300 extended range (ER) planes will be ready as India’s very own Air Force One by the end of next year and replace […]

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Mosul deaths: Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh to visit Iraq on April 1 to bring back mortal remains of 39 Indians

SOURCE: ENS Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh will visit Iraq on April 1 to bring home the bodies of 39 Indians who were killed in the country following their abduction by the Islamic State, according to news agency ANI.  Parliament was earlier informed that the bodies would be brought to India […]

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Missile test brings Pak closer to sub-launched nuke capability

SOURCE: THE WEEK Pakistan announced late on Thursday that it had successfully test-fired a cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, which brings India’s main rival to the west closer to having a nuclear ‘second-strike’ capability. The Inter Services Public Relations wing of the Pakistani military stated that the submarine-launched version of the ‘Babur’ […]

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Why India is walking away from its tit-for-tat China policy

SOURCE: SCMP After relations between China and India reached a new low during last year’s Doklam stand-off, New Delhi’s China policy has taken a sharp turn this year, in what could be interpreted as a reversal of its previous stance. In recent months, India has not only supported China’s vice-presidency in the Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental […]

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India offers sops to keep Seychelles plan afloat

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE  With Indian government’s plan to build a naval military station in the strategic island of Assomption in Seychelles caught in the doldrums after the island nation’s Opposition refused to support it, India announced a clutch of sops for the nation on Tuesday. The sops, valued at about Rs 55 crore, include committed […]

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Modernising India’s armed forces

SOURCE: ENS Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during a recent interview that India now has enough ammunition to fight an intense 10-day war. Just 10 days? Sitharaman is one of the Union Cabinet’s most hardworking and diligent ministers. But hard work and diligence may not be enough to deal with India’s chronically ill-managed Ministry of […]

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Papers show arrested Bangladeshis helped terror operatives: Pune unit

SOURCE: ENS THE Pune unit of the state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Thursday claimed it has seized documents that revealed some Bangladeshi nationals, arrested earlier by the unit, had helped members of the banned Bangladeshi outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), considered a ‘front organisation’ of Al Qaeda. On March 17, the ATS had arrested three […]

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Jammu and Kashmir: Militant involved in Shopian shoot-out surfaces in Srinagar hospital

SOURCE: PTI A Hizbul Mujahideen militant, who was involved in a shoot-out with the Army in Shopian district, has surfaced in SKIMS Hospital here in an injured condition, police said. “Asif Ashraf Malik, an active militant of outlawed Hizbul Mujahideen outfit has been admitted with a bullet injury at SKIMS hospital here,” a police spokesman […]

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Man working as spy for Pakistan’s ISI arrested from Amritsar

SOURCE: ANI The security forces on Thursday nabbed a spy, working for Pakistan’s intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) in a joint operation with Military Intelligence arrested the spy. The spy identified as Ravi Kumar was arrested from Amritsar. The police also recovered photographs of Army vehicles, handmade maps of […]

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Major re-equipment of army in progress

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Minister of State for Defence Production, Mr. L.N. Mishra, told the Lok Sabha to-day [March 29, New Delhi] that the Indian Army had been undergoing a ‘major re-equipment’ of its weapons covering rifles, carbines, mortars, and guns of various calibres. Intervening in the debate on the Defence Ministry’s demands for grants, […]

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Tata Power To Sell Defence Biz To TASL For $342 Mn

SOURCE: INDIA.COM As part of plans to monetise its non-core assets to improve the balance sheet, Tata Power Co. Ltd has planned to sell its defence business to Tata Advanced Systems Ltd for 22.30 billion rupees ($342.21 million). Tata Power’s defence unit, Strategic Engineering Division, manufactures and assembles missile launchers, and electronic warfare equipment, night […]

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Israeli or French Aesa Radar set to Power LCA-Tejas MK-1A : A Report

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK

India’s indigenous developed Uttam AESA radar is likely to fly after it completes its integration on LCA Tejas LSP-2 soon but Uttam AESA radar might not be installed on next batch of Tejas Mk1A if industrial sources close to idrw.org have to be believed.

DRDO’s LRDE lab which developed Uttam AESA radar has been pushing for use of the radar on 83 Tejas-Mk1A aircraft under development, while Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is keen on picking up either Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd developed EL/M-2052 Active Electronically Scanning Array (AESA) or Thales developed RBE2 radar derivative on offer soon.

HAL already has a lot of experience working with SEPECAT Jaguar DARIN III which was equipped with an Elta EL/M-2052 active electronically-scanned array (AESA) radar but HAL did send a Request for Information to global vendors in 2016 which was responded by IAI and Thales.

Thales last October successful tested derivative variant of RBE2 radar installed on Rafale fighter jets, 36 of which India is buying from Dassault for installation on 83 Tejas-Mk1A. AESA Radar developed by Thales is basically an RBE2 radar customised for smaller radome of LCA-Tejas with much lower power consumption while matching or exceeding the performance of Elta EL/M-2052.

Last Week DRDO Chief Dr S Christopher had confirmed that most of the Tejas-Mk1A modification and upgradation has been more or less being frozen and the only thing left was the selection of Aesa Radar and EW suite Pod.

Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) developed Advanced electronic warfare (EW) suite also equipped with a jammer was tested onboard LCA PV1 and will be available for Tejas-Mk1A on a detachable Pod which is attachable to the under-wing of the aircraft, while MK-2 aircraft will have EW Suite on-board.

Tejas MK-1 A will feature four crucial requirements like New Radar (AESA), EW Suite, In-Flight Refueling (IFR) probes and New Beyond-visual-range missile air-to-air missile (BVRAAM). Due to integration issues with Python-5 Close Combat Missile (CCM), MK-1 A will now feature MBDA developed ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile, while older batches (MK1) will have Russian supplied R-73 CCM as an Interim measure.

Tejas MK-1 A will also get locally developed Astra BVRAAM along with Israeli supplied Derby BVRAAM for long range Air-to-Air Aerial Combat. HAL is also working hard to expedite development of MK-1 A by converting 21st Serial Production MK1 aircraft into MK-1 A so that IAF can have 103 MK-1 A instead of 83 MK-1 A and 40 MK-1.

As per latest information coming in SP-10 will have its first flight by mid of April next month and HAL is also set to start work on SP-15.

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IAF war games to tackle Doklam-like crisis

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY

At a time when India is preparing itself for more Doklam-like crisis in the future, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will carry out war games for rapid deployment of troops from one valley to the other in the high mountainous regions along the border with China.

The drill for the rapid transfer of troops from one valley to another to prevent a sudden invasion by the enemy troops along the borders or to meet the need for sending immediate reinforcements is likely to be carried out in the high mountain locations of Dharasu and Pithorgarh in Uttarakhand, government sources told Mail Today.

The Air Force would be conducting these operations during the forthcoming pan-India war game Exercise Gaganshakti, to be held from April 8, where the Air Force would be mobilising almost its entire fleet of combat and transport aircraft along with the helicopters and all the ground-based assets, they said

The war games for rapid force deployment would be carried out using the Mi-17V5 helicopters and the C-130J Super Hercules Special Operations aircraft which can take off and land from very small runways, the sources said.

In Doklam, after India raised objections over the construction of road from Doklam to the Jhampheri ridge in Bhutan citing security reasons, the Chinese activated their troops all along the Line of Actual Control after which India had to deploy more troops in the Ladakh region to prevent any misadventure by the adversary

In the recent times, the Chinese have also activated their troops in the border shared by it in Uttarakhand as there have been many instances of transgressions and air space violation by their choppers.

Sources said the drills would help the forces to be better prepared for tackling similar situations in the future. During the drills, the Air Force would also be carrying out drills to land and take off its fighter planes such as the Su-30MKI and the rest of the fleet from the new Advanced Landing Grounds prepared by the force in Arunachal Pradesh and other areas in the northeastern states.

The mega exercise, which is expected to continue for more than a week, will see the use of the Air Force Special Forces Garuds to carry out sabotage operations beyond the enemy lines and also in tasks to protect its own bases, the sources said

In a major boost to Make in India in defence sector, the Air Force is also planning to deploy the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas , which has been inducted into the 45 Squadron of the IAF in the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) configuration and are being readied for carrying out operational roles in the near future.

The LCA project approved in 1983 has been marred by delays due to the sanction regime of the United States in the late 1990s and early 2000s and delays on part of laboratories of the DRDO.

During the exercise, the IAF will operate its latest acquisitions in a networkcentric environment, achieving very high levels of synergy with the Army and the Navy, sources in the Air Force said.

The exercise will be based on a scenario that included rapid deployment across the country at all operational Air Force bases.

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USS Indiana Nuclear-Powered Fast Attack Submarine to be Commissioned at Port Canaveral

SOURCE: SPACE DAILY

The U.S. Navy has announced that Port Canaveral will be the venue for the commissioning of the USS Indiana, a Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine. The commissioning date is yet to be announced, but it is projected to happen by early September.

Port Canaveral was selected over Norfolk, Virginia and Groton, Connecticut to host the commissioning of the 16th vessel of her class, and sixth of the significantly redesigned Block III, including a revised bow and VLS technology from the Ohio-class of guided missile submarines.

This next-generation attack submarine will provide the Navy with the capabilities required to maintain the nation’s undersea supremacy well into the 21st century.

Virginia-class submarines will have enhanced stealth, sophisticated surveillance capabilities, and special warfare enhancements that will enable them to meet the Navy’s multi-mission requirements.

“The commissioning of the USS Indian is going to be an outstanding event for Port Canaveral,” said Canaveral Port Authority Chairman, and retired U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Wayne Justice.

No stranger to submarine traffic, the U.S. Navy completed the Trident Submarine Basin at Port Canaveral in the late 1970s and has played host to U.S. and British subs over the years.

The USS Indiana was constructed by Huntington Ingalls Industries in partnership with the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics in Newport News, Virginia, with the initial contract awarded on 22 December 2008.

Her keel was laid in May 2015, launched on June 9, 2017, and was christened during a ceremony held with Vice President Mike Pence in attendance at the shipyard of Huntington Ingalls Newport News, Virginia.

“This submarine is the most advanced to ever serve America,” said Vice President Pence. “The steel within her skeleton — all 7,600 tons — and the steel in the hearts of her crew form the unbreakable, unshakeable backbone of American freedom.

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Cooling off: India, Russia can no longer rely on one another

SOURCE: DNA INDIA

The re-election of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin for the fourth consecutive presidential term has been hailed by the Indian media as a rebuff to the West. Putin has silenced his detractors, who were opposing him, with a thumping mandate — with 76 per cent of the vote — and in doing so, he has managed to put up a show of vindication that most Russians want him to stand firm against American hegemony and make Russia great again.

Ironically, the dream “to make America great again” became the tagline of American President Donald Trump as well, while he was seeking the mandate for presidency.

“We are a rich country of poor people,” Putin once said, speaking of his “pride in the fatherland”, as he advocated for a strong state as “the guarantee of order, the initiator and main driving force for change”. Somehow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in seeking to make a “New India” and pushing his agenda of majoritarian nationalism strikes a chord with Putin.

Even if we choose to make light of the fact that just a month after Prime Minister’s visit to Moscow in June last year, China’s warships engaged in the first-ever joint war games with the Russian fleet in the Baltic Sea and even lighter of the fact that in the same month, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Moscow where Putin decorated him with the Order of St Andrew, Russia’s highest state award, the reality is that India fares poorly, as compared with the depth of Russia’s bilateral relationship with China. At the same time, India is veering away from Russia and getting supplanted by the US, the pious platitudes sung in favour of ‘eternal’ Indo-Russia friendship notwithstanding.

As it stands today, with Trump smarting under allegations of Russian influence in the presidential polls and the subsequent US actions against Russia, added to the Western sanctions imposed on it, Russia perhaps needs China more than China needs Russia to stand firm against a unipolar global order, led by America and a united Europe overseen by the EU. Russia’s relationship with China, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping, is at the “best level in history”. Xi has visited Moscow more often than any other capital since coming to power in 2012. For India, the real threat is a durable Russo-Chinese-Pak entente which, by the nature of its origin, is dark and insidious. And it happened during the reign of Vladimir Putin.

Russia’s decision to hold its first-ever joint military exercise with Pakistan, days after the Uri terror strike, which left 19 Indian soldiers dead, with Putin at the helm, rankled India to no end. It was brushed under the carpet and the Russians tried to justify it by saying that the “exercise was meant to help Pakistan deal with terrorism”. Actually, Russia’s relations with Pakistan have been looking up since the early 2000s. Observers point out how Russia was acting in tandem with China to promote Pakistan’s ambitions in Afghanistan.

Take two issues that remain sensitive to India’s interests. First, is the emotive issue of India’s admission into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), steadfastly opposed by China on an exclusionary ground which by extension means the admission of Pakistan. Russia’s apparently unstinted support for India’s membership was later qualified by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, echoing China, by implicitly linking India’s membership of the NSG to that of Pakistan. And the other one was his insinuation to New Delhi to find ways to “benefit from” the Chinese-sponsored Belt and Road Initiative (OBOR), coursing through Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). That it remained central to India’s territorial claims was lost on him. By supporting the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through internationally disputed territory and engaging with the Pakistan-backed Taliban, Russia made common cause with India’s regional adversaries.

In the alchemy of shifting strands in the geopolitical affairs, the new Russia under Putin might not find an India ready to lend a shoulder to it in its fight against American power and hegemony, particularly in Asia. During his visit to New Delhi in 1998, Yevgeny Primakov, the then prime minister of Russia, had suggested the possibility of building a ‘strategic triangle’ between Russia, India, and China, as a “viable opposition to American supremacy.” Under Putin though, to have China on board with India against the US is now a pipe-dream. Similarly, as the Russian silence on Doklam showed, India cannot have Russia any longer to counter-balance China. Russia is a very different country today than it was in 2000 when Putin first became the president. Putin had set about restoring the legacy of brute Russia. India’s real struggle is to remain relevant in the rapidly changing scheme of things.

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Pakistan opposes India and other G4 nations’ stand on UNSC reform

SOURCE: PTI

Pakistan today criticised India and other G-4 nations for seeking expansion of the UN Security Council’s permanent membership, saying proposals that promote “national aspirations” of some member states cannot enhance representative nature of the powerful organ of the world body.

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi opposed the G-4 nations’ – India, Brazil, Germany and Japan – position on Security Council reform during Intergovernmental Negotiations here.

The G-4 grouping has been seeking expansion of the permanent and non-permanent seats of the Security Council to make the powerful UN body more representative and reflective of the changing global order.

The four nations support each other’s bids for permanent seats on an expanded Security Council.

Lodhi criticised the G-4 nations’ position, saying “without prejudice to the Common African Position for representation on behalf of an entire region, we are at a loss to understand how proposals that seek to promote the national aspirations of some member states, can enhance the representative nature of the Security Council, when the region in question, has neither bestowed that privilege on them, nor does it enjoy the right to hold them to account”.

A press release issued by Pakistan’s Permanent Mission to the UN said that the G-4 nations “have shown no flexibility” in their campaign for expanding the Security Council by 10 seats, with 6 additional permanent and four non-permanent members.

It said the Italy/Pakistan-led Uniting for Consensus (UfC) group opposed any additional permanent members.

“As a compromise, UfC has proposed a new category of members — not permanent members — with longer duration in terms and a possibility to get re-elected once,” the statement said.

Noting that representativeness and accountability were two sides of the same coin, Lodhi said the greater the accountability, the better the representativeness and that one cannot co-exist without the other.

“Applied in the context of the Security Council, it is evident that these conditions cannot be met by an expansion in the permanent category,” she said.

“This is acknowledged by UN charter itself, wherein permanent members are identified by name without creating any pretence of regional or equitable distribution,” she said.

Lodhi said that it was in the non-permanent category where the elements of equitable representation were embedded, adding that the reform process itself has to be a membership-driven one.

Earlier, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin, speaking on behalf of the G-4 at the informal meeting on Intergovernmental Negotiations, had called for transparency in negotiations on Security Council reforms, underlining that countries and groups making proposals, specifically on veto and regional representation, should necessarily be named in the documents framed for the discussions.

“Currently, we see several unattributed propositions. Serious proposals made with genuine intent are not orphans without support. Or is it that those who have initially suggested these no longer desire to be associated with them. If that is so, we need to know. If not, we should not be selective in attributing,” Akbaruddin had said at the session on March 27 as member states discussed the paper circulated ‘Revised Elements of Commonality and Issues for Further Consideration’.

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Militant shuns path of violence following appeal by family

Permanent Indus Commission meet begins in Delhi

SOURCE: PTI

The two-day meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) began here today with India and Pakistan expected to discuss various issues under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) during the parleys. The Indian delegation for the annual meeting comprises India’s Indus Water Commissioner P K Saxena, a representative of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and technical experts, sources said.

Pakistan’s six-member delegation for the commission’s 114th meeting is being led by Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah.

The meeting will take place in the backdrop of the continuing tension between the two countries over a host of issues, including the alleged harassment of diplomats.

The PIC is an established mechanism under the IWT, which mandates it to establish and maintain cooperative arrangements for the implementation of the water distribution pact and to promote cooperation between India and Pakistan in the development of the Indus water systems.

Commissioners are representatives of their respective governments for all matters arising out of this treaty.

Pakistan has been expressing concerns over India’s Ratle (850 MW), Pakal Dul (1000 MW) and Lower Kalnai (48 MW) projects — located in the Chenab basin ? contending they violated the IWT, signed in 1960, sources said.

India, however, has been maintaining that designs of these projects are very much in accordance with the treaty.

The IWT covers the water distribution and sharing rights of six rivers — Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum.

The treaty specifies that waters from the three western rivers — Indus, Jhelum and Chenab — are reserved for Pakistan, while waters from eastern rivers — Ravi, Sutlej and Beas — are for reserved for India.

The PIC had last met in March 2017 in Islamabad.

The meeting of the PIC is held alternately in India and Pakistan at least once every year as mandated by the treaty.

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Defence production: The missing link

SOURCE: ET

The Draft Defence Production Policy 2018 seeks to indigenise manufacture across the entire range of equipment and platforms, in a time-bound manner. The stated objective is to boost defence production from just over Rs 55,000 crore last fiscal to Rs 1,70,000 crore by 2025, including Rs 35,000 crore in exports. But what is left unstated in the policy document is how exactly to shore up innovation and research and development when Indian industry is not exactly forthcoming on new thinking and R&D.

India is heavily import-dependent in defence hardware, and must better leverage the mandated offset obligations on arms suppliers to transfer technology and help local firms absorb it. The policy seeks to build a revamped and cost-competitive ecosystem for defence production with improved ease of doing business, and broad-based sourcing and vendor lists.

Small and medium enterprises and startups would be especially encouraged to foray into the defence sector. The proposal is to map capability and technology in priority areas to step up engagement with industry and build up domestic expertise.

Further, two new defence corridors are proposed, with dedicated clusters to shore up innovative capacity. What is also called for, rightly, is revamped infrastructure for quality control and assurance. Also, close tie-ups and regular interactions with top-end academic and technical institutions are planned, to improve knowledge and creativity.

A new aviation university is planned, and an 80-100 seater civilian aircraft, besides a chip-fabrication plant. It remains to be seen how and to what extent innovation can be speeded up in Indian defence production. The point is to incentivise innovation and R&D in industry in general and not strive too hard for a putative innovation enclave in defence.

India needs to spend more on R&D, both government and industry, and involve university departments in the process, so as to make these hubs of creating new knowledge, to underpin sustained research, of the basic and applied kinds, from which defence, too, would gain.

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Indian Navy resumes target practice at Netrani Island after govt clearance; environmental hotspot under threat again

SOURCE: FIRST POST

Local fishermen and environmentalists got a rude shock on Tuesday, 27 March, when naval warships resumed shelling the ecologically sensitive Netrani Island off the Bhatkal coast of Karnataka. In September 2012, the Indian Navy had promised the Karnataka High Court that they would suspend target practice on the scenic island and, for the past five years, had kept their word.

But the Indian Navy is dogged, and the resumption of target practice suggests that they have secured clearance from the government. “They have gone for an out-of-court settlement with the Karnataka government, which a number of politicians of Uttara Kannada and top officials have helped broker,” says Dr VN Nayak, former director of the Uttara Kannada science centre.

“I do not know how valid it is and, in a proverbial bolt from the blue, one of the judges has ruled that national security is more important than protecting the environment of a small island. It was a one-line judgment,” he adds.

Confirms, SS Nakul, deputy commissioner of Uttara Kannada, “All precautions have been taken to ensure trouble-free target practice of the Indian Navy in the area, as the navy has all the clearances to this effect.”

Netrani Island had been used as a firing range for over a decade when, in April 2011, Karnataka’s former additional director general of police (forests), KSN Chikkerur had visited the island with experts from the local science centre, forest officials and ecological scientists.

He recorded extensive damage to the island’s vegetation due to shelling and found it littered with shells and explosive residues. Chikkerur wrote to the head of the Indian Navy’s Western Command, seeking his help to stop the wanton destruction of the island.

In 2012, environmental activists petitioned the Karnataka High Court to restrain the navy from bombing Netrani Island. That September, the navy appeared before a two-judge bench, comprising Justices Vikramjit Sen and Nagarathna, and gave the court an undertaking not to use Netrani for gunnery and target practice thereafter.

Netrani island is the last remaining island of the Western Ghats archipelago, the rest of the chain having long been submerged. It’s situated 12.5 nautical miles (19 kilometres) from the mainland. The Karnataka Biodiversity Board has since declared the island a biodiversity-heritage site.

At the direction of the court, the district administration mapped the area and determined that Netrani Island fell within the jurisdiction of the Bhatkal taluk panchayat. The panchayat lost no time in claiming it legally and sought to establish its jurisdiction over all activities related to the island, including scuba-diving expeditions.

After the high court intervention, the navy launched a massive clean-up of the island, which was widely appreciated. As a former president of the Bhatkal taluk panchayat said, “It is our navy and they are our protectors, we cannot just ask them to go away. Instead, the government and the high court should have given them an alternative area for their gunnery practice”.

Several Karnataka forest officials have stood up against the destruction of Netrani Island. “It is the last of the Western Ghats archipelago islands that survived along with some of the wildlife mentioned in the Schedule I of the Wildlife Act, including the white-breasted eagle, edible-nest swiftlets, corals and few of endangered varieties of sharks. All these were under the protection of the Biodiversity Board,” says an official, who had helped prepare some of the reports that were submitted to the court.

As Chikkerur, whose visit to Netrani brought the issue to a head, remembers, “I had found at least three creatures that demand Schedule I-type protection in the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. The white-breasted eagle, Olive Ridley sea turtles, a number of corals and sea cucumbers which had been damaged along with sensitive wildlife on both the island and the peripheral waters.”

Nayak told this correspondent that Netrani island also has many other features like water-level openings that lead into the interior of the island, where different varieties of sharks shelter to deliver their young. “But the interior walls of the openings are degenerating and if the shelling continues, I am afraid the walls to the opening may collapse.”

Other marine life in the seas around Netrani Island include nine grouper fish species, the endangered Cheilinus undulates (hump head wrasse) and Rhincodon typus (the whale shark). “The island boasts of two types of coral reefs, seven seaweed species, 12 jellyfish species, six sponge species, 92 finfish species, 17 crab species, four lobster species and three sea-snake species, among others,” says Nayak.

“Elsewhere along the same coast, a rare octopus species, a rare lingula species, a species of hermit crab, five species of starfish, two species of sea urchins, one species of sea cucumber, a sunfish species (called mola mola), three species of endangered sea turtles, three species of sea snakes, three species of dolphins and four species of whales have been found,” he adds.

This stretch of coast is also known for the dolphin-sighting tours operated by local fishermen. It sees a steady flow of foreign tourists who come for the snorkelling and scuba diving as the coral reef around the island is exquisite. But tour operators say they have no problem with the navy’s live-ammunition practice.

A forest official says that, in any case, the navy has asked permission to use only a small portion of the island for target practice. “They have even promised to clean up the debris after every target-practice session,” he says reassuringly.

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Is it time to revive LRCM and Ditch BrahMos?

SOURCE: MANJUNATH REDDDY/ FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Brahmos supersonic cruise was recently tested with Indian-made seeker which according to media reports performed better than Russian supplied Seeker. Indo-Russia joint venture BrahMos Corporation came to limelight way back in 2001 when PJ-10 a preproduction model of the earlier BrahMos Supersonic cruise missiles was the first […]

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Mumbai: Coast Guard helicopter pilot hurt in crash landing dies

SOURCE: PTI The co-pilot of a Coast Guard helicopter, which made a crash landing in adjoining Raigad district, has died after battling for life for 17 days. Assistant Commandant Capt. Penny Chaudhary, the co-pilot of the Coast Guard Chetak helicopter, which crashed near Murud in Raigad on March 10, was on life support following surgery […]

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US Air Force releases video of the future sixth-generation fighter jet, expect these features

SOURCE: ENS The US Air Force on March 22 released a video showcasing the abilities of its conceptual sixth-generation fighter jet, which is also hailed as the Next-Generation Air Dominance or Penetrating Counter Air. In the video we can see the sixth-generation fighter jet, also known as F/X, firing a high energy laser that cuts another […]

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Stepping back from Maldives, India tells China

SOURCE: ENS India has told China it will not intervene in the Maldives and expects it to reciprocate this measure of “strategic trust” by not crossing certain “lines of legitimacy” even as the two countries size each other up in the aftermath of the Doklam crisis last year when they faced off on the plateau. […]

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Indian Navy turns towards portable systems for interim MCM requirements

SOURCE: Jane’s Navy International After retiring all but one of its Pondicherry (Natya I)-class minesweepers, the Indian Navy is now focusing on interim minesweeping and portable sonar systems as an interim measure while awaiting the acquisition of new mine countermeasure vessels (MCMVs), service officials have told Jane’s . The Indian Navy decommissioned three Pondicherry-class MCMVs on 23 March. […]

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Shortage of 274 pilots in Army and Navy: Govt

SOURCE: PTI There is a shortage of 274 pilots in the Army and the Navy, the government today informed the Lok Sabha. In a written response to a question, Subhash Bhamre, minister of state in the defence ministry, said the sanctioned strength of pilots in the Army is 794, while it has 192 vacant posts. The Navy has a sanctioned strength of 735 pilot and […]

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India calls for timely reimbursement to nations for UN peacekeeping operations

SOURCE: PTI India has emphasised the importance of timely reimbursements to nations for their contributions to UN peacekeeping operations, saying success of such missions depends on addressing structural challenges of timely payments, adequate resources and well-trained troops. “UN’s Peace Operations have changed drastically. Peacekeepers are increasingly charged with implementing complex mandates, they have to frequently […]

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Brief history of how India’s BSF was born after CRPF defeated Pakistan’s soldiers

SOURCE: DAILYO During a recent trip to the Rann of Kutch, I happened to visit Sardar Post, which is bang on the India-Pakistan international border. Close to the post is a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) memorial. Why this monument stood there was the obvious question. Here is what I found. In April 1965, the […]

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Jammu and Kashmir govt temporarily suspends anti-militancy ops in bid to give tourism a fresh start in Valley

SOURCE: FIRST POST Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti-led Jammu and Kashmir government has asked security forces to temporarily suspend all anti-militancy operation in the Valley till the 64th Annual Convention Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), which is being held in Srinagar after 30 years, concludes. The forces were also asked to suspend anti-militancy operations till […]

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Uganda-India military ties to get stronger

SOURCE: New Vision The military ties between Uganda and India are set to become even closer, going by sentiments raised by top army officials from both countries at a dinner reception.The event, held at the India House in Kololo, Kampala, was organised for alumni of the Indian Technical and Economic Co-operation (ITEC). At the dinner hosted […]

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India increases aid for Palestinian refugees

SOURCE: IANS India has increased its annual contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from USD 1.5 million to USD 5 million from 2018-19 for a period of three years, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. According to a ministry statement India made the […]

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China to resume sharing hydrological data with India on Brahmaputra

SOURCE: PTI China said today it will resume sharing with India the hydrological data of the Brahmaputra river as topwater resource officials of the two countries wrapped up two-day talks, the first after Beijing last year stopped providing the data crucial to predict floods. “On the basis of humanitarian spirit and our shared will to […]

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India must stop attacks on Pakistani citizens: DG ISPR

SOURCE: GEO TV Director General Inter Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor on Wednesday warned India that an unstable Pakistan is not in its interest. “India shouldn’t support instability in Pakistan through Afghanistan or through violations on the Line of Control as instability in our country is not in the interest of New Delhi,” […]

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India, US to reopen talks on Comcasa

SOURCE: ET India has agreed to reopen talks with the US on a pact that will allow high-end secured communication equipment to be installed on platforms being sold to India, signalling a willingness to revisit previously-held security apprehensions. Highly-placed government sources told ET that a US technical team will be visiting India next month to brief New […]

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Sri Lanka sinks bulletproof vehicles, LTTE ship used by former presidents

SOURCE: PTI Sri Lankan Navy today dumped in sea several bulletproof vehicles, including an LTTE ship, used by former presidents during the three-decade-long civil war to prevent them from falling into “wrong hands”. The vehicles, including one used by Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan, the former LTTE deputy leader who later became a politician, were dumped in the […]

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No proposal to scrap Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, says government

SOURCE: PTI There is no proposal for scrapping Article 370, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, under the government’s consideration, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir made the assertion while replying to a written question from BJP MP Ashwini Kumar. “There is currently no […]

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Pakistan defends nuclear safety record after US sanctions companies

SOURCE: Reuters Pakistan has defended its record on nuclear safety after the United States sanctioned seven Pakistani companies over alleged links to the nuclear trade, saying the suspicions over the companies should not be used to discredit it.Ties between the United States and nuclear-armed Pakistan have frayed in recent years over Pakistan’s suspected support for Islamist […]

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History TV18 to air docu based on Indian army’s counterinsurgency operation along Indo-Myanmar Border

SOURCE: TelevisionPost Infotainment channel History TV18 has created a special documentary ‘Special Operations India: Myanmar’ based on the Indian army’s counterinsurgency operation along the Indo-Myanmar Border. Titled ‘Special Operations India: Myanmar’, the one-hour feature will premiere 28 March at 9 pm. This is the second film in the Special Operations India mini-series by History TV18. Earlier, […]

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Will build three dams in Uttarakhand, divert water flowing to Pakistan, says Nitin Gadkari

SOURCE: ENS Union Minister for Transport and Water Resources Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that the Centre would take steps to stop the unutilised Indian share of water flowing to Pakistan through three rivers. “The issue of three rivers whose water was given to Pakistan is a separate issue, but the water of our three rivers whose […]

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Modi government’s new ambitious ‘Make in India’ draft defence production policy 2018 is ready; top 10 takeaways

SOURCE: FE Nirmala Sitharaman-led Ministry of Defence has released the new Draft Defence Production Policy 2018 (DProP 2018). The DProP 2018 has embarked on an ambitious journey to mark India’s position among the top defence production countries in the world. The DProP 2018 is focused on self-reliance and seeks to change its position as the […]

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ISRO’s GSAT-6A Launch Scheduled For March 29 – Here’s All You Need To Know

SOURCE: NDTV The Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO will launch its latest communication satellite – GSAT-6A on Thursday, March 29, 2018. The launch will happen from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota at 16:56 hrs (4:56 pm) IST. Like its predecessor GSAT-6, the GSAT-6A too, is a high power S-band communication […]

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Here’s how Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is ‘keeping herself busy’ in space

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Indian-born NASA astronaut Sunita Williams holds the records for most spacewalk time by a woman with 50 hours and 40 minutes outside the International Space Station (ISS). She was the second American astronaut of Indian heritage to go into space after Kalpana Chawla. The astronaut is now helping privately-held companies like Space […]

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Terror threat? Fake Aadhaar cards available for a mere Rs 200

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Terror organisations like Ansarullah Bangla Team are always on the lookout to carry out a strike against India. These terror groups have been known to use fake Indian identity cards for nefarious designs. As per Zee Media sources, illegal Bangladeshis and those associated with ABT group are planning to change their locations using fake identity […]

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Vikram Solar commissions its first rooftop solar project in the Indian defence sector

SOURCE: Vikram Solar PR Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturer and a prominent rooftop solar and EPC solutions provider commissioned a 350 KW solar power project at Gun and Shell Factory (GSF) in Cossipore, Kolkata through roof-top installations. This is the first project that has been commissioned by Vikram Solar in the Defence Sector. […]

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Sri Lanka seeks India and Japan cash to balance China

SOURCE: Bloomberg Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka is seeking foreign investment from India, Japan and others amid criticism over his country’s reliance on Chinese loans for infrastructure projects. In an interview in Colombo, Wickremesinghe defended a deal last year that gave a joint venture led by state-owned China Merchants Port Holdings Co Ltd. a 99-year lease to the southern port […]

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Recruiting married persons into Indian Army’s legal branch, JAG expensive: Centre to HC

SOURCE: PTI Recruitment of married men and women into the Indian Army’s legal branch, JAG, will be expensive for the Centre as it will have to incur “heavy expenditure” to find replacements for such recruits when they are absent from training due to their marital obligations, the government has claimed in the Delhi High Court. The […]

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Arjun Mark-2 tank set to see light of day

SOURCE: Tribune News Service In an important move, the ‘Made in India’ Arjun Mark-2 tank project is set to see the light of the day. Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr S Christopher in an interview to The Tribune said, “We have had a meeting with the Vice-Chief of the Indian Army […]

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Design of Tejas’ next version almost done, AESA radar Next Month

SOURCE: Tribune News Service Talking about the next version of the Tejas, called ‘Mark1-A’, Dr Christopher said: “The design other than the AESA radar and the jammer pod is complete.”  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is looking to import the AESA radar even as DRDO made a radar that will be tested next month. The IAF is looking […]

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Saras plane project takes off: NAL, Indian Air Force to add wings to India’s dreams

SOURCE:  Zee Media The ‘Make in India’ initiative just took the proverbial flight in the passenger airlines’ space with Saras – a 19-seater turboprop aircraft. The indigenously-made aircraft is being tested once again by Bengaluru-based National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) and the Indian Air Force (IAF). First developed for testing purposes in 2004, the project was shut after a […]

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T-shirts showing man tied to army jeep stir controversy in Kashmir, activists file defamation case

SOURCE:  INDIA TODAY A controversy has erupted in Kashmir after online promotions of t-shirts with an image depicting the incident where a man was tied to the bonnet of an Army jeep last year. The t-shirt is being sold online by a company reportedly linked to BJP spokesperson Tajinder Bagga. Meanwhile, Tajinder Bagga has defended […]

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What Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chief’s son becoming a militant says about unrest in Kashmir

SOURCE: DAILYO Within a week of Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai having taken over as chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, replacing veteran separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, his youngest son, Junaid Ashraf Sehrai, has joined militant ranks. A 28-year-old postgraduate from Kashmir University, Junaid, didn’t step into his father’s shoes. While Sehrai took the baton of soft separatism, five […]

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Saarc summit: Pakistan garners support from smaller South Asian countries

SOURCE: LIVEMINT Two years after an India-led boycott of a South Asian regional summit that was to be hosted by Pakistan, Islamabad seems to be working up support among smaller countries in South Asia for the meeting. In recent weeks, Sri Lanka and Nepal have voiced support for the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation […]

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Is Trump Ready to Dump Pakistan?

SOURCE: FOREIGN POLICY As U.S. ambassador to Pakistan more than a decade ago, Ryan Crocker spent much of his time trying to convince the government in Islamabad to take action against militants moving freely inside the country and plotting attacks on U.S. forces in neighboring Afghanistan. In 2007, toward the end of his three-year tenure, […]

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An Indian Marshall Plan to thwart China’s Asia ambitions?

SOURCE: ATIMES The world is facing a complex international scenario with the threat of conflict on the Korean peninsula, a possible global trade war and growing tension in the Middle East. Economic interdependence, mutual distrust and unreliable security guarantees encourage ostensible allies to hedge against one another to protect their interests. The big question is […]

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Doklam Belongs To China, India Should Have “Learnt Lessons”, Says Beijing

SOURCE: NDTV India has pinned the genesis of the Doklam crisis on China, asserting that it was the communist nation that first tried to change the “status quo” in the disputed plateau, eventually leading to the over three-month-long military stand-off. “The Chinese military changed the status quo in the Doklam area and therefore India reacted to […]

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Pakistan, India in talks over harassment incidents: Asif

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan and India are in talks over the issue of alleged harassment of Pakistani diplomats stationed in New Delhi, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said. Pakistan has claimed that there had been as many as 26 instances of harassment and intimidation of its diplomats since March 7, following which Islamabad called back its high commissioner Sohail Mahmood for discussions on the issue. He returned to New Delhi on […]

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Nearly 500 youngsters from Telangana join the Indian Army

SOURCE: TELANGANA TODAY It was a proud moment for the parents and relatives of 491 young men from Telangana when their recruitment process into the Indian Army culminated with their dispatch to various ?t?raining ?c?entr?e?s across India. The process?,? which began with ?an ?Army Recruitment Rally at Karimnagar from November ?1 to 10, ?2017?,? involved physical fitness tests, medical examination and ?a […]

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Those obstructing people to shun militancy should be treated as terrorists: MoS PMO

SOURCE: ANI Following Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chief Ashraf Sehrai’s refusal to request his son to shun militancy, MoS in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh said that such people who do not want to bring people back to mainstream should also be treated like terrorists. Sehrai’s son Juniad Khan reportedly joined terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, a day after he went missing from Jammu and Kashmir. […]

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Four women Maoists killed in Odisha encounter, search operations underway

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Four women Maoists were killed by a team of Odisha police during an exchange of fire in Narayanpatna, the one-time bastion of the left wing extremists, in Koraput district on Sunday night, officials said, in the second successful action against the rebels in two days. A joint team of the anti-Maoist Special Operation […]

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Nirmala Sitharaman should explore American F35s, go beyond Russian S400 to bolster weak Indian Air Force

SOURCE: FIRST POST India and Russia are ready to close deal on the S400 Triumf advanced surface-to-air missile system (SAMs), and a commerical contract is most likely to be signed during Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to Russia in April this year. But where Indian Air force muscle is concerned, the atrophy set in two decades […]

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A Closer Look At “Saras”, India’s First Home-Made Passenger Plane

SOURCE: NDTV Indian scientists have re-ignited the development of the country’s first passenger and transport plane, Saras, a 19-seater turboprop aircraft that could help fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push toward making “people who wear hawai chappals” to take “hawai jahaz“. The plane has been designed by the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bengaluru, and is […]

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India had reservations about my govt, that will change now: Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa

SOURCE: ENS Three years after he was swept out of office, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s former President, thinks he is in with a chance to return to power. Last month, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the party loyal to him, made a stunning comeback with a massive win in local body polls. And early […]

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In T.N., the Army scouts for T-shirts and chemical protection

SOURCE: THE HINDU If you thought that the Army, the Air Force and the Navy only buy rockets, aircraft and other such expensive capital goods, think again. There are scores of items that the guardians of our borders need and are always on the lookout to buy. From T-shirts that can keep our soldiers warm […]

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A bomb to every Pakistani bullet only solution to cross-border infiltration: Amit Shah

SOURCE: Zee Media BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday said that ‘a bomb to every bullet coming from Pakistan’ is the only solution to cross-border terrorism and infiltration. Shah made these remarks while speaking to a TV channel during which he said that the country’s armed forces will respond with a bomb to every Pakistani bullet. “This […]

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Statements by ‘Alpha’, ‘Charlie’, ‘Gama’ hold key in terror funding case against 12 including Hafiz Saeed

SOURCE: PTI Confessional statements by ‘Charlie’, ‘Romeo’, ‘Alpha’ and five others are expected to be key evidence in the charge sheet filed in a court by the National Investigation Agency against 12 people, including Lashker-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, for funding anti-national activities in the Kashmir Valley. The NIA, while submitting the charge sheet in the […]

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ISRO postpones Chandrayaan-2 mission from April to October for a ‘perfect mission’

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY he Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had planned to launch its Chandrayaan-2 mission on April 23. However, the space agency decided to postpone the moon mission to the first week of October citing the requirement of more time in order to be confident about “a perfect mission”. ‘Panel recommended postponing the launch […]

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IAF, army to probe para-commando’s death during free fall jump from aircraft in Agra

SOURCE: Hindustan Times A joint court of inquiry has been ordered by the air force and the army into the death of a para-commando who was killed while jumping from an aircraft during a training exercise in Agra on March 23. Lance naik Sunil Kumar, posted at 1 Para (special forces) base in Himachal Pradesh’s Nahan, suffered head […]

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Give us technical surveillance powers for insurgency operations, CRPF urges govt

SOURCE: TNN Having lost 46 men in three major Maoist ambushes in Chhattisgarh since March 11, 2017, CRPF has asked the government to give it “technical surveillance” powers so independent real-time intelligence can be collected for counter-insurgency operations and loss of jawans’ lives in such action can be brought down. Presently, the Central Reserve Police Force, which deals […]

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Doklam: India will maintain territorial integrity, asserts defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman

SOURCE: TNN Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman today asserted that India was “ready for any unforeseen situation” in Doklam and will “maintain” its territorial integrity, reported ANI. “We are alert and ready for any unforeseen situation in Doklam. We are constantly working on the modernisation of our forces. We will maintain our territorial integrity,” ANI quoted the minister as saying […]

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Jordan prince wants India to play key role in Syrian refugee crisis

SOURCE: PTI India should play a major role in resolving the vexed Syrian refugee crisis, Jordan Prince Ali bin Al Hussein has said, citing the plight of millions in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met Jordan’s King Abdullah II during his visit to the Middle Eastern country last month during […]

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India to solve water crisis by utilising rivers flowing to Pakistan

SOURCE: PTI The central government has decided to solve the water problems in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan by utilising water from rivers flowing into Pakistan, Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Saturday. He said the government has also introduced a new scheme where water will reach farmers through innovative technology using pipe system rather […]

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Militant killed in gunfight in Kashmir

SOURCE: IANS  A militant was killed and a woman injured on Sunday during a gunfight between security forces and the militants in central Kashmir’s Badgam district, officials said. “On specific inputs regarding the presence of terrorists, Jammu and Kashmir Police, 53 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a cordon and search […]

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As China beefs up troop deployment at border, PM Narendra Modi plays strategic masterstroke – The Trump card

SOURCE: TIMESNOW In the wake of the eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in the Doklam region and the recent comments of the Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping, India is looking at closer strategic ties with the United States and the coming two-by-two dialogue in Washington DC where the US secretaries of State […]

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John Bolton’s reputation as a non-proliferation guru, outspokenness on Pakistan’s nukes will be of keen interest to India

SOURCE: FIRSTPOST The dismay on social media on the appointment of John Bolton as the National Security Advisor (NSA) is already evident. His reputation is that of a warmonger, fired by the conviction that the United States should remain the unchallenged super power, deciding the fates of lesser countries for their own benefit. In short, […]

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Defence outsourced

SOURCE: The Tribune Buying weapons to protect over 1.34 billion people and secure borders with seven nations — with a land frontier of over 15,000 km and a coastline extending to over 7,500 km — is a good idea. But the thought to be dependent on foreign defence supplies (India imports some 70 per cent of […]

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Son of separatist leader Syed Geelani’s aide joins Hizbul Mujahideen

SOURCE: ENS The son of senior separatist leader Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, who was recently appointed as successor by hardline leader Syed Geelani of his Tehreek-e-Hurriyat party, has reportedly joined the militant group Hizbul Mujahideen. The picture of Junaid Ashraf Sehrai, 26, wearing a skull cap and carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition pouch went […]

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Generals in a labyrinth

SOURCE: DNA INDIA “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves” – Cassius might have succeeded in goading Brutus to do the right thing with this evocative line. Unfortunately, no such luck with the Indian military’s leadership, which continues to blame their (and by derivation), our, stars, in the form of […]

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Pakistan’s Nuclear Bomb: A Story of Defiance, Deterrence and Deviance review: Command and control

SOURCE: THE HINDU Since the summer of 1998 when India and Pakistan went nuclear and forever changed the conventional and strategic equilibrium in South Asia, much has been written over the years about Pakistan’s nuclear weapon programme and A.Q. Khan’s clandestine global proliferation network. But few probably have gone into the issue in such detail […]

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Pakistan deploys more troops along LoC, international?borders

SOURCE: Hindustan Times The robust posture adopted by the Narendra Modi government towards Pakistani attacks from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir has forced Pakistan to reinforce troop deployment along the LoC and international borders to deter a possible Indian army offensive. Indian army commanders are in no mood to let any […]

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India working to ‘recalibrate’ ties with China, but will not sign on to Belt and Road Initiative

SOURCE: Hindustan Times India will seek to ‘recalibrate’ ties with China and build on commonalities after a difficult year. But this will not happen at the cost of India’s “core concerns,” and it will stick to its stated position on Beijing’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and has no intention of signing on to it. […]

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Indian envoy trashes report of Chinese military stepping up infra activities in Doklam, says no change in status quo

SOURCE: PTI “No change” has taken place at the Dokalam standoff area after it was resolved last year, India’s envoy Gautam Bambawale said and blamed China squarely for the face off, saying it happened because Beijing tried to alter the “status quo” which it should not have. The 73-day long standoff ended on August 28 […]

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Indian-origin man crashes car into Travis air force base in US, dies

SOURCE: PTI An Indian-origin man unauthorisedly drove past into a major air force base in the US and died as the vehicle crashed and burst into flames, with the FBI saying they are investigating the motive behind his action. Hafiz Kazi, 51, of Sausalito drove his minivan into the Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, […]

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7 Naxals involved in last week attack on CRPF in C’garh arrested: Police

SOURCE: ENS Seven Naxals, allegedly involved in the Kistaram mine protected vehicle (MPV) attack last week in which nine CRPF personnel were killed, were arrested today from Chhattigsarh’s Sukma district, police said. They were arrested during a search operation in the forests of Kistaram, around 500 km from state capital Raipur, Superintendent of Police (SP), […]

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Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping will ‘definitely’ meet during SCO summit: India envoy

SOURCE: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China to take part in the SCO summit in June during which there will “definitely” be a bilateral meeting between him and President Xi Jinping, India’s envoy Gautam Bambawale has said. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a China-dominated security grouping, is increasingly seen as a counterweight to […]

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US adds 7 Pakistani entities to sanctions list, move could boost India’s NSG? bid

SOURCE: Hindustan Times The United States has added seven Pakistani companies to a list of foreign entities that are subject to stringent export control measures, a move that Indian officials said would boost New Delhi’s bid to join the nuclear suppliers group (NSG), an elite club of countries that deal with trade in fissile materials and […]

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LCA Tejas SP-9 successfully completes first flight

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) – Tejas SP-9 (LA-5009) completed its maiden flight after taking off at 10.33hrs from HAL Airport in Bengaluru on 24 March 2018 piloted by Air.Cmdr KA Muthanna (Retd). SP-9 flew for 21 mins and landed back at 10.54hrs. The LCA Tejas SP-9 […]

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How the USAF chief ended up in the LCA

SOURCE: StratPost The head of the United States Air Force (USAF) General David L. Goldfein came visiting India last month – a trip that was headlined by his flight in the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). With photographs of his flight all over the place, the ride certainly flew a distance to foster warmth in the military […]

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The S-400 is Air Force’s answer to depleting fighter strength. It’s time to seal the deal

SOURCE: THE PRINT The Russian S-400 missile system is the Indian Air Force’s answer to its depleting fighter strength. The air defence system, according to the government’s understanding, has the capability of grounding the entire Pakistani Air Force, given that it can take down targets at a range of up to 400 km, covering all […]

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The ‘Chubby Girl’ giving China an edge over India

SOURCE: THE PRINT China’s indigenously developed military transport aircraft, the Y-20, is being built in significant numbers, with latest satellite imagery showing six planes at various stages of completion at the production hub of Yanliang. The home-grown transporter is codenamed ‘Kunpeng’ after the mythical bird beast believed to fly for tens of thousands of kilometres […]

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How ISRO ended up launching 4 US satellites without safety approvals

SOURCE: THE PRINT When the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched 31 satellites using its PSLV rocket on 12 January, it was seen as yet another feather in its packed cap of successful commercial satellite launches. But weeks later, and for the first time in the history of India’s space programme, controversy struck. Four of […]

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India and China must be frank with each other to prevent another Doklam, ambassador warns

SOURCE: SCMP China and India have to be “frank and candid” to reduce their ongoing tensions, Delhi’s ambassador to Beijing has said ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to China in June. Gautam Bambawale said political communication between the two nations had resumed after the Doklam crisis last year, when troops from both nations […]

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Indians in conflict zones: ‘Military diplomacy’ vital

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE The nation is obviously shocked by the news that 39 Indian workers held captive near Mosul in Iraq were brutally murdered by the Islamic State, also known as Daesh. While Daesh’s cruelty and dastardliness is well known, there was some hope that the workers would be found alive as there was no […]

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US showcases stealth fighter training on amphibious carrier

SOURCE: Reuters Aboard USS Wasp, Philippine Sea, March 24 . The US military on Friday launched vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) F-35Bs from the deck of the USS Wasp amphibious carrier in the waters around Okinawa in its first show of stealth aircraft force at sea. The exercise comes at a time when concerns remain high […]

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Naxalism on its last leg in the country: Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: PTI Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday said the “serious” challenge of Naxalism in the country has entered its “last leg” and Maoists are now resorting to coward ambushes against security forces as they are unable to undertake a direct fight. Addressing troops of the country’s lead anti-Naxal operations force CRPF on the occasion of their […]

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UAE, India discuss anti-terror measures

SOURCE: THE GULF NEWS Dr Anwar Bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has concluded his official visit to India, where he met Sushma Swaraj, India’s External Affairs Minister and other top officials. During his meeting with Sushma, the parties exchanged views on the strategic ties and ways to enhance co-operation and joint coordination […]

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Two militants killed in gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag

SOURCE: PTI Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces today in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in Shistragam village in Dooru area of Anantnag, security forces launched a search and cordon operation in the area late last night, a police official said. […]

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Role of all-women Indian contingent in UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia lauded

SOURCE: PTI As the UN mission in Liberia successfully completes its mandate, the role of an all-female contingent of peacekeepers from India deployed with it is being highlighted for inspiring women in the West African nation to become police officers. The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was established by the Security Council in 2003 […]

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Woman gets 7-year jail for helping 15 Kerala youths join Islamic State

SOURCE: Hindustan Times A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Kochi on Saturday awarded seven yeas’ rigorous imprisonment to Yasmin Ahmed, a native of Bihar, for helping 15 youths of north Kerala to slip out the country and join extremist outfit Islamic State. This is the first verdict in an IS-related case in the state. She […]

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World class BrahMos missile with desi seeker becomes more lethal

SOURCE: ENS In a major boost to Make-in-India initiative, supersonic cruise missile BrahMos fitted with Gen-Next new homegrown seeker was successfully flight tested against a designated target on Thursday. It was first test of the world class weapon system with the indigenous seeker which has been entirely designed and developed by Defence Research and Development […]

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BSF plane crash probe panel castigates force’s air wing for ‘non existent safety culture’

SOURCE: TNN The Border Security Force’s (BSF) air wing — which routinely flies top VVIPs, especially of the home ministry — has been severely castigated by a government panel set up to probe the crash of a BSF Beechcraft Super King Air B 200 soon after takeoff from Delhi airport in December 2015, killing all 10 people on […]

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Rafale deal makes no mention of Reliance Defence: Sitharaman

SOURCE: ULTRA NEWS Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India’s deal to acquire 36 Rafale jets was inked with the government of France, and that the deal does not require the French supplier to partner with Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence. Sitharaman was answering a question raised by Congress MP Sanjay Singh about whether Dassault Aviation entered […]

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India key to CPEC’s success: Pakistan’s new political tactic

SOURCE: Zee Media The controversial China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project cannot progress without Indian cooperation, Pakistan said on Thursday. Stressing the need for strengthening regional cooperation, Islamabad added that India holds the key to peace in South Asia. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Thursday, Pakistan Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal said, […]

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Pakistan could become like ‘Iran or North Korea on steroids’: New US NSA

SOURCE: TNN The US’s new National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton, known for being an extreme hawk in diplomatic circles, may not be as hard on Pakistan as his President Donald Trump wants him to be. Media interviews with Bolton – named NSA yesterday – from the recent past suggest that while he believes Pakistan does need to be dealt with firmly, […]

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Dawood Ibrahim’s D-company in Pakistan has diversified: US lawmakers told

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan-based crime syndicate D-company, like Mexican drug organisations, has diversified in many other fields, US lawmakers were told today. “Pakistan-based crime-terror group, D-company, whose origins lie in India, expanded Karachi’s historic role as a drug transhipment point, and built a powerful transnational crime-terror organisation, in part from drug proceeds,” Dr Louise Shelley, Professor, […]

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India crafts its own ‘string of pearls’ to rival China’s naval jewels in the Indian Ocean

SOURCE: SCMP When it comes to the Indian Ocean, New Delhi is hedging its bets against an assertive China. India and France recently signed a strategic pact opening up their naval bases to each other’s warships across the Indian Ocean. This comes two years after a similar deal with the United States and signifies a web of strategic trust to […]

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Diplomats harassment row: Want to sort it out as soon as possible, says Pakistan envoy

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood today said that he has discussed the issue of alleged harassment of diplomats with his government, which wants to sort out it “as soon as possible”. Mahmood, who came back to India last night, days after he was called back for consultations amid raging row between […]

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Air India begins direct flight service between India-Israel via Saudi Arabia Airpsace

SOURCE: ANI In what can be seen as a boost to India-Israel ties, the state-run carrier airline, Air India on Thursday inaugurated its direct flight service between New Delhi and Tel Aviv. Air India Chairman Pradeep Singh Kharola and the Director of Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) Hassan Madah began this new chapter by cutting […]

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BHEL to make space grade cells for ISRO

SOURCE: IANS State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) would make space grade lithium-ion (Li-Ion) cells for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under technology transfer, the space agency said on Friday. “We have entered into a technology transfer agreement with BHEL to make space grade Li-Ion cells,” it said in a statement here. The agreement was signed on Thursday in the presence of ISRO Chairman K. Sivan and BHEL Managing […]

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China should prepare for military action over Taiwan: Chinese paper

SOURCE: Reuters China should prepare for military action over self-ruled Taiwan and pressure Washington over cooperation on North Korea after the United States passed a law to boost ties with Taiwan, a widely read Chinese state-run newspaper said on Thursday. Beijing was infuriated when U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation last week that encourages the […]

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Not equipped to detect deep Maoist mines: Home Ministry

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Home Ministry has told a parliamentary panel that forces were “unable to detect deep planted mines” with the technology presently available in the areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE).On March 13, nine CRPF jawans were killed in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma when a mine protected vehicle they were travelling in was blown […]

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After Doklam, military postures continue to escalate in India, China

SOURCE: ASIATIMES In January, we had occasion to refer to an article in the South China Morning Post by Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, an influential officer of the PLA Academy of Military Science, who often comments on international issues. He warned that the Doklam incident in 2017 in the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction area could be a turning point on the […]

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Air force on a ‘strong wicket’ vis-a-vis China, says IAF chief

SOURCE: ANI Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Birender Singh Dhanoa asserted on Thursday that the IAF was on a “strong wicket” vis-a-vis China. The air chief marshal’s statement comes days after Indian Army chief voiced concerns about China’s military buildup in the Doklam region, where the troops of the two nations were engaged in a stand-off for over two months last […]

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India successfully test-fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with Indian seeker

SOURCE: The Statesman India on Thursday successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile fitted with an indigenously developed seeker. Congratulating Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the exemplary feat, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed on Twitter that the missile flew along the designated trajectory and hit the target with pinpoint accuracy. The missile was fired […]

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China provides tracking system for Pakistan’s missile programme

SOURCE: SCMP China has sold Pakistan a powerful tracking system in an unprecedented deal that could speed up the Pakistani military’s development of multi-warhead missiles.News of the sale – and evidence that China is supporting Pakistan’s rapidly developing missile programme – comes two months after India tested its most advanced nuclear-ready intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) […]

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Indian Navy drone crashes in Porbandar

SOURCE: ENS An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Indian Navy crashed minutes after taking off from Porbandar Naval base on Thursday but police say the crash did not cause any injury or damage to property on the ground. Police said the drone crashed in the open ground of an ice-factory right behind Udyognagar police […]

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No solace in Geelani stepping down as Tehrik chief: Sehrai would make Kashmir problem worse

SOURCE: Oneindia News   Earlier this week, hardline Kashmir separatist, Syed Ali Shah Geelani stepped down as the chief of the Tehrik-e-Hurriyat and made way for his long time friend, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai. While Geelani continues to head the Hurriyat Conference, it would only be a matter of time before he steps down owing to […]

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