Post Balakot airstrikes, Pakistan changing its strategy: Intelligence report

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Months after the Indian Air Force (IAF) launched a major airstrike inside Pakistan’s Balakot targeting terror training camps linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the inputs gathered by the intelligence agencies have indicated a shift in Islamabad’s strategy against India. Fearing an attack of greater intensity from India in the future, Pakistan is now […]

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Army to modify AK-47 to counter new terror tactics

SOURCE: Tribune News Service Even as the process to re-equip soldiers with a new contemporary assault rifle drags on, the Army is moving to modify the AK-47 rifles in its inventory with new accessories to meet its emerging operational requirements. A process has been initiated for acquiring “weapon speciality kits” that includes items like tactical […]

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No plans to establish foreign Indian military bases in Maldives: MNDF

SOURCE: EDITION MV Chief of Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Major General Abdulla Shamaal on Saturday affirmed that there are no plans to establish any foreign military headquarters in Maldives. Shamaal made the statement in response to opposition political parties’ allegations against the incumbent administration of attempting to lease land to the Indian army for […]

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Navy lines up mega deals for helicopters, submarines

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Navy has lined up several multi-billion dollar deals for helicopters, long-range maritime patrol aircraft (LRMPA) and submarines which are in important stages of the procurement. The deals for 24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters (MRH) and 10 more P-8I LRMPA are at an advanced stage with the U.S. through their Foreign Military Sales […]

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The war that kickstarted a new era for the IAF

SOURCE: TRIBUNE INDIA It was in the summer of 1999 that the Indian Air Force (IAF) was called into battle during the Kargil conflict with Pakistan. The outcome changed the thinking of strategic planners in New Delhi and added heft to the IAF war machinery to kickstart a new ‘era’. Many of the new cutting-edge […]

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Go after terror funding suspects in J&K, Amit Shah tells agencies

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE Union Home Minister Amit Shah has told investigative agencies to go after all those who are involved in terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah said this during his maiden two-day visit to the state. Reports said that Shah told security agencies that there would be no tolerance for terror and […]

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A national security doctrine

SOURCE: IANS India, the world’s largest democracy, has again elected a government brutally strong in numbers with no encumbrances of coalition politics to peg it down from its intended goals or the fulfilment of its pre-election promises. That the recent dance of democracy in India witnessed unparalleled, abusive recrimination, with political discourse having sunk to […]

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Budget is back, so is guns versus butter debate

SOURCE: Lt Gen DS Hooda / TNN A few days before finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her first budget on July 5, the military will take reassurance from the words of the defence minister in Rajya Sabha. Rajnath Singh said: “We will not allow any adverse impact on (defence preparedness) due to fund constraints.” These […]

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Punjab Man Arrested For Spying, Passing Info To Pak’s ISI Via WhatsApp

SOURCE: NDTV A man has been arrested in Punjab’s Faridkot on charges of passing secret military information to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI, police said on Sunday. Incriminating documents have been recovered from his possession, they added. A senior police officer told NDTV that Sukhwinder Singh Sidhu, a resident of Moga district, had been staying in […]

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US-Iran stand-off: How India can de-escalate tension

SOURCE: FE The most basic form of human stupidity is forgetting what we are trying to accomplish.” This Nietzschean aphorism finds sharp affirmation in the behaviour of the leaders of US and Iran today. Both have forgotten what they are trying to achieve, but both are engaged in verbal, economic and physical jousting that is […]

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UK has world’s best counter-terror machine, says Indian-origin Scotland Yard chief

SOURCE: PTI The UK’s Indian– origin chief ofcounter– terror policing, Neil Basu, praised his Scotland Yard team for having foiled 19 “murderous plots” since March 2017 in the wake on an inquest into the deaths of eight people killed in the London Bridge terror attack in June 2017. The Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner, in a statement following the inquest that concluded on Friday, welcomed a ruling […]

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532 kg heroin worth Rs 2,700 cr smuggled from?Pak, seized near Amritsar

SOURCE: PTI In its biggest ever narcotics haul, the Customs Department seized 532 kg of suspected heroin worth Rs 2,700 crore, which was smuggled into India from Pakistan in a truck through trade route at the Attari border, officials said Sunday. An official said the smuggling racket’s alleged mastermind, based in Kashmir valley, has been […]

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Two suspected hideouts of NSCN (I-M) destroyed in Nagaland, huge cache of arms recovered

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA A joint team of Assam Rifles personnel and Arunachal Pradesh Police destroyed two suspected hideouts of NSCN (I-M) in separate operations on Sunday. The operations by Assam Rifles personnel and police were launched based on specific inputs. One hideout was destroyed in Jongrum and other was decimated near the Indo-Myanmar border. The […]

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Hizbul militant gunned down in Budgam encounter

SOURCE: PTI A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a police official said. Acting on a credible input, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and security forces at Bugam in Chadoora area, the official said. He […]

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Apache on way, to be deployed in Pathankot

SOURCE: Tribune News Service The first US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopter is set to arrive in India by mid-July and will be inducted into the Indian Air Force a few weeks later at the frontline Pathankot Air Force Station. The helicopter is slated to arrive on July 18 and will come from the Boeing facility […]

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Here’s how US and India can be major defence partners and take lead over Russia and China

SOURCE: THE PRINT Growing strategic convergence between the United States and India has transformed bilateral defence relations over the past two decades. Today, Washington and New Delhi are no longer estranged democracies of the Cold War era, but strategic partners that share common values and an array of core interests. Looking ahead, the United States […]

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Modi, Erdogan talk S-400 air defence deal, US sanctions

SOURCE: ENS In a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held forth on the S-400 air defence system deal and how his government is trying to deal with the US sanctions under its Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), sources said. India and Turkey are both […]

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RAW casts net to cripple China-Pakistan nexus in Arabian Sea

SOURCE: INDIA TV NEWS In a bid to check growing influence of China-Pakistan nexus in the Indian Ocean, India’s external intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) is bolstering up its maritime intelligence network, laying more emphasis on the Arabian Sea region. Eight months ago, in the tenure of the then President of Maldives, Abdullah […]

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Militant killed in encounter in Budgam district of J-K

SOURCE: Tribune News Service A militant was on Sunday killed in a gunfight with security forces in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Bugam area of Budgam district in central Kashmir Sunday morning following specific inputs about the presence of militants there, a […]

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Anti-tank mine of 1971 war found

SOURCE: TRIBUNE INDIA An old and rusted anti-tank mine, suspected to be of the 1971 war time, was found lying abandoned along the International Border in the Ramnagar sector of Samba district on Saturday. Villagers spotted the suspicious object on the Basanter riverbed in Samba and informed the police about it. Soon, the police and […]

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Rail link between rest of India and Kashmir likely by 2023

SOURCE: RISING KASHMIR The all weather rail link between Rest of India and the Kashmir valley is a dream coming true likely by 2023.  “The crucial and second longest tunnel, which is six-kilometre long on the Katra-Banihal section near Reasi was ready and is through,” a senior Railway Official here said on Sunday. He added […]

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Kartarpur corridor: India proposes meeting with Pakistan in second week of July

SOURCE: HT India has proposed July 11-14 to Pakistan as dates for a meeting of officials on the Pakistani side of the Attari-Wagah border to finalise modalities to open the Kartarpur corridor for the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in November, people familiar with developments said on Saturday. The first meeting of officials of […]

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HAL wants private firm to build civilian version of Dhruv chopper

SOURCE: PTI Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. on Saturday invited Indian private defence manufacturing companies to boost manufacturing of the civil version of the Dhruv helicopter under the ‘Transfer of Technology’ contract. At a workshop organised by Hindustan Aeronautics, Defence Manufacturing Secretary Ajay Kumar said that the private sector should grab the huge opportunity that a collaboration […]

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Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Significant drop’ in infiltrations this year

SOURCE: ENS With no encounter being reported at the Line of Control (LoC) between militants and security forces, police and security officials say there has been virtually no cross-border infiltration so far this year — a marked departure from previous years. The Army usually tracks infiltrations through the number of face-offs at the LoC and […]

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Mirage 2000: ‘Go-to’ fighter of IAF completes 34 years of service

SOURCE: THE WEEK The Mirage 2000 fighter jet, which captured the public’s imagination with its performance in the Kargil War in 1999 and the strike on Balakot 20 years later, completed 34 years of service in the Indian Air Force on Saturday. The Indian Air Force put out a cursory tweet on the occasion, noting […]

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Despite CATSA over ‘Russia tie up’, India and Turkey to enhance defence relations

SOURCE: UNI India and Turkey on Saturday decided to explore in what manner the two countries can have enhanced defence ties.”There was a general discussion on how the two countries can cooperate and see there is any possibility of working together (on defence matters),” MEA spokesman Raveesh Kumar told reporters here briefing on Prime Minister […]

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Modi government’s new roadmap in Kashmir

SOURCE: ET Minus militancy and politics everything else is possible – that is the larger message from the series of steps being taken by the government, from the continued crackdown on Hurriyat to the cleanup of the J&K Bank, according to observers.They said Union home minister Amit Shah’s decision not to address a presser during […]

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Probe Underway: French Envoy On Break-In At IAF’s Office Handling Rafale

SOURCE: ANI French ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler on Saturday said the investigation into a possible data theft during the break-in into the Rafale project management team office in Paris is still underway.”It’s still under investigation so I don’t want to comment, but definitely there were no secrets stolen,” the ambassador told news agency ANI […]

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War among terrorist outfits rattles ISI

SOURCE:  The Pioneer Intelligence chatters have indicated the gang war between Hizbul Mujahideen on the one hand and the Al Qaeda Kashmir and ISJK on the other in Jammu & Kashmir has rattled Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence that suspects the former being a local outfit is leaking information about the other terror groups due […]

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US takes dialogue route to calm ties with India

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE A clear outcome of the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US president Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G-20 meet at Osaka seems to be the easing up of worries in India-US relations, caused in particular by Mr Trump’s hectoring attitude on trade matters. The anxiety gained especial […]

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Modi pitches global summit on terror to Russia, China, BRICS

SOURCE: ENS Hours after the Japan-US-India trilateral meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for the Russia-India-China trilateral meeting where they discussed challenges pertaining to economy and peace and stability. They separately also met Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for the BRICS […]

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India-Pak, a pivotal moment

SOURCE: ENS Prime Minister Imran Khan is trying to cleanse Pakistan of corruption and set up a new equation with India at the same time. With the first, he refuses to change his style; with the second, he honestly strives for change but is expected to get nowhere for the time being. The military establishment […]

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Rescue team airlifted by IAF after 2 weeks

SOURCE: HT The 15-member rescue team sent to retrieve the bodies of 13 crew members killed in the June 3 AN-32 transport aircraft crash in Arunachal Pradesh was airlifted to safety on Saturday evening after over two weeks, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said. Explaining why it had taken so long to airlift the team […]

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Special status to J&K is temporary, even Nehru said ye ghiste ghiste ghis jaayegi: MoS Jitendra Singh

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that the special status granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir was a temporary provision in the Constitution. Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also a Lok Sabha MP from Udhampur, said that even former PM Jawaharlal Nehru had […]

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Rajnath may have to adopt balanced approach

SOURCE: HT A few days after Rajnath Singh took over as defence minister, the government reversed its earlier order of suspending rations to officers in peace stations. Civil-military relations, which had been fraying for a raft of reasons, improved with the underlying message that the government cared. “It is our major focus and concern,” said […]

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Militancy in J-K waning, hope no security required for Amarnath yatra from 2020: Jitendra Singh

SOURCE: PTI Union minister Jitendra Singh Saturday said militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is in its final phase and expressed hope that annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath will not require security arrangement from next year. He said adequate security arrangement has been put in place this year for the 46-day yatra, scheduled […]

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Rajnath, Jagan review naval projects

SOURCE: THE HINDU Defence Minister Rajanath Singh and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday reviewed the progress of ongoing infrastructure projects and proposals of the Indian Navy in Andhra Pradesh. During a meeting by Mr. Singh, officials were directed to continue proactive civil-Military synergies and cooperation to expedite the naval projects. While Mr. […]

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Army’s junior officers and jawans gain from new canteen store policy aimed to bring in ‘parity’

SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER Indian army Junior Commissioned officers and other rank jawans are set to gain from the new policy of the Indian army on the purchase of four wheelers from Canteen Stores Department (CSD). Earlier there was no limit on the purchase of four wheelers from the CSD canteens, but the new rules have […]

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PM Modi meets Turkey’s Erdogan in Japan over anti-terror, defence ties

SOURCE: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and held talks on a host of key issues including trade and investment, defence and counter-terrorism. The two leaders, who are in Osaka, Japan, met in the morning on the margins of the two-day G20 Summit and talked about the […]

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Why US opposes Russia’s S-400 deal with India, Turkey

SOURCE: ENS The S-400 air defence system deal has been a bone of contention in the US’ relations with Turkey and India, as it calls for sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). While Turkey has dismissed the warnings and said it would not back down, India has said it will do […]

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IAF AN-32 rescue team still stranded at crash site in Arunachal’s mountain; ration, essentials airdropped at crash site

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The 12-member rescue and relief team comprising of nine Indian Air Force personnel and three civilians that had reached the wreckage site of the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh on June 12, is still on the site. Bad weather and dense forests have hampered the efforts to bring them out from […]

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Indian Army develops ‘talking hands’ for communication

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE Realising the communication problem between speakers and non-speakers of American Sign Language (ASL), a team of four Indian army officers developed ‘talking hands’, a ‘gesture to speech translating glove’. This project was displayed during the 95th convocation ceremony of the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) here on Thursday. The […]

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Engage with families of terrorists, Amit Shah to J&K administration

SOURCE: HT Home minister Amit Shah has asked the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration to engage with the families of terrorists and militants, especially those killed in counter-terror operations, in an outreach aimed at building trust in the state. In some cases, the idea is to also “bring the militants back to the mainstream,” senior […]

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Top retired US Army general praises Jaishankar for boosting Indo-US ties

SOURCE: PTI A top retired US Army general Thursday praised India’s new External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for his role in strengthening the strategic bilateral ties. General (Retd) David H Petraeus, who served as CIA director during Barack Obama’s presidency in the US in 2011-12, said India was poised for a breakout “Modi moment” during […]

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Army supports Centre’s decision to extend President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir

SOURCE: ENS The Army feels feels that the decision taken by the government to extend President’s Rule in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is right and will help in improving the voter turnout. Conceding that the situation is not correct for elections at present, a senior Army officer attributed this to the terror support […]

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Why Media is saying that India is working on Single-engined LCA-5th Generation?

SOURCE: VISHAL KARPE / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG   According to the latest Indian media report, India has been working on the development of a Single-engined LCA-5th Generation fighter aircraft which has been rumored for some time but never confirmed but not many are convinced that the latest information might have been a misinformation […]

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee wanted Pakistan Army camp hit after Parliament attack, claims book

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA A book authored by the then Navy chief says that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee wanted to hit a Pakistani Army camp in the wake of the Parliament terror attack but was forced to drop the plan at the last moment as it got relocated. Admiral Sushil Kumar also says that while […]

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S-400 missile: IAF officers get ready to go for training to operate the system

SOURCE: FE Soon, Indian Air Force (IAF) officers who have already been identified will be leaving for Moscow later this year for training to operate awaited S-400 Triumf advanced air defence missile system from Russia. The delivery of the missile systems is expected to start from October 2020 and will be completed by April 2023. […]

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Vajpayee refused permission to IAF to cross LoC during Kargil conflict: Tipnis

SOURCE: PTI During the Kargil conflict, the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was reluctant to use the Air Force and refused to give it permission to cross the Line of Control, former Air Chief Anil Tipnis said on Friday.Speaking at the launch of a book titled ”A Prime Minister to remember- Memories of a […]

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As the race for Moon heats up, Chandrayaan-2 could give ISRO an edge, and spoils

SOURCE: THE PRINT The race to space is heating up around the world, but differently from how it played out five decades ago. Instead of trying to achieve goals for national pride and prestige, the current competition, driven by commercial companies, seeks to monetise space-based services, access to space and space-based resources. In this space, […]

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China tests latest JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile

SOURCE: MP China has successfully tested its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile, the JL-3, official media here reported. The scheduled test was normal, China’s Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday, when asked about the alleged test launch of a JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on June 2, state-run Global Times reported. Asked about reports of […]

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Pakistan, not Indian agents, killed our man in J&K: IS

SOURCE: TNN The provincial branch of the so-called Islamic State in Kashmir, Wilayah al-Hind (WaH), on Friday circulated a video on Telegram channels claiming that one of their members was killed a day ago at the behest of Pakistan.Lashing out at the Pakistan-sponsored terror outfits Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba, a WaH spokesperson claimed that Adil […]

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Xi Jinping says China, Russia and India should take ‘global responsibility’ to protect interests

SOURCE: SCMP Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on the leaders of Russia and India to take “global responsibility” to safeguard the three countries’ interests and uphold multilateralism, as Beijing seeks to rally support amid its protracted trade war with Washington.Xi made the remarks during a trilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi […]

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Securing energy sea lines

SOURCE: DNA INDIA The Indian Navy did some yeoman service a few years ago by deploying its ships to escort Indian and international merchant shipping in the North West Indian Ocean.  The threat was from Somali pirates, who had made hijacking of merchant vessels their profession with demands for huge sums as ransom. The Indian […]

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AN-32 aircraft victims’ rescuers remain stranded at crash site

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA A team of 12 rescuers that retrieved the bodies of 13 people who were on board the AN-32 aircraft which crashed in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh early this month, continued to remain stranded at the crash site, waiting for the weather to improve so that they could be airlifted, a state […]

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‘Saved lives’: IAF praises Jaguar pilot who dropped practice bombs after bird hit

SOURCE: HT ? A Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that flew right into a flock of birds that shut down one of the two engines was able to land safely because of quick thinking by the pilot, the Indian Air Force said on Friday.The air force also released a 48-second video of the bird […]

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List of active terrorists and those present across LoC being updated

SOURCE: PTI Rocked by militant attacks in the recent past, Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district is updating the list of ultras whose whereabouts are not known and those who are presently in Pakistan or Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), police said on Friday. The decision in this regard was taken at a crime review meeting of police […]

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No Data Stolen From IAF’s Paris Office Handling Rafale Jets: Report

SOURCE: ANI No data has been stolen from the computers of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale project team office in Paris where there was a break in last month, a cyber forensic team has found during its probe. “The cyber forensic these of the Air Force consisting three members has found that no data […]

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IAF Contingent Lands At France’s Air Force Base For Garuda Exercise

SOURCE: ANI An Indian Air Force contingent landed at Air Force Base in France’s Mont-de-Marsan on Friday for the Indo-French joint exercise Garuda. Base Commander Air Base Mont-De-Marsan Colonel Gaudillere received the Indian Air Force contingent on arrival. “IAF contingent landed at Air Force Base, Mont-de-Marsan, France, today. The IAF contingent was given a warm […]

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Terror plot to target convoys of security forces using IEDs foiled in J&K’s Budgam

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA A plan by the terrorists to target convoys of security personnel using Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was foiled by the forces on Friday. In an encounter in Kanipora area of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces killed a terrorist on Friday morning. Following the encounter, an official of the […]

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Article 370 only temporary provision, not permanent: Amit Shah

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said Article 370 of the Constitution that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir is only a temporary provision and not a permanent one. He said this in the Lok Sabha. He was responding to the Opposition’s argument that Jammu and Kashmir can’t be treated […]

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Russia offers more Sukhoi Su-35S fighters, which can detect F-35 stealth jets, to China

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA While India is building its military muscle to match China’s might and is all set to receive the first of the 36 omnirole Rafale fighter from France’s Dassault Aviation in a few months, the later is likely to go in for more Russian Sukhoi Su-35S jets. Russia is awaiting China’s response to […]

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S-400 not discussed by PM Modi, Donald Trump, says foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale

SOURCE: ANI India Friday said its decision to purchase S-400 missile defence system from Russia did not figure during the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump though they discussed ways to step up the bilateral military cooperation. The S-400 is known as Russia’s most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system. […]

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Defence minister has gone mad: Gen Manekshaw on Jagjivan Ram demanding more Dalits in Army

SOURCE: THE PRINT Only after the 1965 and 1971 wars, with India having defeated Pakistan and the fear of China having receded a little, was the issue of army recruitment opened up a little. Jagjivan Ram, during his terms as Defence Minister (1970– 1974, 1977– 1978), made efforts to increase the number of Scheduled Castes […]

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Pakistan parliament approves Rs 1,150 billion defence budget

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Pakistan ‘s parliament on Thursday unanimously passed the Rs 1,152 billion defence budget for the next fiscal (2019-20). Pakistan’s Revenue Minister Hammad Azhar presented the budget on June 11 in which he had declared that the budgetry allocation for the defence sector was kept the same as the last year’s. But the […]

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Drop in women officers in IAF and Navy

SOURCE: DH NEWS SERVICE The government’s efforts to make armed forces an attractive career choice for women don’t seem to have found too many takers. The number of women officers in the IAF and Navy declined in the last two years whereas the count remains more or less in the same range for the Army. […]

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1 militant killed in encounter in J-K’s Budgam

SOURCE: HT A militant was killed on Friday in a gun battle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. The encounter began at Kanipora after the Indian Army and state police launched an operation in the area. “#Budgam #encounter update: 01 #terrorist #killed. #Arms & ammunition recovered. #Identity & affiliation being […]

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2 CRPF personnel killed during encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Keshkutul

SOURCE: ANI Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in an encounter with Maoists in Keshkutul area here on Friday. According to officials, troops of 199 Battalion CRPF along with Chhattisgarh Police carried out ADP cum Ambush duty during which an encounter broke out with Maoists. The encounter is going on between Keshkutul […]

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Pakistan propaganda on role of JF-17s post-Balakot now exposed by its own ex-air commodore

SOURCE: THE PRINT A former high-ranking Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officer has exposed the propaganda of his military, saying that it was indeed an F-16 that shot down Wing Commander Abhinandan Vathaman’s MiG-21 Bison on 27 February, a day after the Balakot air strikes by the IAF. This has also raised fresh speculation about the […]

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Nuclear-Capable Prithvi II Missile Successfully Test Fired

SOURCE: PTI India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-II on Thursday night as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range off the Odisha coast.The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was carried out from a mobile launcher from Launch Complex-III of the […]

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Minutes before IAF Balakot strike, plans were changed due to a dramatic twist

SOURCE: TIMES NOW It is four months since the Balakot operation when the Indian Air Force entered Pakistan and bombed a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp, new information with Times Now shows that the strike plans had to be changed at the last minute, thus leading to a dramatic twist. Mirage-2000 fighters had already taken off […]

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Navy set to get anti-sub copters

SOURCE: Tribune News Service A formal contract to get multi-role helicopters for the Navy is expected to be signed by the end of this year. The acquisition will provide “teeth” to the Navy in its role of dominating the Indian Ocean. The process to finalise modalities for signing the contract is in the finals stages, […]

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Lighter Bullet Proof Jackets Indian Army and the Navy! MKU Limited to provide 1.58 lakh protection overvests

SOURCE: FE With the future tendering for Bullet Proof Jackets to be on the basis of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms, a leading defence company MKU Limited is currently executing an order for 1.58 lakh Bullet Proof Jackets (BPJ) for both the Indian Army and the Indian Navy. In an exclusive interaction with […]

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Price ceiling on the purchase of four-wheelers from CSD due to budgetary constraint: Army Chief

SOURCE: ET Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has said that the government’s move of placing a price ceiling on the purchase of four-wheelers from the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) by defence personnel was done due to budgetary constraints and to meet the ‘aspirations’ of soldiers other than officers. Rawat was referring to last month’s army […]

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Pakistan airspace closure hits India, Afghan

SOURCE: HT The closure of Pakistani airspace has hit air travel between India and Afghanistan, with the number of flights being curtailed and the “air corridor” for freight being suspended, Afghan chargé d’affaires Tahir Qadiry said on Thursday. The number of flights has been reduced from five a day to just two, and India’s SpiceJet […]

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Indian Army plays saviour to terrorist injured in shootout in Kashmir

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The Indian Army, which continues to carry out anti-terror operations in the Kashmir Valley, recently played a saviour to a terrorist who was badly injured in a shootout in Kashmir. The incident once again reveals the human side of the Indian security forces, which often face tough resistance from the local Kashmiri […]

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ATS: BrahMos techie lured with fake ID to download spyware

SOURCE: ENS THE UP Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has told a Lucknow court that a techie with BrahMos Aerospace Limited (BAPL), whom it had arrested last October from Nagpur for allegedly being in touch online with suspected Pakistani agents posing as women, had downloaded three types of spyware on the instructions of one of them who […]

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PM Modi meets Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe: Indo-Japan military, trade ties explained

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met on Thursday ahead of the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan. The summit is slated to take place from June 28-29. The strengthening of New Delhi-Tokyo ties comes in the wake of China’s rising military clout and growing territorial claims in Asia. […]

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Pak. extends closure of its airspace

SOURCE: THE HINDU Pakistan on Thursday yet again extended its airspace closure for flights from and through India till July 12. This means that passengers bound for Europe and the U.S. would continue to suffer longer flights and higher airfares. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority had earlier imposed airspace restrictions till June 28. Pakistan first […]

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“India Protested Against Iftar Guests’s Harassment In Pakistan”: Minister

SOURCE: PTI Pakistanis invited to an Iftar hosted by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad were actively dissuaded and physically stopped from attending the event by Pakistani agencies, prompting India to lodge a strong protest with that country, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, […]

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India, China Agree To Seek Mutually Acceptable Solution To Boundary Issue

SOURCE: PTI India and China have agreed to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the boundary question through negotiations, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said China disputes the international boundary between India […]

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Show zero tolerance to terror, Amit Shah tells forces in J-K

SOURCE: HT Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday called for tightening the noose around terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, urging security forces to show zero tolerance towards terrorist activities and take strict action against terror funding in the state. On the second day of his two-day visit to the state, Shah also met the […]

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Militant killed by ‘rival’ group

SOURCE: HT A militant was found dead and another wounded following a suspected clash between two rival militant groups in Anantnag district on Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir police said. The slain militant was identified as Adil Dass, who had quit the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to join a so-called Islamic State (IS) inspired group operating in […]

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IAF’s Jaguar suffers bird hit, lands safely in Ambala

SOURCE: HT Prompt action by an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot saved his Jaguar fighter aircraft after it suffered a bird hit soon after taking off from the Ambala air base and landed back safely on Thursday morning. IAF officials said the Jaguar deep penetration strike aircraft was on its way to take part in […]

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All about Russian S-400 missiles, India’s biggest defence against Pakistan and China

SOURCE: THE PRINT Sidestepping the US pressure, India has decided not to forgo the $5.2 billion deal with Russia for procurement of the lethal S-400 Triumf missiles, which will be India’s biggest air defence system against China and Pakistan. The S-400s will be deployed from the end of 2020 onward. With US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in […]

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Sam Manekshaw, the general who told Indira when Indian Army wasn’t ready for a war

SOURCE: THE PRINT Perhaps no military general in the history of independent India has ever captured the national imagination in the way Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw did. One of the chief architects of India’s 1971 victory against Pakistan, Manekshaw is most famously remembered for bluntly telling Prime Minister Indira Gandhi that the Indian Army wasn’t ready for […]

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The Indian Army faces resource crunch with over 49,000 vacant posts

SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER Looks like, the Indian Army is facing resource crunch even in a country where unemployment is high. Over 45,000 posts are lying vacant in the Army, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed the Parliament on June 24. Of this, as many as 7,399 posts are for the commissioned ranks, as per data […]

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Submarines are game changer in maritime warfare: How’s India placed

SOURCE: FE Submarines have played an integral role in naval warfare ever since their potential to shape the maritime battlespace with their inherent virtues of stealth, concealment and lethal firepower became apparent. In World War 1 it was submarines, rudimentary though they were, that shaped the course of that conflict at sea. In World War […]

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Inclusion of CPEC under OBOR shows lack of appreciation of India’s concerns on sovereignty

SOURCE: PTI The inclusion of ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’ (CPEC), which passes through parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as a flagship project of OBOR reflects lack of appreciation of India’s concerns on the issue of sovereignty and territorial integrity, the government said on Wednesday. In a written response to a question in Lok Sabha, V Muraleedharan, Minister […]

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New image of IAF’s AN-32 crash site shows how close aircraft was to clear hill, but failed

SOURCE: NEWS NATION A new image of the Indian Air Force’s AN-32 aircraft crash site in Payum Circle of Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday shows how close the plane was to clear the hill but could not, probably due to blockage of view due to clouds. The first image of the aircraft crash […]

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Rajnath Singh to take stock of critical war-fighting weapons, ammo with defence forces

SOURCE: ANI Against the backdrop of a recent conflict with Pakistan post-Pulwama attacks, defence minister Rajnath Singh will take stock of the critical war-fighting weapon systems and ammunitions available with the three defence forces and the progress made by them in doing away with the shortage of these equipments. The defence minister will head a […]

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Will we see Vicky Kaushal as an Army officer again?

SOURCE: GLAMSHAM Vicky Kaushal who has essayed variety of roles throughout his film career was seen as an Army officer in Uri: The Surgical strikes with Aditya Dhar as its director. The film which is based on the Uri attacks. With this Vicky Kaushal got a boost in his career and the film was critically […]

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Former Pakistan Air Force pilot confirms JF-17 was not used to drown IAF Mig-21, exposes fake JF-17 viral video of Hassan Siddiqui

SOURCE: NITIN GUPTA / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Former Pakistan Air Force pilot Kaiser Tufail has prepared a list of pilots who were part of the recent aerial battle near the line of control with India and according to him, JF-17 pilots never fired any air to air missiles against any Indian aircraft let […]

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Half of Indian Anti-Satellite Test Debris Still Orbiting in Space – Harvard Astronomer

SOURCE : SPUTNIK India’s anti-satellite missile was a three-stage rocket, which successfully engaged an Indian orbiting target satellite on 27 March. The Indian defence ministry claims that the test was conducted to intercept the missile in a manner that minimised the threat of space debris. Three months after India conducted an anti-satellite test in which […]

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‘Masood Azhar escaped unhurt in Rawalpindi military hospital blast’

SOURCE : TNN Information reaching the Indian intelligence agencies, three days after speculation about a blast at the Rawalpindi military hospital went viral, confirmed that there was indeed a powerful explosion in the fortress-like facility though it did not cause any harm to Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar. Azhar was said to have been at the […]

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India’s New Defence Cyber Agency Will Have to Work Around Stovepipes Built by Army, Navy & Air Force: Lt Gen DS Hooda

SOURCE : Lt Gen (Retd) DS Hooda | NEWS18 In April, media reports announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Mohit Gupta as the head of the new Defence Cyber Agency (DCA) being raised for the Indian military. Admiral Gupta’s work is cut out for him as, starting from a virtual scratch, he will have to […]

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Pakistan’s large-scale terrorism industry prevents it from behaving like normal neighbour: S Jaishankar

SOURCE : PTI Pakistan’s state-sponsored “large-scale industry of terrorism” prevents its government from behaving like a “normal neighbour”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.In a live video link from New Delhi to address the Leaders’ Summit as part of UK-India Week in Buckinghamshire near London, he called on countries like Britain to be […]

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Mirage-2000 Modified in Record Time with Targeting Pods, Laser-Guided Bomb for Kargil War: IAF Chief Dhanoa

SOURCE : PTI Asserting that the use of Mirage-2000 “turned the tide” in favour of India during the Kargil War in 1999, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa Monday said modification of the multi-role fighter aircraft was in process back then and was “expedited” for its deployment in the operation. Addressing a press conference here, […]

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How Pokhran nuclear tests kicked off a year that changed India-Pakistan ties forever

SOURCE : THE PRINT On 23 May 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Narendra Modi won the most decisive mandate by any incumbent since Indira Gandhi’s Congress government in 1971. Just three months before, in February, in response to a terrorist attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Air Force crossed the […]

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2 terror groups clash over weapon in South Kashmir, 1 terror operative killed

SOURCE : INDIA TODAY Aadil Ahmed Dass, a terror operative affiliated with Zakir Musa group, is believed to have been killed in the gunfight with Hizbul Mujahideen. The gunfight happened between four to five Hizbul operatives who came to retrieve weapon handed over to Dass after he joined Hizbul Mujahideen. But recently Dass moved away […]

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Three reasons why Hurriyat is ready to talk

SOURCE : INDIA TODAY Fifteen years after they held talks with the Centre first, there are indications that Hurriyat leaders are readying for another round of dialogue with the Centre over the future of Jammu and Kashmir. The first message came from Satya Pal Malik, the Jammu and Kashmir governor, when he said on Saturday […]

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In Intelligence Bureau And RAW, Different Moods About New Chiefs

SOURCE : NDTV As soon as the news about India getting two new intelligence heads got out today, murmurs and whispers began in both the Intelligence Bureau and the Research and Analysis Wing. The mood in the two agencies – internal and external – though somewhat remained different. While officers in the Intelligence Bureau are […]

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NIA, IB find two bombs in drain near Bengaluru hours after Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh operative’s arrest

SOURCE : PTI Hours after a Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative was arrested, the National Investigation Agency and Intelligence Bureau Wednesday found two ‘live’ bombs hidden in a stormwater drain in Ramanagar district, officials said. The NIA had on Tuesday arrested Habibur Rehman Sheikh (28) alias Habibur or Sheikh, wanted in the 2014 Burdwan blast case, […]

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US would do everything to ensure India has adequate crude imports: Pompeo

SOURCE : ANI United States appreciates India efforts to move away from purchasing Iranian and Venezuelan oil imports and will do everything to ensure that it has adequate crude supplies, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Wednesday. “You [India] have made hard choices to cut off oil imports from Iran and move away […]

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‘Make in India’ air-to-air missiles: Bengaluru-based manufacturer celebrates milestone

SOURCE : IB TIMES Bengaluru-based SASMOS HET Technologies Limited is celebrating two major milestones – delivery of the 2,000th wiring harness assembly for the MICA programme, and delivery of the first wiring harness assembly for the ASRAAM programme – with European defence company MBDA. ASRAAM and MICA are air-to-air missiles that meet the most demanding […]

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India, US vow to work as friends to resolve issues

SOURCE : HT India and the US on Wednesday agreed to work through differences on trade issues and New Delhi’s arms purchases from Russia, with secretary of state Mike Pompeo adopting an “accommodative” and “very problem-solving” stance at meetings with India’s top leadership, people familiar with the developments said. India’s concerns about US threats of […]

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Vetting process for next Army Chief begins

SOURCE: ET The vetting process for selection of the next Army Chief has begun, with a list of five top officers being considered for the post after the retirement of incumbent General Bipin Rawat at the end of the year. The government faces a tough choice for what has now become a selection process where […]

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US-Iran Conflict Brewing, India’s Emergency Oil Reserve Can Last 9 Days

SOURCE: NDTV India, which is heavily dependent on Middle Eastern oil, is looking on with increasing apprehension as the US and Iran flirt with war.The country imported 84 per cent of its crude in the last financial year, government data show, and two of every three of those barrels was sourced from the conflict-prone region. A […]

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Indian diplomats harassed repeatedly in Pakistan

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA As many as six cases of harassment of Indian diplomats in Pakistan have come to light in just this month after guests at an iftar hosted by the Indian High Commission were harassed on June 1. In one of these cases, Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria’s car was aggressively tailed on his […]

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Kashmir is India’s faultline

SOURCE: SUNDAY GUARDIAN LIVE Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of the Mahatma, writing in a major newspaper (Way Forward in Kashmir, Indian Express, 10 June) posited: “Modi, Amit Shah and their colleagues, the Opposition and the Indian public should all reflect carefully before the government tries to implement the BJP’s recent promises to abolish Articles 35A […]

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US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s first stop on Delhi visit is PM Modi, Russian S-400 deal waiver on table

SOURCE: HT US secretary of state Mike Pompeo met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday as the S-400 surface-to-air missile systems deal with Russia, cooperation on trade security, energy and space are likely to figure in talks with Indian officials during his three-day visit. Pompeo, who arrived in India on Tuesday night, held talks with […]

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Balakot air strikes planner is new R&AW chief, Kashmir expert appointed IB chief

SOURCE: HT Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Samant Kumar Goel as the next chief of India’s external spy agency, Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and Arvinda Kumar as the Director, Intelligence Bureau. PM Modi, as chairman of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, also cleared the empanelment of 1986 batch IPS officer in the […]

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‘There was no intelligence failure in Pulwama attack’: Government in Parliament

SOURCE: ANI G Kishan Reddy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs said there was no intelligence failure in the Pulwama attack, on Wednesday in Parliament. On being asked whether the reasons of Pulwama terror attack was a failure of intelligence, Reddy in Lok Sabha replied, “Jammu and Kashmir are affected by terrorism […]

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1 militant killed in J-K’s Pulwama, body recovered

SOURCE:  HT At least one militant was killed after a gunfight with security forces in Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday, ahead of Union home minister Amit Shah’s two-day visit to the state. A police official said the body of the militant was retrieved from the site of encounter. The identity and affiliation […]

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Asia-Pacific Group Backs India For Non-Permanent UN Security Council Seat

SOURCE: PTI In a highly significant diplomatic win for India and testament to its global stature, India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat at the powerful UN Security Council for a two-year term has been unanimously endorsed by the Asia-Pacific group at the world body. Elections for five non-permanent members of the 15-nation Council for the […]

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The Problem of S 400 and The US

SOURCE:  SAJEEV RT / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Last year India signed a deal worth of around $5.43 billion to procure S-400 missile defense system from Russia, which irked the US who opposing India to do not buy weapons from Russia, the main reason behind the US opposition to the deal is Russian invasion […]

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India issues NAVAREA information for New Missile Test

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG India has issued a Navigational Area (IMO) warnings for Paradip in the Bay of Bengal for Experimental Flight Trial to take place from Integrated Test Range (ITR) from 1400-1600 for 27th and 28th of this month for a missile which has a range of less than 350km. […]

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IAF fighters to leave today for exercise with Rafale jets in France

SOURCE: THE WEEK The Indian Air Force announced four Su-30MKI fighters will depart on Tuesday to France to participate in the Garuda VI exercise with aircraft of the French Air Force, including the Dassault Rafale. This is the sixth edition of the Garuda series of exercises that the Indian and French Air Forces hold together. […]

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Upgraded planes in tough skies

SOURCE: THE HINDU The recent crash of an AN-32, which was on an air maintenance sortie to the Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground in Arunachal Pradesh, has raised questions on flight safety in the Indian Air Force despite accident rates having declined exponentially over the past few decades. Air crashes today are subjected to the full glare […]

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India’s strategic challenges in the near future will be naval, not continental

SOURCE: The Telegraph The 2019 general elections have been won by Narendra Modi but in a different strategic context. In 2014, Modi’s campaign relied primarily on domestic issues. But in 2019, Modi won the battle by emphasizing on national security. The broader strategic challenges India is likely to face in the near future would be […]

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India Approves Procurement of 10 More P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT India’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) has approved the procurement of 10 more Boeing P-8I Neptune advanced maritime patrol/anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the Indian Navy, according to media reports. MoD’s Services Capital Acquisition Plan Categorization Higher Committee greenlit the acquisition of the additional P-8I aircraft for an estimated $3 billion, official sources […]

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Audio bares rift in Valley terror: Al-Qaeda cell lashes out at Pakistan

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA An audio which is set to widen the chasm between terror organisations operating in Kashmir has been released by Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, an Al-Qaeda cell in Jammu and Kashmir. The eight-minute audio, which seems to be a note exchanged between the two most wanted terrorists in the state who have been eliminated in […]

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‘Highest priority’ to ‘sufficiently’ equip forces: Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: TNN The government will take all precautions to ensure the country’s military preparedness is not compromised in any way because of lack of funds or other factors, and attached the “highest priority” to “sufficiently” equip the armed forces to meet any operational requirement, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Replying to questions on […]

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DRDO project’s data was shared on WhatsApp group

SOURCE: TNN As the bail pea of Nishant Agarwal, the tainted engineer at Brahmos Aerospace Private Limited’s (BAPL) unit at Butibori was adjourned for the second time on Tuesday, papers submitted by Anti-Terror Squad in the court have laid bare a casual approach towards security by the DRDO officers. It was found that in one […]

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India-Pakistan Clash Over 35 Million Pounds Of Nizam Of Hyderabad In UK

SOURCE: PTI A decades-old legal dispute between India and Pakistan over around 35 million pounds belonging to the Nizam of Hyderabad at the time of Partition in 1947 and deposited in a London bank account has reached an important stage in the UK High Court. The Nizam’s descendants, Prince Mukarram Jah – the titular eighth […]

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India can’t wish away defence ties with Russia, say sources ahead of Jaishankar-Pompeo talks

SOURCE: PTI Ahead of the strategically-important India-US talks, diplomatic sources on Tuesday said India meets the US waiver criteria for procuring the S-400 missile defence system from sanctions-hit Russia, and asserted that New Delhi cannot “wish away” its defence ties with Moscow. Besides India’s missile defence system deal with Russia, terrorism, H-1B visas, trade and […]

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India calls for de-escalation of tensions between US, Iran

SOURCE: ANI India on Wednesday called on Iran and the United States to de-escalate their tensions, amid strained bilateral ties between them, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. “India is concerned about the situation because of the huge diaspora (living in the region). India wants the situation to de-escalate and will urge Iran and US to […]

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Three Bangladesh nationals among 4 JMB militants held

SOURCE: HT A special task force (STF) of Kolkata police has arrested four suspected militants affiliated to a Bangladesh-based terror outfit near the Sealdah and Howrah railway stations, according to a statement released by the police on Tuesday. While three of them are Bangladeshi nationals, one is from West Bengal’s Birbhum district, the police said.The […]

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HAL Workers Go On Indefinite Relay Hunger Strike Over Wages

SOURCE: PTI About 500 employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited went on an indefinite relay hunger strike from today, demanding settlement of wages and also salaries on par with other public sector undertakings.”We have not got our wages settled since 2017. We are on a relay hunger strike for an indefinite period. Its throughout the nine […]

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334 soldiers killed from 2016-18 in areas where AFSPA is in force: Govt

SOURCE: ET As many as 334 soldiers were killed from 2016 to 2018 in areas where the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is in force, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament on Monday. In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Singh said 113 soldiers were killed in 2016, 125 in […]

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Your favourite Instagrammer may be a Pakistani spy: Indian Army cautions soldiers

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Indian Army has cautioned its soldiers against an Instagram and a Facebook profile, saying that it could be that of a Pakistani spy, trying to gather classified information. It has said that social media profiles “Oyesoumya” on Instagram and “Gujjar Soumya” on Facebook have come to the notice of the Indian […]

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We take pride in flying this beautiful machine: IAF fighters on Mirage 2000

SOURCE: ANI Mirage 2000, an aircraft which has for long been a part of the Indian Air Force’s history, especially the Kargil War, still remains “very important” for fighter pilots, who take “pride in flying this beautiful machine.” Commemorating 20 years of the 1999 Kargil War, the Indian Air Force at Gwalior Air Base on […]

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How Israel Helped India Win The Air War During Kargil

SOURCE: NDTV Twenty years ago, as a 24-year-old journalist, I had flown three sorties on Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter-bombers in July 1999 as the Kargil war wound down. The stories, which focused on the role of the Indian Air Force in the high-altitude fight, were done with some strict ground rules – I […]

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Two German Air Force Typhoon fighters collide mid-air, one pilot killed

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Two Eurofighter Typhoon fighters of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) on Monday crashed into each other during a combat training mission killing one of the pilots. The unarmed Typhoons crashed over a lake in Nossentiner Hutte in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. According to the BBC, one Typhoon jet crashed […]

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Territorial Army form wants Aadhaar data from aspirants

SOURCE: The Telegraph The Indian Territorial Army, which deploys personnel during national emergencies and natural disasters, has made the Aadhaar number a mandatory field to apply for its preliminary interview board exam that is the first step for enrolling with the organisation. The step may be in violation of the 2018 Supreme Court judgment that […]

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More Indian-flagged oil tankers take Navy’s help to sail through Strait of Hormuz

SOURCE: THE HINDU More Indian-flagged crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers are taking the Indian Navy escort service on their journey through the Strait of Hormuz carrying oil and gas for Indian buyers after the government last week allowed fleet owners to deploy Navy guards to ensure that oil supplies are not disrupted […]

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Indian women peacekeepers begin UN mission in Congo

SOURCE: PTI A team of women peacekeepers from India has assumed duties in the UN mission in Congo, one of the most challenging peacekeeping missions, with a focus on working with women and children worst affected by conflict. The Female Engagement Team (FET) from India, comprising nearly 20 women peacekeepers, began its deployment with the […]

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‘We Didn’t Miss’ – Air Force Pilots Who Flew Balakot Mission

SOURCE: NDTV “We smoked a lot of cigarettes before the mission,” says the young Squadron Leader who was one among the group of pilots who struck the Jaish-e-Mohammad terror training facility near Balakot in Pakistan in February. “We kept pacing up and down once we knew what our mission was.” The Squadron Leader was one […]

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HAL has concrete orders to build Su30, LCA, Tejas and Chetak helicopters: Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: PTI The HAL has concrete orders to manufacture Su30 MKI, Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Dornier, Advanced Light Helicopter, Chetak, Cheetal helicopters among others and defence services have paid the aerospace major Rs 8,140 crore in the last six months, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said June 24. Arrears of Rs 868.14 crore are outstanding with […]

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IAF upgrading Mirage 2000, eyeing 5th Generation LCA

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Upgrading Mirage 2000 and getting a 5th Generation Light Combat Aircraft will help the Indian Air Force in bridging the technological divide and ensuring a lethal arsenal, top air forces officers said on Monday. Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, pointed out that countries like China and […]

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All over in 90 seconds, families didn’t know, say Balakot pilots

SOURCE: HT The Indian air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot was “over within 90 seconds” and the mission was carried out with such secrecy that not even close family members of the assault team knew about the developments, two pilots part of the predawn operation on February 26 said on […]

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Pakistan blacklisting absolutely a possibility: FATF president

SOURCE: THE HINDU There is “absolutely a possibility” that Pakistan could be on its blacklist after the international financial watchdog’s next meeting in October in Paris, the outgoing president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Marshall Billingslea, said on Friday. The comments were made at a press briefing at the end of the FATF […]

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HAL delivers 150th gun bay door for Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet

SOURCE: PTI Indian suppliers are an integral part of Boeing’s global supply chain, a top official of the aerospace major said as Boeing and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited marked an important milestone in their collaboration. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) celebrated a milestone with Boeing with the delivery of the 150th gun bay door for the F/A-18 […]

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Holding military commanders alone responsible for setbacks in hybrid conflict doesn’t absolve State of its role

SOURCE: FIRST POST The unconfirmed report of a recommendation of the Central government to the Indian Army to compulsorily retire officers, under whose watch terrorist intrusions into garrisons have occurred in the recent past is an idea that is likely to generate much debate, and rightly so. It is also reported that the government is […]

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India, US nearing industrial security pact for defence tech transfers

SOURCE: LIVE MINT India and the United States are closing in on an industrial security agreement that will allow the transfer of defence technology, sources said on Monday, ahead of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s talks in New Delhi this week to promote strategic ties. Disputes over trade and protectionist moves have escalated between […]

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Army facing shortage of over 45,000 personnel

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Indian Army is facing a shortage of more than 45,000 personnel including over 7,000 officers above the rank of Lieutenant, the Ministry of Defence informed Parliament on Monday. The Indian Army is focusing on setting up recruitment camps over the last few years to overcome the problem. There were 45,634 vacancies […]

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India may discuss oil issues with Pompeo

SOURCE: HT India may discuss with US secretary of state Mike Pompeo a host of issues crucial for its energy security, including oil price volatility due to rising tensions between Tehran and Washington, disadvantages in purchasing American crude and technical issues arising due to sanctions that threaten India’s strategic projects, said officials aware of the […]

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Huawei offers India a ‘no back door’ pact

SOURCE: LIVE MINT Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd said it is willing to sign a “no back door” pact with the Indian government to assuage potential security concerns. The statement from Huawei comes against the backdrop of the Chinese telecom major battling intense pressure from the US, which is pushing allies to ban the company from […]

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MEA initiated discussions with Indian Security Press for chip-enabled e-passports: S Jaishankar

SOURCE: ANI The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has initiated discussions with the ‘India Security Press’ regarding a project for issuing chip-enabled e-passports in the future, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday. Speaking at the seventh Passport Seva Divas held here, Jaishankar said that the Ministry has also proposed the manufacture of e-passports […]

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‘Abhinandan’s gunslinger should be made national moustache’: Adhir in Lok Sabha

SOURCE: ANI Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday proposed in the Lower House that the moustache of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman should be given the status of ‘national moustache’. A day after Balakot airstrikes, on February 27, Varthaman, flying a MiG-21 Bison, was chasing Pakistani F-16 fighters which had transgressed […]

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India’s Iran policy needs an intricate balancing act; New Delhi has Chabahar port, US ties at stake and China waiting on sidelines

SOURCE: FIRST POST Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second win in the Lok Sabha elections and the growing unrest in the Persian Gulf call for a careful look at India’s foreign policy on Iran. Such an analysis has to taken into consideration various factors and all the countries in the mix, as well as how the […]

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US Ambassador To India Meets Rajnath Singh, Discusses Defence Ties

SOURCE: ANI United States Ambassador to India Ken Juster paid a courtesy call on Defence minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Monday. The two held a discussion on the defence ties between New Delhi and Washington. Taking to his official Twitter after the meeting, Mr Juster wrote, “Always a pleasure to meet again with […]

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IAF to change missile-firing procedure to ensure video feed in Balakot-like operations

SOURCE: THE PRINT The Indian Air Force is likely to change firing procedures for missile and bombs in the wake of the Balakot air strike, during which the pilots could not launch Israeli air-to-surface missiles called the Crystal Maze due to laid down protocols. If the Crystal Maze missiles had been launched along with the […]

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India’s starts work on nuclear-powered Attack submarines, Design ready

SOURCE: ET Work has started on the Rs 1 lakh crore project to produce next generation nuclear-powered submarines for the Indian Navy, with a defence public sector unit working on a special alloy for the hull. A scale model is likely to be tested soon as part of the design process. The project to build […]

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Pakistan never crossed LoC after Balakot airstrike, failed in its mission: IAF chief BS Dhanoa

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Monday said that Pakistan closing its airspace was a problem of the neighbouring country and did not affect India. Addressing mediapersons, the Air Chief Marshal said that the Indian Air Force made it a point that despite tensions with Pakistan, the civil aviation in the […]

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In a first, IAF acknowledges its jets bombed Pakistani posts across LoC in 2002

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The Indian Air Force has for the first time acknowledged that its jets bombed Pakistani posts across the Line of Control (LoC) in 2002. While talking about the motive of Indian forces behind military operations in connection with 20 years of Kargil war, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa made a reference […]

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Army will use sound to disperse stone-pelters

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Security personnel who often face off with stone-pelters and civilians during crucial anti-terror operations in Kashmir will no longer depend on pellet guns to disperse the human obstacles. The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved the use of ‘sound cannon’, devices that can emit pain-inducing sound waves, on rampaging mobs in the […]

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If Pak closed airspace, that’s their problem: Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa

SOURCE: ANI Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Monday said that Pakistan closing its airspace was a problem for them and the Indian Air Force (IAF) never stopped the civil air traffic in the country. “They (Pakistan) have closed their airspace that is their problem. Our economy is vibrant and air traffic is a very […]

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Kaveri engine revival plans need a proper road map and not a quick fix solutions

SOURCE:  ABHOY ROY / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG Air force Veterans and Senior Aerospace scientists and engineers in the country have again pushed Government of India to prepare a remapped road-map for the continuation of the Kaveri engine and pooling together multiple agencies in the county and their talent pool to make sure the […]

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India scraps Israel anti-tank missile deal after DRDO says will deliver

SOURCE: ENS INDIA HAS scrapped a $500-million deal with Israel for the purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles from defence contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems after indigenous developer Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) claimed that it could deliver an alternative within two years. Government officials associated with the approval of the deal said Israel has […]

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India lining up defence deals worth $10 billion with US amid trade row

SOURCE: TNN India is lining up defence deals worth around $10 billion for the US over the next two-three years despite ongoing trade disputes and immigration concerns, even as New Delhi and Moscow have worked out a payment mechanism to get around Washington’s sanctions regime against acquisition of Russian weapon systems. The latest deal being […]

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Rs 10kcr a year for 10 yrs kept aside for expansion of N-plants: Mantri

SOURCE: TNN Minister of state for atomic energy Jitendra Singh said the “Modi government has earmarked an exclusive budget, approximately Rs 10,000 crore per year, for 10 years for the nuclear plant expansion programme”.In an interview to TOI, Jitendra Singh said the Modi cabinet’s key decision in its first term to allow JV with PSUs […]

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Why Is India Buying More Russian Air-to-Air Missiles?

SOURCE: NATIONAL INTEREST Why is India ordering $700 million worth of missiles from Russia? One reason may be humiliation over Pakistan using long-range air-to-air missiles to shoot down an Indian fighter last February. Yet the purchase comes amid reports that of problems with Russian missiles. “Close to 300 short-range air-to-air missiles, the R-73, and 400 […]

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Having Failed to Threaten Turkey, US is Trying to Choke off Russo-Indian S-400 Deal

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Concerns are growing in the Trump administration over Turkey and India’s adamant decision to buy the Russian-made S-400. Indian military observer Rakesh Krishnan Simha and UK-based geopolitical analyst Adam Garrie have shared their views on whether Washington will make New Delhi an offer it won’t be able to refuse in order to nix […]

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Why thorium is a safer nuclear option and India help should be taken : Bangladeshi Expert

SOURCE: The Daily Star The picture is crystal clear. Human activity will soon drive the climate crisis all across our planet to the tipping point unless we rapidly transform the ways in which we produce and consume energy. While renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency measures can help dramatically cut emissions of greenhouse gases, they […]

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What it would take for India to become a proper space power

SOURCE: LIVEMINT The Narendra Modi government’s decision to set up a Defence Space Agency (DSA) with command over the space assets of the Army, Navy and Air Force is the most significant development in India’s defence establishment since the operationalization of the nuclear arsenal around 15 years ago. It is not Star Wars yet, but […]

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Pakistan looking to mislead FATF with criticism of India?

SOURCE: TNN While India has not yet responded officially, or even unofficially, to Pakistan’s allegation that it has politicised the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) process, the government seems to believe Islamabad’s criticism is a bit rich given its own outreach to the top political leadership of various countries to prevent Pakistan from being blacklisted by the […]

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Two conflicts, two near-wars

SOURCE: TNN Two out of the three main intractable conflicts in the world have nearly gone to war. The Korea/China vs. Japan dispute is simmering. Out in our parts, Pulwama led to Balakot, which led to Rajouri. Ten Indian missiles were reportedly pointed at targets in Pakistan but Modi refrained from pulling the plug. The […]

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Defence forces hope FM will leave enough funds for modernisation in Budget

SOURCE: ET The defence forces have high hopes from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that she will loosen the purse strings to meet the challenging requirements of modernising the armed forces as she gets down to preparing the first Budget of Modi 2.0. Before becoming Finance Minister, Sitharaman had handled defence and security experts feel that […]

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In the Colonel’s shoes

SOURCE: The Tribune THE Army has a hierarchical chain of ranks from a Lieutenant to a General. Officers gradually progress up the ladder, manning a host of appointments at various levels of command and staff. Besides, there is an appointment of the Colonel of the Regiment (COR) which is not a part of this chain. […]

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Facing up to China

SOURCE: The Pioneer. India finds itself in a unique position compared to most other countries in the world. Unlike the United States (US), it does not have two gigantic moats protecting it from enemies and its rivals share thousands of kilometres of land borders, including a disputed territory, a lasting legacy of the amorphous borders […]

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Cynical nationalism in Myanmar and India prolongs Rohingya suffering : Turkish Media

SOURCE: TRT WORLD In his briefing to the security council, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last year that the situation in Myanmar was “one of the world’s worst humanitarian and human rights crises.” But there is one question that has gone unanswered in the entire discussion over the Rohingya issue so far: how have India […]

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FATF shouldn’t get sidetracked by Pak claims, say experts

SOURCE: HT The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) should ensure Pakistan implements an action plan to curb terror financing instead of being sidetracked by Islamabad’s allegations that New Delhi is politicising the watchdog’s processes, people familiar with developments said. The people, including officials of at least four countries that have tracked Pakistan’s efforts to implement […]

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After global watchdog’s warning, Pakistan says ‘doing our best’ to end terrorism

SOURCE: ANI Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has claimed that the country is doing its best and utilising all available sources to eliminate terrorism from its soil, adding that Islamabad has been moving towards attaining sustainable peace and stability. Bajwa, while speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in […]

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Army to go ‘all out’ in Kashmir

SOURCE: ENS After the recent success in eliminating terrorists in the Valley, the Army is planning to bring about changes to its Counter Terrorism strategy in Kashmir. “We are working to rearrange the tactics of active engagement and dominance on ground. The aim is to reduce the stop-over time of the terrorists on the move, which […]

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4 militants killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian

SOURCE: HT Four militants were Sunday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said.Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Daramdora area of Shopian, following information about presence of militants there, an Army official said.He said as the forces were conducting searches, the hiding […]

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Balakot: This book offers an ‘inside account’ of India’s air-strike on Pakistan territory

SOURCE: SCROLL From 16–20 February, the IAF worked with intelligence agencies at the operations room in Delhi’s Vayu Bhawan. With National Security Advisor Ajit Doval receiving a daily update on proceedings, the deliberations were honed by satellite imagery, human intelligence from the ground in Pakistan and PoK, and photographs from a pair of Heron drones […]

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Pakistani Hindus battle heat and dust in their new ‘heaven’

SOURCE: THE ASIAN AGE The Pakistani Hindu refugees, who bid adieu to their country and came to India hoping to put an end to their misery here, are living at the mercy of the weather. Recently, two persons, including a prethree persons including a six-month-old foetus died in her mother’s womb due to the scorching […]

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Why drones are yet to take off in big way in India

SOURCE: THE WEEK In the Hindi movie, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Paresh Rawal, who plays a character resembling National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, asks the DRDO for a drone that can fly close to the border undetected. After being told that there was none, Rawal spots an intern in a lab, fiddling with a drone […]

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3 Pakistani Nationals Detained With Gold Worth Over Rs. 23 Lakh In Rajasthan

SOURCE: NDTV Three Pakistani nationals were detained with gold worth over Rs. 23 lakh from Munabao railway station near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, Customs officials said today.Five gold biscuits of 100 gram each, a gold bangle and three rings were seized from Kishor Kumar Maheshwari, Ramesh Patr and Kailash Mali on Saturday, […]

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On 75th anniversary of Battle of Imphal, Peace Museum opens its doors

SOURCE: HT Former adversaries Britain and Japan came together at the inauguration of the Imphal Peace Museum on Saturday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal that saw some of the fiercest fighting of World War II at Maibam Lokpa Ching popularly known as Red Hill. The Imphal Peace Museum (IPM), 20 […]

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High time, India revives the Original Astra Mk2 Program

SOURCE:  MAHESHA M / FOR MY TAKE / IDRW.ORG After recent Aerial clash with Pakistan, there is a mad rush to procure next-generation air to air missiles from various countries to arm them on front line fighter jets like Su-30MKI, Mig-29 and Mirage-2000 with Western, Indian and Russian developed even though no such urgency has […]

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Look at alternatives, US says to India on S-400s

SOURCE: HT The United States has reiterated its call to India and other countries to “forego transactions” with Russia — S-400s in most cases, and specially so for India — that could leave them open to sanctions under an American law and urged New Delhi to look at alternatives. The Trump administration has offered India […]

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After use of Chinese-made steel-coated bullets by Jaish-e-Mohammed, CRPF set to reinforce bulletproof vests

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA After reports surfaced that Pakistani terrorists had used Chinese-made steel-coated bullets while carrying out June 12 suicide attack in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, security forces in J&K have chalked out a plan to further reinforce the bulletproof vests used by the forces. The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir are taking long […]

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Pakistan has more nukes than India, still building arsenal

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE Pakistan has 150-160 nuclear warheads compared to India’s 130-140 warheads, according to a 2019 report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). They are comparable in the sense that both have the capability to strike each other’s territories and cause immense damage and massive loss of life.Pakistan has longer-range nuclear weapons, […]

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Indian Army woman officer Captain Kalpana Kundu breaks barriers, undertakes high altitude patrol in Himalayas

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Captain Kalpana Kundu, a young woman officer with the Indian Army, undertook a rare high altitude patrol in the Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday. Medical officer Captain Kundu accompanied her team on a crucial patrol in inhospitable and treacherous terrain to provide medical cover to her colleagues deployed along the Line […]

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India eyes permanent UNSC seat

SOURCE: TEHELKA At present, there are five permanent members of the Security Council — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the US — which all have veto powers to cast aside any resolution which could compromise world stability and security. How serious India is to gain UN Permanent Membership would be clear from the […]

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Pak accuses India of “politicising” deliberations at FATF

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan Saturday accused India of “politicising” the deliberations for its “narrow and partisan” objectives at the FATF meeting in Florida where the global terror financing watchdog decided to keep Islamabad on its ‘grey’ list for failing to curb funnelling of funds to terror groups.“We regard the statement issued by India regarding the FATF […]

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Pak unwilling to build bridge on Kartarpur zero line, say officials

SOURCE: HT Pakistan is unwilling to construct a bridge on the zero line of the Kartarpur Corridor to connect to the Indian side, senior officials aware of the matter said on condition of anonymity on Saturday. The proposed corridor will connect Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru […]

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Fake alert: Indian Army warns against imposter in uniform spreading false information

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The Indian Army Saturday warned citizens about a fake imposter, spreading false information about the forces through a video on social media.“Imposter wearing Indian Army combat uniform in video spreading disinformation. Soldiers of #IndianArmy are committed to uphold the core values of our Constitution and the rich history of Courage, Valour and […]

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Troops fully prepared for emerging security challenges: Army Chief Bipin Rawat

SOURCE: ENS Army Chief General Bipin Rawat is on a visit to review security in the Jammu region and he has expressed satisfaction with the operational preparedness.General Bipin Rawat said, “He is fully satisfied with the operational preparedness of troops to meet all security challenges”.The Chief was briefed and updated by Lt Gen Paramjit Singh, […]

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Indian armed forces seek exemption from BS-VI norms

SOURCE: HT India’s armed forces and paramilitary wings have asked the government for an exemption from the new, more stringent vehicle emission restrictions that are supposed to kick in from next year, according to multiple officials aware of the development. Beginning April 1, 2020, all new vehicles in the country will need to conform to […]

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Gita a military manual, should be read by all, says Maj Gen Sharan

SOURCE: TNN Bhagavad Gita is a military manual and should be read by all the youngsters, said Major General Subhash Sharan. The additional director-general of Army recruitment in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand added that “the Gita prepares us for all eventualities of life”. Major General Sharan was in Meerut on Friday after the first […]

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DGCA?asks Indian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace

SOURCE: HT Aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), announced on Saturday that Indian airlines had been asked to avoid parts of Iranian airspace, a day after several countries imposed similar restrictions over a region where military tensions have been heightened since the downing of an American drone by Iran. The region falls […]

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Defence park planned in Coimbatore

SOURCE: THE HINDU The State Government is taking steps to set up a defence and aero park in Sulur on 500 acres, Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development S.P. Velumani said here on Saturday. Speaking at a session on “Ease of Doing Business in Tamil Nadu” organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), […]

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Encounter Breaks Out In Jammu And Kashmir’s Shopian

SOURCE: NDTV Security forces are engaging terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. The gunfight is taking place in Daramdora Keegam area of Shopian district, news agency ANI reported. More details are awaited.

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Amid US-Tehran tensions, Indian airlines decide to avoid part of Iranian airspace

SOURCE: WION All Indian operators, in consultation with Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Saturday, decided to avoid the affected part of Iranian airspace to ensure safe travel for the passengers, news agency ANI reported. All flights will be re-routed suitably. Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani said, “No substantial effect on Air India flights. […]

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The Centre has signalled it no longer needs local elites to keep its hold on Kashmir.

SOURCE: SCROLL Since it took over last year, the governor’s administration in Jammu and Kashmir has circled the J&K Bank, the grand old financial institution that has long been plagued by rumours of corruption but resisted submitting to regulatory controls. Although the state government owns 59.3% of the equity, the institution, established in 1938, is […]

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Donald Trump names new defense boss, India looks for next Mattis

SOURCE: HT US president Donald Trump on Friday named Mike Esper as his nominee for the next permanent secretary of defense and announced other senior level appointments to bring stability at the Pentagon at a time when it is confronted with a potentially escalating military conflict with Iran. Trump had named Esper acting defense secretary […]

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CBI books arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, others in Rs 2895 crore Pilatus aircraft deal

SOURCE: PTI The CBI has booked controversial arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and others in connection with the alleged corruption in the Rs 2895 crore deal of 75 Pilatus basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force in 2009, officials said Saturday. The agency has carried out searches at the residence and office of Bhandari, they […]

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