Monday 30 September 2019

Mig-21Bis fleet to continue on for 5 more years in IAF

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to maintain a small fleet of upgraded Mig-21Bis till 2025 and has decided against retiring them by end of 2019-20 as decided by earlier by the IAF to maintain operational fleet-level due to depletion of squadron strength due to retirement of the Mig-27 fleet said […]

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Navy builds case for 3rd aircraft carrier

SOURCE: TNN With China setting a furious pace in construction of new aircraft carriers, and India in the danger of losing this combat and power projection edge in the Indian Ocean Region, the Navy now plans to take up afresh its long-pending case for a third aircraft carrier with the government. The move comes after […]

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Indian Navy battles defense ministry over future of $3 billion contract

SOURCE: DEFENSENEWS.COM A war of nerves has brewed between senior Indian Navy officials and the Ministry of Defence over the possible cancellation of a program to replace top priority landing dock platforms. Despite requests made by several naval planners not to cancel the procurement of four landing platform docks from domestic shipyards, costing around $3 […]

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Post UNGA debacle over Kashmir, Munir Akram replaces Maleeha Lodhi as Pakistan’s UN envoy

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday replaced country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi, with Munir Akram. This has come two days after PM Imran Khan returned to Islamabad wrapping up his US visit, where he addressed the global audience at United Nations General Assembly. If reports are to be […]

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“Sovereign Right”: India On Buying Russian Arms Amid US Sanctions Threat

SOURCE: AFP External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today defended India’s right to buy a missile defense system from Russia despite the threat of sanctions from the United States.On a visit to Washington, Mr Jaishankar said India was discussing the US concerns but declined to forecast the ultimate decision on the fate of the S-400 purchase […]

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IAF monitoring situation along Indo-Pak border; ready for Balakot-type strike: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria

SOURCE: PTI The Indian Air Force is monitoring the developments along the western front and is prepared to carry out a Balakot-type strike, if directed by the government, Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria said after taking charge of the IAF on Monday. Bhadauria, who has around 4,250 hours of flying experience on 26 […]

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No Slowdown of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Projects, Says Chinese Envoy

SOURCE: PTI China has said that there was no slowdown of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects and the two countries have identified three key areas to promote the USD 50 billion initiative as it entered a “new phase”. The CPEC, which connects China’s Xinjiang province with the strategic Gwadar Port in Balochistan, is the […]

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Experience the thrill of the Indian army’s surgical strike with this shooting game!

SOURCE: ANI To celebrate the third anniversary of the surgical strike which was conducted by the Indian army against terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), a new game has been launched with amazing features. The game titled ‘Surgical Strike-Border Escape’ has been released in three languages–Hindi, English […]

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IAF Depot In Chandigarh To Overhaul Engines Of Russian-Made Choppers

SOURCE: PTI The Indian Air Force 3 Base Repair Depot in Chandigarh has been given the responsibility of establishing repair and overhaul technology of VK-2500 engines of Medium Lift Helicopters, a senior IAF official said today. This is to ensure post-production maintenance support capability for the Russian made MI-17 V5 chopper fleet, Air Officer Commanding […]

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Jaishankar meets Pompeo in Washington, holds talks over terror, Afghanistan

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Ministry of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Monday met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington. This was the fourth meeting between Jaishankar and Pompeo in the last four months. They first met in Delhi during Pompeo’s visit to India, followed by meet during Asean FMs meet in Bangkok, then again […]

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BEL’s investment plans spark hopes of revival at TN Industrial Explosives

SOURCE: THE HINDU Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Ltd (TEL), which was the only licensed State-owned explosive manufacturing unit in the country before mounting losses forced it to shut shop in September 2017, appears to have got a lifeline. Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has evinced interest in reviving this State-owned ‘sick’ unit following its foray into […]

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Ordnance factory unions reject committee offer

SOURCE: TNN Unions in ordnance factories have unnamioulsy decided to oppose the terms of reference for the high level official committee (HLOC) formed to study the proposal on corporatizing the ordnance factory board (OFB). In the first meeting held by the HLOC, the unions have said that they altogether reject the terms of reference which […]

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Dhoni Has Done a Fabulous Job But I Don’t Endorse Honorary Ranks in Army: Gambhir

SOURCE: INDIA.COM Gautam Gambhir is impressed with what MS Dhoni has done while serving with the Indian army on account of his honorary rank but he personally doesn’t feel defence forces need ‘any endorsement’. Gambhir was replying to a query on the controversy over Dhoni wearing army insignia on his wicketkeeping gloves during the ICC […]

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Rajnath Singh Sang INS Vikramaditya Anthem On His Visit

SOURCE: IANS The office of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released a video clip of him on Monday in which he is seen singing the anthem of INS Vikramaditya onboard the aircraft carrier along with crew of the ship. The 2:19 minutes-long clip was posted on the Twitter handle of the Defence Minister’s office. Dressed in […]

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Web portal for DefExpo 2020 launched

SOURCE: IANS Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a website here on Monday for exhibitors and trade visitors to the Defence Expo that will be held next year in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. A statement from the ministry said the website, https://ift.tt/2nNoeTJ online services to exhibitors, apart from hosting informative content about the product profile of Defence […]

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Rafale Jets To Give India Edge Over China, Pakistan: New Air Force Chief

SOURCE: ANI Rafale jets will greatly enhance the capabilities of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and will give the IAF an edge over Pakistan and China, new IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria said today.”Rafale is a very capable aircraft, once we induct it, it will be a gamechanger in terms of […]

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It’s no longer going to be hide and seek, if we have to go across LoC, we will: General Bipin Rawat

SOURCE: TNN Pakistan has reactivated the Balakot terror facility but Army chief General Bipin Rawat tells TOI India is very clear that it will not allow Pakistan to vitiate the atmosphere in J&K any longer. Excerpts: The JeM facility in Balakot has been reactivated. Intelligence assessments say there are 250, 300 or 500 terrorists waiting to infiltrate into India. If […]

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No need to worry on Pakistan use of drones to push arms, says top Army officer

SOURCE: ENS Chief of South Western Command of the Army, Lieutenant General Alok Singh Kler, on Wednesday said that India does not need to be “very worried” about Pakistan using drones to push arms across the border, as drones being used at present have limited capability, and Indian forces are adept at tackling them. “I […]

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Will Be Ready To Face Any Challenges: IAF Chief Over Pakistan PM’s Speech

SOURCE: ANI The new Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria today said the force is ready to face any challenges. He made the comments after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, at the UN General Assembly, warned of a nuclear war with India recently. “What he (Pakistan Prime Minister) said is their […]

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Former PM Manmohan Singh likely to decline Pakistan’s invitation for Kartarpur Corridor’s inaugural function

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Former prime minister and Congress leader, Manmohan Singh, is likely to decline Pakistan’s invitation for the inaugural function of the Kartarpur Corridor. The invitation was extended on Monday by Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi adding that Singh “represents the Sikh community”. But Congress sources say the former prime minister will give […]

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Supporting Kashmiris is doing ‘jihad’, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan

SOURCE: PTI Prime Minister Imran Khan, on his return from the U.S. on Sunday, said that those standing by Kashmiris were doing “jihad” and Pakistan will support Kashmiris even if the world does not. PM Khan, who focussed on the Kashmir issue in his maiden address to the UN General Assembly, told his party workers […]

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Current Nuclear Suppliers Group chair Kazakhstan pushing India’s membership

SOURCE: TNN Kazakhstan as the current chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is assisting India to obtain membership of the coveted group, according to Bulat Sarsenbayev, who recently concluded his five year term as Kazakh Ambassador to India. Kazakhstan, one of uranium suppliers for Indian nuclear power plants, is also doing its best to […]

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Army chief Bipin Rawat to take charge of chairman of chiefs of staff committee on Friday

SOURCE: PTI Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat on Friday is expected to receive the baton of Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee from outgoing IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa who retires by end of the month. The Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) comprises chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air […]

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Sunday 29 September 2019

Lockheed submits proposal to supply F-21s to IAF

SOURCE: PTI American aerospace major Lockheed Martin has submitted a proposal evincing preliminary interest to supply F-21 fighter jets to the Air Force and winning the bid may result in it working with 400 local companies, a senior official has said. The American company, which has a decade-long partnership with the Tatas on defence manufacturing, […]

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After scrapping of Article 370, Shias in Kashmir are in a state of relief and caution

SOURCE: THE PRINT he most intriguing aspect of Kashmir is the dynamic between the Shia and Sunni communities in the Valley. The Shias live in a state of relief and caution: relief at Article 370 being lifted, and caution that things won’t get any better for them. The Sunnis, on the other hand, nurse the fear that they have decisively lost power […]

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Turkish president attends ceremony commissioning new Turkish naval corvette and starting construction of ship for Pakistan

SOURCE: Anadolu Agency Turkey’s president on Sunday attended a dual ceremony commissioning a new Turkish naval ship while starting construction of a ship set to be sold to Pakistan’s navy. Turkey is one of 10 countries worldwide able to build, design, and maintain warships using its own national capabilities, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the […]

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Shifting Assam Rifles op control to HM will adversely impact vigil along China border: Army to Govt

SOURCE: PTI The Army has red-flagged a proposal by the Home Ministry to bring the Assam Rifles under its operational control, saying such a move will seriously jeopardise surveillance over the country’s sensitive border with China when it has been ramping up military infrastructure along the frontiers with India. Top military sources said concerned over […]

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Navy’s ‘second strike capability’ most significant as nuclear deterrent: Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: PTI In the backdrop of Pakistan’s repeated talk about nuclear war, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that Indian Navy’s “second-strike capability” as a nuclear deterrent is “most significant”. “Second strike capability” is an assured capability of an armed force to respond to a nuclear attack with its own nuclear weapons. Addressing the […]

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Myths about Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir

SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH On September 17, the minister for external affairs, S. Jaishankar, said the government hoped to one day have physical jurisdiction over ‘Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’ or Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir. At a press conference to mark 100 days of the Narendra Modi government, the minister said that “PoK is part of India and […]

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Malaysian PM says India ‘invaded, occupied’ Kashmir at UNGA

SOURCE: IANS Malaysia joined Turkey and China in raising the Kashmir issue at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), with its Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accusing India of “invading and occupying the country” of Jammu and Kashmir. In his address to the 74th UNGA, Mohamad said: “Now, despite the UN resolution on Jammu and Kashmir, […]

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Kashmir will become India’s Vietnam war

SOURCE: THE WEEK A time comes to speak the truth, and I suppose that time has come and it is I who will have to bell the cat. So here it is: Kashmir will soon become what Vietnam was for the French and the Americans, Afghanistan for the Russians, and Spain for Napoleon.Those who are […]

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HSL to tie up with Adani for building submarines

SOURCE: ENS Hindustan Shipyard Limited has submitted Expression of Interest (EoI) to build six submarines under P75 (India) for Indian Navy in collaboration with Adani Defence System and Technologies Ltd, an Adani Group company and a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd. Addressing media persons, HSL CMD Rear Admiral L Sarat Babu (Retd) said here on […]

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Kashmir: Surveillance, area domination ops intensified after militants take hostages in Ramban

SOURCE: PTI Security forces have intensified surveillance and area domination operations in Kashmir following Saturday’s militancy-related incidents, including a grenade attack on security forces in the old city, a senior security official said.Anti-insurgency operations were intensified as part of a proactive strategy to foil any plans of militants to stage any attacks on security forces […]

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India moves to assuage Sikhs, derail Pakistan’s ‘K2’ plan

SOURCE: HT The decision to release eight Sikh prisoners and commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, the main conspirator in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab CM Beant Singh, is the culmination of various key steps taken by the Union government to assuage the sentiments of the Sikh community and derail Pakistan’s “K2” […]

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Terrorists Killed In J&K Encounter, Tried To Escape Crackdown: Top Cop

SOURCE: PTI The three terrorists who were killed in Saturday’s encounter with security forces in Ramban were trying to escape from Kishtwar due to a crackdown launched by police and CAPF in the district, Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said. A Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, Osama, and his two associates, Zahid and Farooq, were […]

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On world stage, India’s stand on J&K, Pak terror vindicated

SOURCE: HT Well before Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his week-long visit to the United States (US) to participate in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), officials had made it clear the trip would be all about positioning India to play a larger role on the global stage to tackle issues ranging from climate change […]

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‘Astonishing revelations as Art 370 impact peters off’

SOURCE: STATE TIMES NEWS Many untold stories and details buried deep under the layers of time and deliberate varied suppressio have started surfacing after the abrogation of Article 370, proposed fresh and fair delimitation, and hope of imminent change in power balance after the last 72 years long ‘K’ centric suppressive rule by dynastic legacies. […]

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Only Imran Khan and Congress unhappy with Article 370 abrogation: Kiren Rijiju

SOURCE: PTI Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday that only the Congress and Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan were unhappy with abrogation Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. The sports minister said people with vested interest having monopoly in the Valley’s businesses like hotel, transport and real estate were unhappy with the move, but Kashmiris […]

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Saudi Says Considering Long-Term Investments Worth $100 Billion In India

SOURCE: PTI Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is looking at investing $100 billion in India in areas of petrochemicals, infrastructure and mining among others, considering the country’s growth potential. Saudi Ambassador Dr Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati has said India is an attractive investment destination for Saudi Arabia and it is eyeing long-term […]

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spends night onboard INS Vikramaditya, calls it ‘Sikandar of Samundar’

SOURCE: ZEE NEWS Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday dubbed INS Vikramaditya as the ‘Sikandar of Samundar’  after spending 24 hours onboard this aircraft carrier with the Western Fleet of Indian Navy off the Goa Coast. The Defence Minister spent Friday night onboard INS Vikramaditya and performed yoga along with Navy personnel on Sunday morning. […]

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Pakistan avoids India’s questions about terror links in response to PM Imran Khan’s speech

SOURCE: IANS Pakistan has accused India of “denuding” secularism as it exercised its right to reply to India’s reaction to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s use of hate speech and war threat, avoiding questions about Islamabad’s terror links. Muhammad Zulqarnain, a Second Secretary in Pakistan’s UN Mission, failed to respond directly on Saturday to questions […]

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Possibility Of Terror Incidents Along India’s Coastline Remains: Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: PTI The threat of terror incidents along the Indian coastline remains and a neighbouring country is involved in “nefarious” actions to destabilise India, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Rajnath Singh was speaking to reporters onboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya which is currently sailing along India’s western coastline.Asked about terror threats […]

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Amit Shah blames Nehru for Kashmir issue, says going to UN for Kashmir was a blunder

SOURCE: IANS Holding the Congress party squarely responsible for the present-day Kashmir dispute, Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed the critics for questioning the Narendra Modi government’s August 5 move to abrogate Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Blaming first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the crisis, Shah said going […]

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‘Imran Khan’s rant on Kashmir against UN spirit’: Former diplomats, experts

SOURCE: ENS Former diplomats and experts slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his 50-minute speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) — a large part of which was a rant against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi — saying such comments do not befit a person who is a head of a government. “It […]

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First fix your own country: Shikhar Dhawan hits out at Pakistani cricketers for advising India

SOURCE: HT India opener Shikhar Dhawan hit out at Pakistan for trying to preach India and for trying to meddle in internal affairs of the country. He was speaking to India TV on their popular show ‘Aap Ki Adalat’, and suggested the arch-rivals to set their house in order first before commenting on others. “If […]

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BSF Soldier Feared Drowned In River Along Border In Jammu

SOURCE: PTI A 54-year-old sub inspector of the Border Security Force is suspected to have drowned in a swollen river along the International Border in Jammu, officials said on Sunday. The BSF has launched a massive search operation and also informed their Pakistani counterparts after Sub-Inspector Paritosh Mondal went missing from the bank of a […]

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Saturday 28 September 2019

IAF to place fresh orders for 200 Astra air-to-air missile for Su-30 fleet

SOURCE: TNN India’s first indigenous beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) for fighters, Astra, is now finally ready for induction after 15 tortuous years of development, with the DRDO expecting the IAF to initially order at least 200 missiles for its Sukhoi-30MKI jets. The Defence Research and Development Organisation is also already working to increase Astra’s […]

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End of an era, as last IAF’s MiG-29 aircraft take flight

SOURCE: TNN Last of the two MiG-29 Legacy aircrafts flew for the last time on Saturday as they would be upgraded at the 11 Base Repair Depot (BRD) at Ojhar at Nashik. The aircraft flown by commanding officer group captain JS Patel carried out a flypast at the overhead of Ojhar Airfield. It landed and was received by the […]

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Six terrorists slain in 2 J&K encounters, one a top Hizb man who planned killing of BJP, RSS men

SOURCE: TNN Three terrorists, who took a tailor hostage after they were cornered by security forces in Batote town in Jammu’s Ramban district, were killed on Saturday. Though soldiers managed to rescue the hostage after a nine-hour standoff, an Armyman lost his life. Of the three terrorists killed in the shootout, one of them, Osama, […]

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New tri services special ops division, meant for surgical strikes, finishes 1st exercise today

SOURCE: THE PRINT The newly-raised special operations division of the armed forces — comprising commandos from the special forces of the Army, Marine Commando unit of the Navy and Garud of the Air Force — concluded its first week-long exercise Saturday in Gujarat. The exercise, highly placed sources in the security establishment said, was to […]

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Should India worry about these deadly mystery weapons in the Chinese arsenal?

SOURCE: HERALD PUBLICIST The Indian defence neighborhood shall be intently watching together with the world the weaponry that China is predicted to unveil on the Nationwide Day navy parade on October 1 to mark 70 years of Communist Get together of China (CPC) rule. Reviews say that that parade that may see the flypast of […]

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Why Indian Navy’s 1st aircraft carrier dry dock is comparable to Eiffel Tower

SOURCE: TNN Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday inaugurated the Indian Navy’s first aircraft-carrier dry dock in Mumbai. The Aircraft Carrier Dock (ACD) is capable of accommodating INS Vikramaditya, indigenous Aircraft Carrier under construction at Cochin Shipyard Limited and ships with tonnage upto 90,000 tonnes, making it the largest dry dock of the Indian Navy, […]

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DRDO chief urges for indigenous defence production

SOURCE: PTI Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G Satheesh Reddy on Saturday said the country must focus on more indigenous defence production to reduce import in the sector and should become self-reliant in technology. Indigenous produce in defence manufacturing is currently about 45-50 per cent only, he said. Our indigenous produce in defence […]

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A day after Pakistan PM’s threat, Modi recalls surgical strikes

SOURCE: TNN Prime Minister Narendra Modi who returned from his US trip to an enthusiastic welcome organised by BJP recalled the surgical strike India carried out inside Pakistan-controlled territory exactly three years ago to avenge the ISI-engineered terror attack on an Army camp in Uri. “Today is September 28 and it was exactly three years […]

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Bhutan helicopter crash: Family of late Lt Col Rajneesh appeals to govt to replace old choppers

SOURCE: ANI The family of the deceased Lieutenant Colonel Rajneesh Parmar, who lost his life in a chopper incident on the day of his birthday, on Saturday expressed disappointment over the delay in replacing the old helicopters. “We will appeal to the government to replace the helicopters as they are taking a toll on our […]

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5th Gen Warfare : Pakistan stops sending postal mails to India

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Pakistan has stopped sending postal mails to India since the tensions between the neighbours heightened amidst the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, it was learnt on Saturday. Media reports quoting Ajay Kumar Roy, Deputy Director-General with the Department of Posts in India, said Pakistan’s customs department in an order […]

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Army guns down insurgent in Arunachal Pradesh encounter

SOURCE: ENS An insurgent was killed during a fierce gun battle between the Indian Army’s Rajputana Rifles and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) in Arunachal Pradesh in the early hours of Saturday. The firefight took place at Pancham Pahar near Kharsang in Changlang district.According to reports reaching here, the slain insurgent was identified […]

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India’s narrative control

SOURCE: WION India abides by the Shimla Agreement 1972 and thus strongly believes and projects the principle of bilateralism in the pursuit of resolution of differences with Pakistan and the general conduct of Indo-Pak relations. What sensitised the Indian leadership towards this concept was the bitter experience of dealing with blatant US support for Pakistan, […]

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No Problem, Absolute Peace On India-China Border: Kiren Rijiju

SOURCE: PTI Union Minister Kiren Rijiju insisted on Friday that there was absolute peace on the Indo-China border along his home state of Arunachal Pradesh. “There is absolutely no problem. There is peace along the border,” he told PTI. He, however, said “Our army, our border security forces are taking care of every inch of […]

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India rebuts Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir at Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Uganda

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY India on Saturday strongly opposed Pakistan’s propaganda on Kashmir at the General Assembly of 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Uganda’s capital Kampala. The Pakistani parliamentary delegation raised the issue of Kashmir at the Commonwealth meet claiming that Indian military forces have seized Kashmir. Pakistan’s propaganda was strongly opposed by BJP MP Roopa […]

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Article 370: Daytime restrictions relaxed from all 105 police station limits in Kashmir, says DGP

SOURCE: ANI Jammu and Kashmir administration has relaxed day-time restrictions from all 105 police station jurisdictions in Kashmir. “Day time restrictions have been relaxed from all 105 police station jurisdictions in Kashmir. It has been done after improvement in the situation,” Dilbag Singh, DGP Jammu and Kashmir said. Earlier on September 2, Rohit Kansal, Principal […]

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Imran Khan returns to New York as plane loaned by Saudi Arabia develops snag

SOURCE: HT Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his delegation had to return to New York after their plane, on loan from the Saudi Arabian government, developed a technical fault on Friday while it was heading back to Islamabad, reports Pakistan media. “The prime minister had taken off from New York’’s Kennedy International Airport on […]

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Imran Khan defended Osama bin Laden, shelters 130 UN designated terrorists: India slams Pak at UN again

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Hours after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan raised the Kashmir issue in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), India hit back and said Pakistan has no locus standi on lecturing India on terrorism and human rights. Using the Right to Reply, India’s First Secretary at the Permanent Mission to […]

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Imran going door-to-door around the world, creating content for cartoonists: Rajnath

SOURCE: PTI The Pakistan prime minister is going door-to-door around the world and creating content for cartoonists, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday, a day after Imran Khan raised the Kashmir issue in his address to the UN General Assembly. Speaking after commissioning India’s second Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi at the dockyard of the […]

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Imran Khan’s Nuke Remark “Brinkmanship, Not Statesmanship”: India At UN

SOURCE: NDTV Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s threat of unleashing nuclear devastation “qualifies as brinkmanship not statesmanship”, India said today, in a sharp rebuttal to Mr Khan’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly. In his speech, the Pakistan PM had said that when two nuclear armed countries fight it will have “consequences” for the […]

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Osama bin Laden to Haifz Saeed: How India slammed Pakistan with 5 questions at UNGA

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Responding to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at the United Nations’ General Assembly (UNGA), India on Saturday said his speech in which he talked of “unleashing nuclear devastation” and used words like “bloodbath”, “pogrom” and “pick up the gun” qualifies as “brinksmanhip, not statesmanship”. Exercising India’s Right to Reply to Imran […]

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5 Terrorists Take Civilian Hostage In J&K’s Ramban, Encounter On

SOURCE: NDTV Two encounters and one grenade attack have been reported from Jammu and Kashmir this morning. The first encounter, which is still going on, started in Batote in Ramban district when five terrorists tried to stop a passenger bus on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. Sources said the bus driver on seeing the terrorists, who came […]

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SC sets up five-judge Constitution bench to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370

SOURCE: PTI The Supreme Court on Saturday set up a five-judge Constitution bench head by Justice N V Ramana to hear a batch of pleas related to abrogation of Article 370 provisions that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. From the beginning of next month, the bench will commence hearing to examine the constitutional […]

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In slip of tongue, Imran Khan calls PM Modi Indian president in UNGA speech

SOURCE: PTI Imran Khan on Friday described Narendra Modi as “the Indian president”, in a slip of tongue by the cricketer-turned Pakistani prime minister. During his marathon speech at the 74th session of the UNGA, Khan goofed up once and called Prime Minister Modi as the “president”.In April, during a joint press conference with Iranian […]

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Friday 27 September 2019

More Rafales for India?

SOURCE: AIN ONLINE A new order for a further 36 Dassault Rafale fighters will be signed in early 2020, suggests a recently published report by the Indian Defence Research Wing. Moves toward ordering a second batch were first reported in early 2017 and attributed to rising tensions with China. The new order would take India’s Rafale fleet to 72 aircraft—slightly […]

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan slams RSS at UNGA by quoting Congress’ Sushil Kumar Shinde

SOURCE: TIMES NOW  In a major embarrassment for the Congress, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that previous Congress Home Minister gave a statement that in RSS camps, terrorists are being trained. In 2013, Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has accused the BJP and the RSS of fanning Hindu terrorism. Peddling his anti-India rhetoric during his UNGA address, Khan […]

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‘Not everyone feels there’s life beyond jingoism of nuclear war, jihad’: India’s dig at Imran’s UNGA speech

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Shortly after Imran Khan took aim at India in his speech at the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Raveesh Kumar, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, slammed the Pakistani Prime Minister of misusing the global platform. Referring to Khan’s speech in which he referred to India, PM Narendra Modi, Kashmir, […]

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IAF to induct Rafale in NE soon, conducts massive fighter jet exercise in Assam’s Tezpur

SOURCE: IBNS In the unlikely scenario of a war and to combat the challenges from the China, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will induct the Rafale aircraft in the North Eastern region soon and ready for fully operationalise eight more Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) in the region. Shillong based Defence PRO Ratnakar Singh said that, […]

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India to use its right to reply to Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s rant against it at UNGA

SOURCE: ANI After Pakistan Prime Minister launched anti-India rhetoric and warned of a potential nuclear war amid escalated tensions between the neighbouring countries, India has decided to exercise the right to reply option at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). India would use the option to respond to Imran Khan’s speech delivered at the 74th […]

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Preparing for the next Balakot-type strike

SOURCE: The Tribune Employment of air power in Balakot on February 26 this year ushered the air domain into the counter-terror response matrix. Many nations consider airpower as the key element, among all military tools, in the war against terror since it offers a flexible, quick and timely response option without putting troops on the […]

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PM Modi skips Pakistan in UNGA address; it’s a first for India in 8 years

SOURCE: HT Prime Minister Narendra Modi skipped any reference to Pakistan in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday and underlined that the only message from the world’s largest democracy to the general assembly was one of “harmony and peace”. PM Modi’s speech covered diverse issues such as climate change, sustainable development […]

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100 Indian defence firms showcase weapons at Army’s northern command

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Nearly 100 Indian defence companies showcased their weapons and equipment in Udhampur on Friday at ‘North Tech Symposium 2019′ organised by Army’s northern command. The event based on the theme, ’empowering northern theatre with contemporary technologies to meet dynamic operational challenges’ had active participation from nearly 100 Indian defence companies including MSMEs, […]

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India sacrificed the most for UN’s peacekeeping missions: PM Narendra Modi at UNGA

SOURCE: ANI India has sacrificed the most for UN`s peacekeeping missions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while highlighting that the country`s contribution has been immense.”India`s contribution towards the UN peacekeeping missions has been immense. No other country in the world has sacrificed as much as India has for these peacekeeping missions,” the Prime […]

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PM Modi wraps up speech in 17 minutes, Imran Khan rants against India for over 30 minutes at UNGA

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday.But what stood out between the two leaders was that Modi spoke for around 17 minutes, well within the allotted time-limit of between 15 to 20 minutes, for a world leader to address the global […]

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan predicts bloodbath in Kashmir

SOURCE: AP Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has denounced India’s crackdown in Kashmir and warned of a “bloodbath” in the disputed region.Khan said Friday at the United Nations General Assembly that with 900,000 Indian troops once a curfew is lifted Kashmiris ” will be out in the streets. And what will the soldiers do? They […]

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Imran Khan’s shrill pitch over Kashmir at UNGA, talks of nuke war

SOURCE: HT Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who had vowed to raise Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly, on Friday stuck to the script and claimed there would be a large-scale violence in Kashmir and held out the threat of war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Imran Khan suggested that nuclear-armed Pakistan may not […]

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Sushma Swaraj’s daughter fulfils her mother’s last promise

SOURCE: HT It was former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj’s last wish that her daughter Bansuri Swaraj fulfilled on Friday. Bansuri called on Salve to hand over to him a coin of rupee as his fee for appearing before the International Court of Justice in the case relating to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is in Pakistan […]

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INS Vikrant theft case: NIA to investigate the case after security alarm

SOURCE: TIMES NOW After several departments expressed concerns over security risk in the theft of four computer hard disks from the under-construction aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi, the National Investigative Agency (NIA) will now take over the theft case. Earlier, the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL), where the aircraft carrier is being built, had stated […]

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Two drones found near Pakistan border in Punjab, Pak-based terror groups behind smuggling weapons

SOURCE: TIMES NOW  Punjab Police has launched elaborate investigations to account for the weapons consignments apparently smuggled into India from across the border by the two drones recovered near the Indo-Pak border over the last around one month. Police teams are also on the job to ascertain the links of the terror groups involved in […]

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Separate combat fatigues being planned for security forces in Kashmir to avoid confusion

SOURCE: THE PRINT With similar kind of fatigues for security forces in Jammu and Kashmir leading to confusion during operations, the defence and security establishment at the Centre is considering the introduction of distinct combat uniforms in the region, ThePrint has learnt. Speaking to ThePrint, a source in the department concerned said, “The common combat […]

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Indian Army’s Cheetah helicopter crashes in Bhutan, 2 pilots killed

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA At least two pilots lost their lives after an Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed in Bhutan on Friday. The Indian Army pilot who died in the crash was of Lieutenant colonel rank while the other was a Bhutanese Army pilot training with the Indian Army, news agency ANI said quoting sources in the […]

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As Turkey raises pitch, India reaffirms support for Cyprus’ territorial integrity

SOURCE: WION NEWS The Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and reiterated India’s “consistent support for the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of the Republic of Cyprus.”The development comes at a time when Turkey has been very vocal and continues to back Pakistan’s line […]

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Second Pakistan Drone Found In Punjab After Terror-Accused Reveals Location

SOURCE: NDTV Another Pakistani drone used to drop weapons for terrorists has been found in Punjab’s Attari, near the border with Pakistan, a senior police officer said today. Punjab Police’s counter-intelligence unit found the drone after a terror accused, Akashdeep, took them to the location where the drone had gone down. “This drone couldn’t return […]

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‘What About Concern Over Plight Of Muslims In China?’: US Rebukes Pak

SOURCE: AFP In a snub to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, a top US diplomat on Friday questioned why Mr Khan was not speaking out about China, which has detained an estimated one million Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims. Amid increased tensions between India and Pakistan after New Delhi scrapped Article 370 of the Constitution, which […]

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Pakistan unlikely to invite PM Modi to joint inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor: Sources

SOURCE: TIMES NOW After being exposed globally, Pakistan is unlikely to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the joint inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor. It is being reported that Pakistan is mulling over snubbing PM Modi to show its protest over the Kashmir issue. The latest report has come just ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

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Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander possibly hiding in shadow on lunar surface, yet to determine location: NASA

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) informed it is possible that the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2 is hiding in a shadow on the lunar surface after it had a hard landing. It added that the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands is yet to be determined. NASA said […]

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Muslim group supports Article 370 move, asks Kashmiris to step out with Indian flag

SOURCE: THE PRINT Nearly two months after the Narendra Modi government scrapped Article 370, a group of Muslims, including eminent academicians, former Army officers and activists, have come out in support of the move. On Wednesday, ‘India First — A group of Muslim Intellectuals’ released a statement, saying, “It is time to honour the established […]

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Thursday 26 September 2019

Swedish major SAAB pulls out of P75I race, cites ‘unbalance’ in strategic partnership policy

SOURCE: THE PRINT In a setback to the ambitious strategic partnership initiative to build six conventional submarines under Project 75 India (P-75I), Swedish defence major SAAB has withdrawn from the project saying there has to be a rethinking on the policy. “It is a decision we have made due to the customers’ requirements regarding the […]

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Arsenal for Pakistan prepped, Army now focuses on ammo reserves to deal with China

SOURCE: THE PRINT The Army has built up ammunition reserves to keep up a 10-day “intense war” with Pakistan and is now focusing on equipping its arsenal for any possible conflict with China, ThePrint has learnt. According to defence sources, efforts are already under way to bolster the Army’s War Wastage Reserve (WWR) ammunition for “30 […]

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Russia upgrades BrahMos missile’s ‘ancestor’ to have 800km range

SOURCE: THE WEEK Russia’s state-run TASS news agency reported on Wednesday that the country has developed a variant of the Oniks supersonic cruise missile with a range of 800km. The Indo-Russian BrahMos cruise missile was developed on the basis of the Oniks. TASS quoted sources from the Research and Production Association of Machine-Building (known as […]

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Anger, impatience mount in Pakistani Kashmir as Khan makes diplomatic push

SOURCE: REUTERS As Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan prepares to deliver another appeal to the world to address the situation in Kashmir, he faces the risk that rising anger in his country’s portion of the disputed region could spiral into a confrontation with India. Some people in Pakistan’s portion of Kashmir said thousands of people […]

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Imran Khan’s international visits harming Pakistan, says PPP

SOURCE: PTI Pakistan’s Opposition PPP on Thursday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has become a “security risk” for the country and he should be banned from international visits as his irresponsible remarks during overseas tours have harmed the country. Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar in a statement on Thursday said instead […]

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The hot risks of ‘Cold Start’

SOURCE: THE TELEGRAPH Preventing war through deterrence based on military capabilities has historically been the crux of politico-strategic logic for national defence. It’s believed that if capabilities to inflict violence are matched, the situation is stable as neither side sees the possibility of achieving political objectives through war. To be effective, capabilities have to be […]

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Terror Elimination Precondition For Cooperation, S Jaishankar Tweets After Pak Boycott

SOURCE: PTI Elimination of terrorism in all its forms is a precondition not only for fruitful cooperation but also for the very survival of the South Asian region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted after a SAARC meeting in New York which Pakistan boycotted when he was making his opening statement. “Ours is really not […]

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Operation To Detect Tunnels At India-Pak International Border Launched

SOURCE: PTI The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched a massive operation along the 180-km International Border (IB) with Pakistan to detect underground, cross-border tunnels in view of possible infiltration attempts by terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. Armed with modern tools and equipment, BSF personnel began the operation with clearing bushes […]

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High drama at SAARC meet as External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi boycott each other’s statements

SOURCE: THE HINDU Pakistan and India boycotted each other’s statements at a meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Foreign Ministers here. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he would not attend the speech by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar first, announcing at the last minute that he would not attend the SAARC […]

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Kashmir issue: Rescind action on Article 370, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation tells India

SOURCE: THE HINDU Calling on India to “rescind” its actions revoking Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Saudi Arabia joined Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Niger to issue a statement on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Kashmir contact group, criticising the government’s actions there. In the statement issued on September 25 after a ministerial meeting on […]

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Army, BSF sound red alert along LoC in J&K against air intrusion by Pakistan drones

SOURCE: PTI Taking serious note of Pakistan using Chinese drones to airdrop weapons in Punjab, the Army and BSF has sounded an all-out alert along the entire Indo-Pak border and LoC, asking border guarding troops and observation posts to keep a “hawk’s eye” over similar air-intrusions in future. GPS-fitted drones capable of lifting up to […]

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General Bipin Rawat to take over as Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee

SOURCE: IANS Indian Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat will take over as the new Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee on Friday, succeeding Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, who retires from service on September 30. Rawat, the first Army Chief to hold the post since Gen Bikram Singh (2013-14), […]

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US jail conditions an issue in Dawood Ibrahim aide’s extradition

SOURCE: HT Conditions in the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York have emerged as a key issue in extraditing Jabir Motiwala, an aide of one of India’s most wanted, Dawood Ibrahim, with a judge in the Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday seeking more information on possible risk to his human rights, if extradited. Motiwala, 51, […]

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Indian engineer saved from Kulbhushan Jadhav-like fate

SOURCE: HT Venumadhav Dongara may have become the next Kulbhushan Jadhav, but for some quick thinking, and equally fast moves by Indian security agencies to extract him from Afghanistan on September 7. The endgame of the plot involving Dongara, orchestrated by Pakistan’s spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), was to have the employee of a […]

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In J&K, NSA Ajit Doval cautions forces against infiltration

SOURCE: HT National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday cautioned the security establishment against large-scale infiltration attempts in Kashmir and stressed the need to put troopers on high alert to foil any such move by terrorists. Doval was in Kashmir and chaired two high-level meetings with officials in Srinagar as part of his two-day […]

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Al Qaeda, IS-affiliated terror cells plan to attack Jews, Israelis in India: Intelligence agencies

SOURCE: ANI Intelligence agencies have warned about plans of international terror outfits including Al-Qaeda and cells affiliated to the Islamic States (IS) of attacking Jewish and Israeli communities in India during their holiday season in September and October. The agencies have alerted the states having a significant Jewish population about the possible attacks. Three Jewish […]

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How PM Modi’s hard talk on Pak at Trump meet swung Kashmir issue India’s way

SOURCE: HT Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked US President Donald Trump through the history of Pakistan’s involvement in terrorism in Jammu& Kashmir after the latter asked him why Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan kept talking about genocide in the Kashmir Valley leading to a nuclear conflagration, people familiar with details of the 40-minute long bilateral […]

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Chandrayaan-2 orbiter doing well but no signal from Vikram lander: ISRO chief Sivan

SOURCE: ANI Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan on Thursday expressed satisfaction on the working of Chandrayaan-2 orbiter while reiterating that no signal has been received from Vikram lander so far. Speaking to media persons, Sivan stated, “The orbiter is doing very well and all its operations have commenced and it is doing […]

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Modi takes a veiled dig at China for India’s omission from Nuclear Suppliers Group

SOURCE: Bloomberg Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday tempered hopes that the third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide will move quickly to reduce the use of coal, in part blaming the country’s exclusion from a global uranium suppliers group.“Because India is not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, we don’t have assured supply of the […]

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Kashmir was in a mess before August 5, says S Jaishankar on Article 370 move

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar asserted that Kashmir was “in a mess” before the Centre decided to end the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370. Speaking at an interactive session in New York, the US, the EAM said that many restrictions in the region have been rolled […]

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India Urges World To Adopt Anti-Terror Policy “Without Any Further Delay”

SOURCE: PTI In a message for Pakistan, India has asserted that the global fight against terrorism should identify, hold accountable, and take strong measures against countries that finance terror and provide safe havens to terrorists.Addressing the UN Security Council Ministerial Debate on Wednesday, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan called upon the international […]

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UNSC approves Pakistan’s request to allow release of monthly expenses for JuD chief Hafiz Saeed

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA In yet another move in extending help to 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind, globally designated terrorist and Jamaat-Jud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, Pakistan approached the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). This time Pakistan has requested UNSC’s 1267 Committee to let him Saeed his bank account in Pakistan for ‘basic expenses’ to help the family. […]

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Sufficient credible material, grounds to declare Yasin Malik’s JKLF-Y unlawful association: UAPA Tribunal

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA The Central government on Wednesday notified that the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has upheld that there is “sufficient credible material and grounds” to declare Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF-Y), a faction headed by Yasin Malik, as an “unlawful association”. The incumbent government had in March declared the faction as an unlawful […]

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Wednesday 25 September 2019

IAF to begin fresh hunt for mid-air refuelling aircraft

SOURCE: HT After two failed attempts to induct new tankers during the last 12 years, the Indian Air Force is (IAF) preparing to begin a fresh hunt for new-generation mid-air refuelling planes to extend the reach of its fighter jets, two senior IAF officers said on condition of anonymity on Wednesday. The official process to […]

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Balakot hero ejects safely as MiG-21 jet goes down in MP

SOURCE: HT Had Group Captain Yeshpal Singh Negi not been piloting the MiG-21 fighter jet that crashed near Gwalior on Wednesday, the accident would have gone down as a statistic in the Indian Air Force’s safety record. But Negi is no ordinary fighter pilot. He was involved in the planning of the cross-border air strikes […]

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‘Will Shoot Down Military Drones Coming from Pak’: Army Commander after Weapons Dropped in Punjab

SOURCE: PTI Amid reports of drones being used to drop weapons from across the border, a top Army commander on Wednesday said Indian armed forces are capable of identifying such devices and any military drone venturing towards Indian side from Pakistan will be “shot down”. Interacting with reporters on the sidelines of a first-of-a-kind seminar […]

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Army to use Artificial Intelligence within 2-3 years to get more lethal edge

SOURCE: ENS The Indian Army’s bid to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its larger formations is set to become a reality soon. The Army’s South Western Army Commander Lt General Alok Kler said on Wednesday, “The Indian Army will start using Artificial Intelligence in the next two to three years for constructive and destructive purposes. It […]

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Pilots of crashed MiG-21 maneuvered fighter away from MP village

SOURCE: HT An Indian Air Force MiG-21 (Type-69) trainer aircraft crashed in Bhind district, 500 kilometres north of Bhopal on Wednesday morning, said the district collector. A press information bureau (PIB) release stated, “The aircraft was on a routine mission and was airborne from Air Force station Gwalior. The aircraft crashed at approximate distance of […]

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How backchannel work swung Jammu and Kashmir issue India’s way

SOURCE: HT Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked US President Donald Trump through the history of Pakistan’s involvement in terrorism in Jammu& Kashmir after the latter asked him why Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan kept talking about genocide in the Kashmir Valley leading to a nuclear conflagration, people familiar with details of the 40-minute long bilateral […]

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Pakistan Scrambles to Whitewash FATF Blacklist Threat by Lobbying Nations and Using Diplomacy

SOURCE: CNN-IBN Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is lobbying heads of state on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York against possible blacklisting of his cash-strapped country by the inter-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Top Indian government sources told CNN-News18 that Khan has met the heads of two dozen […]

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Pakistan Army recruits Afghan fighters to carry out attacks in J-K, forces on alert

SOURCE: ANI Pakistani Army has recruited about 60 war-toughened Afghan fighters who would be pushed across the border to carry out attacks on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, intelligence inputs suggest. Security forces have been alerted about the possible infiltration.According to the intelligence inputs, “Around 40 to 60 Afghan terrorists” belonging to various terror […]

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India deploys warships to keep tabs on Pakistan’s naval exercise

SOURCE: TNN India has “forward deployed” some warships, submarines, maritime patrol aircraft and fighter jets to keep track of a major naval exercise by Pakistan in the north Arabian Sea, which will include missile and rocket firings as well as combat manoeuvres over the next few days. Defence establishment sources on Wednesday said “close tabs” […]

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UK Opposition passes Kashmir resolution, calls for international intervention

SOURCE: PTI The UK’s Opposition Labour Party on Wednesday passed an emergency motion on Kashmir calling for party leader Jeremy Corbyn to seek international observers to “enter” the region and demand the right of self-determination for its people, drawing criticism from the Indian diaspora representatives who described it as “ill conceived” and “misinformed”. In contrast […]

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London mayor: Deeply upset over India House violence

SOURCE: HT Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, whose Labour party has often raised alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, has reiterated his condemnation of violence outside the Indian high commission during protests on August 15 and September 3. Writing in the latest issue of ‘Asian Voice’, a leading British Asian publication, Khan, who […]

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Iraq eyes Indian investments in energy sector, refineries

SOURCE: HT Iraq is looking to a proposed visit by petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmenda Pradhan next month to discuss investments in energy exploration and refineries and increased oil sales to India, Iraqi ambassador Falah Abdulhasan Abdulsada said on Wednesday. With the reconstruction of Iraq underway after the clearing of the strongholds of the […]

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Government initiates process to appoint next Army Chief

SOURCE: ANI The Centre has initiated the process to appoint the next Army Chief who will succeed incumbent General Bipin Rawat. General Rawat’s three-year tenure will culminate on December 31 this year. “The process to appoint the next Chief has been initiated and the names of senior-most Lieutenant Generals would be considered for the top […]

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NSA Ajit Doval arrives in Kashmir Valley, second visit since abrogation of J-K’s special status

SOURCE: PTI National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrived here on Wednesday to take stock of the situation in Kashmir Valley and decide the future course of action for the smooth implementation of government plans after the withdrawal of special status of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Doval will meet top security officials and take stock […]

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Ordnance factory workers object to fresh impetus for corporatisation

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Terms of Reference (ToR) set on Tuesday by the Defence Ministry, for a high-level committee to address the concerns raised by workers’ federations, have raised further apprehensions about the Centre’s policy towards corporatisation of Ordnance Factories Board (OFB). Federations have questioned the ToR and said they will challenge it at a […]

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Chinese Agricultural drones from Pakistan airdropped weapons in Indian territory

SOURCE: PTI GPS-fitted drones capable of lifting up to 10 kg flew in from Pakistan seven to eight times to airdrop the cache of arms, ammunition and fake currency seized in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, a police probe revealed on Wednesday. It was the first incident reported in Punjab, in which drones were used to […]

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Chinese mouthpiece alleges PM Modi’s Sino-India polices are contradictory

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Calling out Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what it termed “contradictory policy”, Chinese mouthpiece ‘Global Times’ has alleged that New Delhi should not rely on “national sentiments” to deal with issues with China. This has come after the Indian Army and Air Force announced that they will carry out joint war games […]

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Indian Coast Guard Ship Varaha commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday attended the commissioning ceremony of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Varaha in Chennai. Varaha is the fourth in the series of seven 98m offshore patrol vessels. The ship has been indigenously designed and built by L&T in accordance with a contract signed with the Defence Ministry. […]

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Planned for 6 months, India’s Mars mission Mangalyaan completes 5 years

SOURCE: PTI The Mangalyaan mission, which was initially meant to last six months, has completed five years of orbiting Mars and is likely to continue for some more time, says Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chief K Sivan. In the last five years, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India’s first interplanetary endeavour, helped India’s space […]

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China ‘misread’ India’s decision to repeal Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir: Jaishankar

SOURCE: HT External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that China had “misread” India’s decision to nullify Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The government had divided the state to two union territories—J&K and Ladakh. China had said that the decision to make Ladakh a union territory was “unacceptable”. India […]

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Days after ARAMCO attack, govt decides to handover seized drones to Defence, Home ministries

SOURCE: TIMES NOW All the drones seized from across the country by the government agencies will be handed over to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Defence Ministry (MoD). The decision comes in light of the recent attacks on ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia earlier this month. “The MHA has categorically directed that the drones […]

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Forces Fully Prepared: Rajnath Singh On Reactivation Of Pak Terror Camps

SOURCE: PTI Two days after the Army Chief said that terror camps in Pakistan were being reactivated, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said Indian security forces were fully prepared to meet the situation.He was responding to a query on Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s statement on reactivation of terror camps in Balakot in Pakistan. “Don’t […]

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No stone pelting in Kashmir Valley for last 48 hours

SOURCE:  DECCAN CHRONICLE Not a single stone pelting incident or protest has been reported in the Kashmir valley in the last 48 hours. This is the first time that the valley remained completely protest-free for two consecutive days during the last 51 days of lockdown in the Valley, which began on August 5, the day […]

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Tuesday 24 September 2019

Pakistan’s dark, dangerous nuke secret

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Sample this from the Pakistan Prime Minister’s mid-September interview to an international media outlet: “So when a nuclear-armed country fights to the end, to the death, it has consequences.” And this from his August 30 opinion piece in the New York Times: “If the world does nothing to stop the Indian assault […]

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At least 8 drone sorties target Jammu and Kashmir as Pak-based groups airdrop weapons

SOURCE: HT Police recover a half-burnt drone that was used for smuggling weapons into Punjab from Pakistan.  At least eight drone sorties, carrying a total of 80 kg of weapons (arms and ammunition), were sent across the border into Punjab by Pakistan-based Khalistani terror groups between September 9 and 16, officials in security agencies and […]

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Article 370 was used as shield to secretly enable ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Valley – Satellite pics

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Amid attempts to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Times Now has accessed never-before-seen evidence of ethnic cleansing of Hindus in the Kashmir Valley. A satellite image, dating back to 2001 of North Handwara in Kashmir, […]

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Jaish readying special squad to target PM Modi, NSA Ajit Doval: Intel

SOURCE: TNN Jaish-e-Muhammed is readying a squad to target PM Narendra Modi and NSA Ajit Doval in retaliation to the defanging of Article 370 in J&K, sources in the intelligence establishment said. A major in Pakistan’s notorious spy agency, ISI, is collaborating with the JeM brass for the “sensational attack”, they added. An input in […]

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Russia could manufacture components of S-400 defence systems in India

SOURCE: Statesman News Service India and Russia are holding talks to locally manufacture components of the Russian-made S-400 Triumf air defence systems in India, it is learnt. “Yes, we are discussing the localisation of S-400 production with India,” diplomatic sources said. However, they refused to specify which components of the S-400 could be produced in […]

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Pakistan’s Kashmir agenda exposed: Convicted ISI mole Ghulam Nabi Fai attends Pak minister’s press meet in US

SOURCE: TIMES NOW Even as Pakistan PM Imran Khan continues to harp about the so-called human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan’s agenda on Kashmir has been revealed after a convicted ISI mole was spotted standing next to the country’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at a press conference in New York on Monday. […]

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India integrates MBDA-designed Mistral and ASRAAM missiles

SOURCE: Air & Cosmos. On September 12, MBDA and Bharat Dynamics (BDL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at DSEI in London. This agreement is about the final assembly, integration and test of Mistral and ASRAAM missiles in India. As a major Indian weapon systems integrator, BDL supplies domestic and foreign customers. This MoU marks another […]

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No inclination from Delhi to boost defence ties with Kabul: Report

SOURCE: LIVE MINT India, the largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction, has not shown any inclination to pursue a deeper defence relationship with Kabul, a US Congressional report has said. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, titled Afghanistan: Background and US Policy In Brie’, was dated 19 September and compiled ahead of US President Donald […]

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PM pushes to strengthen FATF as Imran calls blacklist part of India’s ‘agenda’

SOURCE: THE HINDU Institutional mechanisms against terrorism like UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) listings must not be “politicised”, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a special session on extremism and terrorism at the world body, in comments that appeared to be aimed at China and Pakistan. “Prime Minister […]

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Global body approves Isro’s navigation system NaVIC, move to boost its commercial use

SOURCE: TNN Global standards body 3GPP, which develops protocols for mobile telephony, has approved India’s regional navigation system NaVIC, developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).The specification approval will boost commercial use of NaVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) by international and domestic mobile device makers, which means such manufacturers can now mass-produce navigation devices compatible […]

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Sure PM Modi Can Handle It, Says Trump On Terrorism From Pak

SOURCE: NDTV US President Donald Trump — facing pointed questions from the media after his comments on terrorism and Pakistan — on Tuesday emphasized the need for dialogue between India and Pakistan. At a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of their big bilateral meet, President Trump also dropped a hint. “I […]

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First Tri-services amphibious exercise between the US and Indian Armed forces

SOURCE: ENS The Indian and US Armed forces have raised the level of their military engagements. Both the countries are going to hold first tri-services amphibious exercise involving the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief. The exercise named Tiger Triumph was announced by US President Donald Trump during the ‘Howdy Modi’ in the US. “The first-ever […]

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Pathankot airbase among 4 defence units on orange alert

SOURCE: TNN In a major warning, the alert level at four defence establishments, including Pathankot, where the IAF base was attacked in 2016, has been upgraded to “orange level” in anticipation of an imminent terror strike, highly placed sources in the intelligence establishment told TOI on Tuesday.Inputs suggested a strike could be attempted by a […]

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Indian Army clears 130 tonnes of garbage from Siachen Glacier

SOURCE: ANI At a time when the world is fighting against climate change, the Indian Army has cleared more than 130 tonnes of garbage from the Siachen glacier in the last 19 months. “Under the ‘Siachen Swachhta Abhiyan’, Indian Army has managed to clean 130 tonnes of garbage from the Siachen Glacier since January 2018,” […]

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26 killed, over 300 injured in PoK after 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted north Pakistan

SOURCE: PTI At least 26 people were killed and more than 300 others injured in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Tuesday after a 5.8-magnitude quake jolted several cities in the northern parts of the country including capital Islamabad. According to US Geological Survey, the epicentre of quake was near New Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) […]

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‘Where Do You Find Reporters Like These?’: Trump Slams Pakistani Journalist Over Anti-India Remarks

SOURCE: Swarajya In a joint address to media persons with Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, President of the United States (US) Donald Trump on Monday (23 September) slammed a Pakistan based journalist for his line of ‘questioning’. Putting down a journalist who had impressed upon President Trump that India is an aggressor while Pakistan […]

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India gets 370 backing from prominent western analyst

SOURCE: TNN New Delhi’s decision to better integrate Jammu and Kashmir into the Indian union by scrapping its special status is irreversible and might lead to a brighter future for the region, a prominent US analyst has said in the first major endorsement in the western commentariat of the Modi government’s move, which also found […]

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In PM Narendra Modi’s address on terror, a veiled reference to China’s support for Pakistan

SOURCE: HT Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address at a UN dialogue of terrorism, made a veiled reference to China and said that terrorists should not be allowed funding and arms. “The PM said terrorists should not be allowed to get funds and arms. For this objective to be realised, we need to avoid […]

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Former scientist criticises ISRO’s handling of Chandrayaan 2 in Facebook post

SOURCE: MONEY CONTROL Tapan Misra, the jilted former chief of the Space Applications Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), took to social media recently to criticise the state of affairs at the space agency. In a lengthy Facebook post, the scientist who was side-lined in 2018 by incumbent chairman K Sivan, took several jibes at […]

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Imran Khan counted prayer beads when Donald Trump talked Kashmir, Modi

SOURCE: HT Much like politics, diplomacy is also a statement made through optics. In this regard, US President Donald Trump’s engagements with the Indian and Pakistani prime ministers stand in stark contrast.While it was all glitz and glamour during Howdy, Modi event in Houston where Prime Minister Narendra Modi “presented” US president to “a mini […]

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Army plans to open Siachen Glacier for civilians to visit as Ladakh separates from J&K

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Months after the government announced its decision to declare Ladakh a Union Territory, India is now planning to allow common people to visit the world’s highest battlefield, Siachen Glacier. Army sources said allowing civilians at the closely guarded Siachen Glacier would help people see the difficulties and daily challenges faced by personnel […]

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ISRO initiates ‘Project NETRA’ to safeguard Indian space assets from debris and other harm

SOURCE: THE HINDU In the middle of its two-month Chandrayaan-2 campaign, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) last month quietly initiated ‘Project NETRA’ – an early warning system in space to detect debris and other hazards to Indian satellites. The project estimated to cost ?400 crore, when in place, will give India its own capability […]

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‘Kashmir’ in, ‘Jaish’ out: JeM changes name to send message to India

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE To escape global scrutiny and international pressure, Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed has renamed itself. Now they are called — Majlis Wurasa-e-Shuhuda Jammu wa Kashmir, which roughly translates to ‘Gathering of the descendants of martyrs of J&K’. Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar, the younger brother of bedridden chief Masood Azhar, now leads and controls […]

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Monday 23 September 2019

Blueprint for anti-drone technology at top Indian airports soon

SOURCE: India Today TV On September 14, Saudi Arabia suffered the deadliest attack on its oil facilities. The shocking attack, which saw a small army of drones attack two major oil plants, destroyed nearly 50 per cent of the country’s global supply of crude. Questions arose with many experts asking whether India would be able […]

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Communication breakdown only for terrorists and Pakistan handlers, not for Kashmiri people: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday asserted that there is a communication breakdown between terrorists in the Kashmir and their handlers in Pakistan, adding that there is no communication breakdown amongst people. He also added that all the telephones lines have been opened up for the people. Speaking at the Young […]

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Blow to Pakistan as US President Donald Trump refuses to mediate in Kashmir issue without India’s consent

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA In yet another diplomatic blow to Pakistan, US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he was willing to mediate on Kashmir issue but stressed that he will do it only if both India and Pakistan want him to act as a mediator. Trump made the statement during a bilateral meeting with […]

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Pakistani Media Overlooks Trump-Modi Bonhomie, Writes About the ‘Other Side’ of ‘Howdy, Modi’

SOURCE: NEWS18 Media houses in Pakistan gave extensive coverage to the other side of an action packed Sunday at the NRG stadium in Houston. The Pakistani media claimed the event was marred with protest by Pakistani, Sikhs and other human rights bodies even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump displayed their […]

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More worried about India than Pakistan right now, says Imran Khan

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said he will try to convince US President Donald Trump for resuming talks with India over a host of issues including Kashmir.”I will try my best to convey my feelings to President Trump,” said Imran Khan. The Pakistan PM further criticised India for avoiding bilateral […]

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India targeting Beijing as ‘imaginary enemy’: Chinese media

SOURCE: Asia News Network. India is clearly targeting China by seeing it as an ‘imaginary enemy’ by frequently holding military exercises along the Chinese border, a leading Chinese daily, which invariably represents the views of the Chinese government, said on Monday. The Global Times noted that after a “rare integrated military exercise” in Ladakh bordering […]

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STAR and ANTAZ team to Respond to Indian Government Military procurement requirements

SOURCE: GLOBE NEWSWIRE Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd announces that the Company has entered into a partnership and industrial agreement with ANTAZ Technologies Pvt. Ltd, (“Antaz”). A well-established Indian company with facilities in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi, India, Antaz will adapt, integrate and market STAR products to the Indian Defence Forces (Air Force and Navy) […]

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PM Modi in the US: Trump promises more defence deals with India, military trade to go up

SOURCE: FE India and the US are slated to announce major defence deals when the two leaders Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US President Donald Trump meet in New York City on the sidelines for the UNGA. Presently, India-US Defence trade has touched $18 billion, and the Indian orders have created thousands of jobs […]

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Major terror attack foiled in Jammu and Kashmir, 40 kg explosives seized in Kathua

SOURCE: ZEE MEDIA Averting what could have been a major terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces on Monday recovered at least 40 kg of explosives along with other items from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua region.The seizure was made during a search operation in Dewal village of Dilawal area of Kathua. As per reports, […]

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Indian Navy to equip two lakh boats with transponders

SOURCE: ENS An Indian Navy project to equip sub-20 metre fishing boats and dhows with transponders to enable their tracking up to 250 nautical miles away at sea has proved a success and is expected to provide real-time maritime surveillance to prevent a repeat of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Buoyed by the results, which […]

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Centre orders survey for destroyed temples in Jammu and Kashmir

SOURCE: HT Union minister of state for home G Kishan Reddy said here on Monday that the central government had ordered surveys to be conducted of 50,000 temples that had been closed, 90% of which were destroyed. He said similar surveys were also being conducted of schools that had been closed. Reddy was addressing the […]

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Day is not far when PoK will be part of India: Jitendra Singh

SOURCE: PTI The day is not far when Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will be a part of India, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday.The decision to abrogate Article 370 provisions was taken to restore the position of Jammu and Kashmir as it was when handed over by its last ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, he said. […]

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India concerned over situation in Afghanistan

SOURCE: PTI Voicing concern over the situation in Afghanistan, India on Monday said restoration of normalcy through a legitimate democratic process is essential for long-term stability of the war-torn country and the region. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said India has stood resolutely behind the Government and people of Afghanistan and has […]

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Jaish-e-Mohammed changes name to ward off global scrutiny

SOURCE: HT Terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has changed its name to Majlis Wurasa-e-Shuhuda Jammu wa Kashmir to ward off international pressure and scrutiny over its jihadi training activities in Pakistan, and Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar, the younger brother of its bedridden chief Masood Azhar, has taken control of the Pakistan-based terror outfit, according to people […]

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Ponung Doming Is Army’s First Woman Lieutenant Colonel From Arunachal

SOURCE: NDTV Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, on Monday congratulated Army officer Ponung Doming on becoming the first woman from the state to be made a Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. The Chief Minister also shared a photo of Lt. Colonel Doming on social media. “A proud moment for all of us … […]

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Pak close to being ‘blacklisted’ by Financial Action Task Force

SOURCE: TNN Pakistan appears to be falling grossly short of delivery on the 27-point action plan prepared by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to help it escape ‘black listing’, with sources monitoring its actions against terror financing indicating that Islamabad has delivered on only six of the 27 points so far. ‘Black listing’ by […]

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PoK: People protest in Gilgit Baltistan against Pakistan decision to lease land to China

SOURCE: ANI A mass protest took place in the Ghanche district of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) against the Islamabad’s decision of leasing the pasture land of Gilgit Baltistan to China for mining.The protestors blocked the road and accused Pakistan of violating state Subject Rule. Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) Mirza Hussain has […]

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India Boosting Its Military Forces to Combat Threats in Conventional, Cyber & Space Warfare – Journo

SOURCE: SPUTNIK After his election win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi doubled down on the modernisation of the Indian Armed Forces. Indian political analyst Amrita Dhillon has explained Modi’s focus on the military build-up, the defence minister’s statement on “no first use” of nuclear weapons, and Russia’s competitive advantages as India’s top arms supplier. Over the […]

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India oil sites more at risk than Saudi’s

SOURCE: FREE PRESS JOURNAL India has another niggling worry: it stems from the drone attack on the Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia. The country must factor in imponderables involved in the drone attack to lay a realistic security blueprint for industrial installations on the western coast. What has heightened the sense of alarm is that […]

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‘Tiger Triumph’: Donald Trump announces first India-US tri-service military exercise

SOURCE: ANI Taking the stage during the gala-event of ‘Howdy Modi!’ at NRG stadium that was attended by more than 50,000 people gathered there to witness two great world leaders, US President Donald Trump that the ties between India and USA are stronger than ever, marked by dedicated deals in various sectors, including defence. While […]

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10 soldiers among 26 killed in Naran bus crash :Pakistani Army

SOURCE: SAMAA Twenty six people were killed on Saturday morning as a passenger bus crashed in Naran’s Gati Das, near the Babusar Top. ISPR has confirmed that 10 of the victims were Pakistan Army soldiers. At least 12 people were injured. They were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital in Chilas. The ISPR says they […]

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Three Jaish militants arrested while ferrying arms to Kashmir from Punjab

SOURCE: PTI Three Jaish-e-Mohmmad (JeM) terrorists– arrested from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district– were on Monday sent to multi-agency Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Jammu for “intense interrogation”, officials said. “Three JeM terrorists have been sent to JIC in Jammu today (Monday) for intense interrogations to know their plans,” an officer told PTI.  “Besides, we […]

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Pak mantri present at anti-Modi protest

SOURCE: TNN Even as thousands gathered at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday for the Modi-Trump event, outside the venue, diverse groups of protesters — Pakistanis, Kashmiris, separatist Khalistanis, Indian civil liberties activists — demonstrated behind barricades erected by Houston police. Chants of “azadi” and “India get out of Kashmir” rent the air with posters […]

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Deja vu 90s as Kashmiris throng makeshift phone booths

SOURCE: IANS Faisal Ahmad walked five kilometres from his home in Rainawari in downtown Srinagar to a makeshift telephone booth in the upscale Jawahar Nagar to make a voice call to his brother who works in Qatar. Faisal says a few PCOs (Public Call Offices) have come up in the old city area following the […]

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Sunday 22 September 2019

MWF-Mk2 will our Mirage-2000+ and AMCA our Rafale +: IAF Sources

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK With Change of Guard at the top seat, Government has appointed Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria as the next Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Interestingly, Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria was also due to retire on the same day as BS Dhanoa but his appointment […]

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Sketchy timelines, hiccups in decision-making and several setbacks impeded the manufacturing of the LCA-Tejas

SOURCE: Millennium post There is no doubt that with the flight of India’s Defence Minister on the Tejas combat aircraft, a very positive salutary message has gone out to not only the Indian Air Force but the whole country at large. However, is this only symbolic or will it largely overcome our combat deficiencies? This […]

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Punjab Police Bust Terror Module Supplied With Weapons By Drones From Pak

SOURCE: NDTV A module of banned terrorist outfit Khalistan Zindabad Force that was conspiring to unleash a series of strikes in Punjab and neighbouring states has been busted. In a major operation, state police said they had arrested four terrorists from the state’s Tarn Taran district and recovered a huge cache of arms, including five […]

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Rajnath Singh is on a roll

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY Defence Minister Rajnath Singh began his term with a visit to Siachen base camp quickly dispelling notions of him being a Union minister confined to South Block. This month, Singh is going the extra mile. On September 19, Rajnath Singh visited Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and donned a g-suit and Ray Ban […]

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Need of the hour: Leaner force, but with meaner autonomous military systems

SOURCE: Lt Gen DS Hooda / TNN Of late, there has been a lot of interest in the Indian Army’s planned raising of integrated battle groups (IBGs). The concept of IBGs is currently undergoing validation and is expected to result in a more effective and faster application of forces, both along our northern and western […]

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On a War-footing: When appointed, CDS is expected to think, advise, and speed up all matters military

SOURCE: DECCAN HERALD In a surprise announcement from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the government’s intention to appoint a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). A committee headed by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, who also heads the Defence Planning Committee (DPC), has been […]

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“Where Were 9/11, 26/11 Plotters Found?”: PM Slams Pak, Trump In Audience

SOURCE: NDTV Prime Minister Narendra Modi — in front of a battery of US leaders including President Donald Trump — on Sunday asserted that the government’s move to “bid farewell to Article 370” was one to end discrimination, and through it, terrorism.  “The time has come for a decisive fight against terrorism and those who […]

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Defence ministry, MHA fight it out over Assam Rifles’ proposed merger with ITBP

SOURCE: TNN The defence establishment and the home ministry (MHA) are once again at loggerheads over Assam Rifles, with the Army dead against either losing operational control over the paramilitary force or any move to merge it with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). The PM Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) will soon have to take the […]

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Howdy, Modi: How Modi fired on Pakistan from Trump’s shoulders

SOURCE: TNN The young volunteer beamed at his colleague and exchanged high-fives, exulting “Pakistaniyon ki laylee” (He took Pakistan apart.) Narendra Modi had just lit into Pakistan and Imran Khan without once naming either in front of Donald Trump, and the crowd had erupted with delight at the public humiliation of a country that was […]

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Vikram lander not in ‘field of view’,?NASA?orbiter camera fails to capture its image

SOURCE: HT Even as Indians pinned their hopes on NASA for getting one more glimpse of the Vikram lander before the lunar night begins, the US space agency has said that the lander may not have been in the field of view of the camera on-board its orbiter. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which has […]

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Kochi: Navy’s special team to assess theft on carrier

SOURCE: DECCAN CHRONICLE. The Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Saturday constituted a team to assess the theft of computer hard disks from the aircraft carrier under construction for the Indian Navy at Cochin Shipyard Ltd.  The team was constituted on a direction from the defence ministry, according to sources. The Central intelligence agencies may […]

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‘Howdy, Modi!’: The USA loves India, says Trump says after the Houston event

SOURCE: IANS President Donald Trump said the US loves India and described the mega ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event as “incredible”.Attaching the tweet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanking Houston for the “amazing affection”, Trump posted: “The USA loves India!” In another tweet, attaching the tweet of MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, with a video of the massive […]

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