SOURCE: PTI Japan’s ShinMaywa Industries, the manufacturer of US-2 amphibious aircraft that India is eyeing, is betting big on the ‘Make in India’ initiative and has offered to set up a plant here to cater to international demands.The move comes as the Navy plans to procure six such aircraft, under a government to government deal, between 2017 and 2022. Six are […]
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Monday, 1 February 2016
Indian Army Gets Taste of Airbus A400M
SOURCE: SP Guide Publications The Indian Army is getting its first taste of the Airbus A400M multirole transport aircraft at Jaisalmer air force base, with the French Army contingent for Exercise Shakti 2016 arriving in one of type. The 56 personnel of 35th Infantry Regiment of 7th Armoured Brigade, led by Maj Thibaut De Lacoste […]
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Why India Transferred Attack Helicopters to Afghanistan
SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT Earlier this month, the Afghan Ministry of Defense inducted three Mi-25 attack helicopters into the Afghan Air Force (AAF). The helicopters were supplied by India and mark the first time that New Delhi has transferred lethal military equipment to Afghanistan. The AAF inducted three of four scheduled Mi-25 helicopters. The Mi-25s will replace […]
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How to Avoid War With Russia
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL INTEREST Much has been said recently about the unpredictability of Russian foreign policy, and the resulting uncertainty. In reality, Moscow’s interests are quite limited and focused on its near abroad. Understanding how Russia prioritizes its security challenges and how it assesses the security situation on its borders is a start to clearing […]
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NASA, India join hands for astrobiology mission
SOURCE: THE HINDU Even as India prepares for a second mission to Mars, a team of scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Mars Society Australia and the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, will mount an expedition to Ladakh this August to study the similarities of certain parts of the region’s topography […]
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India approves more projects in Afghanistan
SOURCE: TNN India on Monday approved the third phase of 92 small development projects in Afghanistan.This was announced after external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj met Afghan chief executive officer and head of the council of ministers Abdullah Abdullah here. External affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted that Sushma Swaraj had approved the “strategic partnership for the […]
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Pathankot attack: ‘Pak. to seek more proof from India’
SOURCE: PTI With no headway made in the probe into the Pathankot terror attack, Pakistan plans to seek more evidence from India, a media report said on Monday. This comes days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the outcome of the investigation into the assault would be made public soon. A Pakistani Government team, which […]
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