India set to buy Predator drones from U.S.
India is set to finalise a long-conceived proposal to procure 30 multi-mission armed Predator drones from the U.S. for the three services at an estimated cost of over $3 billion Continue Reading
Indian Navy Confident of Positive Response for Third Aircraft Carrier
Source: ET The Indian Navy is confident of a positive response from the government on its demand for a third aircraft carrier and the warship will be designed to accommodate Continue Reading
Manipur ambush brings China role in Northeast back in focus
Source: Hindustan Times A deadly ambush near the Myanmar border in Manipur that killed five soldiers including a colonel, his wife and their eight-year-old son on Saturday has brought China’s Continue Reading
Army on Alert, Keeping Close Watch on Myanmar Border After Manipur Attack Sends Shockwaves Across India
Source: News 18 The untimely death of four soldiers and the commanding officer of 46 Assam Rifles along with his eight-year-old son and wife in an ambush by militants in Continue Reading
PAKISTAN BUYING U.S. MILITARY WEAPONS IN AFGHANISTAN: REPORT
Since the Taliban took power in Kabul in mid-August, cross-border violence has shot up in Pakistan and so has the major operation against militants in North Waziristan, the last stronghold of the TTP
China’s Land Border Law is more sinister than it lets on. India needs a course correction
India may lack the military capability to seize its territory back, but China must not be allowed to nibble it away using the facade of development.
Corruption undermined fight against Taliban says ex-Afghan Government Official
Afghanistan’s ex-finance minister has blamed the government’s fall on corrupt officials who invented “ghost soldiers” and took payments from the Taliban. Khalid Payenda told the BBC that most of the Continue Reading
For Third Time, Defence Ministry Extends Emergency Powers Granted to Army, Navy, IAF to Buy Ammunition
Source: News18 The Defence Ministry has once again extended the emergency powers accorded to the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) for urgent revenue procurements and Continue Reading
Records of 320,000 Punjab soldiers from first world war uncovered
Source: The Sunday Guardian The records of 320,000 troops from the Punjab who fought in the first world war, left unread in a basement for 97 years, have been disclosed Continue Reading
Afghan soil must not be used for terrorism: Doval, NSAs of 7 nations adopt declaration
PTI Afghan territory must not be used for terror activities, a joint declaration adopted by eight countries asserted on Wednesday. The declaration was a result of the Third Regional Security Continue Reading