‘India has capacity to produce hundreds of new nuclear bombs’ : Pak Media October 25, 2016 at 05:39PM

SOURCE: DAWN A new study indicates that India has sufficient material and the technical capacity to produce between 356 and 492 nuclear bombs. The study titled ‘Indian Unsafeguarded Nuclear Program’ which was published by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and was co-authored by four nuclear scholars, unveils a new and comprehensive assessment of […]

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Quetta attack: Recent strikes in Pakistan and India follow an eerily similar blueprint October 25, 2016 at 05:38PM

SOURCE: FIRST POST A group of fedayeen militants dressed in military fatigues storms an army facility, catching the targets by surprise and inflicting heavy casualties.This seems to be the recurring theme of recent times of terror operations spawning out of Pakistan, the latest being the attack on a police training academy in the southwestern city […]

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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar expressed grief over the terror attack in Quetta city in Pakistan October 25, 2016 at 05:35PM

SOURCE: IANS Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday expressed grief over the terror attack in Quetta city in Pakistan that killed at least 59 persons and said terrorism in any form can’t be justified. “Non-state actors involved in terrorism should be curtailed. Sometimes, it bounces (back) on you also… I think this is one of […]

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Delhi team meets Geelani, to meet Mirwaiz October 25, 2016 at 05:34PM

SOURCE: THE HINDU A five-member delegation, headed by the former Union Minister and BJP leader, Yashwant Sinha, on Tuesday morning arrived in Srinagar and drove straight to Hurriyat faction chairman Syed Ali Geelani’s residence, housed on the Srinagar airport road. Mr. Geelani, who refused to meet the all-party delegation in the first week of September […]

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Why Planes By Embraer, Accused Of Bribes, Are Key For Air Force: 10 Facts October 25, 2016 at 05:33PM

SOURCE: NDTV A day after plane-maker Embraer admitted corruption in a 200-million dollar deal with India, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the blacklisting of defence suppliers will not be handled impulsively. According to Mr Parrikar, “Any criminal activity should be banned. To what extent the ban is will be decided on national security.” Here […]

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Uri attack: Lashkar-e-Taiba claims responsibility in posters, says report October 25, 2016 at 03:06PM

SOURCE: DNA INDIA Terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has claimed responsibility for the Uri attack that killed 20 jawans, the Indian Express reported Tuesday. The claim comes in spite of Pakistan’s rejection of India’s allegations that terrorists based in that country were involved in the Uri attack, According to The Indian Express, LeT posters were seen […]

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Stop sabotaging border talks with India: China tells US October 25, 2016 at 03:06PM

SOURCE: Hindustan Times China strongly criticised on Monday United States ambassador to India Richard Verma’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh last week, asking Washington to stop its attempt to “sabotage” the ongoing Sino-India talks on the festering boundary problem. Verma visited Tawang for an annual festival and later tweeted a photograph with chief minister Pema Khandu. […]

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ISRO starts landing tests for Chandrayaan-2 mission October 25, 2016 at 03:06PM

SOURCE: THE HINDU The Indian Space Research Organisation started a series of ground and aerial tests linked to the critical Moon landing of Chandrayaan-2 on Friday, at its new site at Challakere in Chitradurga district, 400 km from Bengaluru. ISRO Satellite Centre or ISAC, the lead centre for the second Moon mission, has artificially created […]

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It’s Time India Stops Gloating Over Its Moderate Tactical Success October 25, 2016 at 03:06PM

SOURCE: Lt Gen Kamal Davar (Retd) / THE QUINT The last three weeks may not have been as historically momentous as some in the establishment would like us to believe, but certainly India has been in the news, both domestically and globally, for good reasons. The reported surgical strikes conducted by India on 29 September 2016 […]

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India, U.S. ties stronger than ever regarding counter-terrorism: US Envoy Hall October 25, 2016 at 03:06PM

SOURCE: ANI A senior diplomat of United States posted in India expressed that the current Indo-U.S. ties are at an all time best, adding that India has the full support of the U.S. in its efforts to bring peace to the region. “United States has said that the India’s relationship with Pakistan is for India and […]

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Sri Lanka, India, Maldives To Begin Sea Exercise October 25, 2016 at 02:58PM

SOURCE: NDTV Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives will begin a four-day Coast Guard exercise in the Maldives on Tuesday to strengthen corporation and enhance the interoperability of forces. The Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sagara left for the Maldives from Colombo in order to take part in the tri-lateral exercise dubbed “DOSTI […]

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Missing IAF plane remains elusive October 25, 2016 at 02:58PM

SOURCE: THE HINDU There is more agony in store for family members of the missing 29 personnel aboard the Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 plane that went missing on the weekly flight from Chennai to Port Blair, with the National Institute of Ocean Technology’s special submersible Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) giving up its search. After […]

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Pakistan court acquits 3 ‘ Fake RAW agents’ for lack of evidence October 25, 2016 at 02:58PM

SOURCE: PTI Three Pakistani men, alleged to be ‘spies’ of India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), have been acquitted by an anti-terrorism court here citing lack of evidence in five cases relating to carrying explosives and illegal weapons, media reported today. Tahir, alias Lamba, Junaid Khan and Imtiaz have been booked for allegedly […]

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Pak should set its own house in order: India October 25, 2016 at 02:58PM

SOURCE: PTI Describing Pakistan as the “epicentre” of global terrorism, India on Monday asked Pakistan to “set its own house in order” and take action against terror groups instead of “ritually” raking up human rights violations elsewhere. India, exercising the right of reply after Pakistan raised the Kashmir issue during the general debate at the […]

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Embraer paid commission of $5.76mn for IAF deal, says US in court filings October 25, 2016 at 02:58PM

SOURCE: PTI The US department of justice said in a court filing on Monday the Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer had paid $5.76 in commission in connection with the sale of three “highly specialized military aircraft” to the IAF in 2008. The commission was paid to an entity identified only as Agent D in the filing, […]

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Army, Police Recover Large Cache Of Weapons In Jammu And Kashmir’s Rajouri October 25, 2016 at 02:56PM

SOURCE: PTI Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police today recovered a large cache of weapons and explosives, including 26 kg of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and explosive powder, in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. During a search operation, police and army recovered weapons and explosive material from Budhal belt of the district, Station House […]

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Pak doesn’t need hyper-nationalism to pursue foreign policy: Abdul Basit October 25, 2016 at 02:56PM

SOURCE: Hindustan Times Abdul Basit, the Pakistani envoy to New Delhi, on Monday said that his country doesn’t need hyper-nationalism to pursue its foreign policy goals. Taking exception to India’s efforts to isolate Islamabad diplomatically on the issue of terrorism, Basit said Jammu and Kashmir is the root cause of all problems between the neighbours.“Pakistan […]

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‘JeM, JuD to join Imran Khan’s protest rally against Nawaz Sharif on Nov 2’ October 25, 2016 at 02:56PM

SOURCE: Hindustan Time Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which is wooing religious and militant groups to back its shutdown of Islamabad from November 2, is believed to have reached an understanding with the JuD and JeM for the protest against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Members of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah and Jaish-e-Mohammed agreed to support the ‘dharna’ after […]

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PM Nawaz isolating Army, alleges Imran October 25, 2016 at 02:56PM

SOURCE: DAWN Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday termed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “the biggest security threat” in the country, saying that the premier was isolating the army. He alleged that the premier has been seeking support from the Indo-Israeli lobby to safeguard himself and his ‘corruption’. He claimed that there was a […]

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‘Blasting and breathless’: fears over India’s fledgling 24-hour news media’s march to war October 25, 2016 at 02:56PM

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN Late in September, the newsroom at India Today, a 24-hour news channel based just outside New Delhi, was briefly transformed. A diorama of the Indian subcontinent filled the centre of the studio; toy models of Indian and Pakistan soldiers were carefully placed over an area labelled Kashmir. TV anchors, one wearing a […]

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