India played big role in Africa’s capacity building: PM Narendra Modi October 25, 2015 at 03:37PM

SOURCE : IANS A day ahead of the India-Africa Forum Summit’s commencement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India “has played a big role in capacity building in Africa” and “both share several similarities”. “India and Africa have deep relations. Their population is as much as we have… Together we are one-third of the […]

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India seeks S-400 missile systems; Moscow may link deal to FGFA project October 25, 2015 at 01:51PM

SOURCE : IBTIMES Moscow is unlikely to accede to the request by the Ministry of Defence to buy unknown numbers of S-400 Triumf air defense systems from Russia for the Indian Air force which has just decided to allow the induction of frontline women combat pilots. Defensenews.com has reported that Russian diplomats in New Delhi said […]

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Armed and Dangerous Battle for Control Heats Up in DRDO October 25, 2015 at 01:50PM

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE The Ministry of Defence is worried over escalating tension, not at the border, but in the corridors of the country’s defence research. The government’s experiment for bifurcating two key posts—Scientific Advisor and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief—which was traditionally held by one person, has not paid much dividend […]

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ISIS Cyberwar: Government to Change Rules of Spy Game October 25, 2015 at 01:46PM

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE In September 2015, a young, educated man (name withheld) was taken into preventive custody by the Kerala police for his alleged links with ISIS sympathisers. His footprints in the virtual world were first mapped by intelligence agencies monitoring online extremist teachings which are promoting a new terror phenomenon called ‘Jihad […]

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IAF’s first woman pilot to get into fighter jet by June 2017 October 25, 2015 at 01:39PM

SOURCE: MAIL TODAY She’s all set to get into a fighter jet’s cockpit. One of the seven women cadets undergoing training at the Air Force Academy (AFA) near Hyderabad could become India’s first woman fighter pilot. The grand opportunity has come their way after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) allowed women to fly combat jets in a […]

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New system can divert torpedoes October 25, 2015 at 01:36PM

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE The Vizag-based Naval Science and Technological Laboratory has developed an advanced torpedo defence system, christened Maareech, to divert incoming underwater torpedoes fired by the enemy away from valuable targets. Maareech has completed all the trials and is set to be inducted into the Indian Navy. The NSTL is awaiting the visit of […]

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IAF to upgrade Border helipads with Night flying capabilities October 25, 2015 at 08:19AM

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Indian Air force has decided to upgrade 50 Remote helipads located at border areas with night flying capabilities which also involves procurement of helipad lighting systems which are capable of functioning at -40C at rigid mountainous conditions. IAF will be also procuring NVG ( Night Vision Goggles ) for Ground […]

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Top 10 terrorist organisations operating from Pakistan October 25, 2015 at 08:19AM

SOURCE : INDIA TV NEWS After the terrorist attack in Punjab’s Gurdaspur, the focus has once again shifted to Pakistan and its state sponsored terrorism. The attack has cost 8 lives including a SP rank officer. Home Minister Rajnath Singh has already informed the Parliament that the terrorists came from Pakistan.Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI has, for […]

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US-Pakistan bonhomie leaves India at a loss October 25, 2015 at 08:19AM

SOURCE : THE HINDU India on Friday took exception to the American appreciation for Pakistan’s anti-terror operations and the American pledge to provide eight F-16 aircraft to the Pakistan Air Force. At a weekly press conference, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup, said: “Our reservations about providing such platforms [F-16] to Pakistan are well known […]

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Astradharini to speed up weapon development October 25, 2015 at 08:19AM

SOURCE : THE HINDU The torpedo launch and recovery vessel of the DRDO that was recently commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Astradharini is designed to help speed the pace of weapon development programme. INS Astradharini, which has capability to launch torpedoes, including swimout launch capability, obviates the need for Navy ships setting sail […]

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Barack Obama-Nawaz Sharif talks: Not much to shout about October 25, 2015 at 08:19AM

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Washington and his meeting with US President Barack Obama produced at best modest outcomes for Islamabad, notwithstanding the howls of protest in Delhi. Firstly, there were no talks as New Delhi feared (after the Washington Post sent up a hot air balloon) on a […]

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The hyphen linking India and China October 25, 2015 at 08:19AM

SOURCE : LIVE MINT As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to travel to the UK next month—roughly three weeks after Chinese President Xi Jinping returns from a visit to the same nation—India and China, the two economic powerhouses of Asia, find themselves linked by a hyphen in the eyes of the world. The two leaders […]

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American mediation on Kashmir not demand, just a wish: Sartaj Aziz October 25, 2015 at 08:19AM

SOURCE : PTI Rebuffed by the Obama administration on its effort to seek US intervention on Kashmir, Pakistan has said that it has never made such a “demand” and just presented its wish list to Americans on the issue. “He (Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif) said international community should note that (India-Pakistan) bilateral talks (on Kashmir) […]

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US-Pakistan joint statement: Multitude of concerns for Indian strategic interests October 25, 2015 at 08:19AM

SOURCE : THE HINDU India has watched the Sharif-Obama summit in Washington keenly, and while it is clear that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns to Islamabad without any big announcement to show for the bilateral, and no progress on US-Pakistan civil nuclear negotiations, there are many parts to the 2015 joint statement issued by the […]

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‘Black Day’ Observed in ‘Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’; Anti-Pakistan Protest Erupts October 25, 2015 at 08:18AM

SOURCE : ANI ‘Black Day’ was observed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Thursday and an ‘anti-Pakistan’ protest was organised by the National Students Federation. According to a recent footage, Black Day was observed in PoK on Thursday where NSF leader Mir Afzaal Sulehria was seen addressing a seminar in the Muzaffarabad Press Club. Black Day is […]

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IAF opens Walong Advanced Landing Ground October 25, 2015 at 08:18AM

SOURCE : TNN The Walong Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Arunachal Pradesh, which was abandoned after the 1962 India-China War, has been revived.  The IAF’s Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal C Hari Kumar, inaugurated the restored Walong ALG on Friday. Air Vice-Marshal Manavendra Singh, senior Army officials and other dignitaries were present […]

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Barack Obama asks Nawaz Sharif not to discriminate among terror groups October 25, 2015 at 08:18AM

SOURCE : PTI Even as visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif kept up his tirade against India, the US said President Barack Obama had made clear to him that Pakistan should not discriminate among terrorist groups. “One piece that was important to the President is that Pakistan not discriminate against terrorist groups,” White House spokesman […]

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Nawaz Sharif made to listen more than talk when he met Obama: Daily October 25, 2015 at 08:18AM

SOURCE : TNN It seems Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was made to listen more than talk when he met US President Barack Obama, said a Pakistani daily. An editorial in The News International on Saturday said Nawaz Sharif’s “visit to the White House was thought to hold significance for securing commitments from Pakistan on its […]

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Amid fuel trade blockade from India, China mulling 1,000 MT of supply to Nepal October 25, 2015 at 08:18AM

SOURCE : EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Amid a blockade of trade points between India and Nepal by agitating Madhesi parties, China is mulling providing 1,000 metric tonnes of fuel to help the landlocked country tide over an acute shortage of petroleum products during the festival season. The first shipment is expected to arrive in the Nepalese capital […]

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Book Review: The Monsoon War: Young Officers Reminisce – 1965 India-Pakistan War October 25, 2015 at 08:18AM

SOURCE : LIVE MINT Amarinder Singh and Tajinder Shergill’s history-cum-memoirs of the 1965 Indo-Pak war come at the tail end of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the military stalemate between the two South Asian neighbours. The slight delay in the release of The Monsoon War is adequately made up by the slick production of this […]

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