Pak Army's joint war game put BSF on alert - Times of India

Pak Army's joint war game put BSF on alert Times of India As this war exercise is going on within 15 -20kms of the international border, the movement of army and vehicles has increased, after which the BSF of Indian army has increased its vigilance and is keeping strict watch on the movement of pak army.

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HAL conducts critical Ground Vibration Test on modified Sukhoi with BrahMos missile November 01, 2014 at 08:48AM

SOURCE: ONE INDIA Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) conducted the critical Ground Vibration Test (GVT) on a Sukhoi aircraft, which is being integrated with the air version of the BrahMos missile. Confirming details to OneIndia, HAL Chairman R K Tyagi said that the GVT is an important step towards the modification of the Sukhois, which are […]



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Cancellation of Indian military aid to Afghanistan would signal new Afghan president’s foreign policy departure regarding Pakistan November 01, 2014 at 08:44AM

SOURCE: JANES Quoting unnamed Afghan diplomatic sources, The Indian Express reported on 30 October that Afghan president Ashraf Ghani had withdrawn his predecessor’s request for Indian military aid.Since 2012, former president Hamid Karzai’s administration had been seeking military aid from India to bolster the Afghan National Army, in addition to training (pledged by India in […]



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Rafale take-off hopes fly – Despite delay, Paris believes deal is ‘on right course’ November 01, 2014 at 08:42AM

SOURCE: TELEGRAPH INDIA The French government believes that India is about to become the first customer for the Rafale fighter aircraft despite the long and hard bargaining over price and work-share arrangements. In three months from now, it will be three years since the Indian Air Force selected the Rafale from a field of six […]



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Modi’s overseas ambitions: Vietnam and the reverse “string-of-pearls” to contain China November 01, 2014 at 08:40AM

SOURCE: FIRST POST Events in the recent past have made it clear that the Narendra Modi government is serious about India’s military and geopolitical ambitions. It is a truism that a blue-water navy that can project power over long distances is a necessity for any major power, especially one with global ambitions. Equally, it is […]



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Pak claims Indian troops crossed Loc and killed a Farmer November 01, 2014 at 08:38AM

SOURCE: THE NATION PK Indian Border Security Force on Wednesday opened unprovoked firing across the LoC near Shakargarh Sector’s border village, injured an elderly farmer, dragged him into its territory and shot him dead there.According to the senior officials of the Chenab Rangers, some local farmers were working in their fields at zero line near […]



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India death toll highest in UN peacekeeping operations November 01, 2014 at 08:36AM

SOURCE: THE HINDU India, a prime contributor to UN peacekeeping operations, has suffered the highest number of casualties among participating countries, accounting for 157 of 3,263 lives lost, as on August 31, 2014. The death toll has, however, to be seen in the context of India’s significant contribution to UN peacekeeping efforts, which adds up […]



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India may build airport at Tawang, near China border November 01, 2014 at 08:35AM

SOURCE: TNN Minister of state for external affairs V K Singh on Friday said India was hopeful of building an airport in Tawang while the work on another airport at Pashighat in Arunachal Pradesh was underway. “But there is a problem with land availability there (in Tawang),” Singh, who is also in charge of the […]



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Armies ” MCEME ” to start new course from next year November 01, 2014 at 08:33AM

SOURCE: THE HINDU The city-based Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) is all set to introduce a new course in Guided Weapon System (GWS) and Associated Technology (AT) from next year. The premier training institution of the Indian army is working on formulating the curriculum of this course which will be offered at […]



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Time for Indian Aerospace Companies to increase ‘Technical Competency’ Read more at: http://ift.tt/1qcADGb November 01, 2014 at 08:32AM

SOURCE: ONE INDIA Requirements of aerospace industry are changing from last few years. To meet the future stringent and challenging technical requirements I feel Indian aerospace companies should think to produce more good ‘engineers’ and ‘translators’ compared to managers and the PMPs. These companies can also play a potential role in case if Indian government […]



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India, China have same concern on terror: VK Singh November 01, 2014 at 08:32AM

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES India and China share the same broad concerns on international terrorism, minister VK Singh said here on Friday. Minister of state for external affairs, Singh, who was in Beijing to attend the fourth ministerial meeting of the Afghanistan-centric Istanbul Process, met Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi., on Friday. During the meeting, Singh […]



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Pak won’t dare to disturb border peace anytime soon: Rajnath Singh November 01, 2014 at 08:28AM

SOURCE: PTI Asserting that Pakistan has been given a “befitting” reply for violating ceasefire, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said Islamabad would not dare to disturb peace at the border anytime soon. He said Pakistan has been given adequate response for recent transgressions along the LoC and International Border under the new leadership, […]



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Indian Army chief to visit Bhutan November 01, 2014 at 08:25AM

SOURCE : PTI The Indian Army chief, Gen Dalbir Singh, will pay a goodwill visit to Bhutan Oct 31 to Nov 2, it was announced Friday. The visit assumes special significance in the light of India’s special relationship with Bhutan, an official statement said. This is the first visit to Bhutan by Gen Dalbir Singh […]



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Indian Warships Visit to Port Louis November 01, 2014 at 08:21AM

SOURCE: PTI Indian Naval Ships Mumbai, Talwar, Teg and Deepak under the Command of Rear Admiral R Hari Kumar, VSM the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet, are on a two-month long Overseas Deployment to East Africa and the South Indian Ocean region. Three of the four ships, INS Mumbai, Talwar and Deepak arrived Port Louis […]



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At 65, Rakesh Sharma Still Wants Another Chance for Space Exploration November 01, 2014 at 08:12AM

SOURCE : IB TIMES Even at the age of 65, the first Indian to travel to space — Cosmonaut Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma (Retd) — is ready for another rendezvous with the space, if given a chance.Speaking at an event organised by the IAF Training Command in Bangalore, Rakesh Sharma said that India has made […]



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Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh to Visit Bhutan - The New Indian Express

Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh to Visit Bhutan The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: The Indian Army chief, Gen Dalbir Singh, will pay a goodwill visit to Bhutan Oct 31 to Nov 2, it was announced Friday. The visit assumes special significance in the light of India's special relationship with Bhutan, an official statement said.

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Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh to Visit Bhutan - The New Indian Express

Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh to Visit Bhutan The New Indian Express NEW DELHI: The Indian Army chief, Gen Dalbir Singh, will pay a goodwill visit to Bhutan Oct 31 to Nov 2, it was announced Friday. The visit assumes special significance in the light of India's special relationship with Bhutan, an official statement said.

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Fresh tender likely after Tata-Airbus single bidders for Avro replacement

The C295 transport aircraft (in Polish colours), which Airbus-Tata proposes to build in India By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 1st Nov 14 The defence ministry (MoD) is likely to issue a fresh international tender for building 56 transport aircraft in India to replace the venerable Avro HS-748 in the Indian Air Force (IAF) inventory, say ministry sources. Only a single bidder ---



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Fresh tender likely after Tata-Airbus single bidders for Avro replacement

The C295 transport aircraft (in Polish colours), which Airbus-Tata proposes to build in India By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 1st Nov 14 The defence ministry (MoD) is likely to issue a fresh international tender for building 56 transport aircraft in India to replace the venerable Avro HS-748 in the Indian Air Force (IAF) inventory, say ministry sources. Only a single bidder ---



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Indian Navy ships reach Mauritius - Free Press Journal (press release) (blog)

Indian Navy ships reach Mauritius Free Press Journal (press release) (blog) The visit aims at bolstering ties and reinforcing cooperation in maritime security between India and Mauritius. “The Indian Navy has close and friendly ties with all the navies of the region. The frequent cross visits by high-level delegations have ... Indian Warships Visit to Port Louis

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Indian Navy ships reach Mauritius - Free Press Journal (press release) (blog)

Indian Navy ships reach Mauritius Free Press Journal (press release) (blog) The visit aims at bolstering ties and reinforcing cooperation in maritime security between India and Mauritius. “The Indian Navy has close and friendly ties with all the navies of the region. The frequent cross visits by high-level delegations have ... Indian Warships Visit to Port Louis

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Indian army's contribution to WWI commemorated - Hindustan Times

Indian army's contribution to WWI commemorated Hindustan Times On the 100th anniversary of World War I, Chetak Corps commemorated the contribution made by the Indian army to the British war effort. Dubbed as 'forgotten heroes,' the Indian soldier's sacrifice was highlighted in a presentation cum documentary ...

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Indian Army chief to visit Bhutan - Free Press Journal (press release) (blog)

Indian Army chief to visit Bhutan Free Press Journal (press release) (blog) New Delhi: The Indian Army chief, Gen Dalbir Singh, will pay a goodwill visit to Bhutan Oct 31 to Nov 2, it was announced Friday. The visit assumes special significance in the light of India's special relationship with Bhutan, an official statement ...

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Indian army's contribution to WWI commemorated - Hindustan Times

Indian army's contribution to WWI commemorated Hindustan Times On the 100th anniversary of World War I, Chetak Corps commemorated the contribution made by the Indian army to the British war effort. Dubbed as 'forgotten heroes,' the Indian soldier's sacrifice was highlighted in a presentation cum documentary ...

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Indian Army chief to visit Bhutan - Free Press Journal (press release) (blog)

Indian Army chief to visit Bhutan Free Press Journal (press release) (blog) New Delhi: The Indian Army chief, Gen Dalbir Singh, will pay a goodwill visit to Bhutan Oct 31 to Nov 2, it was announced Friday. The visit assumes special significance in the light of India's special relationship with Bhutan, an official statement ...

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All above board | Naval shipbuilding hopes get a boost

While Indian yards may find it difficult to compete with Japanese, Korean and Chinese yards for commercial ship orders for a number of reasons, they could convert their expertise in naval shipbuilding into an opportunity by tapping export orders from friendly nations



It’s becoming clear that Indian shipyards, starved of commercial orders, are being thrown a life line by the government in the form of naval contracts. Last week, the defence acquisition council headed by defence minister Arun Jaitley (also India’s finance minister) approved multi-billion-dollar defence projects including constructing six submarines in India worth a combined Rs.50,000 crore. India’s shipbuilders—both state-owned and private—did not foresee a crisis when they rapidly added new capacities and expanded existing facilities during the shipping super boom of 2004-2007. But the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in September 2008 changed their fortunes. Local shipyards quickly changed tracks to focus on naval orders. With commercial ship orders in the doldrums, yards have been surviving on government-funded naval contracts such as fast patrol vessels and interceptor boats. That’s how state-owned Cochin Shipyard Ltd was given the mandate to build India’s first home-made aircraft carrier.



The six submarines cleared by the defence acquisition council will be air independent propulsion-capable, enabling them to stay under water longer than a conventional submarine, besides having enhanced stealth features. While Indian yards may find it difficult to compete with Japanese, Korean and Chinese yards for commercial ship orders for a number of reasons, they could convert their expertise in naval shipbuilding into an opportunity by tapping export orders from friendly nations. In early August, the government raised the limit for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector to 49% from 26% in a bid to cut imports by indigenizing defence production.



India is one of the world’s largest arms importers. This is also an area where technological collaboration with an overseas naval shipbuilding specialist could be relatively easy to come by, given the sheer size of India’s naval ship market, unlike other specialized shipbuilding segments such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The government did play a role, as part of the “Make in India” campaign, by mandating that three of the nine new LNG ships to be hired by state-owned natural gas firm GAIL (India) Ltd from fleet owners for 20 years for shipping gas from the US be built in India. But Indian yards are struggling to get technological tie-ups to be able to take up the contracts.



The stiff qualification criteria for shipyards set forth by GAIL will make only a tiny number of well entrenched yards in South Korea eligible to build these carriers. And these are the yards that have the least incentive to share technology with Indian yards. Rightly so, perhaps, because they don’t want to create competition for themselves from Indian yards. Local shipbuilders have started lobbying the government to help put technological tie-ups in place without which India will miss an opportunity to get started in the LNG shipbuilding business and open new frontiers. Nations having control/ownership of large volumes of cargo such as LNG are seen leveraging that strength to build their own national fleet. The just concluded tender floated by Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS), the world’s biggest LNG buyer, for hiring six LNG carriers for 20 years is a case in point.



The tender was open only to South Korean companies and the ships must be South Korean-flagged and built domestically. On the defence shipbuilding side, it would be interesting to see how the Narendra Modi government tackles the stalled joint ventures of state-owned Mazagon Dock Ltd with Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) and Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. In order to enhance self-reliance in defence shipbuilding and for improving the throughput of defence public sector units in producing state-of-the-art naval vessels within the timelines and price lines that are globally competitive, the Manmohan Singh-led government framed norms in 2012 for formation of such joint ventures. Pursuant to this policy, Mazagon Dock, India’s biggest warship-builder, signed shareholder agreements (SHA) for setting up joint ventures (JVs) with private shipyards—for warships with Pipavav Defence and for submarines with L&T. After the completion of the selection of partners based on these guidelines, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, however, said that the JVs would have to bid on a competitive basis for taking a portion of the state-run firm’s huge order book, stalling the operation of the ventures.



The JVs, if operated as per the original plan, could potentially have given Pipavav and L&T access to some portion of the Rs.1 trillion order book currently under execution by Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock without going through a public tender, while significantly accelerating the execution of the orders. A decision on the JVs is critical to India’s plan to build the six submarines locally, given the infrastructure constraints at Mazagon Dock. The direction of Indian shipbuilding will also depend a lot on what the government has to offer shipbuilders in the policy for promoting the industry assured by Jaitley in the budget.



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