India plays Buddha diplomacy to woo East Asian nations September 02, 2015 at 08:03AM

SOURCE: DNA INDIA India has planned Buddha diplomacy to showcase its Buddhist past over the next seven months by hosting 26 seminars in these countries, with scholars, monks and policy makers as its target audience. The task, aimed at reaching out to the East Asian countries, has been assigned to the Indian Council for Cultural […]

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Pakistan Using New Methods to Create Unrest in Jammu and Kashmir: Army Chief September 02, 2015 at 08:02AM

SOURCE: PTI Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh today accused Pakistan of using “new methods” for creating unrest in Jammu and Kashmir and said that recent incidents of terrorist violence were clear pointers towards its attempts to extendthe arc of violence to other areas.He said that the commitment of his force has increased manyfold in scope […]

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China asks India, Pakistan to exercise restraint at border September 02, 2015 at 08:01AM

SOURCE: PTI “Closely following” Indo-Pak border tensions, China today called on both countries to exercise restraint and “manage” their differences through dialogue. “China is following the developing situation closely,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing here. “As a neighbour and friend of India and Pakistan, China calls on the two countries […]

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Silent Majority in Kashmir With India: Army Commander September 02, 2015 at 08:00AM

SOURCE: NDTV The role of Kashmiris in the 1965 war was highlighted and appreciated today by a top army officer who felt that even now a silent majority of the people of the Valley is for India and only a “few” speak about Pakistan. “Hats off to the people of Kashmir,” Major General S Narain, […]

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Russian Helicopters Holding Company sign after-sales service contract with IAF and Interior Ministry September 02, 2015 at 07:58AM

SOURCE: INDIA INFOLINE The Indo-Russian conference on the after-sales service for Russian-made rotorcraft equipment took place on August 25. At the conference, Russian Helicopters Holding Company tabled proposals for improving the after-sales system for the domestically produced helicopters in India. Among other things proposed for improving the after-sales service was an offer to sign long-term […]

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1965 War Restored Indian Soldiers’ Self-Confidence: Army Chief September 02, 2015 at 07:57AM

SOURCE: PTI Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh today said the 1965 war with Pakistan restored the “self-confidence” of the soldiers and laid the framework for India’s spectacular win in the 1971 war which liberated Bangladesh. A new book titled ‘1965, Turning the Tide: How India Won the War’, written by defence analyst Nitin Gokhale and commissioned […]

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Beijing downplays India skipping military parade September 02, 2015 at 07:56AM

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY China on Tuesday played down India’s decision to not send troops to participate in a military parade to be held in Beijing on September 3 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, saying it respected the choice of each country on whether or not to participate. […]

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India ready to move oil platform into South China Sea September 01, 2015 at 08:19PM

SOURCE: WANTCHINA TIMES India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is ready to move an oil platform into the South China Sea to help the Vietnamese government explore for natural resources beneath disputed waters in the region, reports China’s nationalist tabloid Global Times. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Videsh Limited, the overseas arm of Oil […]

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Russia Might Be Working on New ‘F-35 Killer’ Drone September 01, 2015 at 08:12PM

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT Is Russia working on an advanced military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of shooting down the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter? According to James Drew over at globalflight.com, the answer could be yes. At this year’s MAKS airshow, which took place in August near Moscow, Drew talked to the first deputy chief executive […]

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India Unlikely to Enter Nuclear Arms Race With Pakistan September 01, 2015 at 05:26PM

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Alexander Mosesov – Last week, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Stimson Center, two US-based think tanks, published a report entitled “A Normal Nuclear Pakistan.” It predicts that if Pakistan continues to grow its nuclear arsenal at the current pace, it will take just ten years for the country to become the world’s third-largest nuclear power, […]

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Rajiv Gandhi regarded Pakistan as ‘strategic buffer’ against USSR: Report September 01, 2015 at 05:25PM

SOURCE: PTI Contradicting perceived proximity to the Soviet Union in the Cold War era, India under the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had toyed with the idea of supporting anti-Russian civilian groups in Pakistan if the then Zia regime was thrown out by Moscow, a recent declassified CIA document has claimed.  According to CIA documents […]

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Threat from terrorist groups emanates from Pakistan: US September 01, 2015 at 05:24PM

SOURCE: PTI The threat from terror groups, particularly Haqqani network, continues to emanate from Pakistan, the US has said, dismissing Pakistani national security advisor Sartaj Aziz’s remarks that the dreaded Afghanistan-based outfit has been almost wiped out from the country.  “We recognise that there’s still threat from these terrorist groups emanating from Pakistan. We want […]

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Next Gen B-3 Bomber Will Cost $25Bln More Than US Air Force Thought September 01, 2015 at 05:22PM

SOURCE: SPUTNIK The Air Force this year estimated the cost of the new Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) to be $58.2 billion for the next 10 years, up from the previous year’s estimate of $33.1 billion.Unnerved by the price hike revealed in an Air Force report to Congress, Representative Jackie Speier, of California, demanded answers from Secretary of the Air Force […]

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PM Narendra Modi wants concrete outcome on UNSC reforms at upcoming meet September 01, 2015 at 05:20PM

SOURCE: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched for concrete outcomes to the long-pending issues of UN Security Council reforms and a proposed treaty to counter terrorism at the upcoming session of the world body as he met Mogens Lykketoft, President-elect of UNGA’s 70th Session. Modi, while telling Lykketoft that he was looking forward to […]

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Military needs to be ready for short wars, says Army Chief September 01, 2015 at 03:56PM

SOURCE: ANI Speaking at the Tri Service Seminar on the 1965 Indo Pak War, Chief of Army Staff Dalbir Singh on Tuesday said that the military needs to be ready for short wars as the borders are live with frequent ceasefire violations and infiltration bids by Pakistan. “We are acutely aware that the swift short […]

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Narendra Modi-Nawaz Sharif UN meet unlikely September 01, 2015 at 03:55PM

SOURCE:  ASIAN AGE Possibilities of a meeting at the UN between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seem remote, as of now, with neither country initiating any move in this regard, sources said. Sources said both Prime Ministers had decided at Ufa that the NSA-level talks between the two countries would […]

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Australia looking to boost defence cooperation with India: Defence Minister Kevin Andrews September 01, 2015 at 03:54PM

SOURCE: PTI Describing India as an emerging superpower, Australian Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said he will explore a range of new ideas to set the direction of bilateral defence cooperation during his visit to the country. “India is the emerging democratic super power of Asia. It is therefore sensible that the relationship between India andAustralia […]

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1965 war was costly misadventure of Pakistan: Vice President Hamid Ansari September 01, 2015 at 03:53PM

SOURCE: PTI Praising the leadership of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastriand the Kashmiris for thwarting Pakistan’s invasion in 1965, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said the war was a costly military and political misadventure for the neighbouring country. Ansari said the golden jubilee commemoration of the 1965 Indo-Pak war was a befitting tribute to […]

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Government amends procurement rules for military deals September 01, 2015 at 03:52PM

SOURCE : ECONOMIC TIMES Meeting a long standing demand of the private sector, the defence ministry has amended its procurement rules to cushion companies participating in military contracts against variations inforeign exchange rates. In what will come as a major relief especially to small and medium enterprises, the defence procurement policy has been modified to […]

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Indian firms reach out to foreign cos for combat vehicle tie-up September 01, 2015 at 08:45AM

SOURCE: Financialexpress.com For the Indian Army’s Rs 1 lakh-crore (about $11 billion) futuristic infantry combat vehicle (FICV)  programme, Indian companies are reaching out to foreign partners for forming consortia to build and design the vehicle. Defence PSU Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and private sector companies Tata Power, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra, Rolta, Pipavav, […]

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