India and Australia to hold first joint naval exercise September 02, 2015 at 05:31PM

SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES India and Australia are set to hold the AUSINDEX joint naval exercises in mid-September, according to a Sept. 1 article in Tokyo-based magazine the Diplomat. China’s nationalistic Global Times tabloid said the exercises, the first bilateral maritime drill to be held between the two countries, come as a result of rising […]

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Russia Could Sell Mistral-Designed Helicopters to Potential Mistral Buyer September 02, 2015 at 05:30PM

SOURCE: SPUTNIK Moscow plans to offer Kamov Ka-52K helicopters to a country interested in purchasing the two Mistral warships which France originally built for the Russian Navy, the Kommersant newspaper reported, citing anonymous sources.The Ka-52K rotorcraft are specifically tailored for the amphibious assault ships. Russia built a total of four machines to serve on the […]

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PLA’s J-11D fighter closer to 1980s Su-35 than modern variant September 02, 2015 at 05:28PM

SOURCE: WANT CHINA TIMES China’s new J-11D multirole fighter jet is much closer in capability to the old version of the Russian Su-35 fighter designed in the 1980s than the modern variant of the jet, says the Kanwa Defense Review, a Chinese-language military magazine based in Canada. The J-11D, which conducted its maiden flight in […]

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How the father of Indian N-bomb stalled strike on Pak nuclear sites September 02, 2015 at 01:22PM

SOURCE: TNN In a strange twist of irony, the person who was responsible for stalling India’s plan to bomb Pakistan’s nuclear weapons facilities in 1983 was none other than the father of the Indian nuclear bomb, Raja Ramanna. Ramanna himself had confirmed this to TOI on two occasions in private conversations after his retirement as […]

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Kalams Vision of Reusable Launch Vehicle ready for its first step September 02, 2015 at 01:22PM

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for the much-anticipated launch of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) which is a scaled-down model of the proposed space shuttle by the end of October-November this year. construction of the space plane portion of RLV-TD is in its final phase at Vikram Sarabhai […]

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Avoid nuclear weapon talk, daily tells Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif September 02, 2015 at 01:19PM

SOURCE: IANS Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has every right to be outraged by the Indian aggression, said a leading Pakistani daily which, however, warned that “his allusions to the possible use of nuclear weapons time and again, and especially when tensions are so high, are not needed and must be avoided”. An editorial “Talk of […]

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Is a ‘normal’ nuclear Pakistan even possible? September 02, 2015 at 01:17PM

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES If you thought that Washington’s rationalisation of Pakistani behaviour would have reached its limit by now with thousands of American soldiers dying in Afghanistan at the hands of ISI-supported terrorists, think again. And hard. There are so many people within the US bureaucracy and outside who have Pakistan’s back that the generals […]

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India-US defence cooperation stuck in a Catch-22 situation until India approves foundational agreements September 02, 2015 at 01:16PM

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to the US draws near, excitement and anxiety are both rising on bridging the gap between promise and delivery. The effort is to match the enthusiasm of the first visit although US officials would rather that visits by Indian leaders be treated as ‘normal order […]

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India cannot move ICJ for 1965, 1971 POWs: Centre September 02, 2015 at 01:15PM

SOURCE: TNN India believes Pakistan is holding 54 of its armed forces personnel as prisoners of war since the two wars in 1965 and 1971, yet it feels disqualified to take the neighbour to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for human rights violations and release of its men, the Centre told the Supreme Court […]

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In Pak, Naved earned 10k a month before turning jihadi September 02, 2015 at 01:13PM

SOURCE: TNN TNN Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Mohammad Naved, captured after an August 5 strike on a BSF convoy in Udhampur, was earning Rs 10,000 a month doing intermittent stitching jobs at a hosiery firm in Faisalabad, Pakistan, when he decided to undergo his first level of terror training. According to a 39-page dossier based on Naved’s […]

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Keeping Mullah Omar’s death secret a military decision: Taliban September 02, 2015 at 09:24AM

SOURCE: THE HINDU Key Taliban members decided to keep the death of their leader a secret for more than two years because the war in Afghanistan was entering a critical phase and most foreign troops were preparing to withdraw at the time, the group said on Monday. News of Mullah Omar’s death leaked last month […]

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China admits India’s Agni-V is comparable to its latest missile,but Indian Analyst term it Superior September 02, 2015 at 08:50AM

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Dubbed as ‘Guam Killer’ Missile, China for the first time will Publicly display its latest DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile at Military parade to be held on September 3rd, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in China, DF-26C IRBM nicknamed ‘Guam Killer’ due to its ability to reach a major US […]

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India to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets as deadlock ends September 02, 2015 at 08:19AM

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) The defence ministry’s top acquisition body — the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) — gave a go ahead to the negotiation committee on purchasing Rafale jets for the Indian Air Force, signalling an end to the deadlock in talks over the purchase of the 36 fighter jets. DAC’s approval means the government-to-government […]

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DAC meet: Purchase of additional MI-17-V and Akash Missiles Cleared September 02, 2015 at 08:16AM

SOURCE: PTI WITH INPUTS FROM IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN) Defence ministry’s top acquisition council, which met here this evening under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, also cleared a Rs 6,966 crore deal for the purchase of 48 Mi17-V5 helicopters from Russia. Further, approval was given for the purchase of seven additional squadrons of […]

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IN to get more Mk 54 lightweight torpedo kits September 02, 2015 at 08:11AM

SOURCE:   IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Raytheon a USD29.75 million contract that includes the delivery of Mk 54 Mod 0 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) kits to the Indian Navy. The contract, which was announced on 31 August, covers the manufacture and delivery (plus engineering and repair services for […]

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India’s Fighter Acquisition Troubles September 02, 2015 at 08:10AM

SOURCE: THE DIPLOMAT Confronted with shrinking combat aircraft capacity, the Indian Air Force appears willing to swap projected numbers on paper for actual fighters on hand. At least, that is the message being conveyed by IAF brass as they once again trim their fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) requirement. Reports in the local media indicate that […]

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U.S. must consult India, China, Russia on tackling terrorism: Karzai September 02, 2015 at 08:09AM

SOURCE:  THE HINDU Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called upon the United States and its allies to seek advice from and consult with the “three emerging great powers” — India, China and Russia — to tackle the problem of terrorism or extremism in the world. Addressing a gathering of senior Sri Lankan officials, […]

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Army Chief: India ready for ‘short, swift’ wars of future September 02, 2015 at 08:06AM

SOURCE: ASIAN AGE Ties between India and Pakistan continue to slide downhill, with Army Chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag on Tuesday accusing Pakistan of using “new methods” for creating unrest in Kashmir, and warning that the “swift, short nature of future wars” would offer limited warning time. Indicating India was ready for such a scenario, […]

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Adani Group seeks licence to manufacture warships, naval vessels September 02, 2015 at 08:05AM

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES Ahmedabad headquartered Adani Group is seeking a licence to manufacture warships under its newly floated defence arm.The conglomerate is also evaluating options to set up a greenfield shipyard in Gujarat, besides leveraging its significant land holding for a defence manufacturing park, people aware of the development told ET. Adani group had earlier applied […]

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ISI Sheltered Mullah Omar, Says Email to Hillary September 02, 2015 at 08:04AM

SOURCE: EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Pakistani spy agency ISI sheltered Taliban leader Mullah Omar alias Umar Mujahid after he had run away from Afghanistan in late 2002, reveals an email dated August 25, 2010,  that was received by the then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This is the second most shocking revelation after slain al-Qaeda […]

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