Chinese troops camp in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, PLA helicopter violates Indian airspace July 27, 2016 at 05:22PM

SOURCE : ZEE MEDIA Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday confirmed Chinese incursion on two occasions into the Indian territory at Barahoti in Chamoli district of the state. On July 19, Chinese troops had violated the border in Chamoli district and were seen camping along with arms. Report said that China’s People’s Liberation Army […]

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With China In Mind, India’s $1 Billion Order For New Spy Planes: Report July 27, 2016 at 05:22PM

SOURCE : REUTERS India signed a contract on Wednesday to buy four maritime spy planes from Boeing Co for about $1 billion, defence and industry sources told news agency Reuters. India is aiming to bolster its navy as it tries to check China’s presence in the Indian Ocean. Eight of these long-range P-8I aircraft have […]

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Plebiscite? Not in Ayub’s time, not now, says Husain Haqqani July 27, 2016 at 05:09PM

SOURCE: Deccan Chronicle “If India and Pakistan couldn’t sort out their differences with 55 high level summits, what guarantee is there, that a 56th will break the logjam,” asks Husain Haqqani, former Pakistan ambassador to the US and author of India vs. Pakistan Why Can’t We Just Be Friends?’, cautioning against the high expectations of a […]

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Kargil War history: A new account could change the way we view Indo-Pak conflict July 27, 2016 at 05:08PM

SOURCE: FIRSTPOST Much has been written about the Kargil war. And much needs to be written about this conflict which was unique in its nature. Apparently the limited theatre of the war imposed unilateral restrictions on India though Pakistan had been prosecuting the war on the sly. There is little doubt that the project undertaken by […]

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Army accuses Pakistan of direct role in proxy war in Kashmir July 27, 2016 at 05:08PM

SOURCE: PTI Asserting that Pakistan has “direct role” in fuelling terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Army today warned of more infiltration bids along the LoC in the coming weeks in view of the volatile situation in the Valley. “Pakistan is interfering in Kashmir and has direct role in what we call as proxy war in […]

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India not to issue visa to JuD members, says govt official July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE: PTI India will not issue visa to members of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, headed by Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, if they want to visit Jammu and Kashmir to treat those who were injured in recent clashes with security forces.  “The question does not arise at all. No question of granting visa to Jamaat-ud-Dawah members,” a senior […]

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Modi govt to undertake construction of 73 strategically important roads along Indo-China border July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY The Modi government has decided to undertake the construction of 73 roads of operational significance along Indo-China border. Out of these 73 roads, 46 roads are being constructed by Ministry of Defence and 27 roads by Ministry of Home Affairs. 24 of those roads have been completed. The project is likely to be […]

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Major shift in attitudes required to improve relations between India, Pakistan: Husain Haqqani July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE: PTI Former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani today said the 69-year-old unresolved relationship between India and Pakistan cannot be resolved by symbolic gestures, instead there has to be a major shift in attitudes of both the countries. “A relationship, which has not been resolved for last 69 years, it cannot be resolved […]

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Uranium Imports: A critical dose to step up generation July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE:  ENS By the end of this calendar year, nearly 3,000 metric tonnes (MT) of nuclear fuel is likely to be shipped into India from three countries — the Russian Federation, Canada and the Republic of Kazakhstan. The uranium shipments expected in 2016 is a record for a single year and would, in quantitative terms, […]

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Mann demands Modi too to be summoned by Lok Sabha panel for providing ISI officers access to Pathankot air base July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE: IANS AAP parliamentarian Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also be summoned before a panel set up to probe the alleged breach of Parliament security, saying the decision to allow Pakistani ISI officers into the Pathankot air base was a breach of national security. In a letter to Lok Sabha […]

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Pakistani Terrorist Arrested in Kashmir Is 22, A Resident Of Lahore July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE: NDTV A Pakistani terrorist captured alive on Tuesday during an encounter in Kashmir has been identified as Bahadur Ali, a resident of Pakistan’s Lahore. Four other Lashkar terrorists were killed in the gunbattle near Nowgam sector in Kupwara district. Bahadur Ali, alias Saifullah, is 22 years old and is a trained Lashkar terrorist, sources said. […]

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Army starts its own 3G network July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE: PTI The Indian army based in Kashmir has started its own 3G mobile network.This comes in the midst of complete communication black out in Kashmir when government has banned all private cellular companies from giving voice and internet services. Srinagar based defence spokesperson in a statement issued on Tuesday forenoon said, “Indian Army’s first 3G […]

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When BBC error helped India in 1971 war July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Major Gen (retired) Ian Cardozo, a hero of the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh, paid tribute to BBC’s coverage of the hostilities on Monday but recalled its one mistake that benefited India in taking on numerically superior Pakistani forces. At the time, Cardozo was a major in a 5 […]

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Manmohan’s plane nearly crashed during Moscow landing July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE: TNN Sources told TOI that on November 11, 2007, Air India One flying the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on an official visit to Russia did not lower its landing gear as required when it was approaching to land in Moscow. The crew of the Boeing 747 did so only after being told by the […]

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Auditor berates defence PSUs for delay in supply of ALH DHRUV July 27, 2016 at 05:07PM

SOURCE: THE HINDU   The government auditor on Tuesday came down heavily on the Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) for delaying the supply of critical weapons and equipment, hampering the much-needed modernisation plan of the Indian armed forces. “Inordinate delay in supply of critical weapons and equipment by Defence PSUs during XI Army Plan (2007-12), hampered […]

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Boeing to clarify F/A-18 Make in India offer July 27, 2016 at 07:56AM

SOURCE:  StratPost. Boeing is set to meet the Indian defense ministry to offer details on its offer to set up an assembly line for the F/A-18 Super Hornet in India.Shelly Lavender, President and CEO of Boeing Military Aircraft, told Indian journalists at the Farnborough Air Show 2016 held earlier this month, that Boeing and the […]

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With INS Viraat been retired , INS Vikramaditya goes for 8 months refit , India officially without Aircraft carrier July 27, 2016 at 07:56AM

SOURCE:  TNN India thinks of itself as an emerging superpower but does not have a single operational aircraft carrier as of now. Its solitary aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, will be ready for action only after eight months due its ongoing maintenance refit. More alarmingly, the 44,570-tonne INS Vikramaditya will in all probability have to soldier […]

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Indian defence ministry scraps MRTT tender for second time July 27, 2016 at 07:56AM

SOURCE:  IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has said India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) terminated in late June the six-year-old USD2 billion tender for six multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF), for which the company’s A330 MRTT had been shortlisted. “We have been notified by the MoD […]

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Dreaming of Kashmir? Worry about Karachi… July 27, 2016 at 07:56AM

SOURCE:  TNN Police and Secret Service personnel had to intervene to physically separate Mohajir protesters and Pakistan military loyalists after a demonstration in front of the White House on Saturday by the Muttahida Quami Movement+(MQM), which mostly represents ethnic Pakistani migrants from India, turned into a fracas. A large demonstration of MQM workers from all […]

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HAL has capacity to produce 8 LCA Tejas per annum: Manohar Parrikar July 27, 2016 at 07:56AM

SOURCE:   FINANCIAL EXPRESS Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has the capacity to produce eight Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas per annum, said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. Earlier this month, the Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted the indigenous Tejas aircraft. IAF raised the first squadron of Tejas […]

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