Addition of 12 More Sukhoi Su-30s Will Add More Firepower To IAF, Reduce Dependency On Russia

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) clearing procurement of 12 Sukhoi Su-30MKI Aircraft with associated equipment from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is expected to address the long-felt need of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to increase its fighter squadronsThe DAC headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accorded its Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for nine capital acquisition proposals valued

September 17, 2023
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The World Saw A Modified G20

India emerged as the world’s problem solver with a human centric approach keeping updated with real time geo-political challenges and threatsby Adit KothariThe recently concluded G20 Summit in Delhi has been a resounding success. The consensus on major contentious issues even such as the Ukraine war was achieved much earlier than one would have ever anticipated.However, the tectonic shift when

September 17, 2023
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Checkmating Xi, The G20 Delhi Way

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and other G20 leaders at Raj Ghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhiby Vijay KrantiThe inclusion of the 55-member African Union has been rightly hailed as a positive step towards involving the African nations into the international system more intimately. But this is also a step towards freeing

September 17, 2023
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India-Saudi Ties Backbone Of Renewed Oic-India Relationship?

PM Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.by Megha SharmaThe Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman visited India last week for the G20 Leaders’ Summit. He stayed back to hold a much talked-about bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders held the First Leaders’ Summit of the Strategic Partnership, foundation of which was laid in

September 17, 2023
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Minerals Security Partnership Continues To Expand With India: US

Washington: The US State Department on Saturday said that the US ties with India have been elevated in terms of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) to combat climate change effectively and will continue collaboration to bolster supply chain and sustainable future, according to a US State Department official press release.The US also affirmed that the country would continue to expand the

September 17, 2023
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ICG Ship ‘Samudra Prahari’ On Overseas Deployment of ASEAN Nations For Marine Pollution Response

New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Samudra Prahari’, a specialized Pollution Control Vessel, is on an overseas deployment to ASEAN countries as part of India’s initiatives for Marine Pollution Response, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.The ship is on overseas deployment from September 11 to October 14.“This deployment is part of India’s ASEAN initiatives for Marine Pollution Response

September 17, 2023
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Huge Cache of Arms And Ammunition Recovered As Indian Army Foils Infiltration Bid In Baramulla

Baramulla: The Indian Army has foiled an infiltration bid and killed three terrorists along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the Army officials said in a media briefing on Saturday.During the operation, a huge cache of arms, ammunition and currencies, both Indian and Pakistani, was recovered by the Indian Army and J&K Police from the terrorists who tried to infiltrate.Brigadier PMS

September 17, 2023
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Is China Wooing Afghanistan, Iran Instead of Pakistan As Plan-B To CPEC?

By briskly appointing an ambassador to Kabul, China has emitted that it is planning to reconfigure its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative projects. There are signals that China may focus more on the Afghanistan-Iran leg of its projects as “delays” are plaguing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) due to a dysfunctional Pakistani government.On Wednesday, the Taliban-led foreign ministry

September 17, 2023
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Security Forces Recover 14 Improvised Mortars, War-Like Stores In Manipur

A combined team of Central and state security forces on Saturday recovered 15 weapons including 14 improvised mortars, one single barrel gun and other war-like stores at Khodang village in Manipur’s Churachandpur district.Defence Spokesman for Manipur, Nagaland and Southern Arunachal Pradesh Lt Col Amit Shukla said that a joint team of Army, Assam Rifles, other central forces and Manipur Police,

September 17, 2023
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Indian Army Draws Lessons From Ukraine War, Revises Artillery Requirements

India’s indigenous ATAGS being test at Mahajan Field Firing Range in RajasthanThe Army has embarked on a plan to make 155 mm the standard calibre of all artillery guns, a defence source saidDrawing lessons from the Ukraine war, the Indian Army has revised the profile of its Artillery regiment, with focus on a mix of mobility and augmented long-range firepower.The Army expects to achieve its

September 17, 2023
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