Tamil Lawmakers Urge PM Modi To Pressurise President Wickremesinghe On Power-Sharing

Colombo: A group of lawmakers from Sri Lanka, representing the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “prevail” upon their President Ranil Wickremesinghe to fulfil the commitments made to India with regard to sharing powers of governance, Colombo Gazette reported.In the letter, TNA leader R Sampanthan said the Tamil People’s safety, security, identity and

July 19, 2023
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CredibleDefense Daily MegaThread July 19, 2023

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Argentina Eyes TEJAS, BrahMos Deal Amidst UK Parts Hurdle

Argentina’s Defence Minister, Jorge Enrique Taiana is in India for a 4-day visit and held talks with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday to expand the defence cooperation and defence industrial partnershipIn an exclusive conversation, Argentina’s Defence Minister, Jorge Enrique Taiana revealed that his nation’s pilots have evaluated India’s TEJAS fighter jets but that there are some

July 19, 2023
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‘Negotiations On’: Why India-France Didn’t Announce New Rafale, Scorpene Deals

The defence acquisition council (DAC) cleared the Indian Navy’s proposals to acquire 26 Rafale-M jets and three submarines from France on July 13India and France are yet to conclude negotiations on technical and commercial aspects of deals for the Indian military’s planned acquisition of 26 Rafale Marine combat jets and three Scorpene submarines, people familiar with the matter said on

July 19, 2023
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How ISRO Is Working On Next Generation Rockets

A reusable rocket conceptAfter LVM-3, what? How ISRO is working on next generation rocketsISRO, India’s space agency, is working on upgrading it further so that it can carry 6-ton heavy payloads right up to Geostationary Transfer Orbits (GTO)With seven straight successful launches, the LVM-3 rocket that took the 3.9-tonne Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft to the drop-off point 180 km above the earth has

July 19, 2023
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Indian Army To Introduce K-9 Vajra Guns & Spike Missiles in Eastern Ladakh Amid Standoff

Moreover, to strengthen its surveillance capabilities, the Indian Army has inducted the TATA Rajak system, which provides advanced observation and detectionAs the military standoff between India and China in the Eastern Ladakh sector enters its fourth year, the Indian Army is actively enhancing its capabilities and deploying newer weapon systems to effectively tackle emergency situations and

July 19, 2023
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Safran To Design Jet Engines Per India’s Need As ‘Bespoke Suits’

After 26 Rafale-M fighters and 3 Scorpene submarines got selected for the Indian Navy, France is pinning its hopes on getting an order for the Indian Air Force’s fighter program and P75(I)French aerospace major Safran will co-design critical jet engine technology, instead of focussing only on the transfer of existing technology, for India’s next generation of equipment as per its needs, according

July 19, 2023
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India, China Should Find A Mutually Acceptable Solution To Resolve Border Issue: Wang Yi

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in his meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Jakarta has said that both countries should find a mutually acceptable solution to the border problem without letting "specific issues" define the overall relationship. India has been locked in a military standoff with China at eastern Ladakh for more than three years, with Jaishankar saying it to be the

July 19, 2023
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USS Stethem Conducts Cooperative Deployment With Indian Navy Following Goa Port Visit

Panjim: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) conducted a Cooperative Deployment (CODEP) with the Indian Navy following the ship’s port visit to Goa, India, on July 18.“The port visit reinforces President Biden and Prime Minister Modi’s commitment to an Indo-Pacific region built on shared values and principles as we strengthen the relationship between our two

July 19, 2023
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Mysterious Object Found On Australian Beach Could Be ISRO Satellite Debris: Can’t Confirm Or Deny Says ISRO

Chennai: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday said that the agency cannot confirm or deny whether the huge object which had beached in Australia was part of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket.“We cannot confirm or deny anything about the object without seeing it in person and checking it. First the Australian space agency has to send a video of the object. We have to

July 19, 2023
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