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Defence minister Rajnath Singh said “war preparedness should be a continuous phenomenon and we should always be ready for unpredictable and uncertain events that may crop up at any time”NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday expressed confidence in the Indian Army to handle any contingency along the country’s border with China even as he said talks would continue for a peaceful
New Delhi: The 3rd meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group under India’s G20 Presidency will be held from May 22 to 24 in Srinagar.On April 7, India released a full calendar of events leading up to the summit, which included G20 and Youth20 (Y20) meetings in Srinagar, Kashmir and Leh, in the neighbouring region of Ladakh, in April and May.These fixtures are made after close consultations and the
Islamabad: After India released a full calendar of G20 events, Pakistan, which is not a member of G20, has raised objections over India organising G20 events in Srinagar, Kashmir, reported The Pakistan Military Monitor.From May 22 to 24, Srinagar will host the third meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group under India’s G20 Presidency. After the conclusion of the G20 Summit in Bali in December of
Aizawl: Indian Army personnel will now learn Chinese language at the Tezpur University in Assam for which an MoU was signed on Wednesday, defence sources said.Defence spokesman Lt. Col. Mahendra Rawat said that a course in Chinese language will improve the in-house Mandarin expertise and empower the army personnel to engage with their Chinese counterparts as and when the situation demands.He
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday highlighted the critical importance of India’s air power considering the nature of its adversaries and said the Balakot operations of 2019 demonstrated its effectiveness even in a ‘no war, no peace’ scenario and under a "nuclear overhang". The Chief of Air Staff said air power has become an option of choice due to "inherent flexibility" and "unmatched"
Pralay is a cannisterised tactical, surface-to-surface, short-range ballistic battlefield missileIndian National Security planners have decided to secure the North East States with conventionally armed short-range ballistic missiles like Pralay with a max range of 500 kms and conventionally armed subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay with a max range of 1500 kms. India also has other conventionally
New Delhi: China will be an ongoing challenge for the Indian foreign and security policy establishment. Its hegemonistic ambitions are clearly evident from the fact that its territorial ingress and disputes are with more countries than it shares a border with.After the perfidious war of 1962, India became wiser and focussed on creating stronger defences against Chinese designs which have become
One of the targeted areas was India’s northeast Patna city, which houses the Bihar Regiment – the Indian Army unit that clashed with Chinese forces in the Galwan Valley in 2020.Chinese scientists said that they were able to conduct a “landmark experiment” by allowing an artificial intelligence (AI) machine to take full control of a satellite temporarily in near-Earth orbit to test its behaviour
Pralay conventionally armed short range ballistic missileGiven vulnerability on Siliguri corridor and ceremonial military force of Bhutan, India has decided to secure North-East with Pralay and Nirbhay missilesAfter securing a “minimum credible nuclear deterrent” with a proven nuclear triad, the Narendra Modi government is moving towards a robust conventional warhead missile deterrent to ward off
New Delhi: India on Monday discussed ongoing Neutral Expert proceedings pertaining to the Kishenganga and Ratle Hydroelectric Projects during the sixth meeting of the Steering Committee on matters related to the Indus Waters Treaty.The sixth meeting of the Steering Committee on matters related to the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 took place on 17 April 2023, read the Ministry of External Affairs