EAM Jaishankar Says Situation ‘Fragile, Quite Dangerous’ At LAC According To Military Assessment

Speaking at the India Today Conclave 2023, India’s Minister of External
Affairs, S Jaishankar, asserted that India’s relationship with China can only
return to normalcy after resolving all outstanding issues at the Line of
Actual Control (LAC).

He acknowledged that the bilateral ties between the countries are currently in
a "challenging and abnormal phase" due to heightened

March 18, 2023
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22 Yrs After Introducing Tri-Service Commands; MoD Seeks Law To Give Commanders Disciplinary Powers

Army, IAF, and Navy participating in the Biennial Tri-Services Amphibious Exercise -AMPHEXNew Delhi: Twenty-two years after India created its first tri-service command, the defence ministry Wednesday tabled a bill in Parliament that will enable all existing tri-service and future theatre commanders to exercise disciplinary powers over personnel under them.At present, personnel of the Air Force,

March 18, 2023
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Indian Govt Close To Finalising Plan To Bring 4G To 1,000 Border Outposts

The Indian government is reportedly close to finalising a Rs 2,000 crore project that seeks to boost the telecom infrastructure in the border areas. The project would bring 4G to more than 1000 outposts and intelligence posts. According to an ET report, the proposal to install 4G towers at the paramilitary manned outposts is in the final stage of discussion and would soon be taken to the Cabinet

March 18, 2023
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After AUKUS, In Yet Another Jolt For China, France Offers India Deal To Make 6 Nuclear Submarines

If the Indian Navy decides to go along with the proposal by France, it will be another feather in the cap for the Atmanirbhar Bharat (Make in India) initiative of the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Under the Project 75 Alpha program, which is a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat (Make in India) initiative, the Indian Navy aims to procure six nuclear-powered submarinesNew Delhi

March 17, 2023
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Indian Navy’s Deploys P8I Aircraft For Anti-Submarine Drills Hosted By U.S. Navy

New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft will participate in Sea Dragon 23, the third edition of the coordinated multilateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise for long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft.The exercise scheduled from 15-30 March would stress on coordinated anti-submarine warfare among the participating countries, the Ministry of Defence said.The exercise would witness

March 17, 2023
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DAC Green Lights Proposal To Buy 307 Made-In-India ATAGS Artillery Guns After Years of Firing Trials By Army

Advanced Towed Artillery Gun SystemThe Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), led by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, has granted the initial nod, or the Acceptance of Necessity, to the Indian Army’s proposal to buy the indigenously designed and developed Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS).Following extensive trial firings over several years, the Army had submitted a proposal to the Defence

March 17, 2023
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Indian Navy, Royal Saudi Navy Prepare For India-Saudi Arabia Naval Exercise ‘Al-Mohed-Al Hindi-23’

Indian Navy Forces, Royal Saudi Naval Forces on Thursday met in Mumbai and gave final touches to preparations for India-Saudi Arabia Naval Exercise ‘Al-Mohed-Al Hindi-23’ planned for May 2023 in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail.The exercise will be the second such Naval Exercise. The first was in August 2021."A team from Royal Saudi Naval Forces met with the Indian side in Mumbai, giving final touches to

March 17, 2023
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Navy To Approach Govt For Three AIP-Equipped Attack Submarines

In the backdrop of the expansion of the Chinese Navy and its belligerence in the Indo-Pacific, India is looking to upgrade its submarine deterrence in synergy with its QUAD partnersThe Indian Navy is expected to approach Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) for acceptance of the necessity for three air independent propulsion (AIP) equipped diesel attack submarines to be built at Mazagon Dock

March 15, 2023
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Amid Border Standoff, China Buys Fresh Lot of Weapons Used In Galwan Clash

These spiked weapons have become a common feature at the LAC between India and ChinaChinese Army has purchased ‘combined maces’ that belong to the category of ‘cold weapons’, which were used in the Galwan clash that claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers in 2020. The purchases come at a time when the two countries are locked in a border stand-off. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has

March 14, 2023
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India’s Expenditure On Defence Imports Down Due To Indigenous Projects

Many significant projects including 155mm Artillery Gun system ‘Dhanush’, Light Combat Aircraft ‘TEJAS’, Surface to Air Missile system ‘Akash’, Main Battle Tank ‘Arjun’, T-90 Tank, T-72 Tank, Armoured Personnel Carrier ‘BMP-II/IIK’, Su-30 MK1, Cheetah Helicopter, Advanced Light Helicopter, Dornier Do-228, High Mobility Trucks, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Chennai, Anti-Submarine Warfare

March 14, 2023
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