New Delhi: – India has undertaken a campaign to modernise the airbases on the Andaman and Lakshadweep Islands, following the historical announcement of connecting the Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands with optical fibre. Information is being received that the military has started preparations to use the existing airbases, on these islands like an aircraft carrier. This […]
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Beijing/Islamabad: – While the tension prevails on the LAC with India, China has decided to give four destroyers to Pakistan. On Sunday, the first destroyer left from the Shanghai port for Pakistan. Only a few days ago, Pakistan Prime Minister had said that Pakistan’s future is with China and assured that it would continue to […]
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New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry informed that 1.1 million Indians, stranded in foreign countries because of the Coronavirus pandemic, have been brought back. These include more than 100,000 Indians, brought by the marine route, along with the people evacuated by aeroplanes. The sixth phase of the mission will start on the 1st of September, […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted China and Pakistan, without naming them, by saying, ‘The Indian military has aptly retaliated against those challenging the sovereignty of the country and casting a crooked eye. The entire world has witnessed what India and the brave Indian soldiers are capable of, in Ladakh.’ India is facing both […]
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Seoul: South Korea has announced a ‘Defence Plan’ worth $250 billion including an indigenously built aircraft carrier, against the background of nuclear capabilities of North Korea and the increasing Chinese marine ambitions. In this plan prepared for the period 2021 to 2025, it is recommended to increase the defence expenditure by 6% every year. A […]
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New Delhi: – After sanctioning the purchase of 101 items, in the defence equipment list, under Make in India, the defence ministry is likely to announce a major decision for the Indian Navy. The defence ministry will be inviting tenders for building the widely discussed, ‘Project P-75’, envisaging manufacture of 6 stealth submarines. It is […]
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New Delhi: The defence ministry approved the proposals for the purchase of defence equipment, worth ₹87.22 billion. Defence Minister Raj Nath Singh recently announced that import of 101 items in the defence equipment list, will be banned to promote domestic manufacture. Most of the proposals for defence equipment purchase, approved by the Defence Acquisition Council […]
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Kolkata: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is making efforts to build a military base in the Indian Ocean, for the last many years. Military analysts warned that these Chinese activities would destabilise the sector. Analysts have also suggested that if these Chinese activities are to be countered, there is a need to increase their […]
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New Delhi: – India has delivered a strong message to China with an aggressive deployment of all its important warships and submarines in the Indian Ocean. A senior defence official claimed that the message of the deployment has reached China. At the same time, the Indian Navy has asked the government for a third aircraft […]
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New Delhi: – Indonesian Defence Minister, General Prabowo Subianto, who is on a visit to India, held discussions with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The stress of the discussion was on expanding defence cooperation between the two countries. Supply of defence technology to Indonesia was discussed in the meeting. There are reports that India may […]
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