New Delhi: The plan of creating an India-Bhutan railway route is underway to establish connectivity between the two nations. Besides, the study to understand its viability has been initiated. Two days ago, China once again proclaimed Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan. Moreover, by proclaiming the land of Bhutan that shares a border with Arunachal Pradesh, […]
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New Delhi: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that development of infrastructure in the northeastern states would strengthen the Act East policy, with an increase in trade and tourism. Prime Minister Modi attended the foundation laying ceremony of the Manipur water supply project, via videoconference. He underlined the importance of infrastructure development in the northeastern states while speaking on […]
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New Delhi: – France will be handing over six Rafale jets, to India, in the next week. Amid reports that the Indian Air Force has made preparations for immediate deployment, of these new fighter jets, on the China border, reports of preparations to purchase HAMMER missiles from France to augment the striking capabilities of these […]
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Chicago: For the last many decades, the Indian nuclear policy was Pakistan centric. But since the Doklam standoff in 2017, the Indian nuclear policy has become China-centric. The Chinese capital of Beijing is within range for the Indian missiles, and India is keeping a close eye on Chinese movements. A US-based journal, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist, […]
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New Delhi: The defence ministry approved the proposal for Permanent Commission for women in the Indian Army on Thursday. The union government has issued a notification in this respect and women can take up a permanent commission in all the ten departments of the Army. The demand for Permanent Commission for women was being made […]
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New Delhi: India and the United States will soon be jointly working on drones that can be launched from mid-air. Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defence, informed that an agreement between an Indian and a US company has been signed for this purpose. India has increased the speed of purchase of the MQ-9 Ripper drones […]
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Srinagar: The third power plant in Kakrapar nuclear project, in Gujarat is ready for power generation. It is considered to be a big success, that the indigenously designed and developed nuclear power plant has reached the critical stage. This has placed India, in the elite group of countries that have nuclear technology. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated […]
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New Delhi: P-8I aircraft, capable of targeting submarines and having the electronic jamming facility, will be inducted in the Indian naval fleet next year. These long-haul aeroplanes will join the Indian Navy under the agreement signed with the United States. The inclusion of these aeroplanes in the Indian Navy becomes significant, given the increasing Chinese […]
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Bangkok/New Delhi: India has made an insistent demand that Myanmar and Thailand should share the information regarding the action taken against the Chinese weapon haul and also about the further investigation in the matter. Indian Ambassador to Thailand, Suchitra Durai, presented the Indian stand in a meeting held in Bangkok on Monday. Last month, a […]
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New Delhi: – Against the background of the tension with China, on the Ladakh border, India has decided to deploy indigenously developed ‘Bharat’ drones, to keep a thorough watch on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Bharat drones capable of operating at low temperatures and even during the night have been developed by the […]
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