By N. C. Bipindra and Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: A day after the two nations agreed on their respective militaries falling back from the face-off in Ladakh border, India today reminded China to follow global rule of law and asked it to behave responsibility. The Corps Commander-level talks […]
(Editor’s Note: Opinions expressed are that of the writer’s) By Lieutenant Colonel Manoj K. Channan Post June 15/16 clash this year, China and India have reviewed and played up their ‘Perception Management’. The lull in the activities had seen some Indian soldiers in Chinese captivity being released, as […]
(Editor’s Note: The opinions are that of the writer’s.) By Siddhartha Sharma For over three decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has spread propaganda and pumped corporate earnings, through channel stuffing, to portray China as an economic powerhouse in the region. The CCP’s mendacious propaganda has now tied […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated overnight with India’s official statement in paragraph 23 on China’s claim over entire Galwan valley in Ladakh, where the two armies’ soldiers clashed on Jun. 15.) New Delhi: A day after India lost 20 soldiers in a bloody clash with Chinese military personnel, Prime Minister […]
By Commander K. P. Sanjeev Kumar (Editor’s Note: A debate is raging on the suitability of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) for an Indian Navy warship. This article is from an expert naval aviator and is a very important contribution for readers to understand the technical issues […]
(Editor’s Note: Updated with a copy of order at the end.) New Delhi: India today extended the time for deliveries from domestic defence contractors by four months in view of the extraordinary nationwide lock down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreign vendors may approach the Indian Ministry of […]
New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) today said it has begun talks with workers unions of ordnance factories to address their concerns over corporatisation plans announced by the government last year. A high-level officials committee of the Department of Defence Production has taken the initiative to have […]
New Delhi: India today placed an indent for supply of 156 upgraded BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs) for Rs 1,094 crore ($145 million) on state-run ordnance factories, in what is seen as a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s call for going ‘vocal for local‘ made-in-India military products. […]
New Delhi: India’s top officer responsible for defence acquisition has just dropped the bomb: The recently announced hike in the country’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms to 74 per cent will not apply to the Strategic Partnership programmes that the armed forces are pursuing. This is big — […]
New Delhi: India today reiterated a 2017 Public Procurement order issued by the Department of Industrial Policy Promotion and listed 26 defence items to be purchased only from domestic suppliers to boost ‘Make in India‘. Under this order, the Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence […]
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi: In a major boost to ‘Make in India‘ in the defence sector, the Indian Air Force (IAF) will soon put forward a proposal for procuring the indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer 40 (HTT-40), from the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Senior […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India will soon buy 36 high mobility vehicles of 70-ton capacity for transporting its battle tanks, in a bid to get its mobilisation time minimised for warfare deployment at the borders, primarily aimed at Pakistan. The Ministry of Defence has issued a […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India is planning to hand over operations of its Army Base Workshop (ABW) in Delhi Cantonment to the private corporate with experience handling operations at industrial units. The move is one of the recommendations from the Lieutenant General D. B. Shekatkar panel […]
New Delhi: To boost the defence and aerospace manufacturing sectors, India has approved the launch of a testing infrastructure scheme with funding scope for Rs 400 crore ($53 million) to create the capability locally. “In order to give a boost to domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing, India’s Minister […]
New Delhi: India’s coast guard today got its 150th ship in its fleet inducted into the force, when defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned three vessels via video conferencing due to the social distancing restrictions imposed by the government in view of the COVID-19 global crisis. Rajnath Singh, based […]
