The army chief has indirectly indicated the purpose of troop deployment plans in Arunachal Pradesh reported earlier to be secondary and in support of the purpose of building and protecting infrastructure projects in the state.
Graft probe to delay artillery purchase
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•The army chief, General Deepak Kapoor has indicated that the long-pending artillery guns procurement may be further delayed due to the ongoing investigations into the corruption scandal involving former Ordinance Factory Board Director General Sudipta Ghosh.
J&K army withdrawal political decision and untimely: Gen Kapoor
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•The army chief, General Deepak Kapoor has said the issue of withdrawal of the army from deployment in Jammu and Kashmir would be taken by political authorities and only after the assessment of terrorist infiltration levels in the summer and the completion of the Amarnath Yatra.
US report on Asian missile capabilities
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•A report issued by the US National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) on Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threats has put in perspective the range of Chinese, Indian and Pakistani capabilities in this regard.StratPost publishes extracts from the report.
India to double troops in Arunachal
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•The Indian Army will be inducting 50-60,000 troops in Arunachal Pradesh in a major move to counter Chinese military presence and infrastructure across the International Border.
MoD blacklists 7 defense vendors
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•The Indian Ministry of Defense has blacklisted seven defense companies for alleged involvement in the deals tainted by corruption discovered with the arrest of the former Director General of Ordinance Factories, Sudipta Ghosh.
Pakistan violates LoC ceasefire
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•Pakistani forces fired seven to ten rounds of small arms gunfire in the Poonch-Rajouri area near Saujian and Kopra at 1045 hrs today. No casualties are reported.
Terror attack threat on India heightened
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•The terror advisory put out by the US embassy in India on Tuesday, coincides with, if not directly related to the Terrorism Threat Map published by risk assessment firms Aon and Janusian, which shows increased activity in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.
Information Operations: US deficient in Af-Pak
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•“The US has to transmit an effective message that they are here to stay till the local population can defend itself. These messages need to be tailored very carefully for maximum impact, understanding and acceptance.”
Indian Navy on extensive western deployment
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•A squadron of four ships is on an extensive tour of ports in the Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The ships will also conduct major exercises with Russia, the UK and France.
Naik takes guard at IAF
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•Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik PVSM VSM ADC took over as the nineteenth ‘Chief of the Air Staff ‘(CAS) from Air Chief Marshal FH Major PVSM AVSM SC VM ADC who demitted office today.
Images: Pirates attacking MV Maude
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•Source: Indian Navy
Indian Navy foils pirate attack
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•The Indian Navy has thwarted a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden. At 1250 hrs local time on Thursday, the INS Talwar, while escorting three merchant vessels, received a distress call from one of the ships, MV Maude, a Liberian-flagged, Norwegian owned vessel with an Indian crew of ten.
Antony calls for cutting down delays in defense supplies
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•“Cost escalation is a problem. Not only with Russia, with some other countries also. The real answer is to try to get delivery on time.”