The latest batch of 36 officers is the largest in the history of the Indian Foreign Service, adding to the nearly 900 odd IFS officers which comprise the Indian diplomatic corps.
Indian diplomacy fails numbers test
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Navy issues medium range aircraft tender
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The Acceptance Of Necessity (AON) was cleared by the Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) in February, 2012 and at the time, the order was estimated to be worth around USD 1 billion.
Bangladesh envoy meets Modi
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This meeting is significant as Karim is the first envoy of a Muslim majority country to meet Modi and is also a sign of growing international recognition of the Gujarat chief minister’s influence on national issues in New Delhi, in this case the Land Boundary Agreement.
Sujatha to be next foreign secretary for ‘neutrality’
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Foreign Affairs Editor, Archis Mohan, narrates how the battle for the position of India’s foreign secretary is to be decided by the government’s discomfort with the perceived proximity of S. Jaishankar to the United States, leaving the field open for Sujatha Singh.
See you at DefExpo 2012
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Unsurprisingly, India’s two largest defense suppliers are also the biggest exhibitors at the show. Israel has taken up the most space at the show with 1,293 square meters and Russia brings the largest number of companies to the show, with the count at 37.
44 facts about the MMRCA
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StratPost tweeted facts about the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) and the participating aircraft last week. Here they are on a single page, for easy reference. And please feel free to add any more in the comments. They will be updated on this page.
First Indo-French army exercise begins
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India and France Monday began their first-ever joint army war game with platoon-sized forces from each side undertaking counter-terrorism operations at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand.
France to withdraw aircraft carrier from Libya mission
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Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said the Charles de Gaulle battle team needed technical checks and rest after participating in the NATO-led Libya operation for almost five months.
First evacuees from Libya reaching Delhi midnight
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The first batch of Indians evacuated from the strife-torn north African nation of Libya will land here in a special Air India flight close to midnight Saturday, officials said, while three Indian warships set sail to Libya to help in the evacuation of the 18,000 Indians in the country.
