This Independence Day, the following personnel from the armed forces were conferred gallantry awards. This is who they are and why they were cited.
Awarded for Gallantry
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Tag: Indian Army
US sharply hikes M-777 artillery price for India
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In purely dollar terms, the new price represents a 37 percent hike in the cost of the offer to India, but would effectively be even higher given the fall in the value of the rupee against the dollar since 2010.
India offers confused response to Poonch killings
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After Defense Minister AK Antony diverged from the Indian Army’s statement on the killings on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs also now seems to have mixed up priorities between domestic politics and international pressure.
How the army lost secret op plans against China
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A blow by blow account of the loss of secret operational documents sent by IV Corps headquarters to 21 Mountain Division, the strange delay in the conduct of the ensuing inquiry, and the promotions and honors that followed.
Israel Military Industries loses Indian blacklist challenge
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The Delhi High Court has dismissed the challenge filed by Israel Military Industries (IMI) to its blacklisting, saying there was no merit in its petition.
India, China hold Flag Meeting
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The Flag Meeting took place on a day when Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurien Antony had some tough words for the intruders at the Unified Commanders Conference of the Indian armed forces.
5 Indian troops killed in South Sudan
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The troops were part of the UN Mission in South Sudan. Five other Indian army personnel were also injured. The casualties belonged to the Indian Army’s 6 Mahar and 9 Mechanized Infantry regiments.
Graphic: Defense Budget 2013
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Here’s a look at the pattern of the defense budget in the past two years and the changes in priorities for expenditure in the year 2013-14.
Graphic: #ChopperScam Timeline
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Shruti Pushkarna puts together a graphic representation of the process of selection of the AgustaWestland AW101 helicopter by the Indian Air Force (IAF), on the basis of the White Paper issued by the defense ministry on Thursday.
#ChopperScam: The Italian Job
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Here’s a quick narrative of how the alleged AgustaWestland corruption scandal unfolded, with links to the reports filed by the intrepid Manu Pubby of The Indian Express.
Images: Aero India 2013
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Feast your eyes on a selection of the best imagery from Aero India 2013. These pictures include the ALH Dhruv, Embraer AEW&C, Rafale, Tiger Moth Light Combat Helicopter and the Czech aerobatic team, the Flying Bulls.
Republic Day 2013 Gallantry Awards
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The following is the list of gallantry award winners announced this Republic Day, along with their citations.
Army removes all TSD intel officers
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In an unprecedented move, the Indian Army has posted out all the officers of the Technical Support Division, leaving the controversial intelligence unit without any leadership after year-long allegations of unauthorized phone taps and financial impropriety.
6 troopers dead in J&K avalanche
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Six Indian Army soldiers were killed when an avalanche hit their movement early Sunday morning in Sub Sector Hanif, Turtuk. One soldier is still missing.
IAI gets new India country manager
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Reservist Colonel Eli Alfassi has earlier served as Israeli military attaché in India as well as the head of the Israeli Ministry of Defense delegation to India.
