India is going to be disappointed with President Barack Obama’s visit beginning Saturday after next. The upside of this is that the Indo-US relationship has come a long way in so short a time as to engender expectations that could induce performance anxiety.
Tag: Indian Army
Indian Army celebrates Infantry Day
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The Indian Army observed its 63rd Infantry Day in New Delhi on Wednesday, commemorating the landing of the first infantry in Srinagar in 1947, after Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession, acceding the kingdom to independent India, after Pakistani irregular forces invaded the kingdom.
Neighbors feverishly adding military muscle: Antony
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Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony said on Wednesday that India needed to be ‘vigilant and prepared’ and ‘quicken the pace of modernization’ of its armed forces, while pointing out, “Our neighbors are building their military capabilities at a feverish pace.”
Army chief visits Skinner’s Horse
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Indian Army Chief of Staff, Gen Vijay Kumar Singh was been appointed the fourth Honorary Colonel of the Regiment of Skinner’s Horse on Friday in Meerut, where he payed his respects at the regimental war memorial, addressed the cavaliers and inspected an honor guard.
India at Habu Nag 2010
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Members of the Indian armed forces tour the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as part of exercise Habu Nag, in the East China Sea on Thursday.
India-Botswana logistics exercise
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The Indian Army and the Botswana Defense Forces (BDF) are to hold a joint logistics exercise at Dehradun in India, in the first week of October.
Lakshadweep coastal security drill
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The exercise, called Neptune-II, was conducted for the second time and saw participation from the Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) in addition to other agencies involved in coastal security.
Army checks out CDMA mobiles for border areas
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The Indian Army has issued a Request For Information (RFI) seeking details of available Mobile Cellular Communication Systems (MCCS) based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) cellular communication systems technology for deployment in the ‘northern and northeastern regions of India’.
Singapore Technologies denies CAG report
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The arms company has contradicted the basis of the CAG audit, saying it signed a Memorandum of Understanding on offsets and collaborated production with the Ordnance Factory Board.
3 army officers killed in chopper crash
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Pilots, Majors Nikhil Prakash and Rakesh Sharma and passenger, Colonel PK Pal died in the crash that took place on Wednesday morning.
Vajra Corps gets new commander
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Lieutenant General Munish Sibal is the new commander of the Vajra Corps (XI Corps).
India working on military satellite
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India is to launch a military satellite to cater for the requirements of the Indian Air Force and army.
Army towed guns’ tender jinxed, junked
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The Indian Army has issued a Request For Information (RFI) for towed artillery guns, effectively canceling the previous process for procurement of these weapons systems, in which BAE Systems was fielding the FH77 B05 against Singapore Technologies (ST) Kinetics’ iFH 2000.
Afghan Army to train in India
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The Indian Army is to provide basic training to officers and men of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in India. This training is expected to begin by August and will be conducted at various regimental training centers of the Indian Army.
Blog: Another day, another scandal
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The Indian armed forces have built up a regular routine for scandal.
