Bharat Rakshak

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'Deal of the Century' and a dithering Obama 3. The F-16s and the F/A 18s are both old planes, with known technology. Though they are still champions in their sectors, their digital signatures are known to Pakistan (thanks to President Obama) and, through Pakistan, even China knows. The maneuverabil...

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The new recruit: officers & almost gentlemen? Is the Indian Army becoming more meritocratic? Time was when the Army was considered the exclusive domain of erstwhile royalty and families who prided themselves on a tradition of soldiering. Observers say the changing demographic in the officer ran...

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India’s Rejection Of US Aircraft As Seen By China – Analysis

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Missing in action But internally, the 1.13-million strong Indian Army grapples with a new buzzword: transformation. With Army chief General V K Singh leading the charge, the aim is to transform the world's second largest army, with a poor teeth-to-tail ratio, into "an agile, lethal, versatile ...

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India Sees 100 Seaplanes In Next 10 Years India has a long coastline and there is a need for strong efforts to promote seaplane operations, he says, as such services are significant to improving the economy of the Anadaman and Nicobar islands and Lakshadweep. India’s Civil Aviation Ministry has cre...

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Premvir Das: Indo-US engagement at the crossroads

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Papers forged to force Army chief to cut short tenure?

The certificate with a forwarding letter from a Member of Parliament was sent to defence minister A K Antony and circulated among media to muddy the waters over General Singh's age.

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Analysis: Petraeus' CIA move raises awkward questions Petraeus, the architect of the current U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, is expected as CIA director to embrace the campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan, a nominally covert CIA operation that has fueled anti-American sentiment but put heavy pressur...

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Good job Vishnu, I liked your show. It would be nice if you can do a follow on show that talks about the strategic implications of the deal.

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Nothing positive in Indo-US ties since nuclear deal But on a larger canvas, the Indian decision shows the level of deterioration in India-US relations. From the nuclear liability law onwards, things have not been positive on the India-US front. India believes it bent over backwards to accommodate U...

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U.S. eyes India arms deals beyond fighter setback The decision shuts U.S. companies out of one of the decade's most hotly pursued arms deals, even as Washington expands strategic ties with India, partly as a hedge against China's growing military clout. : Some analysts such as Bryron Callan of Capi...

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Czech Tatra truck maker sued over suspicious contracts Prague - The management of the Czech Tatra truck maker and its Indian share holder Ravinder Kumar Rishi face a criminal complaint over suspiciously disadvantageous deliveries of vehicles to India, the daily Pravo writes today. : Tatra provided ...

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Opinion RICHARD NORTH PATTERSON: Why Pakistan Is the Most Dangerous Place On Earth Imagine this: Three jihadist groups in Pakistan—Al Qaeda, the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba (“LET”)—forge an operational alliance to steal a nuclear bomb from the Pakistani arsenal in order to destroy a major Western c...

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Delays in Russian spares force India to go shopping worldwide The government has issued global tenders to international suppliers to urgently replenish its stocks of spares for MiG-23, MiG-27 and MiG-29 combat planes, IL-76 heavy-lift planes, IL-78 midair refuelers, all Mi-series of helicopters, Pe...

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Pakistan's Strategic Myopia "Cold Start" is a still-notional Indian military doctrine that would allow for Indian forces to quickly respond with conventional means to a Pakistan-based terrorist attack in India. The plan calls for the quick mobilization of forces and a wide but shallow thr...

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Klaus wrote:^^^ Any chance of a reciprocal gesture by USN, i.e IN vessels docking at DG in the future?

Sir what you are saying will come true, over a period of time. Frankly at
present I doubt if IN needs ports so deep into the Indian Ocean.

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No, that would be US putting hands in our underwear. Definitely not, if India is letting US to use its ports, how would that amount to what you are saying. This strategy would start putting pressure on the string of pearls China is trying to put around India. Plus there is no conflict between US an...

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India developing first civilian aircraft "We are looking at creating a Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA) which would be 70 or a 90-seater. The feasibility study is being carried out now," M R Nayak, advisor and chief scientist at the state-owned National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) said ...

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Is India's influence waning in Afghanistan?

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:eek: There must be a serious issue for it to be parked in Goa instead of Diega Garcia. Why is traveling a thousand odd nautical miles difficult? Oh, that's because they're on a goodwill visit and not an emergency maintenance stopover. :) How much was the value of the next sub contract? Why bother ...

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India's double-digit growth ambitions fade The ruling Congress party has long wanted to make history as the administration which ushered in growth of 10 percent -- touted by successive governments as vital to significantly reduce crushing poverty. But India's main economic planning body looks set t...

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1857: The Real Story of the Great Uprising Near the Mhow military camp in Indore, Bhatt heard about the impending mutiny. He was told that the British had rejected the pleas of the Indian sepoys not to force them to load the new Enfield rifle with the new cartridges greased with cow fat and lard of...

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Army chief witnesses exercise in Ladakh

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Growing gap There is need for an overhaul of the salary structure.' A crippling shortage in the officers’ ranks of the Indian armed forces that is likely to persist beyond 2020 is reason for serious concern. It could severely undermine the efficiency of the country’s armed forces. The armed forces ...

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Pakistan's new missile aimed at India's 'Cold Start' doctrine: Experts The new system is primarily aimed at deterring India's purported Cold Start doctrine, under which the Indian army has allegedly created integrated battle groups comprising infantry and mechanised elements that could be quickly m...

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LIG Nex1 submits bid to sell portable missiles to India SEOUL, April 20 (Yonhap) -- LIG Nex1 Co., a South Korean weapons maker, has submitted a preliminary bid to sell portable anti-aircraft missiles to India, a military official said Wednesday. "LIG Nex1 submitted a request for a proposal ear...

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China strategically coy about carrier, stealth fighters On the golf course-strewn Sanya island in Hainan, Chinese tycoons joke that they have a nuclear submarine to protect their wealth. This summer, China's first aircraft carrier is likely to join the warships on this southern coast. In southwest ...

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Clinton to visit India in July for Strategic Dialogue: Krishna NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be in India this July for the Indo-US Strategic Dialogue during which issues related to defence and security will be discussed. "...

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A race to oblivion? To address this strategic dilemma, Indian decision-makers have decided that they need to develop the requisite capabilities to significantly degrade the prospects of a Pakistani nuclear attack through the use of BMD. A robust BMD capability would put feckless Pakistani military ...

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Piggybacking Anti-Satellite Technologies on Ballistic Missile Defense: India’s Hedge and Demonstrate Approach The Indian approach to developing ASAT weapon technologies is measured and exploratory. It follows the now institutionalized methodology of developing dual-use technologies that have civili...

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Mobile revolution in MP wheat market

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Old habits die hard: Maoists in Nepal spew anti-India venom Every year, India provides financial aid worth `200 crore to implement development projects in Nepal but the Maoists have constantly rebuffed our efforts. This has to stop. As members of the ruling coalition, the Maoists cannot continue to...

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Global Insider: India-Thailand Relations

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Indian warships arrive in Vladivostok

The warships from the Eastern Fleet are commanded by Rear Admiral Bisht will hold sea-manoeuvres with the Russian Navy's massive anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributz. The Pacific Fleet command and the Vladivostok mayor will receive the Indian naval sailors.

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Manmohan's Pain Balm in the region may not work So while there is an incremental gain at Sanya on the military exchanges, India has few reasons to cheer. Similarly on Pakistan too, while the spirit of Mohali has joined diplomatic lexicon, the fact that the security establishment of both the countri...

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Pakistan produces its first tank gun Pakistan's first locally-produced tank gun is ready to be fitted for its Main Battle Tanks (MBT), a media report said. Dawn Monday said that the tank gun is ready to be delivered to the Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) for Al-Khalid and Al-Zarar tanks. A tank gun i...

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My two paise on it. Chinese presence in Pakistan Occupied kashmir, connecting the dots With due respects to you Joseph ji; I beg to differ with your views. Up till now the intent of Chines and Pakistan relationship was in the closet, now it has come out into the open, and the sole intent is to scre...

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^^^^Voice of America's views on Indian General Expresses Concerns Over Chinese Military Presence in Kashmir He says India has reason to be concerned. "First of all, it jeopardizes our regional and strategic interests in the long run," he said. Parnaik warns that China's infrastructure acti...

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‘No Pak exit for US military personnel’ The US personnel have been barred from leaving Pakistan because of expired visas and other documentary irregularities, the Dawn newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying. There are varying claims about the number of US soldiers denied exit. Some sources clai...

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Decision time for Indian attack helicopter tender While the formidable Apache AH64 D is considered a strong contender thanks to its battle proven capability in Afghanistan and in the Middle East and its package of weapons and technology never before seen in a helicopter in India, the Mi-28NE is a n...

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