IN DEPTH: The Historical Roots of the Jewish-Palestinian Fight
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Tag: WAR
Zen Technologies gets anti-drone system contract from IAF
Hyderabad based aviation equipment manufacturer Zen Technologies said it received a Rs 155 cr contract to a supply an anti-drone defence system to Indian Air Force. Details of the order were not disclosed, but the company said it would make the supplies over a 12-month period. Zen Technologies specializes in Defence Training Solutions, drones and […]
Modi on China: World ready to fight expansionist powers
In his most direct attack against China’s encroachment on the Indian border, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said everyone should understand that the age of expansionism is over, and that the world today is determined and ready to fight any such power. “Friends, the age of expansionism is over,” Modi said, in a thinly veiled […]
China says India’s app blocking is discriminatory, against international trade
The Chinese embassy in India has called the Indian move to block 59 apps from China as ‘discriminatory’ and ‘against the general trend of international trade and E-commerce’. India blocked the apps yesterday in response to China ratcheting up its military presence on the Indian border, ostensibly in preparation for an attack on India. The […]
Full list of Chinese apps banned in India, with GoI statement
As the China’s People’s Liberation Army continues to amass weapons at the Indian border, Government of India has sought to secure the country’s IT infrastructure by banning all the major and popular Chinese apps available in India at present. The following is the full-text of the statement given by the government of India explaining the […]
Abhinandan Varthaman can fly again if he’s fit – IAF chief
The head of Indian Air Force today said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman can join back his old unit immediately if he’s declared fit by the doctors. Addressing a press conference, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said the IAF won’t make any changes to his deployment status based purely on recent events. However, he said, […]
India smells a trap in Imran Khan’s ‘offer for talks’
Even as Pakistan President Imran Khan wants to talk peace with India, diplomatic experts on this side of the border see the offer as a ruse meant to allow Pakistan’s ISI to continue to use terror groups against India. Khan has been at pains over the last two days to explain that problems between the […]
Indian fighters downed after chasing Pakistani jets across the border
The official spokesperson for Pakistani Armed forces confirmed that the Pakistani Air Force crossed over into Indian territory today morning, were pursued by Indian jets across the border, and that two of these were shot down. At least one Indian pilot has been arrested, he said. “In response to PAF strikes this morning as released […]
Chinese soldiers start working with Pak army on Gujarat, Rajasthan border – BSF
A report by the Border Security Force has flagged what it called increasing presence of Chinese military personnel on India’s border with Pakistan. While the presence of Chinese troop in the Gilgit Baltistan region near the trijunction of the three countries was already known, the activities of Chinese soldiers and engineers have now spread to […]
DOKLAM 2: Why India is not sending troops to stop Chinese construction
Doklam is in the news again, 40 days after the Chinese pulled back their construction equipment on the border plateau in deference to Indian sensitivities. With two weeks to go for the crucial National Congress of the Communist Party of China, India’s northern neighbor has again started construction activity near Doklam. Apart from some verbal […]
Post Doklam, India and Japan agree to increase defence cooperation
India and Japan have agreed to increase defence cooperation, particularly in terms of providing mutual training as well as in sharing technology. India’s outgoing defence minister Arun Jaitley reached several agreements with his Japanese counterpart in this matter, days after the country ended a tense border dispute with China that saw the northern neighbor make […]
After Doklam, Modi confirms attendance at BRICS summit, to visit Myanmar
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China to attend the upcoming conference of the BRICS forum on September 3-5, the Prime Minister’s Office said today. On the way back, he will also conduct a three-day visit to Myanmar, it added. “At the invitation of the President of People’s Republic of China, Prime Minister Shri […]
DOKLAM WITHDRAWAL: Who wins, who loses?
The Doklam withdrawal has been accompanied by a tremendous amount of spin, with both countries trying to portray the development in a favorable light. But what neither side is saying is what happens to the road that China was building — will it continue to build it, or will it abandon it? INDIAN VERSION The […]
DOKLAM STAND-OFF: India, China agree to ‘disengage’
The External Affairs ministry of Government of India has said that India and China have agreed to an ‘expeditious disengagement’ of border personnel at the Doklam plateau in Bhutan. In a statement, the external affairs ministry said: “In recent weeks, India and China have maintained diplomatic communication in respect of the incident at Doklam. During […]
Xiaomi sells half a crore Redmi Note 4 so far
Even as attempts are made to lower the consumption of Chinese products in India by a section of the population, Xiaomi said it has sold 50 lakh units of Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India in six months. A total of 100 mln smartphones are expected to sell in India in 2017, and going by […]
How India’s enemies are using fake news to wage information war
In the old days, wars were fought using armies standing face to face, such as in the first world war. Then came the aeroplanes and the jets, which allowed wars to be fought in the air, and far inland from the front lines, as was seen in the second world war. Fast forward to the […]
Pakistan Army protests cross-border attacks by India
Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations protested Indian attacks on the Line of Control in Kashmir in a meeting with his Indian counterpart. According to a statement released by the Indian side, Pakistan complained that Indian Army had killed four Pakistani soldiers and one civilian by cross-border firing. India and Pakistan are engaged in a […]
Asaduddin Owaisi calls Pakistani military tribunal ‘banana court’
Asaduddin Owaisi, head of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen or All India Council of the Union of Muslims said the Indian government should have anticipated the death verdict handed out to Kulbhushan Jadhav, an ex-Indian Navy member, and moved in advance to exert pressure on the country. “We all know that it is a banana court,” Owaisi […]
India stockpiles crude oil worth Rs 4,258 cr as strategic reserve
India has filled a little over one-third of its phase 1 ‘strategic oil reserve’ at a cost of Rs 4,258 cr, about $640 mln. The country is in the process of building five underground reserve facilities for crude oil totaling 110 million barrels (15.3 million tons) of storage capacity. Out of these, two tanks — […]
112 Indian soldiers injured or killed by ceasefire violations this year
There has been a substantial increase in the number of ceasefire violations along the line of control between India and Pakistan as well as in the deaths and injuries caused by them, according to home ministry data. So far this year, a total of 99 Indian army and BSF personnel have been injured by ceasefire […]