Sudarshini tracing the historical route linking India and Bali | The Jakarta Post
The Indian Navy ship, INS Sudarshini, is currently embarking on a five-day goodwill visit to Bali as part of its mission to trace the historical route of Indian sailors of olden days to mark the 20th anniversary of...
India's 'Central Asia' Policy
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Tajikistan is the "lynchpin" of India's CCAP because of its strategic location. Its borders are with Afghanistan, China, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, and it is located in close proximity to Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Delhi and Dushanbe have shared...
Indian Army's new role: teaching Jammu's tribal kids - Hindustan Times
The Indian Army has donned a new role in Jammu and Kashmir, with the border state enjoying a period of relative peace. It had adopted a project to educate the children of Gujjars and Bakerwals, tribal goatherds and shepherds...
Defence Acquisition Council to decide on replacing ageing Cheetah, Chetak choppers - India News - IBNLive
New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council is set to meet on Monday where a decision is expected on replacing the military's ageing Cheetah and Chetak helicopters of the Indian Air Force...
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"The Italians and the Frenchobviously worked together to make this happen. And, this has opened the door for WASS to charge an arbitraryprice, since this has become a single vendor procurement," says Commodore Arvind Mathur, the former head of the Scorpene Project who has...
Murky helicopter deal shadow on billion-dollar torpedo sale
Italian defence company, Finmeccanica, is grappling with allegations that kickbacks were paid in group company AgustaWestland's Euro 560 million (Rs 3,880 crore) sale to India of 12 AW101 VVIP helicopters, intended to fly Indian...
Chinook mostly serve in north-east. It will speed up troop movement at critical sector.
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ALGs should be improved to utilise it to possible extent. We may need 1 or 2 batches of chinook.
US pips Russia as 'lowest bidder' for heavy-lift 15-chopper deal - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: The US is now all set to bag yet another mega Indian defence deal, with the iconic Boeing-manufactured Chinook heavy-lift helicopters emerging as the cheaper option than its strong contender the...
Indian Navy ship docks in Bali
Jakarta: An Indian Navy sail training ship, which is on an expedition to retrace the route along monsoon winds, arrived in Bali on Saturday, with its captain hoping that itsemotional connect would help in enhancing people to people connectivity between India and...
Yash Chopra's Jab Tak Hai Jaan to be banned in Pakistan! | Gupshup - Oneindia Entertainment
After banning Saif Ali Khan's Agent Vinod and Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger , now its Jab Tak Hai Jaan 's turn to get banned in Pakistan.
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Rumour has it that Yash Chopra's Jab Tak Hai Jaan might not get...
US supports modernisation of Indian Army, Navy - Indian Express
The US has come out in strong support of modernisation efforts of Indian Army and Navy, calling it a "good investment" as India contributes to peacekeeping across the world and stability of Asia-Pacific.
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"We would certainly...
Krishna's quitting ends lacklustre MEA tenure
External Affairs minister S M Krishna resigned this afternoon, putting an end to a lacklustre performance in the three years since the second UPA government came to power in mid-2009. His resignation was accepted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...