NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday successfully tested the extended range version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which has emerged as a primary conventional precision strike weapon for the armed forces, from the integrated proving ground at Balasore. Defense sources said the test, the second of the extended-range BrahMos missile, …
Read More »IAF chief says no war, no peace along the India-China border in Ladakh
NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force Chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria said Tuesday that the situation along the India-China border was “no war, no peace,” but that the army was prepared. for any eventuality. The “current security scenario along our northern borders is in an uncomfortable state of neither war nor …
Read More »India opposes Pakistan’s decision to hold elections in Gilgit-Baltistan
India on Tuesday opposed Pakistan’s plans to hold elections in the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region and make it the neighboring country’s fifth province, saying Islamabad would not be able to make material changes to the areas under its illegal occupation. The two countries have clashed several times in recent weeks over …
Read More »Post Ladakh, the PLA is no longer a ghost for the Indian army | Analysis – news from india
On the eve of the 2004 general elections, a meeting of the China Study Group (CSG) was held to review the state of border roads along the Royal Line of Control (LAC) with the then Deputy Head of State Army Major informing the apex group on highway strategies. At this …
Read More »China adopts the 1959 line on the perception of LAC
China has said it abides by the Royal Line of Control (LAC) proposed by Prime Minister Zhou Enlai to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in a letter dated November 7, 1959, the first time in decades that it has clearly stated its position on the notional concept. The Sino-Indian border by …
Read More »The Ministry of Defense approves the acquisition of military hardware worth 2,290 million rupees
By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: September 28, 2020 10:40:17 pm An American soldier operating a Sig Sauer assault rifle. In addition to clarifying the proposal to purchase the rifles, the other notable acquisitions approved by the DAC include the acquisition of Intelligent Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAAW) systems for the …
Read More »Pakistan should address influx of foreigners into PoK, India tells UN rights body
India on Monday rejected Pakistan’s criticism of the human rights situation in the country, calling on Islamabad to do more to address issues such as persecution of minorities, enforced disappearances and the influx of outsiders into Pakistani-occupied Kashmir ( PoK). Also read: Surgical Strike Day: How Army Soldiers Destroyed The …
Read More »Expert explains: IAF’s role in eastern Ladakh
Written by Manmohan Bahadur | New Delhi | Updated: September 28, 2020 11:17:06 am An Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster flies over the Ladakh region. (PTI photo) With a resolution to the confrontation in LAC still elusive, the Indian Army is preparing for an extended deployment of troops to the …
Read More »The army prepares for winter in eastern Ladakh; largest operation in decades to store supplies | India News
NEW DELHI: In its largest military logistics operation in decades, the Indian Army has sent tanks, heavy weaponry, ammunition, fuel, food and essential winter supplies to high-altitude areas in the east Ladakh to maintain his combat readiness during the treacherous winter of about four months, military sources said Sunday. They …
Read More »Tanks, vehicles that can operate in -40 degrees parked in Ladakh in the middle of a row with China
The Indian Army deploys T-90 and T-72 tanks together with BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles that can operate in temperatures down to minus 40 degrees Celsius, close to the actual control line in the Chumar-Demchok area in the east of Ladakh. (AND ME) In the video you can see the T-90 …
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