National Defence Academy to add 2 squadrons to address off...
June 11, 2021
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The National Defence Academy (NDA) is being expanded and its annual intake of military cadets will be progressively increased by around 400 to cater t...
Indian Army wants around 350 light tanks to sharpen its mo...
April 27, 2021
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Army is planning to procure around 350 light tanks in a phased manner under the Make in India initiative. On Friday, it floated a Request for Info...
Indian Armed Forces Tribunal has 19,000 pending cases, but...
The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) — a special judicial forum to address legal grievances of armed forces personnel — was set up in 2010. It...
‘Make in India’ gets big push with 64% of defence modernis...
February 24, 2021
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Union Defence Ministry has decided to earmark around 64 per cent of its modernisation funds under the capital acquisition budget for 2021-22 &mdas...
Army to raise 3 new battalions with 3,000 troops, under Si...
February 20, 2021
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Indian Army will be raising three additional battalions — with a total of about 3,000 troops — to add to its manpower as par...
With P8I aircraft, Indian Navy takes part in Quad anti-sub...
January 23, 2021
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Indian Navy is participating in a multinational anti-submarine warfare exercise with the ‘Quad’ countries, along with Canada, which be...
Indian Army looks to cut troops in Northeast, but not in J...
January 13, 2021
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Indian Army is planning to gradually reduce the number of troops deployed for internal security duties in the Northeast, but is not contemplating...
Indian Army plans to keep 2 strike corps for mountains fac...
January 7, 2021
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
Amid the continuing stalemate with China in eastern Ladakh, and with the proposal for Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) yet to come into effect, the Arm...
India stocks up missile arsenal as it prepares for another...
January 1, 2021
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
India is in the process of stocking up its missile arsenal as the stand-off with China in eastern Ladakh continues for the eighth consecutive month an...
Hit by budget crunch, Indian Navy now plans to buy 2 Landi...
November 18, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
INS Jalashwa
A budget crunch could force the Indian Navy’s hand to cut down the number of Landing Platform Docks (LPDs) it is seeking to bu...
India’s unified maritime command will have IAF’s strike el...
November 12, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Maritime Theatre Command - comprising all the naval assets - will come up soon after the unified Air Defence Command is set up, ThePrint has learn...
8th round of India-China military talks to focus on fixing...
October 27, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The eighth round of military talks between India and China will focus on finalising the exact locations of the buffer zones to be created along the Li...
Will continue maintaining high-tempo of operations, says N...
October 23, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
As tensions with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) continue, Indian Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh Thursday reviewed the operational prepar...
Next round of Delhi-Beijing talks likely within a week, af...
October 3, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The next round of military-diplomatic talks between Delhi and Beijing are likely to take place within a week’s time, after the Chinese nationa...
Poor quality ammo, mines supplied by state-owned factory h...
September 30, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Indian exchequer has incurred losses to the tune of Rs 960 crore because of “poor quality” ammunition and mines supplied by the state-...
Israel Aerospace Industries got undue benefit from sale of...
September 25, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in Parliament Wednesday pointed out irregularities in the purchase of aero engines for Unmanned...
Indan Army could induct ‘another division of troops’ in ea...
September 21, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Army is considering inducting additional troop strength of upto a division along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in response to...
On high alert amid China tensions, Indian Navy prepares fo...
September 17, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Indian Navy has begun preparing for its major theatre-level exercise TROPEX, which is scheduled for January next year, even as it remains on high...
India yet to invite Australia to join Malabar naval exerci...
India is yet to formally invite Australia to the Malabar naval exercise, even as tensions between New Delhi and Beijing continue to soar. Talks are al...
China is building surface-to-air missile site at Mansarova...
August 21, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Chinese military is reportedly constructing a surface-to-air missile site as well as other infrastructure on the banks of the Mansarovar Lake in t...
30,000 additional troops in Eastern Ladakh, India Army fac...
August 13, 2020
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By: Amrita Nayak Dutta
The Army is grappling with creating adequate infrastructure, at short notice, for the 30,000 additional troops it has deployed at the Line of Actual C...
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