New Delhi: In a surprise move, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited Ladakh, where the Indian Army has been forced into a face-to-face confrontation by the aggressive actions of Chinese People’s Liberation Army troopers, and sent across the message to China that the time for expansionist tendencies […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Days after banning 59 China Apps over data security, India today rejected the Asian giant’s contention that the move may be against rules of international trade. The June 29 move by India came in response to the Chinese double standards, as it continued […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a strong message to rival China amidst a face-off along Ladakh border, India today decided to buy a 1,000-km range land attack cruise missile, a more potent technology than the locally-made ‘Nirbhay‘ cruise missile, to arm the Indian armed forces. The […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. The writer is a Defence.Capital reader and a military affairs enthusiast. For his other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Rohit Verma The ongoing impasse between India and China at the Line of […]
New Delhi: India and China military commanders have agreed on “an expeditious, phased, step-wise de-escalation” from the face-off locations along the Ladakh borders after their third round of marathon talks that ended late last night. This agreement was arrived at after a record-breaking over 12-hour talks at Chushul […]
(Editor’s Note: Opinions expressed are that of the writer’s) By Lieutenant Colonel Manoj K. Channan Since evolution, man has always been fighting a bitter battle for survival. Be it nature, wildlife, fellow human beings and now the minuscule and deadly Coronavirus. From stones to bones and the advent […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: As the world economies, shaken by COVID-19, look to relocate their manufacturing facilities from China, India today urged the member-states of a Bay of Bengal regional group to seize the opportunity to drive the industry shift to the region. “The shock of the […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Locked in a bitter turf war with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, India today banned 59 Chinese Apps, though the notification did not name the Asian country, saying they were working against national security and public order, […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: To take forward the discussion on de-escalation of military tension at the Ladakh border, India is all set to host a Lieutenant General-rank officer of the Chinese army tomorrow to thrash out further measures for their soldiers to disengage. The meeting of […]
New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Defence will now on issue digital No Objection Certificates (NOC) to power, oil and gas exploration projects in the nation’s territorial waters. Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh launched an online platform https://ncog.gov.in/modnoc/home.html for the purpose today in the presence of junior minister Shripad […]
New Delhi: The Indian Army is scouting for multi-purpose tools to arm its infantry soldiers and an open tender will be issued soon for procuring them. Multi-purpose tools will form a part of an individual soldier’s personal equipment. The Indian Army’s Master General of Ordnance branch has on […]
New Delhi: The Indian Army‘s infantry men would be receiving a new set of ballistic helmets, as the Ministry of Defence desires to buy 100,000 of the new personal protection gear with a tender to be tentatively issued in Feb. 2021. The Indian Army’s Infantry Directorate has issued […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India gave a befitting response to China for trying to usurp its territory in eastern Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said in a stern message to the Asian giant but without naming it, against the backdrop of the face-off between their two […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has mobilised around 15,000 army soldiers, along with battle tanks, artillery guns and air defence missile units, to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, to ward off any offensive action by China. The mobilisation, the largest since the […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has assessed that it could witness a prolonged conflict at two key locations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in Ladakh, where the two nations’ militaries have been in a face-off for over 50 days now. The military […]
