Rajnath urges Kukis, and Meiteis to build trust through dialogue Context A day after suspected Kuki radicals gunned down a police officer from the Meitei tribe in Manipur, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said it was past time for the two communities to sit down and […]
The time has come for India to declare Hamas a terrorist group: Israel Ambassador Context Indian officials should designate Hamas as a terrorist organization, Israeli Ambassador Naor Gilon stated here on Wednesday. During a media event, Mr Gilon stated that the Israeli economy would not […]
‘Army held over 400 meetings with civil society groups’ Context An official stated that in an effort to restore order to Manipur, which has been rocked by violence, the Army and the Assam Rifles held more than 400 security talks with village heads, shopkeepers, and […]
The study estimates the count of UAVs required for the three Services Context Two studies on significant military platforms used by the three Services have been commissioned by General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff. These platforms are armoured helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), […]
Territorial Army inducts five Chinese language interpreters for border talks Context Five Chinese-speaking translators were hired by the Territorial Army (TA) in August to help the army at border personnel meetings (BPMs) with China, according to sources in the military. Additionally, plans exist to hire […]
ITBP on alert, conducting patrols along China border: Home Ministry Context According to the 2022–23 annual report of the Union Home Ministry, which was released on Friday, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) carried out 2,899 patrols along the Chinese border between April and December 2022. […]
Indian Navy to unveil ‘Swavlamban 2.0’ next week: Vice-Chief Context : Vice-Admiral Sanjay Singh, the Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff, announced on Wednesday that the Indian Navy will unveil its updated indigenization road map, known as “Swavlamban 2.0,” next week. This document will provide an […]
Indo-Pacific region a web of interdependencies: Army chief Context Land power, according to U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, is “decisive,” thus there is a greater need for “unity and collective commitment.” They were speaking at a news conference for the 13th Indo-Pacific […]
U.S. raises concerns over Chinese vessel’s visit to Sri Lanka Context According to Colombo-based media, the United States has expressed alarm to the Ranil Wickremesinghe administration about the planned arrival of a Chinese research vessel to Sri Lanka in October, following India. What is the […]
Defence Board discusses plan for second Vikrant-like carrier Context According to defence sources, the Navy’s plan to purchase a second aircraft carrier similar to Vikrant was examined by the Defence Procurement Board (DPB) last week. The DPB has not yet approved the plan, nevertheless. According […]