SP's MAI Issue No. 12 | June 16-30, 2015 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / REPORT
Carter visit — New road map for defence relationship
By Ranjeet KumarThe new framework agreement provides avenues for high level strategic discussions, continued exchanges between armed forces of both countries, and strengthening of defence capabilities
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Indo-US defence relations — Will irritants persist?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Continued US support to the Pakistani military despite all this, even blatant nuclear proliferation, is certainly detrimental to Indian interests
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MILITARY / REPORT
Netherlands eager to enter Indian defence market
By Ranjeet KumarThe Dutch Prime Minister’s visit to India will go a long way in creating awareness about the Indian defence market and available opportunities for the Dutch defence industries
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MILITARY / REPORT
Sweden eyeing Indian defence market
By Ranjeet KumarSweden has a very ambitious plan to widen its footprint in Indian defence market...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Saab Gripen for the Indian Air Force?
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)On May 31 this year, the Indian Ministry of Defence had invited the global aerospace majors Saab and Rosoboronexport to make presentations on their proposal or offer...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Soldiers demand One Rank, One Pension
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)When a former service officer writes on a subject which involves ex-servicemen’s benefits he is unlikely to be taken seriously because he is expected to take the side of his former comrades in arms!
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MILITARY / SEMINAR REPORT
DPP will provide a clarity on 'Make in India'
By Neetu DhuliaNew Delhi, June 11: “It’s the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which are...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
New era in Indo-Bangla relations
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The ratification of the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) during the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh is perhaps the topmost strategic achievement with neighbouring countries by the Modi Government.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Restructured leadership of DRDO
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)Leadership changes in DRDO signal the determination of the government to propel the organisation to attain significantly higher levels...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Myanmar raid — Go for credible deterrence
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Special Forces raids on two terrorist camps in Mynamar are a good beginning at the tactical level but we need to need to urgently address the strategic level.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Cross-border military raid in Myanmar
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)Thursday, June 4, 2015, witnessed one of the biggest militant attacks on the Army in recent years. At least 18 soldiers were killed and another 11 injured when they were ambushed in the Moltuk valley of Chandel district in Manipur.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Special operations in Myanmar
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)In the early hours of June 9 this year, Indian Special Forces carried out surgical operations deep inside Myanmar territory. Their targets were two camps of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) and allied insurgent groups.
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MILITARY
Indigenously-built aircraft carrier Vikrant undocks at Cochin ShipyardThe largest and the first indigenously-built, 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier (IAC) to be christened as INS Vikrant on commissioning was undocked on June 10, 2015, at a simple ceremony held at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
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MILITARY
Indian armed forces wind up their biggest relief and rescue operations abroad everIn the just concluded ‘Op Maitri’ in the quake-hit Nepal, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Army flew 2,223 sorties, rescued/evacuated about 11,200 people...
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MILITARY
Big push to private participation in defence manufacturing: Government provides level playing field with defence PSUsDefence manufacturing is one of the key sectors among the 25 sectors identified under the ‘Make in India’ campaign launched by the Government of India.
