SP's MAI Issue No. 17 | September 1-15, 2016 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / REPORT
US Secretary of State in India; Indian Defence Minister in US — Dialogue continues
By R. ChandrakanthIn recent years, India-US relationship has taken a new and invigorating turn where...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Kerry's visit: India, US focus on Pak terror
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Deliberations during the recent visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry is being hailed for delivering a blunt message to Pakistan, not to distinguish between good and bad...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
LEMOA — An overall assessment
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)India and the United States have signed an important logistics agreement that will enable forces of both the countries to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
A pioneering initiative!
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)LEMOA is a document that establishes basic terms, conditions and procedures for reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies and services between the armed forces of India and the United States
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Triple whammy for Indian bureaucracy
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)If one hallmark of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent visit to India was targeting Pakistan for exporting terrorism, the second was Kerry lambasting the Indian bureaucracy, the joke circulating on social media being that both these entities...
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MILITARY / REPORT
Chief of the Army Staff inaugurates the Army Design Bureau
By Rohit GoelGeneral Dalbir Singh, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), along with Lt General M.M.S. Rai, Vice Chief of Army Staff, and Lt General Subrata Saha, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (P&S), formally announced the establishment of the Army Design Bureau...
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
China: Self-appointed NSG policeman caught cheating
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)China, the self-proclaimed Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) policeman, has been caught, what may be described as with her pants down, violating NSG rules herself.
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MILITARY / SPOTLIGHT
Javelin Joint Venture signs letter of intent with Tata PowerThe Javelin Joint Venture team, a partnership between Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin, signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Tata Power Company Limited...
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MILITARY
Maiden Annual Joint Disaster Relief Exercise Prakampana inauguratedThe maiden Joint Disaster Management Exercise named Prakampana (‘Cyclone’ in Sanskrit) aimed at synchronising resources and efforts of all agencies involved in disaster management has been inaugurated at Visakhapatnam on August 30, 2016.
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MILITARY
Lt General Bipin Rawat takes over as the VCOASLt General M.M.S. Rai retired on August 31, 2016, relinquishing the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) of the Indian Army. The General Officer hung his uniform after an illustrious military career spanning four decades.
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MILITARY
Indian warships visit Port Louis, MauritiusIn a demonstration of India’s commitment to its ties with Mauritius and to promote maritime security in the Indian Ocean region, Indian naval ships Kolkata and Aditya under the Command of the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet...
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MILITARY
Rear Admiral R.S. Laswai, Commander of Tanzanian Navy, visits IndiaRear Admiral R.S. Laswai, Commander of Tanzanian Navy, was on an official visit to India from August 29 to September 1, 2016. His visit was to consolidate bilateral naval relations between India and Tanzania and to explore new avenues for naval cooperation.
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MILITARY
Regional Maritime Security Course commences at Naval War CollegeIn continuation of the Indian Navy’s foreign cooperation initiatives, a Regional Maritime Security Course (RMSC) for officers of the rank of Colonel/equivalent of maritime security agencies from friendly foreign countries (FFCs)...
