Defence News: Six Years After 26/11 Attacks, Coastal Security 'Much Stronger,'
On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, the government on Tuesday said that the overall coastal and maritime security along the entire coast is "much stronger than before" as several steps have been taken in this regard. "At any given time, the entire west coast is under continuous surveillance by ships and aircraft of the Navy and Coast Guard", an official statement released late on Tuesday evening said. In order to be better prepared to prevent a 26/11-type attack from the sea, the I…
Indian armed forces ready with plan to tackle Nilofar
HMEDABAD: The Indian armed forces, which have significant presence in Gujarat with preponderance of assets of varying nature all over, have begun to chart out a plan to save their equipment from the impact of severe cyclonic storm Nilofar that is expected to hit Naliya in Kutch district and neighbouring Pakistan on October 31. The cyclone, which as on Monday lay 1,170 southwest of Naliya in the Arabian Sea, is being constantly monitored by the Indian Coast Guard, which has issued an alert to the fishermen and the Gujarat gov…
India, Japan Coast Guards to exercise off Kochi
Close on the heels of the ongoing Indo-Japan bilateral naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Coast Guard is set to hold a similar exercise with its Japanese counterpart off Kochi in mid-January. The Hindu has learnt that the focus areas of the joint drill will be coastal security, search and rescue and anti-piracy operations besides anti-pollution measures. “As we operate in a multi-naval scenario, it is important to develop interoperability with friendly maritime forces. And, Japan is a close ally,” said an officer. Japa…
India, Japan look to bolster defence ties
Japan and India have broken new ground by discussing the contours of a defence relationship, which will include joint development and production of defence equipment. Japan and India have broken new ground by discussing the contours of a defence relationship, which will include joint development and production of defence equipment. The two sides, during meetings here this week, attempted to take forward the initiative taken during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Tokyo visit in May this year, when Japan bent its strict rules prohibiti…
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