Vietnam requests Indian Navy to train personnel
In what will strengthen defence ties, Vietnam has requested the Indian Navy to help train Vietnamese naval personnel on Russian-built kilo-class submarines. Vietnam has already been extending special privileges to Indian naval warships to berth at their ports. The two countries have shared close ties for decades and both have been the victims of Chinese aggression in the past. India recently held defence secretary-level talks with Vietnam. India is also keen to sell the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, jointly developed with Russia,…
Strike Force would allow India a two front war
The Indian government this week reportedly paved the way for the creation of a new military corps of 50,000 troops near its border with China. If correct, analysts say this is a sign that New Delhi, which has been largely focused on its frontier with Pakistan, is now shifting its attention to the long, disputed Sino-Indian boundary. The Indian government this week reportedly paved the way for the creation of a new military corps of 50,000 troops near its border with China. If correct, analysts say this is a sign that New Delhi, which…
Top China Army body says Ladakh intrusion was accidental
Terming the border stand-off with India in Ladakh's Depsang valley in April as accidental and not deliberately staged, the top military policy-making body of the PLA has emphasised that China's defence policy remains defensive and that it does not see India's military modernisation as a threat. Terming the border stand-off with India in Ladakh's Depsang valley in April as accidental and not deliberately staged, the top military policy-making body of the People's Liberation Army has emphasised that China's defe…
Russia tries to stave off US in Indian defence market
Russia remains India's largest defence supplier but the United States is slowly catching up with a string of major deals in the recent past. Russia remains India's largest defence supplier but the United States is slowly catching up with a string of major deals in the recent past. Russian experts are, however, confident that Moscow’s long-term strategic relationship with New Delhi will keep the defence equation in Russia’s favour India is among the leaders in terms of defence purchases. New Delhi is expected to increase its d…
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