Pahalgam terror attack: JD Vance urges India, Pakistan to avoid WAR

DefenseNews : US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that India's response to last week's terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam should be measured to avoid triggering a “wider regional conflict”. Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Vance also emphasised that Pakistan must cooperate with India in addressing the threat of extremism. Here are the top updates 1. US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth spoke with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to offer condolences for the lives lost in the recent terror attack in Pahalg…

DefenseNews :  Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India soon, with the Kremlin currently finalizing the dates for his trip. This announcement was made by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, who indicated that the exact dates will be revealed shortly. This visit marks Putin's first trip to India since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022; his last visit occurred on December 6, 2021, during the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi. The upcoming visit is significant as it comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#…

'no Rollback': Nsa Ajit Doval Defends 'agnipath', Says Pm Modi Took Political Risk In National Interest

New Delhi: Amid protests against the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval said on Tuesday that "there is no question" of a rollback. "India has among the youngest populations in the world; yet it cannot continue to have an army with a high average age," he told ANI in an interview, arguing that the new system will ensure a more tech-savvy army. NSA Doval is the latest among those deployed by the government to defend the scheme for recruiting 'Agniveer' soldiers on four-ye…

How India can act as a global bridge !!

Earlier this year, United States (US) President Donald Trump used his prerogative as G-7 host to suggest inviting the leaders of India, Australia, and South Korea to the annual conclave. “I don’t feel that as a G-7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very outdated group of countries,” Trump said in May.  While he later considered adding Brazil, Trump’s proposal was overshadowed by his suggestion that Russia be included, a move opposed by many of his advisers. Meanwhile, questions persist about whether this year’s G…

Howitzer gun deal will enhance defence ties with India: US Ambassador

NEW DELHI: The government’s decision to buy 145 M777 155mm/45-calibre ultra-light Howitzer battlefield guns from BAE Systems under the Foreign Sales Military route with the US will further enhance defence ties between both the countries, according to US Ambassador to India Richard Verma. The deal was approved by the Defence Ministry in June and the letter of agreement or LoA was signed on Wednesday between both the governments.  “Indian industry will partner with the US defence subsidiary of BAE Systems to locally assemble, integr…

Indian PM Modi is Under Attack Threat Based On Arrested Al Qaeda Suspects

INDIA: Three people arrested today in Madurai in Tamil Nadu were planning to attack 22 top political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi . The arrests were made by the National Investigation Agency, the country's top counter-terror group. The suspects are allegedly members of the Al Qaeda. M Khareem, Asif Sultan Mohammed and Abbas Ali were arrested after raids across the city. Along with explosives, investigators recovered pamphlets and documents on a pen drive that listed potential targets including PM Modi .

When Moscow calls

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit this week comes against the backdrop of the toughest challenge faced by the Russian economy since the late 1990s. With falling global oil prices and bruising Western sanctions, Russia is set to slip into recession next year and Putin ’s state-of-the-nation address last Thursday warned Russians to brace for hard times ahead. In this situation, Moscow would naturally seek to reach out to other partners, such as India and China.  Putin ’s visit is also going to be Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s f…

Russia can soon set up 20-24 nuclear energy units in India

NEW DELHI: Less than two months before Barack Obama 's presence in Delhi as the Republic Day Chief Guest, Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin would unveil on Dec 11 a grand vision document to meet India's energy needs and boost trade and investment ties across wide-ranging sectors including a deal on sovereign fund notwithstanding a recent veiled threat from US official of the risks of doing business with Moscow.  The fast changing geo-political scenario has seen Delhi getting closer to US while Moscow has re…

Boeing mulls investment in India’s defence sector

New Delhi :  Boeing , the world's largest planemaker, is considering investing in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi eases rules for foreign investment in the defence sector and expedites arms contracts. The United States-based aerospace company is in the process of identifying partners "for a strategic and meaningful relationship," Dennis D. Swanson, the New Delhi-based vice-president at Boeing Defence Space & Security, said in an interview. Modi 's decision in July to allow overseas investors to buy as…

US-India Commerce Ministry officials to discuss corrosion prevention in defence

In a bid to strengthen the country's defence sector, officials from Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry are scheduled to meet U.S. Department of Commerce to discuss adaptation of technologies from the latter for prevention of corrosion and maintenance of equipment standards for the defence sector. India loses billions of dollars every year on corrosion cost and defence sector is one of the contributors along with shipping, heavy industries and petroleum among others. The first round table meeting which wil…

PM Narendra Modi Says Al Qaeda Will Fail in India

rime Minister Narendra Modi has said al Qaeda will struggle to recruit members in the world's second-most populous nation and he praised Indian Muslims for their commitment to fight for the country. Al Qaeda announced the formation of its first wing dedicated to waging jihad in South Asia earlier this month. A few days later it claimed responsibility for hijacking a Pakistani naval ship. Mr Modi, who was elected in May, said Indian Muslims were patriotic and would not betray their nation, which has a long history of sectarian stri…

India-Japan Talks To Focus on Strategic Ties, Possible Aircraft Deal

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Japan will include talks on possible joint production of amphibious aircraft and other matters related to strategic and defense ties between the two countries. Modi, who leads a new government here, personally extended his stay in Japan from a planned four days to five, beginning Aug. 30. He will be accompanied by a 20 high-ranking officials of all Indian industry, signaling the importance the new government places on ties with Japan, a source in India’s External Affa…

High-end Defence Technology Cooperation Possible with Japan: PM

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India sees possibility of a new era of cooperation with Japan in high-end defence technology and equipment and noted that progress has been made in parleys on civil nuclear agreement and amphibious aircraft deal between them. "In the field of defence and security, I feel time has come for us to upgrade our relations. I see in the recent changes in Japan's defence export policies and regulations a possibility to engage in a new era of cooperation in high-end defence technology…

Defence Min orders 118 Arjun MK-II Tanks, scraps deal for 197 LCH

Within 15 days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to the industries to make in India, his government has scrapped the deal for a 197 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) and instead opened it for the Indian industry under the Buy and Make Indian category. This opens the doors for the Indian private sector industry to team up with a foreign manufacturer and make these helicopters within India, thus ensuring a transfer of critical technology. Defence ministry sources said that the decision will bring in business worth Rs 40,000 crore…

Japan Navy chief’s message for new Indian govt.

The new government that will take charge in New Delhi next month has been given a clear message from Japan’s top-most naval official: Tokyo hopes the Indian political establishment – which under two terms of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has generally been cautious on boosting military ties with Japan keeping China’s concerns in mind– will do “much more” to build closer relations. Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, Chief of Staff of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF), said his country has been “wanting very much” to re-join th…

What is Modi’s military vision?

Recently I had written in these pages on the importance of Narendra Modi’s strategic vision. That was dominated by the theme of foreign policy. But what about Modi’s military vision? This question is relevant as the accident involving a submarine has led to the unprecedented resignation of the chief of the naval staff who had 15 months of his services left. In fact, over the last six months there have been two submarine accidents that cost nine lives, with one submarine getting co…