'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…
Pak shocked by massive Indian Army retaliation after Modi's fire-at-will order
Islamabad may not be awed but it certainly is shocked by the ferocity and volume of the Indian response to ceasefire violations along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir. Given complete freedom to act by the government, the Indian Army and Border Security Force are firing back at will from every spot the Pakistanis have targeted. The volume and intensity of India's return fire is much higher than the usual calibrated response the Pakistanis have come to expect. Top government sources told Mail Today that Indian forces ar…
3 Service Chiefs Arrive At Pm Modi's Residence For Meeting On Agnipath Issue
New Delhi: Chiefs of the three Indian military services arrived at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence on Tuesday evening amid an ongoing controversy over the Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces. General Manoj Pande of the Indian Army, Admiral Hari Kumar of the Navy, and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari have over the past week issued statements to allay anxieties of protesting aspirants. PM Modi, too, while not expressly naming the scheme, has said, "Several decisions look unfair at present. In time, those decisions wi…
India, US to share list of citizens in terror hubs
NEW DELHI: India and the US will exchange information on their respective citizens who may be going off to Syria, Iraq or any other new terror hotspot. As one of the agreements reached between the counter-terror organizations of both countries in Washington, India and the US will exchange lists of foreign terrorists and terror watchlists. This agreement is significant. While counterterrorism cooperation between India and the US was ramped up after the Mumbai attacks (2008), this agreement is a deeper look at how each country …
DefenseNews: US defense secretary discusses upgrading India ties to counter China
NEW DELHI — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday discussed upgrading partnership with India, a major arms buyer, and set a road map for cooperation for the next five years as both countries grapple with China’s economic rise and increased belligerence, officials said. Austin’s visit comes as India strengthens its domestic defense industry by acquiring new technologies and reducing reliance on imports, particularly from Russia, its largest supplier of military hardware despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath…
India plays down reports of China training Pak Army troops
BRISBANE: Government on Saturday downplayed reports that Chinese troops were training Pakistan Army personnel right across the India-Pakistan border in J&K. External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin when asked to comment on reports in this regard, said the National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is here as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's delegation and that he would be seized of the matter. The spokesperson also said there was no mention of the reported training by the Chinese troops when Modi and C…
Pakistan's cowardly Act: Three soldiers killed in Kashmir and one jawan mutilated.
Three Indian soldiers were killed "in action" along the Line of Control (LoC) in Machhal, Jammu and Kashmir, while the body of one soldier was mutilated, the Indian Army said on Tuesday. Taking strong objection to the disrespect showed to the martyred Indian soldier, India has forally lodged protest with Pakistan . The Vice Chief of Army Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat has briefed the Union Defence Minister on the incident and Parrikar has told the forces to send the "strongest possible message.". The Defence Mini…
Naval intelligence network launch tomorrow
NEW DELHI: India is looking to tie-up with as many as 24 countries for exchange of merchant shipping data, even as its naval intelligence network to track ships in real time has now finally become a reality six years after the 26/11 terror strikes. The outreach to the 24 countries, spread from Africa's east coast to well beyond the Malacca Strait, is being led by national security adviser Ajit Doval. Though this will take time to fructify, the Modi government is now all set to give the final nod to the national maritime domain aw…
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