British Parliament pays glowing tributes to Sikhs and Indian Army for WWI role
Tomes have been written on Winston Churchill's dislike for India and Indians. Yet we know very little about his cold relationship with the Indian Army and its officers, British and Indian alike. Some scholars have argued that India's military contribution to the British war effort in both world wars was forgotten because Churchill wrote it off. It was ironic, therefore, that 100 years after the First World War, the Indian Army's significant role was acknowledged and remembered in the House of Commons' members-only Chur…
China warns Britain to stay out of its affairs
Protesters at Hong Kong’s main protest camp were bracing themselves for eviction on Monday night as David Cameron said China was “mistaken” to bar a group of British MPs from visiting the former colony and Beijing warned that foreign nations should not meddle in its “domestic affairs”. Skirmishes between police and protesters dragged into Monday morning after some of the worst violence since the protests began in September broke out on Sunday night as demonstrators attempted to lay siege to Hong Kong’s government headquarters in Adm…
Today Taliban hit UK embassy vehicle and one British among six killed
Kabul: Latest in the series of terror attacks in Afghanistan, a British embassy convoy was targeted by a Taliban suicide bomber in Afghan capital Kabul, killing six including two UK embassy staff, one of them being a British national, reports said Thursday. Condemning the attack as outrageous, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond stated "This outrage brings home to us once again the courage and perseverance of the people of Afghanistan and members of the international community who support them". Hammond said that two UK e…
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FIRE POWER OF UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) and Britain , is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands.Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in…
Let’s talk transfer of technology , India tells US
It is good that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley have made it clear to the U.S. Defence Minister, Chuck Hagel, who was in India earlier this month, that the pure sale of defence hardware by the U.S. to India is far from enough. The way we should go with the Americans has to be on the lines of the co-development and co-production of the state-of-the-art Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) with the Russians. However, India, which agreed to buy 39 AH-64…
Royal Navy aircraft carrier will be used by US squadrons
DELAYS to the Royal Navy’s new fighter planes could see US squadrons fly off the new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. The carrier, which will be based in Portsmouth, will be ready by 2017 but there may be a delay of some years before the first British squadron of F35s is operational. According to the BBC, the American Marine Corp may be asked to bridge that gap. A fire in the engine of the American-built Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II in the summer has already delayed the build.
Pakistan military technology row 'threatens Israel's strategic relationship with India'
Israel has rejected in strongest terms data recorded and published by the Ministry of Defence which documents the sale of Israeli-manufactured cockpit displays and electronic warfare components for F16 fighter jets to Pakistan in 2010. Further investigations launched by Britain into the deal however at the request of both Israeli and Indian officials have found that it did in fact take place, although they have yet to establish whether it was with the knowledge of the Israeli government. The deal, buried within a public governme…
UK Navy to take drone-teaming operations underwater with new submarine
LONDON — The Royal Navy has ordered what it says will be the largest and most complex unmanned submarine operated by a European navy in a deal aimed at strengthening Britain’s ability to protect undersea cables and pipelines. The contract, secured by M Subs, a small specialist underwater vehicles maker based in Plymouth, South West England, should see the 12-meters-long submarine delivered to the Royal Navy in two years. Announcing the £15.4 million ($18.9 million) deal Dec. 1 the Ministry of Defence said the procurement is the “first step in …
Revealed: UK ‘mercenaries’ fighting Islamic State terrorist forces in Syria
Former infantryman James Hughes from Reading, and Jamie Read from Lanarkshire, are said to be in Rojava, northern Syria A former British infantryman who served in Afghanistan is among a growing cohort of Britons joining the ranks of westerners travelling to Syria and Iraq to fight Islamic State (Isis) militants, the Observer has learned. James Hughes, from Reading, Berkshire, is understood to be in Rojava, northern Syria, helping to defend the beleaguered city of Kobani as a de facto “mercenary” fighting on behalf of the Kurdish P…
‘No need for third party interference, we are capable of handling differences’: Chinese envoy slams Britain
China on Friday slammed the United Kingdom a day after British High Commissioner to India, Sir Philip Barton, said that his country is working with “long-term ally” US to deal with Beijing over the standoff with India and Hong Kong. However, China condemned the UK diplomat’s statement and said that India and China are capable of handling differences and there was “no need for a third-party interference in the matter”. “Noted remarks regarding China by British High Commissioner to India, rife with mistakes and false allegations. Boundary…
Defense News: UK confirms new Nuclear Warhead Weapon after US
LONDON — The British government has confirmed it is developing a new nuclear warhead for its missile submarines, days after the U.S. revealed the program was going ahead before Parliament had been informed. In a written statement to Parliament, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed Feb. 25 that Britain is working on a new warhead to equip it’s Trident missile-armed nuclear submarine fleet. “To ensure the Government maintains an effective deterrent throughout the commission of the Dreadnought Class ballistic missile submarine we are re…
Devastating Mass Shooting in Canada: Nine Killed and At Least 25 Injured at School and Home in Tumbler Ridge
At least nine people were killed and 25 injured in a devastating shooting at a school and nearby home in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, prompting a nationwide shock and ongoing investigation. A devastating mass shooting unfolded earlier today in Tumbler Ridge , a small town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada . At least nine people were killed and more than 25 were injured after gunfire erupted at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and at a nearby residence, police and local authorities said. The suspected shooter was found dead at the scene from a…
Naval ship INS Taragiri bows out of service
Indian naval ship INS Taragiri, the last of the six British-designed but indigenously built Nilgiri class frigates, will bow out of service Thursday after 33 years of glorious service to the nation, an official here said. Indian naval ship INS Taragiri, the last of the six British-designed but indigenously built Nilgiri class frigates, will bow out of service Thursday after 33 years of glorious service to the nation, an official here said. INS Taragiri, christened after a hill range in the Garhwal Himalayas, was commissioned May 16, …
British Navy Chief to Hold Talks with Indian Defence Officials
Indian Defense News: British Navy Chief will hold talks with top defence officials on enhancement of training exchanges and visit various naval installations during his four-day trip to the country. Admiral Sir George Zambellas, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Royal Navy was received at South Block lawns today by Indian Navy chief Admiral R K Dhowan and was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour. During the day, Zambellas is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with the Defence Minister and the three Service…
Britain sends spy planes, ships to Mediterranean amid Israel-Hamas war
LONDON — Military vessels and surveillance aircraft are among the assets Britain is deploying to the Eastern Mediterranean in response to the attack on Israel by Hamas, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced. Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens and abducting others in an unprecedented surprise attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday. In response, the Israeli government declared war on Hamas and vowed to inflict an “unprecedented price.” Roya…
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Israel will soon get 3,000 smart bombs as a part of US military aid
The US will reportedly be supplying Israel with 3,000 smart bombs, similar to those which killed over 2,100 Palestinians during the latest Israeli operation against Gaza, reported regional media citing the US Department of Defense. Funding for the bombs will come from US military aid to Israel , the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) reported, adding that the munitions will be paid off by the end of November 2016. The cost of the shipment is estimated to be around $82 million, IMEMC cited local Palestinian agency Al Ray a…
Russia attacked Ukraine with new ballistic missile
DefenseNews : The Kremlin fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kyiv’s use this week of American and British missiles capable of striking deeper into Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. In a televised address to the country, the Russian president warned that U.S. air defense systems would be powerless to stop the new missile, which he said flies at ten times the speed of sound and which he called the Oreshnik — Russian for hazelnut tree. He also said it could be used to attack any Ukrainian …
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