Navy projects blue water muscle with long range deployment in Indian Ocean region
NEW DELHI: Four Indian warships on Wednesday set sail from Mumbai on a long overseas deployment to East Africa and beyond to build "maritime bridges" with countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The first port of call for the warships -- guided-missile destroyer INS Mumbai, stealth frigates INS Talwar and INS Teg, and tanker INS Deepak - will be Antisiranana in Madagascar during the 50-day deployment. "INS Teg will then separately head for the international waters off Simon's town, the main base of the Sou…
Defexpo to showcase India's defence capabilities
Country's capabilities in land, naval and security systems and its emergence as an "attractive destination" for investment in the defence sector will be showcased at the Defexpo India starting Fe b 6. A total of 624 companies from 30 countries will take part in the four-day event. Considered one of Asia's biggest land and maritime shows, the Defexpo is taking place at a time when the government has revised defence procurement procedure to make "buy Indian" and "buy and make Indian" preferred categ…
Global strategic move: India increases defence trainings in Asia, Africa and Latin America
NEW DELHI: India is subtly increasing defence training programmes in friendly countries in southeast Asia Africa and Latin America, with a global strategic objective. Besides training military officers and personnel of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Asean, African and Latin American nations in domestic training facilities, Indian trainers are also visiting countries like Laos and Vietnam and Namibia and Ethiopia to impart military training, official sources told ET. These are friendly countries with which India has extensive diplomatic co…
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INDIA
I NDIA Capital : New Delhi Dialing code : 91 Population : 1.241 billion (2011) GDP per capital : 1,508.54 USD (2011) Gross domestic product : 1.873 trillion USD (2011) Government : Parliamentary system , Federal republic , Constitutional republic Fire Power of India India officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populouscountry with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the I…
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…
BrahMos missile exports a challenging proposition
Despite its high promise, India and Russia have to navigate through various complexities in making the BrahMos missile a profitable business. With the visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister to India in the last week of October, the issue of BrahMos missile export has surfaced again. Built under joint cooperation of India and Russia, the supersonic cruise missile has become quite popular in third countries. Due its cost effectiveness and deterrence capacity, the missile has been much sought after by countries as far as Latin Americ…
8 Indian,US warships conduct maritime drills in Indian Ocean
The drills also came at a time when tensions have mounted over China’s activities in the South China Sea, where the US Navy has just conducted a major exercise that involved two carrier strike groups. A US Navy carrier strike group, led by USS Nimitz, on Monday conducted maritime drills with Indian warships in the Indian Ocean region (IOR), against the backdrop of the India-China border standoff in Ladakh, people familiar with the development said on Monday. The passage exercise involved a total of eight Indian and US warships, said an …
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CHINA FIRE POWER China , officially the People's Republic of China ( PRC ), is a sovereign state located in East Asia . It is the world's most populous country , with a population of over 1.35 billion . The PRC is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party , with its seat of government in the capital city of Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and …
How to transform India from world's largest defence importer to major exporter
The government's recent decision to deregulate manufacture of a number of items used by the defence forces will result in new players and SMEs entering the sector. Easy entry will result in an increase in the number of manufactures, with the benefit of competition that will improve both quality and cost-effectiveness. This will also encourage them to seek export markets for their products. Socio-economic growth and a credible defence capability achieved through self-reliance are fundamental for a nation to secure a globally res…
India and the US Re-balance to the Asia-Pacific
The much touted US pivot/re-balance to the Asia-Pacific has drawn considerable flak of late. From the Syrian chemical weapons use to Russia’s revanchism, the questioning of America’s leadership has seen the pivot naysayers become louder. President Obama has firmly recognized the limits of American power. The Commander of the US Pacific Air Forces has admitted that the resources for the pivot haven’t come his way even as the head of the US Pacific Command has made clear America’s inability to conduct amphibious assaults. To top these of…
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…
Beijing’s Shadow Airpower Strategy Deepens Pakistan’s Military Edge
DefenseNews: Quiet Chinese support is reshaping South Asia’s aerial balance Fresh reports suggesting expanded Chinese operational and technical assistance to Pakistan’s Air Force have intensified debate across South Asia’s defense community. The development highlights the rapidly evolving China-Pakistan strategic partnership, the growing role of Chinese military technology in regional airpower competition, and the wider implications for India’s defense strategy and Indo-Pacific security calculations. The evolving strategic relationship betwee…
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