SP's MAI Issue No. 19-20 | October 1-31, 2016 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
India-Russia relations take next step
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The recent meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Putin of Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS summit at Goa and the deals signed between India and Russia have silenced the critics that the Modi Government is putting all its eggs...
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MILITARY / REPORT
Goa takeaway: India-Russia mega defence deals
By R. ChandrakanthDespite India’s strengthening of defence and other ties with the US and Russia’s recent overtures in Pakistan, the relationship between India and Russia has a historic bonding.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
SAARC shuns Pakistan
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Pakistan is blaming India for pulling out from the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) meet scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November.
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MILITARY / REPORT
Arihant-functional arm of India’s nuclear triad
By Rear Admiral S. Ramsay (Retd)A decision to create indigenous design, development and construction capability for strategic arm of nuclear powered Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN) was taken by the Government of India way back in the early 1970s.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Big-ticket acquisitions — Overshadowing cuttingedge again?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)As per media reports, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is working towards seeking an annual hike of eight per cent in terms of capital expenditure in the next decade plus in order to procure new equipment for the Army, Navy and the Air Force.
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MILITARY / SPOTLIGHT
INS Tihayu joins the Indian NavyThe Indian Navy commissioned the highly manoeuvrable fast attack craft INS Tihayu at the Eastern Naval Command on October 19, 2016.
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MILITARY
Defence Minister calls upon ASEAN countries to fight terrorismExpressing concern over the rising incidents of terrorism in recent times, the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar stated that non-traditional threats and terrorism remained the foremost challenges to South East Asia region.
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MILITARY
Goa Maritime SymposiumInaugurating the first ever Goa Maritime Symposium conducted by the Naval War College, Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff, reiterated the importance of cooperative engagement to promote maritime security in the Indian Ocean region (IOR).
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MILITARY
Indian Navy urges Indian industry to forge strategic partnership for design and construction of underwater vehiclesVice Admiral G.S. Pabby, AVSM, VSM, Controller of Warship Production & Acquisition (CWP&A), Indian Navy, said this is the right time for India to take a major step...
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MILITARY
Inauguration of Naval Air EnclaveNaval Air Enclave (NAE) was inaugurated at the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) by Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) on October 5, 2016.
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MILITARY
INS Sumitra visits IndonesiaIn pursuit of India’s ‘Act East’ policy and outreach to friendly countries, the Indian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel Sumitra was at Surabaya, Indonesia, on a two-day visit from October 10-12, 2016, as part of its deployment to the South Western Pacific Ocean.
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MILITARY
ANC celebrates 16th Raising Day 2016The 16th Raising Day was celebrated by the Andaman and Nicobar Command on October 8, 2016. The only tri-service operational Command of the Indian armed forces commemorated its raising, by conducting several events over three days.
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MILITARY
India-Russia Joint Military Exercise Indra 2016 begins in VladivostokThe eighth edition of India-Russia Joint Military Exercise Indra 2016 has begun in the Ussiriysk District in Vladivostok, Russia. Main focus of this edition of the joint exercise is on counter-terrorism operations in semi-mountainous and jungle terrain...
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MILITARY
Rear Admiral B. Dasgupta assumes command as Flag Officer Commanding Eastern FleetRear Admiral B. Dasgupta took over command of the sword arm of the Indian Navy, the Eastern Fleet, from Rear Admiral S.V. Bhokare, at an impressive ceremony held...
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MILITARY
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2016 concludesExercise Yudh Abhyas 2016 concluded at Chaubattia, Uttarakhand, on September 27, 2016. The two-week exercise included a Company Group from an Infantry Battalion of Indian Army and 5th Battalion 20th Infantry Regiment...
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MILITARY
Dilli seminar 2016 at INAThe 2016 edition of the annual Dilli seminar on ‘Regional Instabilities in Indian Ocean Rim States — Legacy of Maritime Conquest and Colonisation’ was held at the Indian Naval Academy (INA) in Ezhimala.
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MILITARY
India-Indonesia Bilateral Maritime Exercise commence in IndonesiaIn a demonstration of India’s commitment to its ties with Indonesia and to the maritime security in the Indian Ocean region, Indian naval ship Karmuk, an indigenously built missile corvette, based under the Andaman and Nicobar...
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MILITARY
Second joint tactical exercise held by Indian and Chinese Armies in LadakhAs part of the ongoing initiative to enhance interaction and cooperation between India and China, under the provisions of Border Defense Cooperation Agreement, 2013, the Indian and Chinese armies held second joint exercise...