SP's MAI Issue No. 24 | December 16-31, 2015 - Military Updates
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India-Japan defence cooperation on higher pedestal
By Ranjeet KumarThe Indo-Japan defence and strategic relations have been put on a higher pedestal during the visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the annual summit in New Delhi...
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Abe’s visit — Special strategic partnership goes more special
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The hallmark of Prime Minister Abe’s visit was signing of landmark Indo-Japanese deal on peaceful use of civil nuclear energy.
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Maiden visit of Parrikar to US
By Ranjeet KumarIndian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar paid a landmark visit to the United States at the invitation of the US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter in the second week...
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Indo-US Joint Statement outlines defence cooperation
By R. ChandrakanthThe official visit underlined the strategic importance of the defence relationship and the personal priority that the Minister and Secretary place on the bilateral partnership.
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Parrikar tours USS Dwight D. EisenhowerThe Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was given a rare insight into USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, one of America’s top nuclear powered aircraft carrier...
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Indo-Russian bonds remain strong
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Russia later in the month to attend the annual India-Russia Summit.
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Heart of Asia — Will Pakistan withdraw the knife?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Heart of Asia conference in Islamabad was the fifth in the series of ministerial level meetings that have been ongoing since 2011, in continuation of the Istanbul Process. The Istanbul Process is the latest of numerous international initiatives of the last few decades to restore peace and development in and around Afghanistan.
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India-Pakistan Joint StatementThe External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj led the Indian delegation to the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process in Islamabad on December 8-9, 2015.
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Launch of Yard 2096The fifth ship of LCU-MK IV project was launched on December 7, 2015, at an impressive ceremony at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata. The chief guest, Vice Admiral A.V. Subhedar, Chief of Material, Chairman and MD of GRSE...
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Chief of Army Staff reviews Exercise 'DRAD Sankalp'The final phase (validation phase) of the training exercise by Indian Army’s Southern Command Ex ‘Drad Sankalp’ in simulated contemporary battlefield environment, which commenced on December 3, culminated on December 5.