SP's MAI Issue No. 16 | August 16-31, 2016 - Military Updates
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
Prime Minister raises humanitarian concerns in Pak, unsettles neighbour
By R. ChandrakanthOn the occasion of India’s 70th Independence Day celebrations, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic speech from the ramparts of Red Fort has got global attention...
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MILITARY1 / REPORT
PM Modi's speech on 70th Independence Day
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech on August 15 was in the backdrop optimism wherein he said that if India was plagued by millions of problems...
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MILITARY1 / ANALYSIS
Narrowing the seas: Security ramifications of the SCS verdict
By Bharat KarnadThere’s an aspect of China’s seeking to acquire dominance in the South China Sea that the verdict on July 11, 2016, by the International Court of Arbitration at the Hague...
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MILITARY1 / ANALYSIS
The South China Sea imbroglio and its repercussions
By Rear Admiral S. Ramsay (Retd)The Chinese position of not recognising the verdict of the Permanent Court of Arbitration is a cause for serious worry, because it highlights total disregard to the international order.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Pakistan's prodigal bash
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Turbulence at the recent 7th SAARC Home and Interior Ministers Conference was but expected simply because it was being hosted by Pakistan – notorious for being the crucible of terror and continuing to export terror as an institutionalised state policy.
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
DPP — Private sector awaits fair share
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)If anyone were to ask whether the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP)...
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MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
Adding military muscle — Address foot soldier too
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)In a boost to the Indian Navy comes the news that India has signed a $1.1-billion deal to procure four more Poseidon-8I long-range maritime patrol aircraft from the US...
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MILITARY1
INS Viraat sails on her own steam for one last timeThe aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, set sail for Kochi on July 23 for essential repairs and dry docking (ERDD) at the Cochin Shipyard. This is the last sailing under her own propulsion as INS Viraat is slated for decommissioning later this year.
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MILITARY1
Royal Malaysian Navy Chief visits IndiaAdmiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman bin Haji Ahmad Badaruddin, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy, visited India from July 25-28, 2016. His visit was intended to consolidate the bilateral naval relations between India and Malaysia...
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MILITARY1
Exercise Megh Prahar: Demonstration on river crossingA demonstration on capabilities of Mathura-based Strike 1 to seamlessly effect crossings on river obstacle was conducted on the banks of Yamuna River on July 14, 2016, along the stretch of river adjoining the cantonment.
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MILITARY1
DRDO success in Advanced Artillery Gun SystemThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved yet another technological breakthrough by successfully conducting the proof firing of armament system for 155mm x 52-calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System...
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MILITARY1
Russia and India to develop new SPGMoscow and New Delhi have concluded an agreement to develop a new self-propelled gun (SPG) intended for the Indian domestic market.