SP's MAI Issue No. 7-8 | April 1-30, 2017 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Indo-Bangla relations at all-time high — Teesta should be next step
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The four-day visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (April 7-10) has taken Indo-Bangladesh relations to an all-time high.
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MILITARY / FEATURE
Death by a thousand clicks: Online terrorism
By Lt General (Dr) Rajesh Pant (Retd)In March 2017, the Indian anti-terrorist force (ATF) raided a house in Lucknow and killed Saifullah, head of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) sleeper cell.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Cyber war — Where are we?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Cyber attacks in India have been on the rise over the years, particularly against government sites and Indian missions abroad despite several layers of security measures in place to protect against intrusions.
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MILITARY / REPORT
Indo-UK defence partnership
By Our Special CorrespondentThe UK Secretary of State for Defence Sir Michael Fallon was on a four-day visit to India from April 11, 2017.
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MILITARY / REPORT
Self-reliance, indigenisation and collaborative approach are Navy's mantra towards building a force of the future: Vice Admiral Deshpande
By Our Special CorrespondentThe Indian Navy is working relentlessly towards transforming its shipbuilding...
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MILITARY /  EXCLUSIVE 
Exclusive with Controller of Warship Production
By Neetu DhuliaJayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of SP’s M.A.I. spoke to Vice Admiral D.M. Deshpande, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition (CWP&A), Indian Navy
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MILITARY
L&T and Hanwha Techwin sign contract for executing tracked SP gun programmeLarsen & Toubro, India’s multinational engineering conglomerate and private sector defence major, and Hanwha Techwin (HTW) of South Korea, on April 21...
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MILITARY / REPORT
IAI signs $2 billion contracts with India
By Our Special CorrespondentThe Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on April 6, 2017, that the company has been awarded contracts in India totalling almost $2 billion.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
ISIS menace — Caution time ahead
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Bhopal-Ujjain train blast on March 7, 2017, injuring nine people is being heralded as the first strike by the Islamic State in India.
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MILITARY / SPOTLIGHT
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman COSC releases Joint Doctrine Indian Armed Forces - 2017Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and CNS...
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MILITARY
Army Commanders' Conference concludes: need to push modernisation and inclusive HR policiesThe biannual Army Commanders’ Conference came to an end recently with the closing remarks of General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff.
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MILITARY
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff, visits MalaysiaAdmiral Sunil Lanba, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Indian Navy, was on a goodwill visit to Malaysia from April 11 to 15, 2017. The visit was intended to consolidate and enhance bilateral maritime relations...
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MILITARY
Indo-Mongolian joint exercise: Nomadic ElephantThe 12th iteration of Indo-Mongolian joint military exercise Nomadic Elephant was held at Vairengte from April 5 to 18, 2017. Mongolian Army is represented by nine officers and 36 soldiers of the elite 084 Special Forces Task Battalion...
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MILITARY
DCI completes training of Indian submariners for ScorpèneThe Défense Conseil International (DCI), the reference operator of the French Ministry of Defence for the transfer of French military know-how to international partners, has completed training of the first of two crews of Indian submariners for future Scorpène-type submarines.
