SP's MAI Issue No. 9 | May 1-15, 2017 - Military Updates
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MILITARY / REPORT
Erdogan's visit will cement relations
By Ranjit KumarIndia and Turkey have differences over the status of Kashmir and Northern Cyprus, but that has not stopped the two nations from strengthening relations.
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MILITARY / VIEWPOINT
Prime Minister Modi’s Israel visit — Expectations?
By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel on July 5-6 this year, first by any Indian Prime Minister will be a historic event of extraordinary proportions since it also will...
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MILITARY
Sanjay Mitra appointed as new Defence SecretaryThe government on May 10 approved the appointment of West Bengal cadre and 1982 batch officer Sanjay Mitra as the next Defence Secretary with a fixed tenure of two years. Mitra, who was holding the charge of Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and...
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MILITARY
Naval Commanders' Conference
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)Bi-annual Naval Commanders’ Conference was held from May 2 to 5, 2017, which was attended by all Commanders-in-Chief, senior flag officers of Indian Navy...
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MILITARY / SPOTLIGHT
29th India-Indonesia coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) commencesThe 29th series of India-Indonesia CORPAT commenced from May 9-25, 2017, with the opening ceremony being conducted from May 9-12, 2017 at Port Blair under the aegis...
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MILITARY
Two launches in a row with precise hit of BrahMos Block 3South Western Command’s Corps ‘Strike One’ successfully carried out the firing of the advanced BrahMos Block III land attack cruise missile system (LACM) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on May 3.
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MILITARY
Indian warships visit AlexandriaAs part of the Indian Navy’s overseas deployment (OSD) to the Mediterranean Sea and the West Coast of Africa, two Indian warships, INS Mumbai and INS Aditya, were on a three-day visit to Alexandria in Egypt from May 5.
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MILITARY
India and Republic of Korea sign inter-governmental MOU on shipbuildingIndia and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed an inter-governmental memorandum of understanding (MoU) for defence industry co-operation in shipbuilding in New Delhi on April 21, 2017.