Army chief General MM Naravane also said the integration of the armed forces was an inevitability as it would lead to tri-services synergy and optimisation of resources.
Like its predecessors, the new corvette does not have air defence systems than the close-in weapons deployed on board and the Navy is looking at getting new Short Range Air Defence System.
From shows capturing Kashmiri youth’s imagination to money trickling in via NGOs & businesses, steady increase seen in Turkish influence & projection of President Erdogan as role model.
Both India & China are continuing with troop rotation as they look set to maintain forward deployment through Ladakh’s bitter winter as the LAC standoff continues.
June guidelines allowed soldiers to skip 14-day quarantine, but did not specify air travel. The new rule will help personnel go for temporary duties and short leaves.
Australia's decision to rejoin the annual maritime exercise held by India, US and Japan indicates a hardening of stance by Canberra against China's aggression.
The soldier, who strayed across LAC, has been given medical assistance including oxygen, food and warm clothes, and will be returned once formalities are completed, the Indian Army said.
Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
Whole world esp China, Russia, Iran & Asia will now watch India closely as a great menace and cohort of US to threaten Indian Ocean sea trade safety.
Inferior ageing India Navy is not in same league of China modern large fleet to make any comparison. Even mighty USN find modernized PLAN a formidable opponent it fears to confront directly.
India Navy will be sitting duck /canon fodder for US to fight China to last Indian.
Whole world esp China, Russia, Iran & Asia will now watch India closely as a great menace and cohort of US to threaten Indian Ocean sea trade safety.
Inferior ageing India Navy is not in same league of China modern large fleet to make any comparison. Even mighty USN find modernized PLAN a formidable opponent it fears to confront directly.
India Navy will be sitting duck /canon fodder for US to fight China to last Indian.