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The biggest challenges Nirmala Sitharaman will face as India’s new Defence Minister

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Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
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Swedish bid for Indian fighter contest gets Adani push

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Indian Air Force wants to procure 18 aircraft directly from a foreign vendor, while 96 more are to be made with the Indian partner
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Critical trials for desi trainer soon, HAL looks to start production in December

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Basic trainer aircraft to undergo crucial trials to check its stability and utility in devastating situations.
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Defence ministry retires 13 babus for non-performance

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Group-A officers from Ordnance Factory Service asked to leave; the move is part of larger plan to cut the flab.
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In big military reforms, 57000 personnel to be redeployed as govt cuts flab

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Postal establishment in peace locations to be shut; signals, ordnance, supply units restructured In a set of new reforms, described as the biggest post-independence, over...
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IAF gets operational training centre for C 130J aircraft at Hindon base

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Missions or maneuvers that are deemed too risky to be taught directly on aircraft will be practiced by pilots at the centre
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Indian offer to sell Brahmos missiles to Vietnam stalled

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Vietnam is reconsidering deal as it is in direct talks with Russia for supply of similar missiles
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For first air force exercise with Israel, IAF to send C 130 special operations aircraft

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Exercise Blue Flag will take place in November with US, France, Germany among other participants
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Boeing says Indian Army’s six new Apache choppers will be the ‘most lethal’

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The Indian Army is getting the first batch of these helicopters in 2019.
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Decoding Doklam: Back to status quo, no mention of road construction

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Both China and India refrain from mentioning ‘road construction’; patrols to continue
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Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet

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The world is worried that India might restrict exports of rice after wheat, pushing prices higher and worsening global food security.

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Indian Naval Air Squadron INAS 324 commissioned at Visakhapatnam | Twitter | @PBNS_India

India’s Eastern Seaboard gets its first naval air squadron INAS 324

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With INAS 324, the Indian Navy's Eastern Seaboard will now operate a naval air squadron with HAL’s indigenously built Advanced Light Helicopter.

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Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest

Shekhar Gupta -
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.

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