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Army chief says admission of women to NDA ‘not a big deal’, joint training has raised standards

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Common training for men and women officers at the Officer Training Academy, Chennai, which Gen. Naravane himself instituted in 2017-18, has led to improved standards, he said.
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Army resolved to show ‘zero tolerance’ towards terror, says General Naravane

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Army chief Naravane said a 'proxy war' continues as terrorists are still there at launch pads across the border in Pakistan. He said a threat on the western front can't be ignored.
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India ‘not averse’ to demilitarising Siachen — if Pakistan meets preconditions: Army chief

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Army chief Gen Naravane said in a press conference that Pakistan has to accept Actual Ground Position Line separating the two countries’ positions for demilitarisation to proceed.
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War is an instrument of last resort, but India prepared, Army chief says on Ladakh tensions

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Gen Naravane also makes it clear that China’s new land law, which seeks to unilaterally delineate and demarcate territorial boundaries with India and Bhutan, isn’t binding. 
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China wants to cement status quo, India wants de-escalation as 14th-round talks begin in Ladakh

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Disengagement at Hot Springs could finally happen, but ‘legacy issues’ Depsang and Demchok could take longer, so tensions between India and China are expected to continue.
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Fugitive middleman Sanjay Bhandari sues French firm for Rs 92 crore ‘commission’ in 2011 IAF deal

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Bhandari claims he had ‘helped’ Thales to ‘sell the upgrade of the Mirage jets by facilitating a meeting’ with a senior defence ministry official. He fled India in 2016.
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Rajnath Singh, MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt test positive for Covid

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Taking to Twitter, both the Union ministers said that they currently under home quarantine and urged those who had come in their contact to get themselves tested.
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Mega deal in mind, Rafale M takes off from Navy’s Goa test range, Boeing F/A 18 next

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The marine version of the French fighter jet performed a ski-jump —a crucial take-off capability — to demonstrate its ability to operate from Indian aircraft carriers.
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Hot Springs in focus at India-China talks this week, not ‘legacy issues’ Depsang & Demchok

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With new commanders on both sides and after a significant gap without military escalation, sources are hopeful of progress at the 14th round of talks, scheduled for Wednesday.
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Defence ministry’s ‘mammoth’ digital survey of 17.78 lakh acres of land — how, why & what next

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The largest landowner in the country, Defence Ministry used drones, satellites, 3D modelling for faster, efficient survey in 4,900 pockets, remote terrain to check encroachment
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Defence

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Not just 1st R-Day, 26 Jan 1950 also significant as Indian Army, Navy shed ‘Royal’ prefix

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Both the ‘Royal’ prefix for the Navy and Air Force in India, as well as the absence of such a label for the Army, have their roots in British military and political history.

National Interest

Modi vs non-BJP CMs: When most popular isn’t all-powerful & why Centre-state ties will worsen

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Modi’s inability to win many states, and the huge popularity his rivals enjoy there, is pushing Indian politics in a more robustly federal direction.

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