Sabang Port agreement gives India strategic foothold near Strait of Malacca, while defence MoUs expand its footprint as a military exporter. Modi met Prabowo n Jakarta Tuesday.
India & Indonesia have also finalised a deal for 1 battery of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, expected to be formally signed soon, though it may remain under wraps for some time.
The CAT had quashed Joshi’s appointment on appeal filed by DRDO ‘Distinguished Scientist’ Sivasubramanyam Nambi Naidu, who was among 3 candidates considered for post.
CAT says seniority, promotion, pay—obtained by 'dint of long service, hard work & integrity'—cannot be made insignificant. 'Fulfilling minimum eligibility criteria won't make one entitled'.
New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.
First arrested in 2018, former BrahMos Aerospace scientist Nishant Agarwal was granted bail in April 2023 but again sent to prison in 2024. HC order paves way for his release.
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.
Doval pushes back against foreign media narratives that suggested Pakistan inflicted damage on India, hails armed forces for precision of strikes, effectiveness of indigenous weapons.
In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.
India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.
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