Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
TopicIndian Army

Topic: Indian Army

Multiple military & civilian chopper crashes in past years highlight a disturbing trend for India

Suchet Vir Singh -
An Indian Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter crashed Wednesday. Several such crashes over past few yrs have jolted the military. Non-military sphere, too, has encountered many crashes.

Pilot killed as army helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang

PTI -
The crash happened during a routine sortie in a forward area. Another pilot is undergoing treatment, defence spokesman Col AS Walia said.

China threat in mind, Army to order another 100 K9 Vajra howitzers from L&T, more to follow

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Plan is to eventually have 300 of these guns. Efforts are also on to fast-track remaining trials of indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System.

ITBP or Army? Questions arise on who will lead patrolling as LAC-China tensions continue

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Defence establishment feels LAC is an active border & hence ITBP should be brought under its control, but MHA feels otherwise citing 'one border, one force' concept.

Army installs monitoring radar in north Sikkim that can detect avalanche in 3 seconds

ThePrint Team -
The radar can also spot landslides. The device can permanently scan a targeted slope for avalanche release and track its path and size.

Peace in Northeast after decades allows Army to finally pull out of counter-insurgency ops

Snehesh Alex Philip -
For first time since 1954, no army unit of brigade size deployed solely for counter-insurgency in region. Role now lies with Assam Rifles.

Ukraine-Russia shows us the future of war with high-end ATGMs, drones. India has to step up

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The Army has state-of-the-art Russian Igla missiles and some Stinger missiles for Apache attack helicopters. However, they are too small to make a difference.

Attempt to ‘Indianise’ Army is insulting. Don’t reduce it to just its colonial history

Manvendra Singh -
After ‘Agniveer,' now another onslaught is being made on the Army's code with the review of customs, to align with a certain ‘national sentiment.’

Army steps up outreach, plans to sponsor 600 students from J&K, Ladakh to study outside UTs

Suchet Vir Singh -
The students will pursue university education under Northern Command’s scholarship scheme, launched last year. Out of 7,500 who applied this year, more than 6,000 are from Kashmir.

Night capabilities, see-through armour — how Army is upgrading its Russian combat vehicles

Snehesh Alex Philip -
BMP 2 forms the backbone of India’s Mechanised Infantry & plays a crucial role in combat including in Eastern Ladakh where it's deployed in large numbers. User trials for upgrade on.
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In Gujarat, voters want BJP’s alternative but not of Modi

Sheela Bhatt -
After ruling Gujarat for 27 years, BJP knows how to shield election outcomes from ground realities such as people’s hardships, leaderless govt and corrupt bureaucracy.
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Italian PM vows cooperation during India's G20 presidency

India can open a new chapter in ties with Italy. Rome knows real intent of China’s outreach

Economy

File photo of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via Reuters

Modi govt asked by sanction-hit Russia for parts for key sectors, says report

Aditi Shah -
Moscow has sent India a list of over 500 products including parts for cars, aircraft and trains for delivery as sanctions squeeze Russia's ability to keep vital industries running.

Defence

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Modi govt moves with Arunachal Frontier Highway, among India’s ‘toughest’ projects yet, China in mind

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The 2,000 km-long highway will be of strategic importance to military. Same equipment used on other side of LAC being deployed to carry out work on tough terrain, say officials.

National Interest

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

Shekhar Gupta -
I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.

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