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NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Saturday visited several air bases located in forward areas near the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh and took stock of Indias overall security scenario in the eastern sector, official sources said. They said General Rawat interacted with Army, ITBP and soldiers of the Special Frontier Force (SFF) deployed in the bases including in Dibang Valley and Lohit sector of Arunachal Pradesh. He praised the high morale of the troops a...

URL copied Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat. Nothing can deter the Indian armed forces on remaining steadfast in their call for duty, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Saturday after carrying out a detailed review of Indias military preparedness in forward air bases near the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh amid the nearly eight-month-long Sino-India standoff in eastern Ladakh. Official sources said Gen Rawat carried out an aerial recce of certain are...

Why the successful trials of a desi carbine is such a big deal Friday, January 01, 2021 By: India Today In mid-June this year, a Belgian arms manufacturer walked out of a contract to supply small arms to India’s covert paramilitary, the Special Frontier Force (SFF). FN Herstal had signed a contract worth around Rs 70 crore to supply its P90 personal defence weapons and two variants of its SCAR assault rifl...

Why the successful trials of a desi carbine is such a big deal  Why the successful trials of a desi carbine is such a big deal  | India Today Insight The first indigenously designed and produced carbine to pass trials will reduce India’s humiliating dependence on imported small arms  advertisement UPDATED: December 30, 2020 19:44 IST The Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC) was cleared for induction into the Indian armed forces after successful user trials In mid-June this year, a B...

Sh RashidAg APPISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Shaikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday said that anti-state elements dislike Pakistan’s role for peace in Afghanistan.“Pakistan had made historical...

How India Won the All-Important Battle of Pirgunj in 1971 It was the Pirgunj battalions tactical roadblock that altered the strategic balance in the northwestern sector of East Pakistan. Lt Gen Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender under the gaze of Lt Gen Aurora . Standing immediately behind from L to R: Vice Admiral Krishnan, Air Marshal Dewan, Lt Gen Sagat Singh, Maj Gen JFR Jacob (with Flt Lt Krishnamurthy peering over his shoulder). Veteran newscaster, Surojit Sen of All India Radio, i...

On the road to victory, they soldiered on In the last five decades, about 53 Tibetan soldiers have laid down their lives on the front lines. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Members of the Special Frontier Force, including soldiers from Tibet, during the 1971 India-Pakistan War, in this dated photograph. (File Photo) Express News Service MUNDGOD: It was not their war. But they fought and laid down their lives for our country. Hundreds of soldiers of Tibetan origin, who were part of Special Fr...

Lt Gen Satti to take charge as new NDMA chief By Wednesday Dec 16, 2020 Lt Gen Akhtar Nawaz Satti, who is currently serving as the vice chief of General Staff at GHQ (Frontier Force), was promoted to the rank of Lt Gen last month. Photo: File Lt Gen Nawaz will replace Lt Gen (retd) Mohammad Afzal, who took charge as the NDMA chairman in May 2019. Decision was taken in Tuesday’s cabinet meeting which was presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan. ISLAMABAD: Lt Gen Akhtar Nawaz Satti is set ...

Cabinet okays Lt Gen Satti as new NDMA chief National December 16, 2020 Islamabad: The federal cabinet on Tuesday appointed Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz Satti the chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority. Prime Minister Imran Khan presided over the cabinet meeting. It discussed the overall political and economic situation of the country. Lt Gen Nawaz will replace Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal, who took charge as the NDMA chairman in May 2019. The Cabinet Division had recommended thre...

Text Size: A+ New Delhi: Nearly a month’s planning in utter secrecy, unorthodox deployment of multiple units and false flag manoeuvering, is what led to Indian forces outflanking the Chinese in Eastern Ladakh in August, ThePrint has learnt. The operation has enabled India to dominate the southern banks of the Pangong Tso and offer a determined counter deployment in the northern banks.  The development also took place even as the Navy deployed almost its entire Eastern and Western Fleets ...