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As India moves to add Pinaka and new corps teeth along LAC, China cries foul
The line of actual control (LAC) between India and China. (Unofficial map via Quora for approximate idea. Not to scale.)New Delhi: Going by recent developments, the Indian Army looks set to significantly enhance its military posturing along the ...
As Border Roads Organization goes gender-neutral, women start shattering glass ceilings
Col Ponung Doming led the construction efforts of the world’s highest road in Ladakh’s Hanle. (BRO photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The Border Roads Organization, established in 1960, traditionally employed only men due to the de...
Carl-Gustaf M4: Sweden’s Saab starts building facility for weapon after getting approval for 100% FDI
A Carl-Gustav M4 in display. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikipedia)Gurgaon: After receiving approval for 100 per cent foreign direct investment in defence production in the country, Swedish defence major Saab has established a new company, Saab FFVO India ...
Maldives signs defence deal with China, further strains ties with India
Maj Gen Zhang Baoqun of China (L) and Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon of the Maldives shaking hands after signing the defence deal. (Photo: The Maldivian defence ministry.)New Delhi: In a move that is sure to raise eyebrows in New Delhi, the Maldives signed ...
DefConnect – 2024: Rajnath Singh launches ADITI scheme to boost defence innovation
Rajnath Singh at DefConnect – 2024, in New Delhi. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, launched the ADITI scheme, a new initiative to promote innovations in critical and strategic defen...
Battle of Galwan: A lost story from the 1962 India-China war
Chinese troops attacking an Indian Army post at Galwan in 1962. (Photo credit: mymemo.cn99.com)In 1962, China said the establishment of the Indian military post at Galwan was an attempt to grab land by India. Galwan is one of the most-used terms by t...
Exercise Samudra Laksamana: India and Malaysia start joint naval drills
Officers and sailors during an interaction in the harbour phase of Exercise Samudra Laksamana in Visakhapatnam. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)Visakhapatnam: India-Malaysia bilateral naval drills – “Exercise Samudra Laksa...
Mauritius’s Agaléga Island: Is India building a secret military base there?
The distance between Mauritius’s Agaléga and mainland India is a little over 3,000 kilometres at the nearest points. (Google Maps)Agaléga Island comprises two islets, shaped like an exclamation mark (!) – a long and thin nor...
French army chief General Pierre Schill in India visit, to witness Pinaka firepower demonstration
Gen Manoj Pande (L) presenting Gen Pierre Schill with a memento at the former’s office. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: France’s army chief, General Pierre Schill, arrived in the national capital for a significa...
Indian Air Force moves closer to acquiring ‘Istar’ system
An IAF airborne early warning system. (Photo: Indian Air Force)New Delhi: Seeking a comprehensive upgrade for its “eye in the sky” architecture, India’s quest to procure the highly advanced airborne intelligence, surveillance, targe...Results
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