The Indian Defence Ministry on Wednesday announced the delivery of five units of S-400 Triumf Air Defence systems from Russia is likely to be completed by April 2023. The statement comes on the backdrop of finalisation of a new payment mode between India and Russia to skirt the CAATSA threat.
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Indian Navy Floats Tender for Underwater Weapons Systems for its French-Origin Submarines
Months after India’s French-origin Scorpene-class submarine started operating without primary underwater weapons systems, the Indian Navy has finally launched a tender worth over $300 million to arm its diesel-electric submarines.
Read more ›Al Qaeda Calls for ‘Unrelenting Blows’ on the Indian Army in Kashmir
The terror outfit’s chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri also said the fight in Kashmir was part of the global Muslim community’s “jihad against a vast array of forces”.
Read more ›Pakistan Army accuses India of ‘state-sponsored terrorism’
At least five Pakistani soldiers have been killed after an explosion near the de facto border with India in the disputed region of Kashmir, Pakistan’s military said, terming it “state-sponsored terrorism” by its eastern neighbour.
Read more ›Heavy Fighting Erupts Between Indian, Pakistani Forces in Kashmir Region – Reports
Heavy firing exchanges were reported on Friday between Indian and Pakistani forces on the so-called Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, local media reported.
Read more ›Defence Modernisation Takes A Hit as India Doesn’t Raise Annual Allocation in Budget
Amid growing needs to modernise the armed forces, the Indian government has kept the defence budget at the level announced during the interim budget in February.
Read more ›Indian forces kill spokesman for al Qaeda group in Kashmir
Indian forces killed the spokesman for Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) during an operation on June 26. Shabir Ahmad Malik (also known as Abu Ubaidah) was intially a member of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT), but he defected to AGH, becoming a mouthpiece for the upstart al Qaeda group.
Read more ›Indian Defense Ministry Seeks Shipyards Willing to Build Six New Submarines
The Indian Defense Ministry set in motion last Thursday the process of getting six new submarines built under its new Strategic Partnership program, which aims to increase domestic development by partnering Indian firms with foreign ones to produce military hardware.
Read more ›Pompeo says remains hopeful Pakistan will crack down on Islamist militants
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a trip to India on Wednesday that he remained hopeful that neighboring Pakistan would chose the “right course” in cracking down on Islamist fundamentalists.
Read more ›India says Kashmir separatists ready for talks
India says the leader of Kashmir’s largest separatist group is ready for talks with New Delhi to resolve the conflict over the Himalayan valley.
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