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Captain Geetika Koul of the Snow Leopard Brigade has achieved a momentous milestone for the Indian Army by becoming the first female medical officer to be stationed at the Siachen Glacier, which is regarded as the highest battlefield in the world. This outstanding accomplishment represents a major step for gender equality in the Indian military. Captain Koul is a native of Kashmir. She showed her steadfast dedication and resilience by completing her tough induction training at the Siachen Battle School, preparing her for the demanding conditions at the glacier. Her deployment in the midst of the severe winter is even more evidence of her commitment and resolve. Situated close to the Line of Control (LOC) in Ladakh, the Siachen Glacier...

The close aide of Pakistan-based Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Rode, Paramjit Singh, also known as Dhadi, will be interrogated by intelligence services to determine his role in terror funding. According to a senior intelligence official, Paramjit Singh, a British national who founded the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), had a close relationship with Rode. According to officials, Paramjit Singh was arrested at the Amritsar airport on Tuesday while attempting to board a trip to London using a forged passport. He was brought before the court and placed under custody for a period of fourteen days. He will be questioned by a team from the State Intelligence Wing, Research and Analysis Wing, Military Intelligence, and...

In a shocking display of hatred, a top Pakistani Army commander was captured in a viral video making offensive remarks about India and pledging to "liberate Palestine." The video, which was extensively circulated on social media sites, prompted anger and alarm in India and abroad. Speaking to a gathering of people, the official is heard making controversial statements about India, such as wanting to "chain PM Modi" and conquer the "rulers of India." The audience cheers and applauds when he says that the "army of the east" would liberate Palestine. These provocative comments highlight the long-standing hostility between Pakistan and India, a relationship hampered by years of disputes and violence. Worryingly, the official has shown...

The mastermind of the Pulwama attack and notorious terrorist Adnan Ahmed has been assassinated in Pakistan. Ahmed is the mastermind of multiple terrorist acts in India, such as the attack on the CRPF camp in Pampore in 2016 that left eight troops dead and 22 injured. Ahmed's death is a severe blow to the region's terrorist organizations. His removal sends a clear message that terrorists will not get away with their crimes. Reports suggest that unidentified shooters have stepped up their activities in Pakistan, allegedly aiming to kill well-known terrorists who are sheltering there. Because of this, terrorist groups are in a state of terror and afraid for their own security. Getting rid of Adnan Ahmed is a good step forward in the...

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the self-proclaimed commander of the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) organization based in the United States, has issued a chilling threat to attack the Indian Parliament on or before December 13. This is an alarming development. The threat, which was made in a video that Pannun posted, shocked India's security apparatus and raised alert levels around the Parliament complex. India has labeled Pannun as a terrorist, and he has a lengthy history of threatening the Indian government and instigating violence. He asserts in his most recent video that he is going to "shake the very foundation of the Indian Parliament" in retaliation for what he says is an assassination plot by Indian agents. One of the posters in the video...

India's Chandrayaan 3 project has accomplished a great technological accomplishment by successfully returning the spacecraft's propulsion module into a high orbit over Earth. This unanticipated advancement confirms India's status as the world's third most advanced deep-space exploration program, which is a major milestone for the country's space program. Senior space editor at Ars Technica Eric Berger duly acknowledges India's accomplishments, saying that the nation has legitimately established itself as a major player in deep-space research. India's prior accomplishments, such as launching a spacecraft into orbit around Mars in 2014 and using the Vikram lander to make a soft landing on the Moon in December 2018, serve to bolster the...

Disappointingly, within ten minutes after taking off on a training sortie, an Indian Air Force (IAF) Pilatus trainer aircraft vanished from radar contact. It had taken off from the Air Force Academy, Dundigal. IAF helicopters and ground forces immediately began a large search and rescue operation. Eventually, the plane's wreckage was discovered in an isolated area close to Toopran in the Medak district. Sadly, it was discovered that both of the pilots—Squadron Leader Abhimanyu Rai and Corporal Vu Van Thein, a Vietnam People's Air Force member attached to the academy—had passed away. While armed police guard the accident site, the two pilots' mortal corpses have been moved for post-mortem examination. A Court of Inquiry has been...

On November 30, 2023, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), presided over by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the purchase of 97 additional LCA-Tejas Mk1A fighter jets. After the AoN, contracts are usually collaborated out with manufacturers and then sent to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which is led by the Prime Minister. Nonetheless, the transaction likely to go smoothly because the aircraft to be acquired were already ordered in 2021, including an agreement for 83 Tejas Mk1A fighter jets. The Indian Air Force (IAF) does not expect to require any major modifications to the aircraft, and HAL is striving to raise the percentage of indigenous material in the second batch from...

The BSF's Inspector General (IG), D K Boora, confirmed on Tuesday that the force had been successful in keeping the peace along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu frontier and that there had been no reports of infiltration along the Pakistani border in the previous year. He claimed there has been a notable decline in the quantity of events involving drone drops. “There was no infiltration along the IB in the past one year. There have been two to three attempted infiltrations, all neutralised in successful operations. Vigilant troops thwarted three Pakistani smugglers attempting to violate the IB to smuggle narcotics into the Indian territory,” Boora told reporters. In reference to drone activities, he stated that during the...

This week, China will host the second meeting of the Indian Ocean Region Forum, an effort that aims to unite many nations in the area and strengthen China's influence over the vital waterways that border India. Last year, the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), a branch of the ruling Communist Party of China's Leadership Group, hosted the China-Indian Ocean Region Forum on Development Cooperation (CIORFDC) in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in southwest China. Luo Zhaohui, a former vice foreign minister and ambassador to India, is in charge of CIDCA. According to the CIDCA, 19 nations attended the meeting, including Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, Indonesia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives...

In an effort to raise indigenisation capabilities to 70% in the defence and aerospace industries over the next 3-4 years, the government has adopted MSME capacity building initiatives, including a five-fold increase in product development financing support to Rs 50 crore. During the EEPC virtual event of "MSME Defence Week," Samir V. Kamat, Secretary of the Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of DRDO, outlined the government's measures to strengthen MSME capacity. "Within the next three to four years, the government intends to increase the level of domestic production in the aerospace and defence sectors to 70%," Kamat said. He stated that the defence ministry had increased funds from Rs 10 crore to Rs 50 crore for MSMEs'...

The world's top 100 armament companies sold $597 billion worth of weapons and military services in 2022. The demand for weapons increased significantly due to geopolitical tensions and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to a research published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), sales of weapons worldwide increased 3.5% in real terms last year, marking the first increase since 2018. The 51 American companies accounted for $354 billion in sales, or 59% of the global total, making the United States the leading arms producer in the world. With $105 billion in sales, or 18% of the global total, China's 12 businesses were the second-largest producers of weaponry. The top five businesses were US-based...

Prakash Chandra, a distinguished Indian defense analyst and former editor of the Indian Defence Review, offers a convincing case in a recent report advocating for the Indian Navy's procurement of four aircraft carriers as opposed to the three that are presently being planned. According to Chandra, a more robust naval presence is required in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to protect India's strategic interests given the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) expanding maritime aspirations. Chandra draws attention to the expansionist ambitions of the PLAN, which seeks for the building of about 20 bases in the IOR. He highlights that this increasing presence is a serious threat to India's maritime security. In order to deal with this...