All stories by Ajit K Dubey
India to lift ban on Italian firm linked to VVIP chopper scam
Rediff.com7 Nov 2021Government sources told ANI on Sunday that the ban has been lifted in dealings with the company with conditions. As per the decision, the investigation against the company by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate would continue.
Indian soldiers get 'Trishul', 'Vajra' to tackle Chinese PLA
Rediff.com18 Oct 2021A start-up firm in Noida said soon after the Galwan Valley clash, it was tasked by the Indian security forces to provide them equipment to be able to tackle the Chinese and they have provided them solutions in the form of non-lethal weapons inspired by the traditional Indian weapons like the 'Trishul' of Lord Shiva.
Amid China tension, IAF chief visits forward areas in Eastern Ladakh
Rediff.com16 Oct 2021Amid tensions over build-up by the Chinese across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh and reluctance to resolve remaining issues between the two countries, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari is visiting forward areas in Ladakh to review the operational preparedness of troops deployed there.
India to operate 2 flights daily from Kabul to evacuate its citizens
Rediff.com21 Aug 2021Two Indian aircraft would be permitted to operate from the Kabul airport which is under the control of American security forces, government sources told ANI.
China heightens activity along LAC in Uttarakhand
Rediff.com21 Jul 2021The Chinese activity at an air base near the Barahoti area has also gone up and a large number of drones have been deployed by them there, they said.
China building fighter aircraft base near Ladakh
Rediff.com19 Jul 2021The gap between the existing air bases in China close to the LAC for fighter aircraft operations was around 400 kms but this would be bridged with the operationalisation of the Shakche airfield.
China building permanent structures near LAC in Sikkim
Rediff.com15 Jul 2021Senior government sources told ANI that one such camp is coming up few kilometres inside the Chinese territory opposite the Naku La area in north Sikkim area, which is barely a few minutes distance from the area where Indian and Chinese troops had clashed last year when the confrontation started and also in January this year.
IAF's second Rafale squadron to get operational by July 26
Rediff.com13 Jul 2021The Rafale aircraft which have already arrived in Ambala would start ferrying to the Hashimara air base in next few days and the squadron would get operational by July 26, government sources told ANI in New Delhi.
After Galwan, Chinese Army realised it needs better training: CDS Rawat
Rediff.com23 Jun 2021'Chinese soldiers don't have much experience of fighting in these kinds of areas and operating in this kind of terrain'
Chinese presence in Lanka 'could pose a threat': India
Rediff.com19 Jun 2021The Chinese have been making inroads in Sri Lanka where they recently got a reclaimed port city near Colombo. Prior to that, they gained control over the Hambantota port which was built by them.
First 3 nuclear submarines to be 95% 'made in India'
Rediff.com13 Jun 2021In what would be a major boost for the submarine building capability within the country, the first three nuclear attack submarines to be built indigenously would be having 95 per cent 'Made in India' content in them and it would further go up in the next three.
2 dozen Chinese fighter jets hold exercise at LAC
Rediff.com8 Jun 2021The Chinese fighter aircraft activities took place from its bases including the Hotan, Gar Gunsa and Kashgar airfields which have been upgraded recently to enable operations by all types of fighters along with concrete structures to hide away the presence of the number of fighters present at its different airbases, the sources said.
Amid LAC row, India ramps up infra in Ladakh
Rediff.com24 May 2021According to estimates, both India and China have deployed more than 50,000 troops in the Eastern Ladakh sector opposite each other despite the limited disengagement in the Pangong lake sector by both sides earlier this year.
Army to sack officers, cadets who bribed their way into the force
Rediff.com23 Mar 2021Taking a strong view against the recruitment scam in the induction of both officers and men, the Indian Army has decided that it would throw out individuals who have bribed their way into the force including those who have already become officers or are undergoing training at different academies.
After 23 years, Indian Navy deploys women officers on warships
Rediff.com8 Mar 2021For the first time in 1998, women officers started getting deployed onboard warships but the decision was changed soon after due to certain logistical and other issues.
In a first, jawans to participate in PM-led military commanders' meet
Rediff.com3 Mar 2021For the first time, jawans from armed forces would be taking part in the Combined Commanders' Conference to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this week.
PM to be briefed on defence indigenisation, other projects
Rediff.com1 Mar 2021National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, along with all the Commander-in-Chief rank officials from the three services will be attending the conference.
DRDO's 'Sindhu Netra' to keep an eye on Chinese activities in IOR
Rediff.com28 Feb 2021In a boost for the country's surveillance capabilities to monitor activities of both military warships and merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the 'Sindhu Netra' satellite developed by a team of young scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully deployed in space on Sunday.
Army deploys K-9 Vajra howitzers in Ladakh, more orders possible
Rediff.com18 Feb 2021As Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane inducted the last of the 100 K-9 Vajra guns ordered, three of these howitzers have been deployed for trials in high altitude mountainous area of Ladakh.
China moves back 10,000 troops from depth areas near LAC
Rediff.com11 Jan 2021However, the deployment in the frontline areas has remained the same and the troops from both sides remain in an eyeball to eyeball situation at several locations in that sector.