Army initially got clearance for raising the division in 2017 for 17 Mountain Strike Corps, which then only had the 51 Division. But plans were tweaked post-2020 stand-off with China.
The delays have directly affected the delivery of Tejas Mk-1A fighter jets to the IAF, which is eager to operationalise its new aircraft amid dwindling squadron strength.
Inaugural edition of AIKEYME will be co-hosted by Indian Navy & Tanzania People's Defence Force, and is scheduled to take place off Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in mid-April 2025.
In episode 1626 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip break down the challenges with this deal, and the future of Indian artillery.
On Thursday, the Defence Acquisition Council also approved guidelines to reduce the timeline of various stages of the Capital Acquisition Process, to make it faster & efficient.
IAF plans to induct 6 more Netra systems, besides possible replacement for two it operates. Also, there are plans to induct six Netra MK2 mounted on Airbus A321 aircraft.
60% of the contract, which involves 307 howitzers and 327 towing vehicles, will go to Bharat Forge, which emerged as lowest bidder, and 40% to Tata Advanced Systems.
The Defence Minister was speaking at Major Bob Khathing Memorial Event jointly organised by Indian Army, Assam Rifles & United Services Institution of India.
There is one singular deed by Banerjee that deserves a hat tip. She did at Kellogg College, Oxford, what Prime Minister has not risked doing yet, either at home or abroad.
RBI lifted ceiling on interchange fee on ATM withdrawals through circular issued Friday. Interchange fee is amount one bank pays another to facilitate ATM transactions.
Trump threatening to pull the trigger might be just what is needed to wake up India’s self-congratulatory establishment from its headline-managing fantasies.
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