Former fighter pilot named Canadian military chief
August 28th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that Lieutenant-General Thomas Lawson has been appointed Canada's new chief of the defence staff, the country's top military post.Lawson, who ... Read more...
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Rear Admiral Shrikhande is IDS assistant chief (With Image)
August 23rd, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug23 (IANS) Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, chief of staff of the Southern Naval Command, has been appointed assistant chief of Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) in charge of financial planning ... Read more...
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Indian Navy chief favours five-star CDS
August 7th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma Tuesday favoured the creation of a five-star post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as a single-point military advisor ... Read more...
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Civil gallantry awardees to get free AC train travel
July 24th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Civilian winners of gallantry awards like Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra among others will now also get the benefit of life-long freetravel by ... Read more...
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Robbery bid at Indian bank in Trinidad and Tobago
June 11th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Port-of-Spain, June 11 (IANS) An Indian bank here was targeted by four robbers who tied up three Indian employees and demanded keys to the vault. Policemen who were passing by ... Read more...
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D.K. Joshi named new Indian Navy chief (Lead)
June 5th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) Vice Admiral D.K. Joshi, a highly-decorated anti-submarine warfare specialist, will be the new Indian Navy chief in the rank of admiral, an official announcement said here ... Read more...
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Antony to address Singapore regional security dialogue
May 31st, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony will travel Singapore the address the annual Shangri La dialogue on maritime security and navigation freedom issues.Antony will leave for Singapore ... Read more...
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Women in combat roles in armed forces: Wait gets longer
May 21st, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Women in the Indian armed forces will have to wait longer to get into combat roles. The defence ministry has said it has no proposal ... Read more...
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India’s military modernisation plans till 2027 approved (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) India Monday approved the crucial five-year and 15-year modernisation plans of the armed forces beginning 2012, after almost a year-long delay.The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), ... Read more...
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No combat role for women in armed forces: Antony
March 19th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The government Monday made it clear that it has no proposal to induct women in combat roles in the defence forces, including as fighter pilots ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants strong economic ties with Sri Lanka
November 30th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistan has sought stronger economic ties with Sri Lanka so as to enhance trade between the two countries.President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday said Pakistan values its ... Read more...
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Pakistani role in Afghanistan can’t lead to peace: expert
November 20th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) With US backing, Pakistan is elbowing out others in the region to become a central player in Afghanistan, an expert says, adding this can ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s chief of defence staff to visit US
October 21st, 2011 - 6:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 21 (IANS) General Khalid Shameem Wynne, chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, will attend the Chief of Defence Staff Conference in Hawaii, US.The conference is hosted ... Read more...
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IDSA invites nomination for Subrahmanyam award
October 12th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Strategic affairs think-tank Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) Wednesday invited nominations for the K. Subrahmanyam Award for research on strategic and security issues.
The ... Read more...
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Jointness with army, navy is way forward, says IAF
October 8th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hindon (Ghaziabad), Oct 8 (IANS) Keeping aside all differences with the army and the navy over operational and administrative matters, the Indian Air Force (IAF) Saturday said it was convinced ... Read more...
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Vice admiral’s guard shoots himself
August 29th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) A guard posted at the residence of Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, chief of the Integrated Defence Staff, shot himself dead with his own rifle Monday, ... Read more...
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‘Indian military lacks IT-networking capability’
July 26th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Once again opposing the proposal for a five-star officer as the chief of defence staff (CDS), the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal ... Read more...
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Government sets up panel to review security preparedness
July 11th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The government has set up a panel of experts, headed by former cabinet secretary Naresh Chandra, to review of India's preparedness to fight national security ... Read more...
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British charity cuts ties with daily over hacking
July 7th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS) A British charity has cut ties with the country's top selling newspaper amid claims that it may have hacked into the mobile phones of bereaved military ... Read more...
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Vice Admiral Sinha takes over as IDS chief
July 4th, 2011 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, the senior-most naval aviator, has taken over as the chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the chairman of the joint chiefs ... Read more...
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Vice Admiral Sinha named IDS chief
June 27th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Vice Admiral Sekhar Sinha, the senior-most naval aviator, has been named the new chief of the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) after a delay of nearly ... Read more...
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IAF against creating CDS ‘in present format’
May 11th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Wednesday opposed creating, "in the present format", the post of a chief of defence staff (CDS) above the armed forces ... Read more...
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‘Give up war or face assassination’, Liam Fox warns Gaddafi
April 26th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 26 (ANI): British Defence Secretary Liam Fox has warned Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and his loyalists to give up their fight against civilians in that country or face possible ... Read more...
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Victoria Cross winner Gorkha hero Pun who saved Lumley’s father dies at 92
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 22 (ANI): Britain paid tribute to Tul Bahadur Pun, a Gurkha hero who won the Victoria Cross for saving dozens of lives including actress Joanna Lumley's father's, after he died ... Read more...
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Commanders to debate battle readiness, security threats
April 20th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The security situation in India's neighbourhood, maritime safety and piracy, terrorism and internal threats are among the issues commanders army, navy and air force commander ... Read more...
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Vice Admiral Joshi to head navy’s sword arm
April 16th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Vice Admiral D.K. Joshi, who has commanded India's lone aircraft carrier INS Viraat, has been named as the next commander-in-chief of the navy's sword arm ... Read more...
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Plan for mosque next to Sandhurst may endanger Brit soldiers: Ex-Army chief
April 10th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Former head of the Armed Forces Lord Guthrie has warned that plans for a mosque overlooking Sandhurst could lead to attacks on the Royal Military Academy.The Daily Mail ... Read more...
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Bangladesh seeks greater naval exchanges with India
April 7th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 7 (IANS) Bangladesh has sought greater training facilities for its naval officers and sailors in India and exchange of visits that would increase the professional skills of ... Read more...
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UK Chief of Defence Staff shoots down Downing Street’s Gaddafi assassination possibility
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 22 (ANI): The issue of assassinating Colonel Muammar Gaddai has reportedly become a 'bone of contention' between Downing Street and Britain's Chief of Defence Staff General Sir David Richards, who ... Read more...
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Special forces winning battle against Taliban insurgents: US, UK commanders
March 16th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Mar.16 (ANI): The US and UK commanders have said that the special forces deployed in Helmand province of Afghanistan, are winning their battle against Taliban insurgents.They said that Taliban leaders ... Read more...
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British officials described Zardari as “highly corrupt”, “numbskull”: WikiLeaks
February 6th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 6(ANI): British officials described Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari as "highly corrupt" and a "numbskull" who would not last long in office, diplomatic cables unveiled by the whistle-blower website ... Read more...
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Blair Govt. had no sense of being at war in Iraq: Ex-defence chief
January 28th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.28 (ANI): A former British chief of defence staff has said that the Tony Blair government lacked "any sense of being at war" during the invasion of Iraq.Admiral Lord Boyce told ... Read more...
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Navy, Army vice chiefs to get highest service medal
January 25th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Navy vice chief Vice Admiral D.K. Dewan and his Army counterpart Lieutenant General Arvinder Singh Lamba are among the 28 senior defence officers recommended for the ... Read more...
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Vice Admiral D.K. Joshi takes over as CISC
December 31st, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.31 (ANI): Vice Admiral D.K. Joshi on Friday took cover as the chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) from Air Marshal S.C. Mukul.Earlier, ... Read more...
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Britain’s defence chief rules out troops reduction in Afghanistan
November 8th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Britain's new Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards, has said that British troops will stay in Afghanistan for "as long as it takes".General Richards ... Read more...
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