SOURCE: ANI

Working towards the development of villages on the northern borders, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has directed the local Army formations to help in the rehabilitation of Nelang and Jadhang villages in Uttarakhand near the China border.

The villages were inhabited till 1962 but they moved out of there after the war with China started at that time to places in Uttarkashi and adjoining areas. The efforts to strengthen the border villages had started in the last few years as the Narendra Modi government has started the Vibrant Villages programme under which villages along the LAC from Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh are being developed.

SOURCE: PTI

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday that he was 100 per cent confident that India will get a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council but it won’t be easy as there are a lot of countries who want to “block us”.

Jaishankar, who is here to attend the two-day Indian Ocean Conference, said he sees the change as to how differently the world looks at India now as he goes around the world.

SOURCE: PTI

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday expressed confidence that the defence corridor in the state will not only play a crucial role in realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative in the defence production sector but will also create extensive employment opportunities for the youth on a large scale.

Under the leadership of the Prime Minister Modi, India is presently achieving the goal of self-reliance in the field of defence production, Adityanath said. Addressing the ‘Kiranti Shaurya Samaroh’ organised at 11 Gorkha Rifle Regimental Centre here, he said the establishment of the National Defence University on the Lucknow campus is aimed at skill development for the youth interested in joining the security forces.

SOURCE: AFI

Six members of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) surrendered to security forces in Tripura on Friday, February 9th, 2024, depositing arms and ammunition including Chinese rifles. This development marks a significant step towards peace in the region, with 36 active NLFT members now having surrendered to authorities since 2022.

The surrendered militants, identified as Jatindra Tripura, Mokhiram Tripura, Pradip Tripura, Romawia Reang, Johanjoy Reang, and Mani Charan Tripura, were previously active across the border in Bangladesh. They joined the NLFT outfit between 2017 and 2022.

SOURCE: ANI

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested four suspects during its raid at 21 locations across Tamil Nadu in the 2022 ISIS-inspired Coimbatore car bomb blast and the ISIS radicalisation and recruitment case, the agency said on Sunday.

The anti-terror agency search operation conducted on Saturday led to the seizure of a large number of electronic devices, material objects and documents. These included six laptops, 25 mobile phones, 34 SIM cards, six SD cards and three hard discs.

SOURCE: AFI WITH IDRW.ORG TEAM.

A year has passed since India received the third S-400 Triumf air defense system from Russia, but the remaining two systems remain outstanding, casting a shadow of uncertainty over the completion of the high-profile deal.

Initially planned for late 2023, the final two S-400 deliveries have been delayed, fueling speculation about potential roadblocks. Concerns centered around:

SOURCE: IDRW.ORG TEAM.

The Indian Navy is gearing up to strengthen its maritime surveillance capabilities with the deployment of the indigenously-developed Drishti-10 (Hermes 900) drones. These advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be strategically positioned in Porbandar, Gujarat, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, keeping a watchful eye over the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal respectively.

This deployment comes amidst a rise in drone attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, highlighting the need for enhanced maritime security measures.

SOURCE: AFI

Russia has indicated its intention to hold another meeting in the “2+2” format, involving the foreign and defense ministers of both nations, following a successful initial meeting in December 2021. This renewed interest highlights Russia’s desire to strengthen its strategic dialogue with India on key regional and international issues.

In an interview with a Russian news agency, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko announced the possibility of a new “2+2” meeting in the near future. This follows the positive assessment of the inaugural “2+2” dialogue in December 2021, held in New Delhi. During that meeting, a “Military Technical Cooperation Program” agreement for 2021-2031 was signed, further solidifying the bilateral partnership.

SOURCE: AFI

A delegation of officers from the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) of India recently concluded a valuable International Strategic Management Tour to the United Kingdom. This high-level visit aimed to enhance the understanding of future leaders in the Indian Armed Forces on geopolitical and geo-economic issues, while strengthening bilateral defense cooperation between India and the UK.

SOURCE: FORBES

Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian air force Sukhoi Su-25 attack jet while it was flying a combat sortie over eastern Ukraine on Thursday. Pilot Stanislav Rykov, the veteran of more than 380 missions—that’s one sortie every other day since Russia widened its war on Ukraine—tragically died.

Mourn for Rykov, but don’t mourn—yet—for the air force’s 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade, the sole Ukrainian operator of the subsonic, twin-engine Su-25. Nearly two years after Russia attacked, the 299th Brigade has … exactly as many Su-25s as it started with.

SOURCE: IANS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime is noteworthy for giving full attention to both security and economic development and in particular for building the defence capacity of India to deal with the adversary on land and sea, ensuring at the same time that the air power is blended suitably on these two fronts – apart from the independent capability that the Air Force had of delivering blows to the enemy behind the battle lines.

The military build-up on the LAC is strengthened by our troops being prepared to engage the adversary also in a mountain warfare with suitable air support.

SOURCE: PTI

The ISI, which trained a batch of Assam’s ULFA militants in 1991-92, considered the rebel group’s chief Paresh Baruah a prize catch and did not want to offend him even after he was unwilling to take the agency’s commands on conducting operations in the northeastern state, claims a new book.

‘ULFA: The Mirage of Dawn’ by seasoned journalist Rajeev Bhattacharyya traces the journey of the outlawed group from its inception in the late 1970s to the present, when peace is being negotiated between a faction led by Arabinda Rajkhowa and the Centre.

SOURCE: PTI

Anyone sharing information regarding “anti-national activities” in Jammu and Kashmir will receive between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, police announced on Saturday. The highest reward, Rs 5 lakh, will be given to whoever locates the transborder tunnel used by “anti-national elements” to transport terrorists, explosives, and contraband consignments into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border, police said in a statement.

Rs 3 lakh will be given as a reward to those providing information on drones flown from across the border to drop narcotics, arms or explosive materials, which leads to the recovery of the material, it said.