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Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a leading Indian defense Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), has set its sights on a new market in Central Asia. BEL has established partnerships with Uzbekistan’s key defense procurement agencies, UzTechTrade and the Defence Industry Agency, to promote its indigenous defense electronics products for the Uzbek military. This strategic move signifies BEL’s commitment to expanding its market reach beyond India.
Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Tuhtanazarov, the Military Attaché of Uzbekistan to India, recently toured BEL’s Ghaziabad Unit. This high-level visit underscores Uzbekistan’s keen interest in exploring BEL’s range of defense electronics products.
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Veera Dynamics is proud to announce the successful testing and launch of their revolutionary Tardigrade line of technical apparel. This marks a significant advancement in protective gear technology, offering exceptional versatility and resilience for various industrial applications.
The Tardigrade line is the world’s first technical apparel made with Veera Dynamics’ in-house developed soft composite material. This innovative material sets itself apart with its unmatched temperature operating range, functioning effectively in extreme environments.
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Arun Prakash, a former Chief of the Indian Navy, has ignited discussions by proposing a bold idea on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). His suggestion revolves around the potential for India and France to collaborate on naval projects concurrently. Specifically, Prakash advocates for the simultaneous construction of France’s future aircraft carrier, known as PA-NG, in France, and India’s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier-III (IAC-3) in India.
Prakash’s proposal aims to leverage the strengths of both nations to create a mutually beneficial arrangement. He argues that such collaboration would not only facilitate the acquisition of ship design and construction expertise but also enable the exchange of nuclear design and propulsion technologies. Furthermore, Prakash highlights the potential for work-share opportunities that could enhance cooperation between India and France in the naval domain.
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is soaring into the future with the development of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drone system for inspecting aircraft engines. This innovative technology promises to revolutionize engine maintenance procedures, making them faster, more efficient, and potentially safer.
The new system ditches the traditional, time-consuming manual inspections. Instead, it utilizes a mini or micro drone equipped with high-resolution cameras. These cameras capture detailed images of the engine, focusing on critical components like air intake ducts, exhaust nozzles, turbine blades, and more.
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The induction of Hangor-class submarines by Pakistan, procured from China, has sent ripples through the strategic landscape of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. This development has the potential to alter the balance of power in the region, particularly vis-à-vis India’s long-held naval dominance. Let’s delve into the possible implications for India.
The Hangor class boasts modern features like Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems, allowing them to stay submerged for longer durations. This translates to a more potent underwater threat to Indian surface ships, potentially hindering their free movement in the region.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) released its annual Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2023, outlining a year marked by a rise in both space traffic and Isro’s efforts to maneuver its satellites safely.
The report highlights a significant increase in the number of collision avoidance maneuvers (CAMs) conducted by Isro in 2023. This reflects a growing trend in the number of space objects in orbit, with 2023 seeing more launches and on-orbit breakups compared to 2022. While Isro’s high-profile missions like Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 didn’t require specific interventions, the report emphasizes the importance of continuous monitoring and precise orbital data analysis.
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China has taken steps to address its historical disadvantage in air combat over high-altitude terrain. This strategy involves deploying additional fighter jets, bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, and drones.
The improvements include upgrades to airfields in Hotan, Kashgar, Gargunsa, Shigatse, Bangda, Nyingchi, and Hoping. These upgrades encompass new and extended runways, reinforced shelters for aircraft, and increased storage capacity for fuel and ammunition.
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Even as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked up to address the Sikh Community in Toronto loud pro-Khalistan slogans were raised from the crowd. Trudeau in a staunch assurance to the Sikh Community in the country has said that the government is always there to protect their rights and freedoms at all costs.
He said that diversity is one of Canada’s greatest strengths, and the country is strong not in spite of the differences, but because of those differences.
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A ship controlled by U.S.-sanctioned Russian shipping giant Sovcomflot (SCF) discharged fuel oil at a western Indian port on Friday, two sources familiar with the matter said, indicating a resumption in the use of SCF vessels to supply Moscow’s key market after a brief halt.
The SCF Baltica, carrying 90,000 metric tons of fuel oil for Reliance Industries, operator of the world’s biggest refining complex at Jamnagar in Gujarat state, was expected to leave the port later on Friday after full discharge, the sources said.
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At the Khalsa Day Celebrations that took place in Toronto, loud chants of pro-Khalistan slogans were seen being raised in the presence of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as opposition leader Pierre Poilievre. This comes amid a rise in anti-India sentiment in Canada in recent times.
As PM Trudeau was about to take the stage for his address to mark Khalsa Day, the chants were heard getting louder till he arrives and commences his speech in the video released by Canada-based CPAC TV. Slogans of “Khalistan Zindabad” were heard at the event in which, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow were also present.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the perception of people living abroad had changed after seeing how India handled the COVID-19 pandemic and that the country’s lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-3’ had a huge impact on Indians living abroad.
Addressing an event at Kirori Mal College today in Delhi, Mr Jaishankar noted that decisions made at home are keenly followed by the world. “We are the largest country in the world. We are the fifth largest economy, soon we’ll be the third. How we do at home is watched by everybody abroad. What decisions we make at home, is also very keenly followed by the world. So, if we are now in the coming weeks going to decide our future in whatever way we wish, it’s not just a conversation amongst ourselves. It’s a conversation or a discussion in which the other six billion people are also tuned in. These are all aspects of why Bharat matters,” he said.
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On October 21, 2015, a 15-year-old Tibetan girl along with her sister was picked up by Chinese authorities in the Tibetan county of Ngaba and were put behind bars for three years for publicly displaying portraits of the Dalai Lama and demanding a “free” Tibet.
In June last year, the girl, Namkyi, arrived in India weeks after entering Nepal following a 10-day arduous journey on foot with a “firm” resolve to make people across the world aware about ‘Chinese repression’ in Tibet, according to her account. Namkyi, now 24, says she is currently studying at ’Sherab Gatsel Ling’, an educational institution run by the Tibetan government-in-exile in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala.
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Indian warship, INS Kochi on Sunday responded to the maritime security incident involving an attack on a Panama-flagged crude oil tanker, MV Andromeda Star PM, Indian Navy said in a statement on Sunday. The distressed oil tanker was intercepted by the Indian Navy ship and an aerial recce was carried out by the Indian Navy helicopter to assess the situation.
Additionally, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was also deployed onboard the distressed vessel for residual risk assessment.
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In a significant move to counter-terrorism, the Jammu-Kashmir police on Sunday seized a property worth lacs under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Jammu and Kashmir police said. The property was used by terrorists for carrying out anti-national activities. The seizure was made in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
The property in question is a single-storey residential house located in Monghama Pulwama, which was used by terrorists for their shelter and stay. The logistic support to the terrorists was provided by the house owner Mohammad Lateef Kar, who allegedly has links to terrorist activities.
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A Pakistani man who was apprehended after inadvertently entering Indian territory was handed over to the Pakistan Rangers on humanitarian grounds, a BSF spokesperson said on Sunday. Border Security Force (BSF) troops apprehended the Pakistani national near the border fence in Punjab’s Fazilka district on Saturday, the spokesperson said.
During questioning, it was learnt that he was unaware of the international border’s alignment and had inadvertently crossed into Indian territory, the official said.
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