Tag Archives: Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal
News February 27, 2010

Defense budget disappoints forces

This defense budget is being seen as inattentive towards force modernization and accretion.

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Analysis December 26, 2008

Pakistan Army doctrine says ‘Attack First’

The idea is to take the battle into Indian territory and get a hold over as much territory as possible. Pakistan can then use this territory as a bargaining chip on the negotiating table.

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Analysis February 7, 2012

44 facts about the MMRCA

StratPost tweeted facts about the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) and the participating aircraft last week. Here they are on a single page, for easy reference. And please feel free to add any more in the comments. They will be updated on this page.

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Analysis February 7, 2012

Rafale wins MMRCA: The Cost

A cost escalation of 50 percent (INR 63,000 crore, in this case) or more, requires approval again from the Ministry of Finance, before the Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) can proceed with it. With the cost of the tender for India safely ranging from INR 83,000 crore to 1,25,000 crore, the revision of the estimated expenditure on the MMRCA would require the approval of the finance ministry.

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News January 31, 2012

Rafale wins MMRCA

The French Dassault fighter aircraft Rafale has been selected to be the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) of the [...]

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News January 26, 2012

Republic Day Roll of Honor

The complete list of gallantry awardees, this Republic Day.

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News January 26, 2012

Roll of Martyrs

The following is the list of army personnel who lost their lives in service, in the past year.

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Images January 26, 2012

Courage under fire

Some of the stories of the courage displayed by India’s armed forces, awarded for conspicuous gallantry this Republic Day.

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