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Blog: US guns for India a done deal?
It looks like India is going to purchase light artillery guns from the US after all. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified the US Congress of the sale of 145 units of the British Aerospace Land Systems' M777 howitzer to India for US $ 647 million, offering a caveat saying, 'this... »
Does finishing the job mean staying the course?
Does President Barack Obama's 'finishing the job' mean the same thing as staying the course in Afghanistan, as urged by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh? »
UK leak warns of growing Chinese tech spying
A UK Ministry of Defense document leaked by the website Wikileaks has revealed the concerns of British intelligence agencies about the focus of Chinese spies increasing in scope from stealing technology and reverse-engineering it to include the understanding of production techniques and methodologies in order to reproduce them cheaply and also warns of the... »
Blog: China on my mind
StratPost's Saurabh Joshi tries to analyze the fortnight-long controversy over intrusions by the Chinese People's Liberation Army across the Line of Actual Control into India and the larger environment between the two countries from which this flare-up has arisen. »
India-China military gap ‘too wide to bridge’: Navy chief
Admiral Sureesh Mehta, while dismissing the idea of matching China militarily, ‘force for force’, saying the gap was ‘too wide to bridge’, called for ‘harnessing modern technology for developing high situational awareness and creating a reliable stand-off deterrent’ keeping in mind China’s space weapons and cyber warfare capability. At the same time he called... »
Navy Chief calls for building Indian cyber-war capacity
The Indian Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta has called for leveraging Indian strengths in Information Technology in the building of Indian cyber warfare capabilities, pointing at the increasing threat perception of cyber attacks. »
India-China border ‘talkshop’ besieged by ‘too many issues’
"We probably had this round for no reason other than that it was scheduled. Otherwise this is hardly a good time to talk to China and get something substantial out of the process. There are just too many issues between us," said one brasshat. »
Army open to ‘Arunachal Scouts’ plan
The Indian Army views with favor the idea of raising 'Arunachal Scouts' battalions to complement the existing Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police presence in Arunachal Pradesh, as they are also considered highly motivated, since they are essentially providing security for their own homes and families. »
China blasts ADB approval for Arunachal loan: Report
China has launched a broadside against India and come down heavily on the approval given by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a loan for Arunachal Pradesh, demanding the ADB go back on it, since it involves areas 'disputed' between India and China. »
Forces unhappy at putdown over China remarks
'The problem is that our strategic and diplomatic affairs are being handled in an environment of institutionalized timidity. We can't run for cover just because of editorials in Chinese newspapers and reactions by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.' »
Addl troops for Arunachal infrastructure: Gen Kapoor
The army chief has indirectly indicated the purpose of troop deployment plans in Arunachal Pradesh reported earlier to be secondary and in support of the purpose of building and protecting infrastructure projects in the state. »
IAF ups focus on China
The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major today indicated a renewed impetus towards building infrastructure and airfields in the northeast of the country in the light of the lack of knowledge of the capabilities of the Chinese armed forces. »
India and China: Eastern Border and Indian Ocean
It is safe to assume that this lack of infrastructural parity on both sides of the border would give China a natural military advantage over India. It is important to recall, it was due to India’s abysmal border infrastructure, poor intelligence and shortage in military supplies, besides possibly flawed political and military leadership that... »
Network Security: India ill-prepared
'One would naturally think we’d be good, with our IT and knowledge economy. The fact is, we haven’t identified, trained and nurtured talent on an institutional basis. India may have a lot of whiz kids but we still haven’t tapped them as a force-multiplying resource.' »
Arunachal MP calls for focused study of China
"If we are such a weak country that we can only guard our country by refusing development to our border areas, only God can help us!" »