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Japan: General Bipin Rawat Interacts with General Goro Yuasa

General Rawat, who is on a three-day official visit to Japan was also accorded a ceremonial welcome and presented with a Guard of Honour on arrival at Ministry of Defence, Japan. Rawat’s visit to Japan aims to give impetus to the defence ties and outlines the growing importance of India-Japan relationship.

India Conducts Fresh Night Trial of Prithvi-2 Missile

The flight test of the surface-to-surface missile was carried out barely a fortnight after two back-to-back trials of the Prithvi-2 were conducted successfully at night from the same base on November 20. “Today’s trial of Prithvi-2 missile was successful and the test met all parameters. It was a routine trial,” the source said.

Indonesian, Indian, Australian Navies Hold Trilateral Security Talks

The three-day workshop was held on Nov. 25-27 at the city’s Maritime Museum. The Indonesian delegate was led by First Admiral Erwin Aldedharma, the deputy Navy chief for planning and budgeting, the Indonesian Navy said in a statement on Monday. The Indian delegate was led by Commodore Ramakrishnan Kunnisery Mallath and the Australians by Commodore Robert Plath.

Chief of Defence Staff to Come Under RTI Act; NSA-Led Panel Submits Report

The government is likely make an announcement within next two weeks to appoint the CDS who will be the single-point military adviser to the government as suggested by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999, sources said. The sources said the CDS will be a four-star general and will be the first among equals among the service chiefs. However, in the list of protocol, the CDS will be higher up than the service chiefs.

Lt Gen PS Rajeshwar Takes Over as Commander-in-Chief of Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN)

Lt Gen Rajeshwar has actively taken part in Operation Meghdoot and Operation Rakshak, and has commanded a Medium Regiment in Operation Parakram, an infantry brigade on the Line of Control, Counter Insurgency (Romeo) Force in Jammu & Kashmir, and a Corps in the Desert sector. He has served on various staff assignments and also been UN Military Observer in Mozambique and Rwanda.

Indian Army is Using this Hi-Tech Method to Stop Infiltration from Bangladesh

Earlier in March, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Integrated Border Management System in Dhubri area of Assam bordering Bangladesh, since then this step has been taken in this direction. Army soldiers say that there comes a time when it is difficult to keep an eye on 24 hours. Due to the rise of rivers during the monsoon, those areas cannot always be monitored. For this reason, drones, thermal imager and sensors are being used by the Border Security Force (BSF) to keep an eye on such areas.

For Indian Army Soldiers in Siachen, Having A Bath without Water is Now Possible

Working closely with defence personnel and observing the tough environmental conditions they worked under, Puneet Gupta decided to do something about it. His efforts culminated in starting Clensta, a waterless personal hygiene solution. The startup’s line of gel-based waterless bath and shampoo enables one to take a bath or wash their hair without using a single drop of water.