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The Khukri knife has a distinct recurve in the blade and is the characteristic weapon of the Nepalese Army, the Royal Gurkha Rifles of the British Army, the Assam Rifles, the Assam Regiment, the Garhwal Rifles, the Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army, and of Gurkha regiments throughout the world.
This is being seen as a major breakthrough for women in armed forces as so far, they were being inducted only as officers and this is the first time they would be taken in as soldiers.
Indian Navy has been maintaining operational deployment in the Arabian Sea since the Pulwama terror strike n February, virtually choking the Pakistan Navy and forcing it to stay close to the coastline.
The two Japanese submarine hunters landed at the naval airbase at 4.30pm on Tuesday along with a 34-member detachment commanded by JMSDF Commander Shinji Akamatsu, the Indian Navy spokesperson said.
The report, a detailed assessment of the positives and negatives of the operation, to be used as a reference for future operations, was discussed at a high-level meeting of IAF recently.
Singh said the lack of research and development, not only in the industry, but also in major research labs, was the reason for this scenario. “The industry should come out of the profit-only mindset and involve in research and development.”
These tunnels will be built in high altitude areas in the Northern and Eastern borders. Initially, four pilot projects would be taken up at four different locations along the Northern border and in Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of ₹15 crore, the source said. “These are expected to be completed within two years.”
Speaking at the launch of ‘Indian Foreign Policy: The Modi Era’ by Professor Harsh V Pant, Jaishankar said India’s security preparedness has been tested on multiple occasions in the last five years.
Production and manufacturing practices that are devised around buoyant volume predictions, extended production runs should be dropped in favor of low-volume adaptable manufacturing methods with quicker production cycles.
The last 235-km stretch of the road from Shyok to Karakoram Pass has no civilian population. Shyok, a hamlet comprising 25 families, is the last Indian village and civilians are not permitted beyond it. Building the DS-DBO section of the road was a key thrust area of the Ministry of Defence for this strategic northernmost corner of India — termed Sub-Sector North (SSN) by the military.
