Defense

Speculations are rife about the role of Pakistan’s ISI or the Army for providing such ammunition to the terrorists given the fact that it’s hard for them to get access to sophisticated weaponry. It is a known fact that in the past, the Chinese have provided weapons and ammunition to the terror groups in Northeast India to keep the insurgency alive and kicking.

On India sending peacekeepers to Africa, according to Africa expert Prof Ajay Dubey, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, “India is an emerging global power and it has been discharging its global responsibilities in peace keeping and conflict management as one of the largest contributors to peace keeping operations around the world including in Africa.”

“An officer and two sailors will be positioned on each Indian-flag tanker, which enters and exits the Strait of Hormuz, in an advisory role for detection of floating mines and other explosives. The naval personnel can board the commercial vessels through helicopters or boats,” said an officer on Friday.

During this dialogue, both parties shared their threat analysis and presented the latest developments in their respective cyber policies and steps taken for protection of critical national infrastructure. The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to an open, reliable, secure, stable and peaceful cyberspace and recalled in particular the applicability in cyberspace of existing principles of international law.

These hardy vehicles, designed to traverse difficult terrain ranging from deserts to jungles and mountainous areas, are already in service with the army and paramilitary forces.

Engines are the heart of any aircraft, and their making is a complex technology, which is protectively owned by just 5 countries – the US, Britain, Canada, France, and Russia.US sanctions in the aftermath of the May 1998 Pokhran nuclear test forced India to go for indigenous development of jet engines for the LCA project and achieve self-reliance.

The Navy is also conducting aerial surveillance with its P-8I long-range patrol aircraft in the area. “Moreover, the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region, which was launched by the Navy in December 2018, with its central hub at Gurugram, is also keeping a close watch on the movement of ships in the Gulf region,” added Captain Sharma.

Called the Optical Landing System (OLS), it has been developed by the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) here and is undergoing shore-based trials at a Naval airbase.

The Navy, which has more than 130 ships and 10 submarines, has recently placed an order to initiate the acquisition of a rugged portable tele-medicine system for healthcare management on its warships and submarines.

The Government on Thursday issued the Expression of Interest for shortlisting of potential Indian Strategic Partners (SPs) for “Construction of six Conventional Submarines” for P-75(I) Project of the Indian Navy.