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125979
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2013.
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The commissioning of the ex Gorshkov as INS Vikramaditya last month, was not just path breaking for the Indian Navy (IN) but more significantly for this important maritime nation. Many prophets of doom had predicted a 'dead bargain' and 'unrealistic time and cost overruns' as the forerunner of uncertainty for the future of naval aviation. They stand proven wrong.
Vikramaditya is not about keeping the art of carrier-aviation 'alive' for India (that was never in peril); nor was it a mere case of the current carrier being replaced. The 45,000 tonne Vikramaditya is about power projection, as against just air defence of the fleet, and, force projection that Light aircraft carriers are capable of. So, where are we and what does Vikramaditya bring with her? Well, we are somewhere there and she will surely be a game changer after a long, long time.
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126372
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2012.
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The new Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Avinash Chander has recently said that phase-I of the indigenous ballistic missile defence (BMD) programme is over and the missile shield is ready for the protection of New Delhi, the capital of India. Phase I is for interception of 2,000km range enemy missiles, and phase II for killing 5,000km range missiles. This implies that the BMD technology demonstrator phase is over and the DRDO would ask for additional massive funds to deploy the actual weapon system. This spectacular news has reached China and Pakistan; Chinese scholars are comparing it with their own indigenous BMD programme and Pakistan would use this to further justify increased production of more ballistic and cruise missiles, and fissile material.
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126120
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2013.
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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has cleared the formation of an army strike corps, a few independent formations including an artillery division for mountains (about 50,000 troops) and certain air force assets ( for airlift). According to reports, the raisings will be done over the next five to seven years at a cost of over Rs 80,000 crores in Panagarh in West Bengal. Meant for Arunachal Pradesh against China, these forces will have their permanent locations in the states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
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