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137890
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Taranis, a top secret unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is considered to be the most advanced aircraft ever built by British engineers, successfully carried out its first flight tests in August 2013. The information, however was released to the media only in February 2014 by the UK ministry of defence (MoD) and the manufacturer BAE systems. “The UK has developed a significant lead in understanding unmanned aircraft which could strike with precision over a long range whilst remaining undetected,” said a statement from BAE systems. “The technological advances made through Taranis will also help the UK MoD and Royal Air Force (RAF) make decisions on the future mix of manned and unmanned fast jet aircraft and how they will operate together in a safe and effective manner for the UK’s defence”.
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137893
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Few years ago, the National Geographic channel aired a series of documentaries on the best cities in the world. The series was called ‘Mega Cities’. In each episode, the programme documented one major city and showcased why it was considered one of the best. The show seemed to have evaluated the cities on various parameters like safety and security, trade, efficient transportation and so on. One of the most striking episodes in the series was on London – the city which invested a lot of its resources and manpower in setting up the most intricate and efficient surveillance systems using CCTV cameras.
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137886
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Already one of the world’s largest defence markets, India aspires to grow into the third largest aviation market globally, in the next six years (by 2020). The immense potential offered as a result of this, and indeed the urgency, leads one to wonder as to how did we end up with two major shows this year (DefExpo and India Aviation), that were dead in the water from day one?
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137882
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Perched on a low hill, the view from commandant, Corps Battle School (CBS) Sarol, Colonel S.J. David’s office is instructive. Spread below and beyond are acres of carefully-designed grounds simulating forests, hills, aquatic and rocky terrain as well as IED-infested craggy pathways and impromptu villages. Warning signs abound; as do inspirational messages underlying the importance of training.
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137884
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The main difference between 15 corps (responsible for the Valley) and 16 corps (responsible for areas south of Pir Panjal, which divides Jammu and Kashmir) is obvious. The former is focussed on combating insurgency with an emphasis on Operation Sadbhavana, while the latter does more of area domination close to the Line of Control (LC) to check infiltration. The area domination task got an added impetus by the unfortunate incidents in 2013 which witnessed maximum ceasefire violations in recent years by Pakistan in 16 corps zone.
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ID:
137880
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Within weeks of his taking over as general officer commanding, 15 Corps, on 11 June 2013, Lt Gen. Gurmit Singh, a veteran of counter-insurgency (CI) operations in the state having served in various capacities for nearly a decade, had his baptism by fire. On June 24, terrorists attacked an army convoy on the busy Hyderpora (heart of Srinagar) bypass, firing at two vehicles held up in evening traffic, killing eight soldiers and injuring 15.
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137895
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As the geo-economic and geo-strategic competition-space between India and China coincides in the Indian Ocean, there is a significant possibility of this ‘competition’ transforming into ‘conflict’. The fact that China (including Hong Kong) is today India’s largest trading partner offers cold comfort, for history has repeatedly shown that trade-based inter-dependence between nations offers no bulwark against state-on-state conflict.
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ID:
137881
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There is an old saying that one should do a good deed by one’s right hand in such a manner that even the left hand doesn’t get to know. The philosophy behind this saying is that charity remains an offering as long as one doesn’t talk about it, else it becomes propaganda
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ID:
137892
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The Line of Control (LC), as known, is crucial for India’s security and any violation can lead to serious consequences. Last year, for instance, maximum incidents of ceasefire violation took place here, and analysts expect the trend to continue this year too. What with the US expeditionary troops leaving Afghanistan, there are chances of serious infiltration by terrorists along the Indo-Pak border. In such a scenario, it becomes extremely crucial for the Indian Army to maintain its night fighting capabilities at the LC. Also, it must beef up the day and night surveillance capabilities at the border.
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ID:
137888
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Air power is not just a country’s air force or the air arms of all its armed forces put together. Air power of a nation, as defined in the Basic Doctrine of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is “the total ability of a nation to assert its will through the medium of air. It includes both civil and military aviation, existing and potential.” An understanding and assimilation of this basic fact, and planning and putting in place a system to harness the extraordinary airlift capability of civil aviation, is germane to acquiring true air mobility and lift in times of need – both in peace and in war.
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ID:
137887
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Airbus and Boeing are excited at the prospect of substantial orders across single and twin aisle airplanes from Indian airlines over the next two decades. India’s airlines, however, are struggling to stay afloat in a harsh regulatory environment, and years of accumulated debt coupled with high fuel prices could impact the market for new airplanes.
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ID:
137883
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When Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Deepak Kapoor told his audience during a seminar in December 2009 that the Indian Army needed to build capabilities to fight a two-front war, he was merely articulating a deep-embedded obsession within the service. With two military-held lines, in the east with China and in the west with Pakistan, and the baggage of wars and crisis with both, the Indian Army has constantly been juggling with the twin threats to nation’s territorial integrity.
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ID:
137894
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Rome’s history spans 2,500 years which saw its transformation from a small village to the centre of a vast empire that witnessed the founding of Catholicism and left an indelible impact on every aspect of civilisation including, of course, military. Just as the influence of Ancient Rome’s culture, architecture, art and language on human history can never be overstated, so also the lasting impact of its episodic wars on the political map of Europe for centuries. Rome maintained the western World’s first professionally trained permanent army of career soldiers who were equipped, paid and even pensioned by the state, a far cry from the farmer-soldiers of Ancient Greece or the part-time citizen-soldiers of Athens. Ancient Rome was one of the largest and grandest military empires ever.
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ID:
137885
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One of most abiding mysteries of Kashmiri politics is the love state’s Separatist (and without exception conservative Muslim) politicians have for the Indian right-wing politicians. From the weaver of fantastical and expansive Kashmiri narrative, Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat to reticent and forever hedging his bets, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the common refrain is that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is more likely to resolve the Kashmir issue than the Congress-led.
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137889
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In this age of advanced technology, it’s simply incomprehensible that the ill-fated Malaysian airline MH 370 with 239 passengers disappeared so easily. And it took the Malaysian authorities nearly two weeks to announce that the plane had crashed into the southern Indian Ocean. As now the search operations re-focus on the southern part of the Indian Ocean to locate the debris, there is anger and accusations directed against the Malaysian government.
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ID:
137891
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By the time this article is read, India would be in the midst of what is being touted as the biggest elections in the history. Around 81.4 crore Indians from all across the country have registered to cast their vote, which is 10 crore more voters from the previous General Elections in 2010. As per the planning of the Election Commission (EC), the polling will be conducted in nine phases from April 7 to May 14 in 543 constituencies. In other words, the country will witness one of the biggest security operations in recent times. It’ll also be a test for the cooperation between state law and order machinery and the central paramilitary forces.
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ID:
137879
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The contradiction inherent in this statement is reflective of the society, where young people with the promise of a life ahead are willing to die an ignominious death in street protests but not express his or her opinion freely and be counted. Just as in the streets, in private conversations people want to go along with the mob, reluctant to take a position. Or maybe they are scared to even feel something which doesn’t have the consent of the mob. So how does one explain this? You are not scared of death, but you are scared of expressing yourself or saying no to the mob?
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