Two events within a period of 11 days in April are significant pointers to the capabilities India has acquired in space technologies as it prepares for its first unmanned mission to the moon and moves to acquire a credible air defence capability.
A four-member Chinese delegation, led by Bu Jiango, the Chinese embassy counselor in New Delhi, did not like the Indian Army camps at the 14,400 feet Nathula in Sikkim sharing border with China.
In a research trip to Nathula on Monday, Jiango said there should be shops displaying Indian and Chinese products instead of Army camps at the Serathang Mart and Nathula, which will help to improve relations between the two countries.
Ten Indian peacekeepers of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was honored with 'Medal of Merit of the King of Belgium' for saving lives of injured Belgian soldiers.
On March 17 this year, the ten peacekeepers of 15 Punjab Infantry Battalion were
The commander-in-chief of the Russian Land Forces Army, General Alexei Fedorovich Maslov, will arrive here tomorrow on a five-day visit which is aimed at enhancing the defence ties between two of the oldest allies.
The visit by a Russian Land Forces Chief to India comes after almost eight years and
The 1.1 million-strong Indian Army is going hi-tech to turn its troops into fighting machines of the 21 century, complete with the latest multi-function weaponry and uniforms with sensors to monitor their health parameters.
"We have put in place an action plan to modernise the armed forces in all dimensions. A project, code-named F-INSAS (Future Infantry Soldier as a System), has been taken up to train futuristic soldiers, equipped with latest weaponry, communication network and instant access to information on the battlefield," Chief of Army Staff General Joginder Jaswant Singh said.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch its communication satellite INSAT- 4CR as a replacement to INSAT-4C which was reduced to debris during its unsuccessful launch last year.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair told reporters here this week that the replacement satellite would be launched in September 2007.
India's much-talked manned mission to the Moon has reportedly been shelved. The symbolism of India embarking on a new frontier has been given up for some practical concerns. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has categorically reiterated that there will be no manned mission to the Moon. It's learnt that the high cost of the project is the reason behind the rethink.
Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, on Thursday said that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has big plans for transformation from regional reach to global in coming years.
"Acquisitions, modernisation, better technology and space-based assets is our goal and we are moving towards that. We are a regional power and the fourth largest air force in the world," he told reporters after the passing out parade of the National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla.
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