Decoding the Arihant mystery

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Mon, Jan 15, 2018 | 10:37 AM IST

Did an open hatch cause the Arihant accident? Here are the facts despite the fact that both India and China profess a no-first use policy. It shows India's lack of trust in the declared Chinese policy that requir... Tuting shows need for shifting arms & men from western to northern borders These requirements are important, because according to Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, China is exerting pressure along the LAC.... China powerful, India not weak either: General Bipin Rawat The time had come for India to shift focus to its northern border, he said, and added that the country was capable of handling China's assertivenes... Speaking Chinese turns a himalayan task for army The ADB states: "On all occasions (wherein the Army personnel have to interact with their Chinese counterparts) language becomes a key barrier.... Government talks to NE states on liberal border trade plan with Myanmar The issue came up in sub-group meetings at the IB's annual conference of DGPs and IGPs held at the BSF Academy at Tekanpur in Madhya Pradesh over t... Government to raise 15 new battalions for Pakistan, China borders A senior official in the Union Home Ministry told PTI that it is "actively considering" raising six fresh battalions in the Border Security Force (... Pakistan Army warns of response to India's misadventure Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor warned of response if India undertook any misadventure.... Indian Navy looking at more P-8I 'submarine killers': Admiral Lanba Lanba said that air surveillance capability is an important subset of naval operations and that while the proposal was on the table, he could not d... Army stepping up cyber security On being asked how cyber threats emerging from China were being addressed, General Rawat said the Army's focus was on securing its information and ... India can't allow its neighbours to drift away to China: Gen Bipin Rawat Gen Rawat said countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have to be kept on board as part of a broader strategy ...

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