Silently
the Indian Air Force is inducting the latest multi role
MI-15V5 helicopters jointly improved by the Russian manufacturers
and the IAF
The 11th naval escort taskforce of the Navy of the
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) successfully completed
the 450th escort mission on the more... |
SILENTLY THE INDIAN AIR FORCE INDUCTS THE FIRST OF THE
80 MI-17-V5 HELICOPTERS AT AIRBASES FLOWN IN FROM BHATINDA
Silently the Indian Air Force is inducting the latest
multi role MI-15V5 helicopters jointly improved by the
Russian manufacturers and the IAF. more... |
THE
SOUTH CHINA SEAS DISPUTE. ONGC VIDESH WITHDRAWS FROM VIET
NAM EXPLORATION BLOCK 128 UNDER THREAT OR COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
?? AS FOUR INDIAN NAVY WARSHIPS SET SAIL FOR VIET NAM
SUBIC BAY PHILLIPINES AND JAPAN
Media has reported that ONGC Videsh Ltd which has
had a dream run exploring and extracting oil and gas from
block 106 in the Nam Con Son basin more... |
CHIEF
MECHANIC(ENGINEERING) SARAT CHANDRA BEHRA WHO SERVED THE
THREE CAPTAINS OF THE NAVY'S FIRST INS CHAKRA(1988-1991)
AND CAPTAIN ALEXANDER TERENOV
In early April, during a visit to the sprawling 172
acre Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) situated at the picturesque
narrow entrance of the Vishakapatnam inner harbour, one
came to face to face with a Senior Engineer of HSL more... |
SIACHEN
THE VEXED 3G ISSUE AND HOW TO RESOLVE THE DILEMMA FACING
INDIA AND THE AGPL …… AN IDU OFFERING AND AN EXPLANATION
FOR A 7 YEAR OLD
Originally known as Saicher Gharni, the Siachen area
(See Map) in the North West of India means the place more... |
INDIAN
NAVY ENTERS THE CHALLENGES OF EVOLVING A BIG NUCLEAR SUBMARINE
AND AIRCRAFT CARRIER-NAVY LESSONS
The modern aircraft carrier as the attached photo
of INS Vikramaditya poses a unique naval more... |
BEST
SELLING BOOK 'BREAKOUT NATIONS' BY RUCHIR SHARMA AND WHAT
IT MEANS FOR INDIA'S DEFENCE SPENDING. IDU AGREES WITH
RUCHIR THAT LEADERSHIP MATTERS AND INDIA IS FALTERING
This is an attempt to review the widely selling book
aptly titled BREAKOUT NATIONS by Ruchir Sharma which is
being discussed on most more... |
RUSSIA
SUPPLIES THREE POWERFUL NAVAL PLATFORMS IN 2012 WHILE
MAZAGON DOCKS LTD WILL DELIVER INS SAYHADRI THE LAST PROJECT
17 STEALTH MISSILE FRIGATE LIKE INS TEG & CHASE INS
KOLKUTTA FOR TRIALS THIS YEAR
Indian warship building has proved that Indian yards
can build modern warships but are slow and expensive more... |
THE
GROWTH OF THE CHINESE PLA(NAVY) AND INDIAN NAVY GROWTH
WILL COUNT FOR A LOT OF THE WORLD"S GEO_STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE
IN THE COMING DECADES…………INDIA CAN
Pretending to be an analyst of 'affairs security'
and visits to China and Naval War College (NWC) Rhode
more... |
BANGLA
GAIN MARITIME SPACE WITH NEW MYNMAR BORDERS AND INDIA
LOSES SOME IN THE BAY OF BENGAL THE STORY AND INDIA'S
13 MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES LOOKING AFTER MARITIME AFFAIRS
Sea borders are ordained by geography and dictated
by the rules of UNCLOS(1982) less studied more... |
INS
TEG COMMISSIONS ON 27th APRIL AT BALTISKY YARD AT YANTAR
KALINGRAD
The Project 11356 lead frigate INS Teg built by Yantar
Shipyard (Kaliningrad) will be triumphantly handed over
to Indian Navy on Apr 27. more... |
THANKS
TO RUSSIA INS VIKRAMADITYA SET FOR FINAL SEA TRIALS TO
ENABLE FLYING TRIALS AND DELIVERY ON NAVY DAY 4th DEC
2012. WILL INS VIRAAT RETIRE?
India's game changing has begun for its security in
this second more... |
CHINA
WILL BIDE FOR TIME AS IT ADDS MORE PEARLS TO ITS NECKLACE
WITH 'WEIQI' IN THE INDIAN OCEAN TO PIERCE INDIA'S IRON
CURTAIN
With China's ingress in to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(POK)
and its strong Sino-Pak alignment China already dominates
South Asia and claims Tawang, Arunachal more... |
THE
POWER OF PRESIDENT'S PLEASURE ARTICLE 311 IN THE HANDS
OF THE DEFENCE MINISTER NEEDS A RELOOK
INS Satpura the second Indian designed and Mazagon
Docks built 6,100 ton Stealth missile frigate was commissioned
in Mumbai on 20th August and Defence Minister AK Antony
pleaded indisposition more... |
INDIA
AND INDIAN NAVY SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO RUSSIA FOR THE INDUCTION
OF INS CHAKRA. NO OTHER NATION WOULD HAVE SHARED
Nuclear attack submarines known as SSGN are machines
that can provide intelligence, war patrols, stealth attack
capability with long range missiles and torpedoes with
mobility at more... |
REPORT
ON THREE DAY 10th NAVIGATION SATELLITE EXHIBITION AND
GPS SUMMIT IN MUNICH THAT ATTRACTED 300 EXPERTS
THE 10th NAVIGATION SATELLITE EXHIBITION AND GPS SUMMIT
IN MUNICH FROM 13th MARCH ATTRACTED 230 DELGATES AND 70
SPEAKERS. NOTABLY THE CHINESE CAME IN FULL more... |
The
Book Review by Vice Admiral SP Govil
The author deserves credit for putting together this
biography of Admiral Soman covering every facet of his
life in such detail. Although bits and pieces of his naval
career can be found in the History of the Indian Navy
and other more... |
THE
INSIDE STORY OF INDIA'S 1991 LIBERALISATION AND LOOK EAST
POLICY. A REPEAT IS CALLED FOR
This article is prompted by the two articles, one
by Ramachandra Guha and other by Pratap Bhanu Mehta in
Business Standard 6th Jan telling us that PM more... |
REMEMBERING
MRS INDIRA GANDHI ON 1971 WAR'S VICTORY DAY FOR HER HANDLING
OF US TILT TO PAKISTAN AND TF 74
CLAWS arranged a meet to recall and discuss the lessons
of the 1971 war under Gen VP Malik's Chairmanship at the
Manekshaw Centre more... |
INDIAN
NAVY TO GET NUCLEAR SUB INS CHAKRA (NERPA) SOON AND BRAHMOS
MOS FIRING INS TEG IN APRIL 2012 AS PER FOREIGN INPUTS
The MOD or services in India are not forthcoming on
what India orders or acquires which all foreigners know
about as our Armed more... |
REMEMBERING
MRS INDIRA GANDHI ON DURING NAVY WEEK AND HER RESOLVE
IN THE 1971 WAR
Navy week is annually celebrated around 4th December,
to commemorate the day the Indian Navy's three Osa more... |
IAF'S
WAR HUNT IN KARACHI
India's armed forces' saw their finest hour in the
1971 war against Pakistan. Yet history has been singularly
unkind to the Indian Air Force pilots who operated from
Jamnagar. Four IAF Hunter more... |
IDU
ATTEMPT TO BRING TO YOU NAVY DAY
IDU has already posted a Navy Day SWOT Piece and IDU
salutes the Navy on Navy Day. The Navy is more... |
MARITIME
SECURITY STATUS ON NAVY DAY SWOT ANALYSIS
4th of December in 1971 marks the day in history when
India’s Navy came in to its own in battle and on that
more... |
India's
Neglected Strategic & Financial Assets---The Andaman &
Nicobar Islands. They Can Add To India's Security & As
Floating Aircraft Carriers
Gone are the days when national jurisdiction of the
country's seas was determined by the distance from the
coast a cannon ball could more... |
James
Farwell's "The Pakistan Cauldron" An IDU Book Review And
A Discussion On USA's AF -Pak The Future Post 2012
This is good time to write on Pakistan and Afghanistan
as no one knows what the future will be like in Afghanistan
and when and if the US troops reduce in the AF-PAK area
and more... |
PM
DR MANMOHAN SINGH MADE AN ERROR AT BALI EAS BY TELLING
MEDIA IN ADVANCE HE IS TAKING ON PM WEIN BAO IN BALI ON
THE SOUTH CHINA SEAS DISPUTE CHINESE DO NOT LIKE TO LOSE
FACE
It is well known culture is important and Chinese
do not like to lose face in public and can recoil if hurt.
China has more... |
SUPREME
COMMANDER PRESIDENT PRATIBHA DEVI SINGH PATIL WILL REVIEWS
INDIAN NAVY'S COMBINED FLEETS AT MUMBAI ON 20th DECEMBER
2011
The assembly of warships and show of Naval might without
any belligerent intentions, has taken place often from
times immemorial, and today this tradition is called The
Review more... |
CAPACITY
BUILDING WORKSHIP JOINTLY ORGANISED BY INDIAN COAST GUARD
AND ReCAAP ISC AT GOA AGAINST PIRACY VADM MURLIDHARAN
IS NEW DG CG
The Indian Coast Guard along with the Regional Cooperation
Agreement for Combating Piracy and Armed more... |
A
speech given by former Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Vushnu
Bhagwat in honour of India’s First CNS Admiral RD Katari
Some of you may wonder on how I took on this challenge
to speak on the legacy of Admiral Katari. I entered the
Service as a Cadet on the ‘ Tir’ in more... |
NUCLEAR
BOMB IS A SIGN OF VIRILITY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Let get real. Iran is a difficult Shia Muslim nation
to deal with but India’s only current link with Afghanistan
and more... |
DEFENCE
AND BUSINESS WITH GERMANY AND WORLD OUTLOOK FROM GERMANYs
IDU met “Knowledgeable People” over four days and
many professionals and Indians whilst at OPV Conference
more... |
US
Navy Cmdr Gets Prison For Raping His Two Female Sailors
A Navy ship commander pleaded guilty Friday to sexual
assault and rape of two female sailors, and a military
judge ordered his dismissal and more... |
SEMINAR
ON LIMITED WARS IN SOUTH ASIA-AGAINST A NUCLEAR BACKDROP
IDU Report From Inputs on Above Seminar (Subject Defined
Below) Held at Constitution Club By DSA on more... |
IDU
LETTER FROM GERMANY FROM WORLD OPV CONFERENCE
IDU is in Germany and most times wonders when IDU
travels abroad as IDU came in to Hamburg after 10 year
gap on 29th Oct HOW DESPITE ALL more... |
A
Tribute to a Great human Being and a True professional.
ADM STAN DAWSON RIP Carl. H. Gomes And IDU Personal Inputs
as a PS
One of the last surviving veterans and long ND officers
of the World more... |
LESSONS
FROM MEA ACADEMIC SEMINAR SHIFTING SANDS AND THE SEAS
. NEED FOR A JOINT SECRETARY (MARITIME) FOR CO-ORDINATION
AND TO COMBAT PIRACY
"As a diplomatic instrument, the Navy has key attributes-
access, mobility, reach and versatility We need more... |
DO
NOT GIVE UP ON RUSSIA AS A TRUSTED TRIED FRIEND AND TRY
TO BE SMART. PUTIN IS COMING BACK. IBM SAYS THINK
India is a rising reluctant power and needs heeding.
In today's world command and control, strategy, doctrine,
capability and technology is all essential for the security
of the nation more... |
THE
SOUTH CHINA SEAS CLAIMS AND INDIA. VIETNAM PLAYS THE CLASSICAL
POWER GAME. LESSONS FOR INDIA ON DIPLOMACY
In Mid October when the Vietnamese President Truong
Tan Sang, 62,a largely symbolic post to which he was confirmed
to by a vote of the one-party National Assembly, after
he more... |
ADMIRAL
VISHNU BHAGWAT'S DREAM PROJCT 17. MDL MODERNISES AND DELIVERS
INS SATPURA THE SECOND SHIVALIK
INS Satpura, the fully Indian designed and Mazagon
Docks built 5,100 ton Stealth missile frigate of the Project
17 was commissioned in Mumbai at the Naval Dockyard on
20th August, more... |
Indian
Navy's Boeing P-8I Aircraft Completes 1st Flight. Delivery
2013
On 28th Sept 28, 2011 Boeing reported the first P-8I
aircraft out of 8/12 for the Indian Navy completed its
initial flight taking off from Renton Field more... |
CHINA
HAS BOASTED ITS DF-21 MISSILE IS ALL DANCING
The DF-21 like India is now doing with Shourya missile
is fired from a mobile truck-mounted launcher into the
atmosphere, with over-the-horizon more... |
LETTER
FROM ISTANBUL. LESSONS FOR INDIA'S DEFENCE AND SHIPBUILDING
INDUSTRY
Turkey is a nation of 70 mill people with a GDP of
$ 1.2 trill and has registered a growth rate of 11% and
kept inflation at below 4% because it is more...
|
The
Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering and Mazagon Dock
JV To Build Warships Questioned BY L&T Bharti and ABG
Shipyards
When a MDL Pipavav JV was announced the stocks hit
a high of Rs. 89.30 and the stock had outperformed the
more... |
THE
RISE OF CHINA, THE SOUTH CHINA SEAS DISPUTE AND INDIA'S
MARITIME RESPONSE
China claims sovereignty over Taiwan. It is asserting
ownership over islands in the South China Seas and in
recent times China has shown its angst against India's
attempts to co-operate with Viet more...
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IDU
has great pride to present the story of the SHAURYA CHAKRA
(POSTHUMOUS) To LIEUTENANT COMMANDER FIRDAUS DARABSHAH
MOGAL
This is the award for Cdr Firdaus Darabshah Mogal
who gave up his own life to save his shipmates in
more... |
NERPA
WILL JOIN INDIAN NAVY END YEAR 2011.
Week ending 26th July CNS Admiral Nirmal Kumat Verma
made a whirlwind trip to Russia and it included a tour
of Russia's Eastern port of Vladivostok to meet Indian
teams and inspect more...
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IDU
PRE SHOW REPORT ON PARIS (INDIA $ 25 Bill Orders)AIR SHOW
2011
IDU is at the 49th Paris Air Show which is taking
place at Le Bourget, Paris known for the first French
Trans Atlantic Flight and will go from June more...
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AN
INDEPTH ANALYSIS OF INDIA'S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 36 BILL
AND HOME AFFAIRS $ 9 BILL 2011-12 BUDGET
The Indian Parliament as in the past, with almost
no debate on defence more...
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Flowers
Are Blooming: the story of the India Navy's Operation
in the Seychelles
The expansion of India's role as a security provider
in the Indian Ocean region has aroused much interest
more... |
Obama
Came To Remind Indians The (Nehru) Days of Sermonizing
Are Over. Its Time India Got Real...
C'est la vie. In the world of politics and strategic
partnerships there has to be some quid pro quo, and President
Barack Obama came to visit with Indians in November 2010,
for three more...
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Arctic
Coasts Retreating - Studies Depict Reduction In Shipping
Costs For Russia China and Japan. Indian Ocean Less Relevant?
The coastline in Arctic regions has over the years
reacted to climate change with increased erosion and has
retreated by half a metre per year more...
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DEFENCE
MINISTER ANTONY INAUGURATES DEFENCE CIVILIAN TOWNSHIP
AT KARWAR INS KADAMBA. ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR THE IN
Karwar port which is Project Sea Bird for the Navy
as its big naval base, has phase one completed with
more... |
CHINA'S
STRING OF PEARLS GETS A NAVAL PEARL WHILE INDIA LOOKS
TO RESOLVE SIR CREEK FOR ITS EEZ CLAIM AND FACE 50 JF-17s
AND PAK NUKES
Post Osama's successful killing which nearly went
sour when at the beginning the first specially prepared
US more... |
INDIAN
NAVY'S RFP FOR SIX CONVENTIONAL SUBMARINES WORTH $ 8 BILL
WILL SEE CUT THROAT ACTION LIKE 126 FIGHTERS
The 126 Fighter contract worth $ 9 bill at least has
been cut to 2 and now the Eurofighter and the Rafale will
more... |
Indonesian
Navy Successfully Tests Yakhont Missile From A Leander.
Quite A sight
The DRDO ATV team of Indian Navy officers under then
DRDO head Dr APJ Abdul Kalam by chance over a decade ago
in their search more...
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Vice
Admiral DK Joshi Takes Over Indian Navy's WESTERN NAVAL
COMMAND
In a typical Naval Pulling out in a jeep at INS Shikra
( From Officers Pulling Out theit A Captain in a Whaler
when he Relinquishes Command) Vice Admiral DK Joshi saw
off navigator more...
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PRIVATE
SHIPYARDS BID FOR THE INDIAN NAVY AND COAST GUARD'S LUCRATIVE
13 OPV AND OTHER WARSHIP FOR INDIA'S MARITIME FUTURE
For the first 35 years of India's Independence, just
like aircraft building and civil airline operations, ,
more... |
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE $ 36 BILL AND HOME AFFAIRS $ 9 BILL
2011-12 BUDGET WITH INDIA'S ACQUISTIONS
"We welcome the(Defence) budget. On the whole, it
is a positive and good budget. Our concerns have by and
large been addressed. The Finance more...
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USS
Emory S. Land and SSN La Jolla arrive in Goa( Amemded
by IDU) for R&R 22nd Apr
India is now receiving nuclear submarines in India
ports and some US Submarines still carry a few nuclear
weapons ( Depth Charges) like more...
|
Be proud of our Submarine Fleet and Submariners Indian
Navy
IDU posts the link of an amazing U Tube on the jinxed
Australian Collins class Subs and IDU has more...
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INDIA'S
MARITIME FUTURE
There is no doubt in any one's mind that India's maritime
power which encompasses its Navy, Coast Guard, Mercantile
shipping assets, more...
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Indian
Navy/ MOD Select KANGNAM Corp of S Korea for Indian Navy's
MCMV Project as L1
The Indian Navy has decided on its choice for a Mine
Counter Measures Vessel [MCMV]. The navy and the defense
ministry have identified South Korea's Kangnam Corporation
more... |
IDU
POSTS 2005 WIKILEAKS FROM MEDIA WITH SOME annotations
for those who wish to do some analysis of reports and
thinking of the US Mission in India. It is long but very
interesting and IDU offers it to its viewers
more... |
INDIAN
AND CHINESE WARSHIPS WERE OFF LIBYA FOR THE EXPERIENCE
OF ODESSEY DAWN WITH NEW FOUND EXPEDITIONARY CAPABILITIES
While Operation Odyssey Dawn brewed up quickly, the
U.S. Navy responded quickly as US Navy and Royal more...
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FAC
BATTI MALV CAPTURES MYANMARESE OFF ANDAMANS AND FAC KALPENI
HAULS IN PIRATE SHIP VEGA AND 31 PIRATES. THE LESSONS
FOR MOD
The ten small 350 ton Fast Attack Craft of the Indian
Navy with 40 knot three Hamilton HM811 water jets and
more... |
A
STORY OF COLLISIONS AND THE UNFORTUNATE COLLISION OF INS
VINDHYAGIRI(F-42)
There is an ancient maritime belief that all ships
have souls; there are umpteen myths and legends on the
more... |
SEAPORT
SECURITY CONFERENCE AT MUMBAI
One of the best conferences on Seaport Security was
held in Hotel Hilton last week over two days 21st and
22nd with speakers from India more...
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INDIAN
NAVY SENDS WARSHIPS TO LIBYA
Apropos the report that the Government has decided
to send INS Jalashwa and two Delhi class ships which
more... |
ONE
STEP FORWARD FOR INDIA'S INNOVATIVE AEW&C EMBRAER. THE
WAY TO GO
Brazilian plane maker EMBRAER showed off the first
of three EMB more... |
Defence
Procurement Policy-2011 Brings About Changes, But….
India was ranked the world's fourth largest defence
importer in 2010 billing some Rs 33,000 crores($ 9bill)
worth of import contracts. It is no wonder, India's major
security concern is it's continued dependence on more...
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INDO-FRENCH
INTERNATIONAL NAVAL EXERCISE VARUNA 2011 WAS VERY ADVANCED
AND INCLUDED A SALES PITCH
Over the last two decades, the Indian Government has
supported international military-to-military cooperation,
shedding India's age old non aligned more...
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INDIAN
NAVY AND BUILD UP OF AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE CAPABILITIES FOR
MISTRAL TYPE LPDs
Because India is a rising maritime nation, India's
security strategy must be designed to safeguard its vital
economic, political, and military interests more...
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THE
INDIAN NAVY'S DECLINING CONVENTIONAL SUBMARINE FORCE WILL
BE AUGMENTED BY THE NUCLEAR NERPA AND INS ARIHANT
On 7th December, 2010 the Indian Naval ensign was
hauled down at sunset for the last time on INS Vagli,
the more... |
Monsoon,
The Indian Ocean and The Future of American Power by Robert
D Kaplan Offers A Maritime Strategy For India
A common refrain is that China and India are headed
to be the future great powers, but few can explain
more... |
DEEPAK
FROM FINCANTEIRI AT $ 200 MILL COMMISSIONED AT NAVAL DOCKYARD
MUMBAI
Italian-built fleet tanker, INS Deepak, was today
commissioned into the Navy by Defence Minister A K Antony
at Mumbai who said the year will see more...
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IDU
CONGRATULATES HAL FOR PRODUCING TEJAS LCA WHICH IT DID
NOT DESIGN
IDU has pleasure in putting up Mahendra Ved's brilliant
article on 100 years of Aviation. In the late 50s India's
HAL in Bangalore which was then a more...
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EXERCISE
VARUNA PART OF MISSION AGAPANTHE 2010-11
From late October, the French Carrier Strike Group
(CSG / designated Task has been operating in the Indian
Ocean on a mission nicknamed Agapanthe. This is a usual
activity for the CSG more...
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INDIAN
NAVY COMMISIONS SECOND UAV SQUADRON AT PORBANDAR AND EXTENDS
MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS
India's maritime reconnaissance on the West coast
got a boost today with the commissioning of an Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Squadron at more...
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FUTURE
INDIAN NAVY HOLDS MANY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN
INDUSTRY SAYS RANJIT B RAI
India's Navy Day was celebrated on 4th December, 2010
on a high note, when the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral
Nirmal Kumar Verma more...
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Vice
Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake assumes Duties as Commander
of the Navy
His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has been pleased
to appoint Sri Lanka Navy’s Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral
more... |
IDU
Offers a peep in to history of INS Khukri sinking in 1971
and to close the controversy of why INS Kirpan did not
stay to save and rescue the survivors of INS Khukri
The Tribune News Service on INS KHUKRI SINKING "Can’t
divulge why we didn’t come to INS Khukri’s more...
|
 IDU
ANALYSIS: PRESIDENT AWARDS STANDARD TO 31 SU-30MKI SQN
& COLOURS TO 9 BRD OF AIR FORCE AT PUNE
The President of India, and the Supreme Commander
of Indian Armed Forces, Smt Pratibha Devi Singh Patil
more... |
A
7 YEAR OLD CHILD COULD HAVE TOLD MOD DIRECT OFF SET POLICY
WITH ONLY DEFENCE SECTOR WONT WORK SO NEW POLICY TAKES
SHAPE IN 2011. NEVER TOO LATE
The Defence Procurement Policy 2011, was released
on the Ministry of Defence website on 6th January 2011,
to supersede the earlier DPP-2008; more...
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INDIAN
GOVERNMENTS LOVE BIG PROJECTS HICH PROVIDE BIG KICK BACKS
NOT SMALL ONES ……SO JAITAPUR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WILL
BE BIG BUT LETS HOPE IT IS SAFE
DU had visited China in 1989 to see all villages had
electricity and it was more...
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THE
CIA HELPED INDIA SET UP TEBETAN CENTRE/FORCE 22 AT CHAKRATA
AND THE TIBETANS AND MUKHTI BAHINI DID THE WONDERS IN
THE 1971 WAR
Internet is amazing for research. To the best of IDU's
knowledge Indian military has no access to the India's
more... |
US
CONGRESS PASSES INDIAN NAVY REQUEST FOR TWO OSPREY CLASS
INS CANKARSO AND INS KONDUL COMMISSIONED
Goa Shipyard is now little under utilized and 5 Naval
OPVs and 2 Coast Guard OPVs more...
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THE
INDIAN NAVY WAS ORDERED TO DO NOTHING IN THE 1965 WAR.
TIMELY LESSONS FOR HIGHER DEFENCE MANAGEMENT
This year India's 64th Independence Day passed with
no mention of the customary military preparedness
more... |
GEN
KAYANI AND HIS GENERALS ……COUNTRIES HAVE AN ARMY THE PAKISTAN
ARMY HAS A COUNTRY
IDU Discussed Pakistan earlier and here is Rana Banerji
telling us the succession but also Gen Kayani supports
Democracy and more...
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IDU
ANALYSIS. PREDICTING THE INDIA PAKISTAN THE CONUNDRUM
IN 2011
Conundrum it is. Pakistan as a state in 2011 faces
a make or break year in its tumultuous history. It is
hoping USA and ISAF retreat from Afghanistan more...
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The
Andaman & Nicobar Islands- India's Neglected Assets Are
India's Gold Mine
The dictum for situating a money spinning hotel or
restaurant is to find a 'Suitable Location , Location
and Location'. In the 21st century more...
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WILL
CHINA'S AIRCRAFT CARRIER VARYAG BE AT SEA BEFORE INDIA'S
INS VIKRAMADITYA(GORSHKOV)?
After haggling over the escalated price and hiccups
experienced, during the conversion of the 44,500 ton Ukrainian
built helicopter carrier more...
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INDIA
SRI LANKA DEFENCE RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK. THREE CHEERS
CHINA CAN BE CHECKMATED
The cordial defence relations Sri Lanka enjoys with
its closest neighbor India which had been estranged and
more... |
FINCANTEIRI
BUILT FLEET TANKER CUM SUPPORT SHIP INS DEEPAK SAILS INTO
MUMBAI
The first of the two Fleet tankers for the Indian
Navy ,built by Italian Shipyard M/s Fincantieri, for around
$ 200 million arrived in Mumbai on Xmas eve more...
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 2G
AND CWG SHOWS FIRMER COMMAND AND CONTROL FROM NEW DELHI
IS INDIA'S LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
C'est la vie. In the world of politics and strategic
partnerships there has to be some quid pro quo, and President
Barack Obama came to visit more...
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 PIRACY
INDIA AND CHINA AND CHINA FEELS IT HAS A RIGHT IN THE
INDIAN OCEAN
The following post, has been culled from a blog of
an American former Navy admiral, who rightly brings out
the fundamental difference in the American(rugby) way
of strategic thinking and Indian(test cricket) approach
to strategic and security issues. more...
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Obama
Reminded India Time It Got Real. India Has To Decide Are
We Strategic Friends Or Strategic Partners
C'est la vie. In the world of politics and strategic
partnerships there has to be some quid pro quo, and President
Barack Obama came to visit more...
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 Prez
Obama at INS Shikra
President Obama In India Landed at INS Shikra which
was old INS Kunjali in the centre of Mumbai in Colaba.
He got a taste Of the Indian Navy. more...
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WHY
INDIA NEEDS TO OPT FOR NUCLEAR SUBMARINES
The Indian Navy has always looked ahead, and its ambitious
horizons have always included plans to acquire, build
and operate nuclear submarines. more...
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LARGER
MILITARY LESSONS OF THE COMMOMWEALTH GAMES
The party has begun and 17 service officers are looking
after all the difficult job of protocol for the 19th the
Commonwealth Games more...
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