Indian Army

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Indian Army takes up with PLA reported abduction of five people in Arunachal by Chinese troops

11:15 pm September 6, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Army has taken up with the Chinese military the reports of abduction of five people from Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh by the PLA troops, military sources said on Sunday. The commander of the Army unit deployed in the area sent hotline messages to the PLA unit concerned about the reported abduction, the sources said. The reports of abduction of the five […]

India and China hold 10th round of military talks; focus on further disengagement in eastern Ladakh

Indian, Chinese militaries hold Brigade Commander-level interaction in eastern Ladakh

11:04 pm September 6, 2020

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese militaries on Sunday held another round of talks in eastern Ladakh in an attempt to calm tensions even as the situation remained “delicate” with both sides further rushing in additional troops and weapons following last week’s confrontations, government sources said. The nearly four-hour brigade commander-level interaction near Chushul could not produce any tangible outcome, they said. […]

Chinese Foriegn Minister Wang Yi to attend online BRICS FMs meeting

9:02 pm September 3, 2020

Beijing: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will participate in the virtual meeting of the foreign ministers of the five-nation BRICS grouping on Friday, a senior official announced here on Thursday. Announcing Wang’s participation in the meeting of the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing that the Chinese foreign minister would attend the online meeting […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Domestic pvt players should set up OFB-like ammunition production facility: senior Army official

8:22 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Army expects domestic private players to establish an ammunition production set-up parallel to the existing government-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), a senior official said on Thursday. The Army also expects timeliness, quality and fair play from domestic private companies during the procurement of indigenous arms and ammunition, Lt Gen S K Upadhya, Master General of […]

India, Russia finalise AK-47 203 rifles deal: report

6:58 pm September 3, 2020

Moscow: India and Russia have finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK-47 203 rifles in India during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s ongoing visit here, the official Russian media reported on Thursday. The AK-47 203 is the latest and most advanced version of the AK-47 rifle, which will replace the Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) 5.56×45 […]