Special forces of India and the US carried out a joint military drill at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh this month to further strengthen interoperability between the two nations, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. The 11th edition of exercise “Vajra Prahar” aimed at sharing best practices and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning and…
Army Chief General MM Naravane said on Tuesday that not even an inch of Indian land has been lost during the months-long standoff with China in Eastern Ladakh. He also added that since the disengagement process started last month, there has been relative peace in the region. “We have not…
Russia is holding fresh military exercises on Tuesday in the Arctic region. This region is of growing importance for Moscow as it competes for regional dominance with its rivals including the United States. The Russian military on March 20 launched a massive Arctic operation near Alexandra Land, part of the…
The 88th battalion of the CRPF is also known as the Mahila battalion. The special fact about this battalion is that it is world’s first paramilitary force comprised entirely of women. It was commissioned on 30th March 1986. This step taken by CRPF to induct a battalion dedicated to women…
Indonesia and Japan’s ministers of defence and foreign affairs pledged on Tuesday to tighten their defence cooperation to face an assertive China during their meeting in Tokyo. “It’s getting hard to take for granted the premises that have been supporting peace and prosperity of the international community. Today, I would like to hold talks…
Havildar Satvir Singh belonged to Khajpur village of Mathura district in UP. He joined the Indian Army at an age of 19 in 2000. He got recruited into 16 Jat of Jat Regiment.In 2019, his unit was posted in J&K near LOC. Their main task was to keep vigilance around…
A five member Indian mobile training team completed imparting 14 days special training to 50 Malagasy Special Forces in the port city of Antsiranana. The Malagasy special forces consisted from both the navy and army of Madagascar. Indian Navy mobile training team was deployed in Madagascar for capacity building and training…
A municipal councillor and his security guard were shot dead by militants during a meeting of the urban local body in Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. At around 1.15 pm unidentified gunmen barged into the premises of the Sopore Municipal Council and shot at the councillors and security personnel. The deceased were identified were…
The German government is buying a minority stake in defence supplier Hensoldt, a company that derives from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus’s former defence and security electronics division for security reasons. The state-owned KfW development bank said on Monday that it was buying 25.1% of the stakes in Hensoldt on behalf of the federal government in Berlin. German…
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the largest of India’s Central Armed Police Forces. The CRPF works under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The main role of CRPF is to assist the State Police or the Union Territory Police in maintaining law and order.…
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