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Defenceinfo Bureau Report Faced with Chinese belligerence and build up of capacity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) across Ladakh, the Indian Army has decided to deploy a full Armoured Brigade,including a fair number of T-72 tanks in the area. The newly-built Nyoma airstrip on the banks of the Indus in Eastern Ladakh will also be kept operational for all contingencies. … [Read more...] about India responds but still Advantage Dragon remains

Defenceinfo Bureau Report Indian army’s long standing proposal to raise a new Strike Corps along the Line of Actual Control in the North East seems to have received a boost as reported by the Press Trust of India on Wednesday, November, 02."We are keen on securing our borders and we will take steps to do so. Wherever we feel there is a threat, adequate measures will be taken," … [Read more...] about Is a new Strike Corps for the North-East in the offing?

Defenceinfo Bureau Report Omar Abdullah, the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has bitten the bullet by stating firmly that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and the Disturbed Areas Act will be revoked from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir within the next few days. He has also said that revocation of these laws will not have any adverse affects even though the JK Police and … [Read more...] about AFSPA and DAA on their way out : Omar

Defenceinfo Bureau Report Deliberations at the Army Commanders Conference being held in New Delhi centered around the need to upgrade the intellectual threshold of the officer cadre. A presentation on, “Professional Military Education for Scholar Warriors of the Indian Army” was made by the Army Training Command. It was brought out that, whereas the current professional … [Read more...] about Professional military education of Indian army officers mooted