Putin to land in India with eye on military, energy ties
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DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in India on Monday for just his second overseas trip since the pandemic, seeking to bolster military and energy ties with a traditional ally being courted by Washington. In its efforts to address a rising China, Washington has set up the QUAD security dialogue with India, Japan, and Australia, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-to-land-in-india-with-eye-on-military-energy-ties-77541/
India matching Chinese troop build-up on disputed border: army chief
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DefenceTalkIndia’s army chief has said China is sending troops to their disputed border in “considerable numbers”, prompting a matching deployment by New Delhi in a development he called a “concern”. Tensions have been high between the nuclear-armed neighbors following a deadly border battle in June last year in the strategically important Galwan river valley in […]
India drops all charges against Italian marines: Rome
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DefenceTalkAll legal proceedings have been dropped in India against two Italian marines who shot and killed two fishermen off the coast of Kerala in 2012, Italy’s foreign minister said Tuesday. “All legal proceedings in India against our two marines… have been closed,” tweeted Luigi Di Maio. “It definitively brings this long episode to an end.” […]
Pakistan, India pledge to end skirmishes along Kashmir frontier
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DefenceTalkPakistan and India on Thursday pledged to end all firing along their disputed Kashmir frontier, according to a joint statement from their militaries, after months of violence between the nuclear-armed rivals. The two nations regularly exchange artillery and machine-gun fire along the ceasefire line known as the Line of Control (LoC) that has separated the […]
Indian Navy deploys warhsips, divers to find missing pilot
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkIndia’s navy has intensified a search for any sign of an air force pilot whose jet crashed into the Arabian Sea during a training exercise last week, authorities said Monday. The Russian-made MiG-29K aircraft hit the water off the coast of western Goa state on Thursday, with one of the two officers on board rescued. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-navy-deploys-warhsips-divers-to-find-missing-pilot-76578/
US defense, diplomacy chiefs to visit India for talks
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Tuesday that he and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit India next week to strengthen the two countries’ alliance in the face of China’s strategic challenge. “India will well be the most consequential partner for us, in the IndoPacific for us for sure, in this century,” Esper said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-defense-diplomacy-chiefs-to-visit-india-for-talks-76494/
India tests new French fighter jets in skies near China border
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkIndia’s new French Rafale jets have flown “familiarisation” flights above the border region contested with China where a deadly clash between soldiers from the nuclear-armed neighbours took place in June, an official told AFP Monday. The first five planes of a $9.4 billion order for 36 Rafale aircraft were formally commissioned on September 10, with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-tests-new-french-fighter-jets-in-skies-near-china-border-76373/
China says forced to take ‘countermeasures’ against India at tense border
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkChina on Tuesday said its troops were forced to take “countermeasures” after Indian soldiers crossed their tense Himalayan border and opened fire. The relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbours has deteriorated since a clash in the Ladakh region on June 15 in which 20 Indian troops were killed. Beijing’s defence ministry accused India of “severe […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-says-forced-to-take-countermeasures-against-india-at-tense-border-76278/
India seeks to counter China sway in Maldives with bridge project
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkIndia on Thursday pledged $500 million to build bridges and causeways in the Maldives, as New Delhi seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives borrowed billions of dollars from Beijing and hired Chinese firms for infrastructure projects under previous President Abdulla Yameen. This stoked concerns in India and the West […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-seeks-to-counter-china-sway-in-maldives-with-bridge-project-76172/
US Army eyes joint force solution, closer allies to win in Indo-Pacific
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DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Army’s chief of staff discussed how to win in great power competition within the Indo-Pacific region Friday after he traveled there earlier this month to meet with military leaders. Indo-Pacific is currently the U.S. military’s highest-priority theater, where near-peer adversaries, China and Russia, have significant influence. “The last thing that anybody wants is some […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-eyes-joint-force-solution-closer-allies-to-win-in-indo-pacific-76129/