Month: December 2018

India Successfully Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Agni-5 Missile

Source- ndtv.com India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-5, which has a strike range of 5,000 km, from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast today. This is the seventh trial of the indigenously-developed surface-to-surface missile, defence sources said. Agni-V is a three-stage missile, 17 metres tall, two metres wide and capable of carrying 1.5

Facing Donald Trump attacks, Pakistan military seeks peace with India

Source- hindustantimes.com Pakistan’s military is making an unusually strong effort to mend ties with arch-rival India, as top generals worry about a deteriorating economy amid fractious relations with US President Donald Trump. Current and former Pakistani military officials have told Bloomberg that both a slowing economy and pressure from Beijing to improve ties with the West

Indian, Chinese Militaries To Conduct Joint Exercise From December 11

Source- ndtv.com The Indian and Chinese militaries will be engaged in a joint military exercise that will involve tactical level operations in an international counterinsurgency environment, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The annual Exercise Hand-in-Hand will commence on December 11 and go on till December 23 at Chengdu in China. The exercise is conducted annually

Gilgit, Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Wakilsahab

Source- ndtv.com India on Thursday voiced strong opposition to Pakistan’s reported move to declare Gilgit (Pakistan) as that country’s fifth province. “We have said that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir has been and will remain a part of India,” External Affairs Ministry Raveesh Kumar said in response to a question at a media briefing.