Vishal Thapar

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Group Editorial Head for BW’s Defence, Security & Police

Latest Articles By Vishal Thapar

Lt General Anil Chauhan appointed India’s new Chief of Defence Staff

Distinguished Infantry officer hails from the same district as NSA Ajit Doval and the first CDS General Bipin Rawat; to concurrently hold the position of Secretary Department of Military Affairs

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Sweden’s Saab to test Make in India waters with manufacturing facility for Carl-Gustaf anti-tank weapon

Government permission sought for 100 per cent FDI, as OEMs seek clarity on whether foreign-owned Indian companies can bid for Make in India Defence procurement programmes

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IAF Flies Cheetahs In The Last Leg of Trans-continental Airlift From Namibia

Crates containing the big cats flown in a Mi-17 helicopter from the Gwalior airbase to village near Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh

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“Today’s era is not of war,” Modi tells Putin, appeals for end to Ukraine War

Samarkand plain-speak is the highlight of the SCO Summit, as PM urges Russian President for focus on food and energy security

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With Eye On Access To Central Asia, Modi Seeks Full Transit Rights Among SCO Member-states

Anticipation of one-on-one meeting with Xi on the sidelines of Summit following mutual troop disengagement from an LAC flashpoint

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India may be forced to withdraw quota for enlisting Nepalese troops: Army Chief

Kathmandu has put on hold recruitment of Gurkha troops under the Agnipath scheme but Indian Army is under pressure to fill vacancies

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Rajnath Singh objects to US F-16 package for Pakistan in talks with American counterpart

New Delhi raises issue for the second time in a week, says US-supplied Pak F-16s are a weapon against India

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India in Australia for back-to-back military exercises for large scale use of force in Indo-Pacific

IAF fielded frontline Sukhoi fighters and C-17 strategic airlifters in the recently-concluded Exercise Pitch Black

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Japan fields chopper carrier for naval exercise with India

Tokyo, New Delhi seek to step up military partnership at sea

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India, China complete troop disengagement from flashpoint Gogra-Hot Springs on the LAC

Stage set for Modi-Xi meet as PP-15 pull-back ends the last of the 4 military stand-offs resulting from PLA incursions into Eastern Ladakh in May 2020

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