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ET's Manu Pubby reports that the Indian Army is considering a proposal that could breathe back life into a stalled artillery gun-making programme with Israel to cover a critical gap in its weapons profile amid continuing tension in Ladakh. Incidentally news is also coming that after a wait of more than a decade, the Indian Navy is set to receive its first set of multi-role helicopters from the US.

French defence and aerospace group Thales today announced the appointment of Ashish Saraf as Vice-President and Country Director for India.

Only goats seeking shade now use the long-abandoned lines of Soviet-era T-34 tanks, but the rusting relics point to the strategic value that Yemen's Socotra islands hold for foreign powers.

A small profile of Colonel Assimi Goita, who led a coup in Mali last year, and is now interim president.

The Taliban said that Afghans who worked with foreign forces in the past have nothing to fear once international troops leave, as long as they "show remorse." Troubles for Afghan troops seem to be mounting as about 150 of them have been killed or injured in the last 24 hours in a surge of attacks by Taliban militants.

Read how suspected jihadists massacred at least 160 civilians, including around 20 children, in a village in Burkina Faso's volatile north, the deadliest attack since Islamist violence erupted in the West African country in 2015.

Even as the pandemic raged and economies around the world were devastated, nuclear-armed countries last year increased spending on atomic weapon arsenals by 1.4 billion dollars. Unfortunate that the arms race goes on.

In Pictures: Indian Navy to get at least three MH-60 "Romeo" multi-mission heavy-duty helicopters

Army looks to revive artillery gun plan with Israel to bridge critical gaps

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ET has gathered that delay in an indigenous gun-making programme, which is unlikely to fully fructify before 2026 and the unpredictable situation on the China front has injected fresh concern. Despite recent inductions like the K9 Vajra mobile artillery systems, internal assessments have flagged off a capability gap in the short term. Read more

Army to set up new battle groups for offensive punch by next year

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The Indian Army is now firmly on course to create new self-contained fighting units called `integrated battle groups (IBGs)’, which can mobilise fast and hit hard, after some delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic and military confrontation with China. Read more

Modi and Xi are "responsible" leaders, can solve Sino-India issues: Vladimir Putin

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Asserting that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are "responsible" leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said they both are capable of solving issues between the two countries, and that it was important that no "extra-regional power" should interfere in the process. Read more

CIA scrambles for a new approach in Afghanistan

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The rapid US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is creating intense pressure on the CIA to find new ways to gather intelligence and carry out counterterrorism strikes in the country, but the agency has few good options. Read more.

Iran cleric Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour who founded Hezbollah, survived book bomb, dies

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Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran's ambassador to Syria helped found the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and lost his right hand to a book bombing reportedly carried out by Israel, died Monday of the coronavirus. He was 74. Read more
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