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The website, asiandefencenewschannel.blogspot.com, provides up-to-date and essential coverage on breaking events via desktop and mobile devices.Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.comBlogger2014125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-7250264525882194962023-03-28T21:54:00.000+05:302023-03-28T21:54:07.711+05:30Russian security chief to visit India to meet with SCO counterparts<p></p><blockquote><p> The SCO is an international organization founded in 2001</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqHpfbiz-QhRNbNRQ5f5E3FQ2t-q2MQbjd15queYcG8Of8_oWmBaR1oCuKrQJrJTMSvCOZ6LbGB61NL2oIPR5w91-mmzmUJHmVJkL6RHjDB-ks3v2y08rVdJzvNcAPmNbO_X-_v-a2wvRolo9tnODWgc_OIT9KWxzFHNhJxSNzmbv21U84qgfcb7kmA/s1020/Russian%20security%20chief%20to%20visit%20India%20to%20meet%20with%20SCO%20counterparts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Russian security chief to visit India to meet with SCO counterparts" border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1020" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqHpfbiz-QhRNbNRQ5f5E3FQ2t-q2MQbjd15queYcG8Of8_oWmBaR1oCuKrQJrJTMSvCOZ6LbGB61NL2oIPR5w91-mmzmUJHmVJkL6RHjDB-ks3v2y08rVdJzvNcAPmNbO_X-_v-a2wvRolo9tnODWgc_OIT9KWxzFHNhJxSNzmbv21U84qgfcb7kmA/w640-h408/Russian%20security%20chief%20to%20visit%20India%20to%20meet%20with%20SCO%20counterparts.jpg" title="Russian security chief to visit India to meet with SCO counterparts" width="640" /></a></div><p>MOSCOW: <span style="font-size: x-large;">R</span>ussian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev is expected to travel to India, where he will meet with colleagues from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).</p><p><br /></p><p>"On March 29 in New Delhi, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev will take part in the annual meeting of security council secretaries of the SCO member states," the press service of the Russian Security Council reported on Tuesday.</p><p><br /></p><p>The SCO is an international organization founded in 2001. It currently brings together Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Four other countries - Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia - have observer status. In addition, several countries are dialogue partners, namely Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Egypt, Nepal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Sri Lanka.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-49318169075933086422023-03-28T21:50:00.001+05:302023-03-28T21:50:08.128+05:30No contact with US on New START currently — Lavrov<p></p><blockquote><p> On March 1, Vladimir Putin signed a law suspending Russia's participation in New START</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQmc-cUjFOhD6kijvHq2mixQTIC5rJ1fyxslqChJh39iB-woCOs0e4RjH70TB7H1heHM9jdHD5fhDIVI39b51NOoCrcm0fLNVyrXxYBo14nnpfd4rw08ZI8vWmByFGRgNrSWrLRFLkEhmlJPZehyZuneHuPBqYSuwgll6lpLolpNLmeL9YKGe0txmeg/s800/No%20contact%20with%20US%20on%20New%20START%20currently%20%E2%80%94%20Lavrov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="No contact with US on New START currently — Lavrov" border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQmc-cUjFOhD6kijvHq2mixQTIC5rJ1fyxslqChJh39iB-woCOs0e4RjH70TB7H1heHM9jdHD5fhDIVI39b51NOoCrcm0fLNVyrXxYBo14nnpfd4rw08ZI8vWmByFGRgNrSWrLRFLkEhmlJPZehyZuneHuPBqYSuwgll6lpLolpNLmeL9YKGe0txmeg/w640-h428/No%20contact%20with%20US%20on%20New%20START%20currently%20%E2%80%94%20Lavrov.jpg" title="No contact with US on New START currently — Lavrov" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>MOSCOW:<span style="font-size: x-large;"> R</span>ussia currently has no contact with the United States on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with TASS on Tuesday.</p><p><br /></p><p>"There is no contact on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with the Americans," he stressed.</p><p><br /></p><p>On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in his State of the Nation Address to the Federal Assembly that Moscow was suspending its participation in the New START treaty, but was not withdrawing from it. According to the head of state, before resuming any discussions on the continuation of work under the treaty, Russia needs to understand for itself how the document will factor in the arsenals of NATO’s other nuclear powers, the UK and France, together with US nuclear stockpiles.</p><p><br /></p><p>On March 1, Putin signed a law suspending Russia's participation in New START.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-40710529155165360102023-03-27T13:08:00.006+05:302023-03-27T13:08:40.401+05:30NATO special forces units launch joint exercises in Moldova<p></p><blockquote><p> The drills will last until April 7</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSjVF9MdFr1UEKNmDRtBICR50dHp9DdUgYTwAnvoqGsLZY1_PvU59xx8diNEclqDMBv6Sn4I9mVheH6Psnu6ohKHYLEYJFtKHzFE92MBk_B6mtp4B1leMbvevLHrwV-5voHKuzFs_u1LDhuKby2f8qRbQSpiOBnZagLVtMmMYAvm7VELWbDs2d24aUg/s1913/NATO%20special%20forces%20units%20launch%20joint%20exercises%20in%20Moldova.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NATO special forces units launch joint exercises in Moldova" border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1913" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSjVF9MdFr1UEKNmDRtBICR50dHp9DdUgYTwAnvoqGsLZY1_PvU59xx8diNEclqDMBv6Sn4I9mVheH6Psnu6ohKHYLEYJFtKHzFE92MBk_B6mtp4B1leMbvevLHrwV-5voHKuzFs_u1LDhuKby2f8qRbQSpiOBnZagLVtMmMYAvm7VELWbDs2d24aUg/w640-h386/NATO%20special%20forces%20units%20launch%20joint%20exercises%20in%20Moldova.jpg" title="NATO special forces units launch joint exercises in Moldova" width="640" /></a></div><p>CHISINAU: <span style="font-size: x-large;">J</span>oint Combined Exchange Training exercises involving units of special forces from Great Britain, Moldova, Romania and the United States kicked off in training centers in Moldova, the Moldovan Defense Ministry said on Monday.</p><p><br /></p><p>"The exercises are being held for the four countries’ special forces to exchange experience and improve interoperability," the ministry said in a statement. "The soldiers will practice shooting and parachute jumping as well as field maneuvers," it added.</p><p><br /></p><p>The drills will last until April 7. Moldovan citizens have been warned about the movement of military hardware on roads across the country during that period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moldova, a neutral country under its Constitution, cooperates with NATO armies in line with an individual partnership plan. There is a NATO liaison office in the country.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-40962503148135469762023-03-25T20:23:00.000+05:302023-03-25T20:23:04.502+05:30Ukrainians lose more than 155 personnel in Donetsk direction, Russian top brass reports<p></p><blockquote><p> Russian forces also destroy over 85 Ukrainian servicemen near Krasny Liman</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06rBjbCSxfGhKcLiRg3CH9BBGVELnVj6Ml-nZ85BS1KTR8X3YIdqnUlQ6PX0CkBCjVixVNVp9cdOo0lHkiEhSh3G6EQRjzQqcNM1tPmMs3pyZjp3LgYMxTuNCi5H-Dbn76Rcqc4spLVTDbajOauTc49xaCXNuu10rug6oXdQFisPevCSaZHPjzPL4-g/s1200/Ukrainians%20lose%20more%20than%20155.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ukrainians lose more than 155 personnel in Donetsk direction, Russian top brass reports" border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06rBjbCSxfGhKcLiRg3CH9BBGVELnVj6Ml-nZ85BS1KTR8X3YIdqnUlQ6PX0CkBCjVixVNVp9cdOo0lHkiEhSh3G6EQRjzQqcNM1tPmMs3pyZjp3LgYMxTuNCi5H-Dbn76Rcqc4spLVTDbajOauTc49xaCXNuu10rug6oXdQFisPevCSaZHPjzPL4-g/w640-h336/Ukrainians%20lose%20more%20than%20155.jpeg" title="Ukrainians lose more than 155 personnel in Donetsk direction, Russian top brass reports" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>MOSCOW: <span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he Russian armed forces eliminated more than 155 Ukrainian servicemen and a D-30 howitzer in the Donetsk area in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesman, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, reported on Saturday.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In the Donetsk direction, over 155 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, five cars and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed as a result of active operations by units and artillery of the southern battlegroup," he said.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Situation in the Kharkov Region</span></b></p><p>"Army aviation and artillery of the western group of forces struck Ukrainian units near Dvurechnaya and Timkovka in the Kharkov Region. The enemy’s losses amounted to roughly 55 Ukrainian personnel, two armored vehicles and two cars," the general added.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>In the Kherson area</b></span></p><p>"In the Kherson area, up to 35 Ukrainian soldiers, 10 cars and a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were eliminated as a result of damage inflicted by firepower," Konashenkov reported.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">In the Krasny Liman direction</span></b></p><p>"In the Krasny Liman direction, assault and army aviation aircraft, artillery and units of the battlegroup Center inflicted damage on the enemy manpower and equipment in areas near the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic, and Yampolovka and Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic in their active operations," the spokesman said.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Konashenkov, over 85 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored vehicles, three pickups and a D-30 howitzer were wiped out in this direction in the past day.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye areas</b></span></p><p>In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East struck the Ukrainian army units near the communities of Ugledar and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the spokesman said.</p><p><br /></p><p>"The enemy’s losses totaled as many as 70 Ukrainian personnel, three motor vehicles, and a D-20 howitzers in those directions," the general specified.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-3522763066028402892023-03-25T10:59:00.006+05:302023-03-25T10:59:55.463+05:30US accuses Russian ’spy’ of working for Russian intelligence, fraud — Justice Department<p></p><blockquote><p> According to a statement released, Sergey Cherkasov was charged today for acting as an agent of a foreign power, visa fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, and other charges stemming from his illegal activities in the United States</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZkseysu7PLN76tDfEXV0diXELhFh4P1hPe-gpj9Var9FCoeXeivCAHCEk2NTy60R63jQ8TjUePL9tmLeuJETeRDBUSPtoWpd-fzb32pNpY4gLk5Xsgk1GEEB8B61WZ8CeG4TlzNKJ3F7CsJvHz9UvqiTg1iDWqicPHVa6CyMfrMhvJOL599RyqvCmQ/s600/Justice%20Department.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Justice Department" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="600" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZkseysu7PLN76tDfEXV0diXELhFh4P1hPe-gpj9Var9FCoeXeivCAHCEk2NTy60R63jQ8TjUePL9tmLeuJETeRDBUSPtoWpd-fzb32pNpY4gLk5Xsgk1GEEB8B61WZ8CeG4TlzNKJ3F7CsJvHz9UvqiTg1iDWqicPHVa6CyMfrMhvJOL599RyqvCmQ/w640-h534/Justice%20Department.jpg" title="Justice Department" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>WASHINGTON: <span style="font-size: x-large;">U</span>S authorities say that Russian citizen Sergey Cherkasov, who is currently in custody in Brazil, acted in the interests of Russian intelligence and was involved in crimes in the United States relating to visa and bank fraud, according to a statement released by US Department of Justice.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the document, "Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, 37, a national of the Russian Federation who operated as an ‘Illegal’ agent for a Russian Intelligence Service ("RIS") under the Brazilian alias of Victor Muller Ferreira, was charged today for acting as an agent of a foreign power, visa fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, and other charges stemming from his illegal activities in the United States."</p><p><br /></p><p>The published indictment said Cherkasov came to Brazil in 2010 with a Russian passport. At that time, he allegedly "started acting as an Illegal agent in 2012 in Brazil using the Ferreira name." In 2017, Cherkasov, according to US authorities, obtained a US student visa. Posing as Ferreira, he allegedly attended an American university in the D.C. metropolitan area. The name of the university was not specified.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Justice Department said in a statement that Cherkasov opened a US bank account and obtained a driver's license in Virginia. He allegedly "further made connections to persons of interest in the United States and maintained communications with his RIS handlers." He also allegedly sent "information about US foreign policy" to Russian intelligence in 2021 and 2022.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the version cited, Cherkasov tried to obtain employment at the International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2022, but was barred from entering the Netherlands. In April 2022, the Russian citizen was arrested in Brazil "on fraud charges stemming from his use of the false Ferreira identity." In July 2022, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Possible extradition to Russia</span></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>According to the document, the Brazilian authorities informed the Russian government about the detention of Cherkasov, and Russian diplomats confirmed the identity of their compatriot. Later, Brazilian authorities regularly allowed representatives of the Russian Federation to meet with Cherkasov, who was in custody.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the US version, in September 2022, the Brazilian authorities confirmed that Russia had filed documents to extradite Cherkasov. They allegedly stated that he was accused in his home country of involvement in drug trafficking.</p><p><br /></p><p>The US pointed out that this extradition request to the Russian Federation was based on knowingly false information. The US side believed that the purpose of such actions was only to bring Cherkasov home.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-25758645107687608962023-03-24T21:29:00.002+05:302023-03-24T21:29:40.998+05:30Lavrov says no nation safe from hostile US attacks<p></p><blockquote><p> According to Russia’s foreign minister, "the situation in and around Ukraine is but a manifestation of a large-scale collision involving attempts by a small group of Western countries seeking world domination and a reversal of the intrinsic emergence of a multipolar architecture"</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVkrAlN0UbNAXwGgLY7jLNtSbKKYQwd5SkX6KGMm6yz1mRGj3ZxUzhtriF-rg9Yx8_foK-ZA_OnB-Q6Yj50Plc_V4Ty65qqx2EY9OJkRSDQh-rBohegVR-J1KGh-SXctwHIySrUxOUIwsbT1SLK4OurC4G9JgLESG6aXbcr6nYxxVxpids2ZRYGa1NQ/s1100/Lavrov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lavrov says no nation safe from hostile US attacks" border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1100" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVkrAlN0UbNAXwGgLY7jLNtSbKKYQwd5SkX6KGMm6yz1mRGj3ZxUzhtriF-rg9Yx8_foK-ZA_OnB-Q6Yj50Plc_V4Ty65qqx2EY9OJkRSDQh-rBohegVR-J1KGh-SXctwHIySrUxOUIwsbT1SLK4OurC4G9JgLESG6aXbcr6nYxxVxpids2ZRYGa1NQ/w640-h360/Lavrov.jpg" title="Lavrov says no nation safe from hostile US attacks" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>MOSCOW:<span style="font-size: x-large;"> N</span>o country is currently protected from "hostile raids" by the United States and its allies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an article for the Razvedchik (Intelligence Officer) magazine on Friday.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In general, nobody today is safe from hostile `raids’ by the Americans and their NATO allies," he opined, saying that "apart from Russia, numerous countries are currently being threatened and blackmailed."</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Russia’s top diplomat, "the situation in and around Ukraine is but a manifestation of a large-scale collision involving attempts by a small group of Western countries seeking world domination and a reversal of the intrinsic emergence of a multipolar architecture."</p><p><br /></p><p>"They have set a strategic task of comprehensively deterring China, as part of the so-called Indo-Pacific strategies, too," Lavrov said. He slammed what he said was the West’s vicious interference in the internal affairs of sovereign nations, including fraternal Belarus, and condemned the years-long economic blockade of Cuba.</p><p><br /></p><p>"While acting in the worst colonial traditions, the Americans and their backers are trying to divide the world into `democracies’ and `authoritarian regimes’," the Russian foreign minister noted. He also castigated the EU’s diplomacy chief Josep Borrell for his "racist" statement about Europe being a garden and the rest of the world a jungle.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p><div><br /></div>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-35140383474804895622023-03-24T21:23:00.001+05:302023-03-24T21:23:21.319+05:30Upgrade of Tu-160M bomber to allow it to use advanced weapons — Rostec<p></p><blockquote><p> The program to resume the production of Tu-160 planes, upgraded as Tu-160M, was set in motion by the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQ5Z00pw8gvNR4gbpMWNR4GhwqkyY7wcazY6expmsWY5i3Rh6hfVpIvVHtSspuxyC9xMbe8Xaht_sUHC-b7eydxKwMdwIvvJ_6Am2DRyuoRgpyESaEIPvJ2LzMd3DbyNG5vXfnqMz_jZStYmR8XccnfL7Rtjef9Exgyeqsdkx_pVkJLl-4kb_8p0S7A/s1170/Tu-160M%20bomber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tu-160M bomber" border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1170" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQ5Z00pw8gvNR4gbpMWNR4GhwqkyY7wcazY6expmsWY5i3Rh6hfVpIvVHtSspuxyC9xMbe8Xaht_sUHC-b7eydxKwMdwIvvJ_6Am2DRyuoRgpyESaEIPvJ2LzMd3DbyNG5vXfnqMz_jZStYmR8XccnfL7Rtjef9Exgyeqsdkx_pVkJLl-4kb_8p0S7A/w640-h406/Tu-160M%20bomber.jpg" title="Tu-160M bomber" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>MOSCOW: <span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he upgrade of the Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber will enable it to carry new weapons, including advanced armaments, Russia’s state corporation Rostec said on Friday, following a trip by its Director General Sergey Chemezov to the Gorbunov Aviation Plant in Kazan.</p><p><br /></p><p>"The company produces upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bombers. The decision to resume their production was made by the president of Russia. Upgraded planes have expanded combat capabilities and considerable potential. Further development of the platform will enable it to use new types of weapons, including advanced weapons," the company said in a statement.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chemezov said, according to the statement, that the plant is ratcheting up the production of these aircraft. "The company is increasing production of the famous white swans, which are the signature piece of our strategic aviation. They are unique machines, beautiful on the outside and formidable in terms of their capabilities," the Rostec chief was quoted as saying in the statement.</p><p><br /></p><p>He said the company is also ramping production of the civilian Tu-214 airplane to the tune of 10 per year.</p><p><br /></p><p>The program to resume the production of Tu-160 planes, upgraded as Tu-160M, was set in motion by the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin. As part of the program and under a contract between the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry and the Tupolev design bureau, the design documentation for the Tu-160M has been digitalized in short order, the technology of vacuum welding for titanium parts has been restored, production of the plane’s airframe has been resumed, and cooperation has been established among advanced companies in the areas of steel production, aviation and machine building, most of which are part of the Rostec corporation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Tu-160 is the largest and most powerful supersonic aircraft in the history of military aviation with variable wing geometry. Earlier, TASS reported that a second newly-built strategic bomber had been sent to a flight test station, and a third such plane is now under construction.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-79781247955036576192023-03-24T11:42:00.000+05:302023-03-24T11:42:01.756+05:30Su-27 fighters to launch missiles during drills in Russia’s westernmost region<p></p><blockquote><p> The Su-27 (NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a long-range multirole, highly maneuverable all-weather fighter-interceptor developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HGzwuJmxbUXKYG2SOvezZMqZnmDrF5BtUge3slsso7kjxC6Q-lQC7MfrC3ENpvbTRpLch9y3SnKW70ZWXyvDlxr7eK1uh648qJz4wpUOJkOr6DlJ5dO7qeNy9ej4XcldXQNa10vPE1D0j_b60ZZY_jrCIaLUq6eWacGuEC-lMdYMKwtDk4rmkvvISQ/s1000/Su-27%20fighters%20to%20launch%20missiles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Su-27 fighters to launch missiles" border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="1000" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HGzwuJmxbUXKYG2SOvezZMqZnmDrF5BtUge3slsso7kjxC6Q-lQC7MfrC3ENpvbTRpLch9y3SnKW70ZWXyvDlxr7eK1uh648qJz4wpUOJkOr6DlJ5dO7qeNy9ej4XcldXQNa10vPE1D0j_b60ZZY_jrCIaLUq6eWacGuEC-lMdYMKwtDk4rmkvvISQ/w640-h346/Su-27%20fighters%20to%20launch%20missiles.jpg" title="Su-27 fighters to launch missiles" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>KALININGRAD: <span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>ver ten Su-27 multirole fighters from a fighter aviation regiment of the Baltic Fleet’s naval aviation are involved in the tactical flight drills with missile launches in Russia’s westernmost exclave of the Kaliningrad Region, the Fleet’s press office reported on Thursday.</p><p><br /></p><p>"During the tactical flight exercise, the aviation regiment’s fighter pilots and ground personnel are practicing preparing the equipment for flights, avoiding a notional enemy’s strike and relocating to alternate airfields," the press office said in a statement.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Su-27 crews will accomplish the objectives of intercepting notional aircraft intruding into the Kaliningrad Region and launching missiles against targets simulating enemy cruise missiles and strategic bombers, the press office said.</p><p><br /></p><p>During the ground stage of the exercise, the ground personnel, radiation and chemical protection specialists will practice timed operations to land a plane on a notionally contaminated airfield. Aside from sharpening their flight skills, the crews of fighter jets are on round-the-clock combat alert, protecting the airspace of the Kaliningrad Region, the press office said.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Su-27 (NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a long-range multirole, highly maneuverable all-weather fighter-interceptor developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. The Su-27 is designed to gain air superiority and deliver bombing and missile strikes against ground targets.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-35463389449182525382023-03-23T19:53:00.002+05:302023-03-23T19:53:43.965+05:30Don’t mess with them: diplomat warns against harassing Russian journalists in Germany<p></p><blockquote><p> "If Russian journalists in Germany are harassed, there will be retaliatory measures against German journalists," Maria Zakharova said</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNvPT69kB6asVmplTbxIWwmDIdx-ymtRlzBAqiWNO0OnrB_Zmz9V0SnWYFoVZPSRN_FVlhVzy9ZSgZn85soK5cZXeQ4zjQUZ33WLZDsa0pPmg-oEA3W6ywQF5QieoSfxx4s0N18xwLNmOcvHNNOOGeGA3GiRFF0GgbqpziHXgQWVAqvUKZz1u9ZBtVw/s1020/Russian%20Foreign%20Ministry%20Spokeswoman%20Maria%20Zakharova.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova" border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1020" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNvPT69kB6asVmplTbxIWwmDIdx-ymtRlzBAqiWNO0OnrB_Zmz9V0SnWYFoVZPSRN_FVlhVzy9ZSgZn85soK5cZXeQ4zjQUZ33WLZDsa0pPmg-oEA3W6ywQF5QieoSfxx4s0N18xwLNmOcvHNNOOGeGA3GiRFF0GgbqpziHXgQWVAqvUKZz1u9ZBtVw/w640-h408/Russian%20Foreign%20Ministry%20Spokeswoman%20Maria%20Zakharova.jpg" title="Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>MOSCOW: <span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span>oscow will take retaliatory measures in case Russian media outlets and journalists face pressure in Germany, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday.</p><p><br /></p><p>"The German media have published information on the matter, which was provided by the German authorities and makes it clear that despite official statements, particularly from [German Foreign Minister Annalena] Baerbock - and she said in Moscow that they don’t interfere in the situation - that they not only interfere but they also pay for and moderate content; they did this in the past and they are doing it now," Zakharova noted, when asked if German media outlets working in Russia would face any consequences following the German government’s statements about journalists’ ties to intelligence agencies.</p><p><br /></p><p>"If Russian journalists in Germany are harassed, there will be retaliatory measures against German journalists," Zakharova said.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to her, Moscow will retaliate if Russian media outlets come under literal and figurative attack in the countries where governments fail to take action to protect journalists or even participate in campaigns targeting Russian reporters and media outlets.</p><p><br /></p><p>"We have heard lies, and we have heard lies from Ms Baerbock in Moscow, who said that they had no ties to independent media but now it turns out that they even pay them," the Russian diplomat stressed.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-55115077744226957652023-03-23T13:48:00.002+05:302023-03-23T13:48:33.466+05:30US to build new military base near South China Sea<p></p><blockquote><p> Beijing said countries in the Asia-Pacific must not allow themselves to be “coerced or used” by Washington</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvBmD4qAdNUdIGUAuQc8G6Gdn6UToBmmHTzfg8yIajZ5Ld1XZlOG-RueLy5GE7rQgQpsB5SAq--4CNWdt3zYQZxGNL2xh5hb-9f8fwegcwJ_qRUmNuJG0ej_FeFi8Cks-jbr2WA-UxMBc99qqjMLJayFeiPmpA5tR-cp_Vp4SNfpvteXj7N8dozbP7g/s1500/US%20to%20build%20new%20military%20base%20near%20South%20China%20Sea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="US to build new military base near South China Sea" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvBmD4qAdNUdIGUAuQc8G6Gdn6UToBmmHTzfg8yIajZ5Ld1XZlOG-RueLy5GE7rQgQpsB5SAq--4CNWdt3zYQZxGNL2xh5hb-9f8fwegcwJ_qRUmNuJG0ej_FeFi8Cks-jbr2WA-UxMBc99qqjMLJayFeiPmpA5tR-cp_Vp4SNfpvteXj7N8dozbP7g/w640-h426/US%20to%20build%20new%20military%20base%20near%20South%20China%20Sea.jpg" title="US to build new military base near South China Sea" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he United States is set to build four new military bases “scattered” around the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, noting that at least one facility would be placed near a disputed island chain claimed by China and several other nations. </p><p><br /></p><p>Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the Philippine leader offered additional details about the new installations, which were first unveiled last month as part of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with Washington. However, he said he could not reveal their exact location until a formal announcement is made alongside the US. </p><p><br /></p><p>“There are four extra sites scattered around the Philippines – there are some in the north, there are some around Palawan, there are some further south,” he said, adding that the bases would help to defend the country’s largest island, Luzon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Palawan is one of the Philippines’ westernmost regions, and is situated around 200 miles (320 kilometers) east of the disputed Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea, which is also known by several other local names. Six countries have laid claim to parts of the small island chain, among them China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei as well as the Philippines, though US officials have repeatedly rejected Beijing’s claims as “unlawful.”</p><p><br /></p><p>American bases on Luzon, meanwhile, are likely to be built with Taiwan in mind given its close proximity to the self-governing island, which China considers part of its sovereign territory. Though Washington had long maintained a policy of “strategic ambiguity” toward Taipei, President Joe Biden has broken with that approach, explicitly stating that US forces would come to Taiwan’s defense in the event of a Chinese attack. </p><p><br /></p><p>Asked about the plans for the new bases during a Wednesday press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin argued that military cooperation between countries should be “conducive to regional peace and stability and not targeted at or harmful to the interests of any third party.”</p><p><br /></p><p>“The US side, out of selfish interests, remains trapped in a zero-sum mentality and keeps increasing military deployment in the Asia-Pacific,” he said, adding that “Regional countries need to remain vigilant and avoid being coerced or used by the US.”</p><p><br /></p><p>President Marcos went on to warn of a “complex” and “unpredictable” security environment in the region, saying he was aware of an “emerging threat” that would require “adjustments in our strategy” without elaborating. </p><p><br /></p><p>Under the 2014 EDCA, the US was initially permitted to construct five military bases around the Philippines, but the pact was recently extended to four additional “strategic” sites. Washington has so far spent $82 million on the original five facilities, and continues to work on bases that will eventually host rotating troop deployments.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Rt.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-76016989712766979492023-03-23T13:34:00.003+05:302023-03-23T13:34:36.994+05:30Belarus forms new anti-aircraft missile regiment — Defense Ministry<p></p><blockquote><p> It is reported that the new regiment was formed in Luninets, in the Brest Region</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdGXrzP_J3v7DyJHoov808Rm4xsCK3nCYlBsTsgBY9K1tgEbZgt5OVvR1VBaOTxtITXD6zKi29AEn021TWYZHWX6LFxjtr6BCF26UDdtDwWMdtnW5UOzS9XgLGLM3iFiwjM6ZveoR6T6SbnqYu-O5NBJ2q6dq0seK8E9vTTXoBSYrGaBKyzS19MfOAg/s2048/Belarus%20forms%20new%20anti-aircraft%20missile%20regiment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Belarus forms new anti-aircraft missile regiment" border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdGXrzP_J3v7DyJHoov808Rm4xsCK3nCYlBsTsgBY9K1tgEbZgt5OVvR1VBaOTxtITXD6zKi29AEn021TWYZHWX6LFxjtr6BCF26UDdtDwWMdtnW5UOzS9XgLGLM3iFiwjM6ZveoR6T6SbnqYu-O5NBJ2q6dq0seK8E9vTTXoBSYrGaBKyzS19MfOAg/w640-h358/Belarus%20forms%20new%20anti-aircraft%20missile%20regiment.jpg" title="Belarus forms new anti-aircraft missile regiment" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>MINSK: <span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span> new anti-aircraft missile regiment has been formed in the Belarusian Armed Forces, the country’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Telegram on Thursday.</p><p><br /></p><p>"When forming the regiment, the focus was on the creation of up-to-date military infrastructure and training facilities, furnishing personnel with comfortable accommodation sites and ensuring the welfare of military servicemen and their families," the statement reads.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the Belarusian Defense Ministry, the new regiment was formed in Luninets, in the Brest Region. "Today, Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin will visit the newly established military unit in Luninets," the ministry added.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-53052833756297929072023-03-22T19:02:00.006+05:302023-03-22T19:09:02.598+05:30Russia concerned about NATO’s military activities in Arctic, diplomat says<p></p><blockquote><p> Nikolay Korchunov pointed out that Russia did not see any issues in the Arctic region that would require a military solution</p><p></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGX9qn5-xM55iKPuH3fB7Ic7NreEXUQAq6-IsQmZiSnz0a_te-6qeREY11APYoVfeBc50IiskEUvSCNrozkJlJRRHL_RcBnTQO_xaO_7AReAe7f7gInOgU__OB66Vg3R0m0A9I3EyULjwARPOP9jxie5Pjqc-Wavcvkyv1JkVdXCciZRvQGtWAEhuYA/s3494/NATO%E2%80%99s%20military%20activities.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NATO’s military activities" border="0" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="3494" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGX9qn5-xM55iKPuH3fB7Ic7NreEXUQAq6-IsQmZiSnz0a_te-6qeREY11APYoVfeBc50IiskEUvSCNrozkJlJRRHL_RcBnTQO_xaO_7AReAe7f7gInOgU__OB66Vg3R0m0A9I3EyULjwARPOP9jxie5Pjqc-Wavcvkyv1JkVdXCciZRvQGtWAEhuYA/w640-h336/NATO%E2%80%99s%20military%20activities.jpg" title="NATO’s military activities" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>YAKUTSK: <span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span>ATO’s military activities in the Arctic region cannot but alarm Russia, Nikolay Korchunov, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-At-Large and Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council, said on Wednesday.</p><p><br /></p><p>"We can see military tensions rising in the Arctic region as <a href="https://asiandefencenewschannel.blogspot.com/search/label/NATO" target="_blank">NATO </a>member states have stepped up their drills and expanded the scope of these drills. All this certainly causes us concern because the rise in tensions is evident. Of course, such statements will particularly be aimed at justifying the growing military spending of the US and its allies in the Arctic region," the diplomat said in response to a TASS question about a Bloomberg article claiming that the Arctic could become a new area of confrontation between <a href="https://asiandefencenewschannel.blogspot.com/search/label/NATO">NATO </a>and Russia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Korchunov pointed out that Russia did not see any issues in the Arctic region that would require a military solution.</p><p><br /></p><p>"If my memory serves me correctly, the Bloomberg article said that there was a risk of a US confrontation not only with Russia but also with China in the Arctic. We certainly were surprised to hear such allegations about China because, unlike other non-Arctic nations, namely the United Kingdom and other <a href="https://asiandefencenewschannel.blogspot.com/search/label/NATO">NATO </a>member states, China pursues a policy of military restraint in those latitudes and does not hold drills there," Korchunov noted.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Rt.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-81320419799765429762023-03-21T23:11:00.007+05:302023-03-21T23:14:23.151+05:30Ukrainian drone attack repelled in Crimea<p style="text-align: center;"><i></i></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><i>No military installations were in the vicinity of the drone attack, an aide to the regional leader has claimed</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL85QwMFfYUWXcICE3PjU586ipioZmJLScZq_TTOLaoXD-ypZs8McBZYZMVZKnWqt0Lof17TLUZzQ1xFf14eon9-04Tg26nDTdDOZSyOzfqCmD78KjAHCv9GolFq9kzEj4w9mQTv54TdhaqI1PU5ddaxVhvuao4SjWPpkLRGwnHCZIJrjfoiWgN6Ejyw/s768/Ukrainian%20drone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Debris of a Ukrainian drone shot down over Dzhankoy in Russia’s Crimea. © Telegram / Oleg Kryuchkov" border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL85QwMFfYUWXcICE3PjU586ipioZmJLScZq_TTOLaoXD-ypZs8McBZYZMVZKnWqt0Lof17TLUZzQ1xFf14eon9-04Tg26nDTdDOZSyOzfqCmD78KjAHCv9GolFq9kzEj4w9mQTv54TdhaqI1PU5ddaxVhvuao4SjWPpkLRGwnHCZIJrjfoiWgN6Ejyw/w640-h360/Ukrainian%20drone.jpg" title="Debris of a Ukrainian drone shot down over Dzhankoy in Russia’s Crimea. © Telegram / Oleg Kryuchkov" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>everal Ukrainian drones were brought down by air defenses in the town of Dzhankoy in Crimea late on Monday, local officials have said.</p><p><br /></p><p>Debris from the destroyed UAVs damaged a house and a shop in the area, the leader of the Republic of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, wrote on Telegram on Monday. One person was injured in the incident, he added.</p><p><br /></p><p>The victim was a 33-year-old male who suffered shrapnel wounds. He was hospitalized, and his life is currently not in danger, the head of the Dzhankoy administration, Igor IvIn, told local media.</p><p><br /></p><p>“All of the drones were aimed at civilian targets… There are no military facilities nearby,” Aksyonov’s aide, Oleg Kryuchkov, wrote on Telegram early on Tuesday.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the UAVs was destroyed above a technical college, crashing to the ground between an academic building and a dormitory. “The rest were shot down over residential areas,” he said, without specifying how many drones were flying.</p><p><br /></p><p>“Besides the explosives, each of them contained shrapnel,” the aide added.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kryuchkov also shared photos of debris from the downed aircraft on his Telegram page, which showed that the drones bore stickers of the ‘trollface’ internet meme. He called it “a special type of cynicism” to decorate UAVs that target civilians in such a way.</p><p><br /></p><p>The foiled attack took place just days after Crimea celebrated the ninth anniversary of its reunification with Russia as a result of a referendum, a move that was supported by an overwhelming majority of the local population. The peninsula officially became part of Russia on March 18, 2014, shortly after a violent coup in Kiev.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ukrainian officials usually either deny or refuse to confirm involvement in incursions inside Russian territory, but have said that they view sites in Crimea as legitimate targets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last month, US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said Moscow has turned Crimea into a military base with command posts, logistics depots and airfields amid its conflict with Kiev.</p><p><br /></p><p>“Ukraine is not going to be safe unless Crimea is – at a minimum, at a minimum – demilitarized,” Nuland insisted, adding that Washington was “supporting” Ukrainian attempts to hit targets on the peninsula.</p><p><br /></p><p>Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, who now serves as deputy chair of the national Security Council, warned in February that any strikes inside Crimea would be “met with inevitable retaliation using weapons of any kind.”</p><p><br /></p><p>(Source: Rt.com)</p>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-51344574497821424902023-03-21T22:44:00.006+05:302023-03-21T23:16:40.921+05:30Russian forces wipe out three US-made radars in Ukraine operation, top brass reports<p style="text-align: center;"><i> It is stated that Russian forces eliminated as many as 80 Ukrainian personnel, three armored combat vehicles and a D-20 howitzer in that area in the past 24 hours</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DWnkOMNruId_-S2a3hWRcx_KbwjbUnI-mezgRjFOOnxfZoh4Jj2356jpb9kCxMs30RPv5x-l5vaCqsEvXoF0y7ougXFu_zwuxK9Xyf8PS1QryAV2IzaZf_CyJHD5Va9Owea-DwWCF7zRimNyKhOGsWsdTRYlkE-S3UBFRmT25cpUZ6PuENHrRcazrg/s4288/original.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="us radar for military" border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4288" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DWnkOMNruId_-S2a3hWRcx_KbwjbUnI-mezgRjFOOnxfZoh4Jj2356jpb9kCxMs30RPv5x-l5vaCqsEvXoF0y7ougXFu_zwuxK9Xyf8PS1QryAV2IzaZf_CyJHD5Va9Owea-DwWCF7zRimNyKhOGsWsdTRYlkE-S3UBFRmT25cpUZ6PuENHrRcazrg/w640-h426/original.jpg" title="us radar for military" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">MOSCOW: </span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">R</span><span style="text-align: left;">ussian forces destroyed three US-made counter-battery radars of the Ukrainian army over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Tuesday.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p>"Three US-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radars were obliterated in areas near the settlements of Shandrigolovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Orekhov in the Zaporozhye Region and Belozyorka in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the past 24 hours, operational/tactical and army aviation aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 95 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 107 areas, the general specified.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in Kupyansk direction</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p>Russian forces struck Ukrainian manpower and equipment in the Kupyansk area, eliminating 80 enemy troops over the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In the Kupyansk direction, units and artillery of the western battlegroup struck the enemy manpower and equipment in areas near the settlements of Dvurechnaya and Timkovka in the Kharkov Region, Novosyolovskoye and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic in their active operations," the spokesman said.</p><p><br /></p><p>Russian forces eliminated as many as 80 Ukrainian personnel, three armored combat vehicles and a D-20 howitzer in that area in the past 24 hours, the general specified.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in Krasny Liman direction</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p>Russian artillery and heavy flamethrower systems struck Ukrainian army units in the Krasny Liman area, eliminating roughly 95 enemy troops over the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In the Krasny Liman direction, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the battlegroup Center struck the Ukrainian army units near the settlements of Nevskoye in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Yampolovka and Grigorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.</p><p><br /></p><p>The strikes eliminated as many as 95 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, and also D-20 and D-30 howitzers, the general specified.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in Donetsk direction</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p>Russian forces destroyed roughly 160 Ukrainian troops in their advance in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In the Donetsk direction, as many as 160 Ukrainian personnel, three armored combat vehicles, four motor vehicles and a D-20 howitzer were destroyed as a result of active operations by units of the southern battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire," the spokesman said.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye directions</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p>Russian forces destroyed about 30 Ukrainian troops in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas over the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, operational/tactical and army aviation aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East inflicted damage on the Ukrainian army units in areas near the settlements of Ugledar and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporozhye Region, the spokesman specified.</p><p><br /></p><p>"The enemy’s losses amounted to over 30 Ukrainian personnel, two pickup trucks and also a D-30 howitzer," the general said.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in Kherson direction</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p>Russian forces destroyed over 40 Ukrainian troops, two Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers and a US-made M777 artillery gun in the Kherson area in the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In the Kherson direction, over 40 Ukrainian personnel, three motor vehicles, two Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers, and also a US-manufactured M777 artillery system were destroyed as a result of damage inflicted on the enemy by firepower," the spokesman said.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Russia’s Aerospace Forces down Ukrainian Su-25 attack plane</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p>Russian combat aircraft shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 ground attack plane in an aerial battle in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 plane near the community of Nikanorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Russian air defenses intercept three US-made HIMARS rockets</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p>Russian air defense forces destroyed 31 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and intercepted three rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system over the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities destroyed 31 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Tokarevka in the Kharkov Region, Krasnorechenskoye, Chervonopopovka, Novovodyanoye, Kremennaya, Ploshchanka, Voyevodovka, Rubezhnoye and Baranikovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Zelyony Gai, Urozhainoye, Blagodatnoye, Vladimirovka, Yevgenovka and Staromlinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Ulyanovka and Pologi in the Zaporozhye Region, Novaya Zburyevka and Krynki in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, Russian air defense systems "intercepted three rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system," the general said.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Russian forces destroy over 3,500 military drones in Ukraine operation</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p>Russian forces have destroyed over 3,500 Ukrainian combat drones since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.</p><p><br /></p><p>"In all, the following targets have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation: 403 aircraft, 223 helicopters, 3,502 unmanned aerial vehicles, 414 surface-to-air missile systems, 8,363 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,070 multiple rocket launchers, 4,403 field artillery guns and mortars and 9,039 special military motor vehicles," the general specified.</p><p><br /></p><div>(Source: Tass.com)</div>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-50521773350981137012023-03-21T11:11:00.000+05:302023-03-21T22:52:27.139+05:30Russian Su-30 fighter jets pound enemy forces in Baltic drills<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BxBnaqoU0NeovK21gXsODSsT26Earpk6GCCVmijXB5WMdHTWMdgSy71O6lKpLbgcMiwIwP20cmwxoAHp8ONJP_LwCO_JZf59RqcdGONy16SA33oz85UatkkZ6MWH4PVEgQmic4WOSsbEqfI2kVD0T7xMq3_C7RDRiAfXuKKWC1sEMseoAri1nPtvsQ/s2263/russia-Sukhoi_Su-30_inflight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2263" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BxBnaqoU0NeovK21gXsODSsT26Earpk6GCCVmijXB5WMdHTWMdgSy71O6lKpLbgcMiwIwP20cmwxoAHp8ONJP_LwCO_JZf59RqcdGONy16SA33oz85UatkkZ6MWH4PVEgQmic4WOSsbEqfI2kVD0T7xMq3_C7RDRiAfXuKKWC1sEMseoAri1nPtvsQ/w640-h424/russia-Sukhoi_Su-30_inflight.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>KALININGRAD: <span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>ver 10 crews of advanced Su-30SM and Su-30SM2 fighter jets from a naval aviation regiment of the Baltic Fleet kicked off tactical flight drills with bombing and missile strikes in Russia’s westernmost exclave of the Kaliningrad Region, the Fleet’s press office reported on Monday.</p><p>"During the drills, the pilots are exercising to destroy enemy military hardware columns, command posts and amassed manpower, military-industrial facilities, adversary aircraft, airborne and amphibious assault forces, and also to provide fire support to units of the Baltic Fleet’s army corps," the press office said in a statement.</p><p>In the course of fulfilling their training objectives, the pilots are also sharpening the skills of conducting maneuvers in an aerial battle, carrying out reconnaissance and striking targets by bombs and airborne guns, it said.</p><p>"In all, the crews of the fighter aircraft will need to strike over 20 various targets, launch airborne rockets and drop bombs," the press office specified.</p><p>About 10 aircraft and over 50 flight and ground personnel from a composite aviation regiment of the Baltic Fleet’s naval aviation are participating in the drills, it said.</p><p>As its major advantage compared to the Su-30SM, the upgraded Su-30SM2 is outfitted with completely domestic equipment. The fighter features improved performance characteristics of its optoelectronic target acquisition navigation system, the electronic warfare system and the radar control system with an extended range of detecting air targets.</p><p>In addition, the modernized Su-30SM2 employs a larger arsenal of longer-range air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles to engage air and ground targets, including radar and naval targets.</p><p>The first batch of upgraded Su-30SM2 fighter jets arrived for the Baltic Fleet in early 2022. Su-30SM fighters are also operational in the Baltic Fleet’s composite aviation regiment.</p><p>(Source : Tass.com)</p><div><br /></div>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-90141904583234940942023-03-21T11:02:00.001+05:302023-03-21T22:52:38.246+05:30Turkey may approve Sweden’s NATO bid before alliance’s July summit — top diplomat<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDPGf6memRCiFjY2EWGLfFpIgBirdeJZi1iTOKn8SP3lYG4971KTtIr4TMfz61bPD_6WBSdn9mZoyiTOtYsNPfjEBziplEFTCUxWX6x0PBAa5ex49yVc16XDyJJOXkzA-8czKDqecOGxVD2K3JKiv1tgKFQKw37hRAkfutd8vVCVnRJia1-vjqc3e7A/s3070/Turkish%20President%20Recep%20Tayyip%20Erdogan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="turkish president recep tayyip erdogan" border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="3070" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDPGf6memRCiFjY2EWGLfFpIgBirdeJZi1iTOKn8SP3lYG4971KTtIr4TMfz61bPD_6WBSdn9mZoyiTOtYsNPfjEBziplEFTCUxWX6x0PBAa5ex49yVc16XDyJJOXkzA-8czKDqecOGxVD2K3JKiv1tgKFQKw37hRAkfutd8vVCVnRJia1-vjqc3e7A/w640-h404/Turkish%20President%20Recep%20Tayyip%20Erdogan.jpg" title="turkish president recep tayyip erdogan" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>ANKARA: <span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>nkara may approve Sweden’s application for NATO membership in time for the alliance’s summit in Vilnius in July, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.</p><p>"Last Friday, I spoke with the Swedish foreign minister. I told him about the decision on Finland, so that he learned about it from us first. <…> He expressed hope that the NATO accession process would be completed by the alliance’s summit, to which I replied, ‘It all depends on you,’" Cavusoglu said.</p><p>Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership in May 2022 but their bids were blocked by Turkey, which demanded that the Nordic countries declare Kurdish organizations as terroristic as well as extradite individuals accused of terrorism or having participated in the attempted coup in Turkey in 2016.</p><p>Ankara believes that Helsinki is generally in compliance with the terms of the relevant memorandum, whereas Stockholm has given the Turkish side grounds for significant grievances. Turkey insists that Sweden is not yet ready to become a NATO member, since it has failed to fulfill its commitments under the memorandum.</p><p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last Friday that Ankara was ready to ratify Finland’s application for NATO membership. The relevant protocol has been submitted to the Turkish parliament for review. Finland’s bid is expected to be approved this week.</p><p>(Source: Tass.com)</p><div><br /></div>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-46406329192276188982023-03-19T20:23:00.001+05:302023-03-21T22:52:54.541+05:30Russian forces hit 92 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, top brass reports<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIqo8k2eHVqigy0KzsE0ot13KU4A0UjZWd7emEdW6zzMP2r19vFhDx9j2XrI8MuDUFBKALyT604RG0q_YCxbcwHdwSy4h5_FBQIZTl4EYO_kBM9vfc2JyGPJ13gAS5Z2rM0TxCP1ms-EKIZWXR6oHC-GjVoxDS9ZJP6p5YPDGndmpi18YR-NjqSVRwg/s823/ukraine_horizontal_large_gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="823" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIqo8k2eHVqigy0KzsE0ot13KU4A0UjZWd7emEdW6zzMP2r19vFhDx9j2XrI8MuDUFBKALyT604RG0q_YCxbcwHdwSy4h5_FBQIZTl4EYO_kBM9vfc2JyGPJ13gAS5Z2rM0TxCP1ms-EKIZWXR6oHC-GjVoxDS9ZJP6p5YPDGndmpi18YR-NjqSVRwg/w640-h320/ukraine_horizontal_large_gallery.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>MOSCOW: <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">R</span></b>ussia’s armed forces struck 92 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions in 114 areas over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Sunday.</p><p>"Russian operational/tactical and army aviation aircraft, missile troops and artillery struck 92 artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military hardware in 114 areas over the past day," he said.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in Kupyansk direction</span></p><p>The western group of the Russian forces struck Ukrainian manpower and equipment in the Kupyansk area, eliminating up to 50 troops over the past day, Konashenkov said.</p><p>"In the Kupyansk direction, aircraft and artillery of the western battlegroup struck the Ukrainian army units in areas near the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Timkovka, Olshana in the Kharkov Region and Novoselovskoye in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.</p><p>The strikes eliminated the enemy manpower and military hardware, the general noted. "Up to 50 Ukrainian personnel, two armored vehicles and two cars were destroyed," Konashenkov reported.</p><p>Russian combat aircraft shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 fighter jet near the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkov Region, he added.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in Krasny Liman direction</span></p><p>Russian forces eliminated over 90 Ukrainian troops in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov said.</p><p>"In the Krasny Liman direction, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the battlegroup Center struck the enemy units," eliminating "over 90 Ukrainian personnel, three infantry fighting vehicles, three vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers," the general specified.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in Donetsk direction</span></p><p>The units of the southern group Russian forces eliminated more than 80 Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p>"In the Donetsk direction, more than 80 Ukrainian personnel, three armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks, three Grad multiple rocket launchers and one Msta-B howitzer were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of active operations by units of the southern battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire," the spokesman said.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye directions</span></p><p>Russian forces destroyed over 50 Ukrainian troops in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas over the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p>"In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, operational/tactical aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East employed combined firepower to inflict damage on the Ukrainian army units near the settlements of Novomikhailovka, Ugledar, Prechistovka, Privolnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Orekhov in the Zaporozhye Region," the spokesman said, adding that the enemy’s losses in those directions in the past 24 hours exceeded 50 Ukrainian personnel, three pickup trucks and one D-30 howitzer.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Battles in Kherson direction</span></p><p>Russian forces destroyed two hangars with military equipment of the 122th territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian forces near the Otradokamenka in the Kherson Region, Konashenkov reported.</p><p>Moreover, up to 20 Ukrainian troops, three vehicles and two Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers were eliminated over the past day in the Kherson direction.</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Russian air defenses intercept nine HIMARS, Olkha rockets, seven drones</span></p><p>Russian air defense forces intercepted nine HIMARS and Olkha rockets and downed seven drones of the Ukrainian forces over the past day, Konashenkov reported.</p><p>In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 402 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 222 helicopters, 3,464 unmanned aerial vehicles, 414 surface-to-air missile systems, 8,338 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,069 multiple launch rocket systems, 4,388 field artillery guns and mortars and 9,011 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov concluded.</p><div>(Source: Tass.com)</div>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-59327113627582268022022-02-12T21:01:00.003+05:302022-02-12T21:01:54.031+05:30Russian defense chief discusses security issues with US counterpart<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj32_fZBsH1PEEpcsu6iosKRjfxfWdCkn1tljmKwJr5xEcwUWvdtkmXcbBrB47MfLiEBKmNasZP8CrqCBkfyPH822-SipTw0w682P64MJehxTsHz2cwetRto2o18dYxuYKlKTah5KegUdB7yNSC5rpnEkkKMD8aoGvkEgcZ5Q-GQyCsskcQKZdY_gh4bw=s1020" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1020" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj32_fZBsH1PEEpcsu6iosKRjfxfWdCkn1tljmKwJr5xEcwUWvdtkmXcbBrB47MfLiEBKmNasZP8CrqCBkfyPH822-SipTw0w682P64MJehxTsHz2cwetRto2o18dYxuYKlKTah5KegUdB7yNSC5rpnEkkKMD8aoGvkEgcZ5Q-GQyCsskcQKZdY_gh4bw=w640-h408" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>R</b>ussian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has spoken with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin over the phone to discuss security issues of mutual interest, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.<p></p><p>"On February 12, 2022, Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Army General S. Shoigu and Secretary of Defense of the United States L. Austin held talks by phone," the statement said.</p><p>According to the ministry, "the security issues of mutual interest were touched upon."</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ntiqP8WOGU4" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Source: Tass)</div>
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</div><br /></div>When Ethiopia’s intelligence agency recently uncovered a cell of 15 people it said were casing the embassy of the United Arab Emirates, along with a cache of weapons and explosives, it claimed to have foiled a major attack with the potential to sow havoc in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.<div><br /></div><div>But the Ethiopians omitted a key detail about the purported plot: who was behind it.</div><div><br /></div><div>The only clue was the arrest of a 16th person: Accused of being the ringleader, Ahmed Ismail had been picked up in Sweden with the cooperation of friendly “African, Asian and European intelligence services,” the Ethiopians said.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now U.S. and Israeli officials say the operation was the work of Iran, whose intelligence service activated a sleeper cell in Addis Ababa last fall with orders to gather intelligence also on the embassies of the United States and Israel.</div><div><br /></div><div>They say the Ethiopian operation was part of a wider drive to seek soft targets in African countries where Iran might avenge painful, high-profile losses such as the death of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear scientist, said to have been killed by Israel in November, and Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian spymaster killed by the United States in Iraq just over one year ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>Citing Western intelligence sources, Rear Adm. Heidi K. Berg, director of intelligence at the Pentagon’s Africa command, said that Iran was behind the 15 people arrested in Ethiopia and that the “mastermind of this foiled plot,” Ismail, had been arrested in Sweden.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Ethiopia and Sweden collaborated on the disruption to the plot,” Berg said in a statement.</div><div><br /></div><div>Iran denied the accusations. “This is a baseless allegation provoked by the Zionist region,” a spokesperson for the Iranian Embassy in Addis Ababa said. “Ethiopian and Emirati officials did not say anything about Iran being involved in this issue.”</div><div><br /></div><div>The United Arab Emirates angered Iran when it normalized relations with Israel in September as part of a series of agreements brokered by the Trump administration in its final months and known as the Abraham Accords.</div><div><br /></div><div>A spokesperson for the Ethiopian police, which named just two of the 15 people arrested, declined to say why Ethiopia did not finger Iran for the plot. Several diplomats said that Ethiopia, as Africa’s diplomatic capital and home to the headquarters of the African Union, tries to avoid getting publicly embroiled in delicate issues involving major powers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Even so, Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service said that a second group of plotters had been preparing to hit the Emirati Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. A Sudanese official confirmed that account.</div><div><br /></div><div>A senior U.S. defense official linked the arrests in Ethiopia to a failed Iranian plan to kill the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, which was reported by Politico in September. The U.S. and Sudanese officials agreed to discuss the matter on condition of anonymity because of its diplomatic and intelligence sensitivity.</div><div><br /></div><div>Still, much about the Ethiopian arrests and alleged Iranian role remained murky. Ethiopian police have yet to formally charge the 15 plot suspects, only two of whom have been identified. Israeli officials say that as few as three of them may be actual Iranian operatives, with the others having been caught in the Ethiopian dragnet.</div><div><br /></div><div>And the arrests in Ethiopia come at a time of heightened political sensitivity in Iran and the United States, as the Biden administration considers its posture toward Tehran and whether to revive the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran that President Donald Trump scrapped in 2018.</div><div><br /></div><div>Adding to the pressure on President Joe Biden, Iran’s intelligence minister suggested last week that his country might seek to obtain nuclear arms if U.S. sanctions were not lifted soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>While Berg confirmed several details about Iran’s role in the Ethiopian arrests, other military and diplomatic officials in Washington declined to discuss it.</div><div><br /></div><div>In contrast, officials in Israel, whose government is openly hostile to any thaw between Washington and Tehran, highlighted the purported plot as further evidence that Iran cannot be trusted.</div><div><br /></div><div>For all its efforts, Iran has yet to deliver on its promises of vengeance for its high-profile losses, beyond a missile attack on U.S. forces in Iran in January 2020, days after Soleimani was killed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Any plan to hit the UAE, as suggested by the arrests in Ethiopia, would be a curious choice, given its potential to undermine Biden’s putative nuclear diplomacy with Iran, said Aaron David Miller, a foreign policy expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.</div><div><br /></div><div>Other analysts, though, said that the UAE was high on Iran’s list of enemies and that the embassy in Ethiopia might present an unchallenging target at a time when Ethiopia is distracted by a war that has been raging in its northern Tigray region since November.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uv8wnJ3g8zs" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>“Africa is a relatively easy place to operate, and Ethiopia is preoccupied with other issues,” said Bruce Riedel, a former CIA officer now with the Brookings Institution.</div><div><br /></div><div>The murky episode seemed destined to become the latest in a series of cat-and-mouse episodes between Iranian and Israeli operatives on African soil in recent years.</div><div><br /></div><div>During the 1990s, Iran enjoyed close ties with Sudan under autocratic ruler Omar al-Bashir, and in the next decade it was able to dock its warships in Eritrea.</div><div><br /></div><div>Israel struck back in 2009 with airstrikes against a convoy of smuggler trucks in Sudan that aimed to stop Iranian-supplied weapons from reaching the Gaza Strip, U.S. officials said.</div><div><br /></div><div>But Iran’s ties to the Horn of Africa have withered in recent years, and Israeli and Emirati involvement has grown.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Emirates helped mediate a landmark peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2018, and now it is Emirati warships that are docked in Eritrean ports.</div><div><br /></div><div>In November, following a call between the Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, and Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, a team of Israeli drone pilots arrived in Ethiopia to help eliminate the locusts that have plagued the country’s farmers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Weeks later, Yossi Cohen, the chief of the Mossad, Israel’s covert intelligence service, met with his Ethiopian counterpart to discuss what they termed “counterterrorism operations.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Elsewhere in Africa, Israeli intelligence officials say they frequently tip off friendly countries about suspected Iranian activity.</div><div><br /></div><div>In Kenya, two Iranians arrested in 2012 and charged with possession of 15 kilograms of explosives are now serving 15-year prison sentences. Kenyan officials said the men were members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Quds Force. Their lawyers said they had been interrogated by Israeli intelligence while in Kenyan custody.</div><div><br /></div><div>Four years later, in 2016, Kenya deported two Iranians who had been arrested outside the Israeli Embassy with video footage of the facility. Iran said the men, who had been traveling in an Iranian diplomatic car, were university teachers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Iranian agents have been suspected in attacks or thwarted attacks in countries including Georgia, Thailand and India. On Feb. 4, a Belgian court stripped an Iranian envoy of his diplomatic status and sentenced him to 20 years in prison for having organized a thwarted bomb attack aimed at an Iranian opposition rally in France in 2018.</div><div><br /></div><div>That failed plot and another in Denmark prompted the European Union in 2019 to impose sanctions on Iran’s external spy service, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Israeli officials say the same agency orchestrated the operation in Ethiopia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sofia Hellqvist, a spokesperson for the Swedish Police Authority, referred questions about the arrest of Ismail, the alleged ringleader, to authorities in Ethiopia.</div><div><br /></div><div>A spokesperson for the United Arab Emirates did not respond to a request for comment.</div><div><br /></div><div>Given the stakes, it was unclear why the Iranians might risk a rapprochement with the Biden administration by mounting an operation now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Farzin Nadimi, a specialist on the Iranian armed forces with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said Iran may wish to send a message to the Biden administration officials that “unless they reach a deal with Iran quickly this is what they get: a dangerous neighborhood.”</div><div><br /></div><div>(source : economictimes.indiatimes.com)</div>Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-69050644443797885342020-08-11T07:51:00.003+05:302020-08-11T07:51:29.689+05:30China's dams in Tibet may pose threat to India's water supply<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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China’s rapid pace of dam constructions that includes at least eight new ones on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet has sparked concerns about the Chinese attempting to tame India’s water supply. The proposed dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet are close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh.<br />
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In this region, the Chinese have managed to construct three dams within a distance of 24 km on the Brahmaputra River over a period of 10 years. This construction of dams at an unprecedented pace and scale has taken place in Tibet’s Sangri Lokha. Construction of a similar ‘triplet dam’ has been observed on the Nyang river near the town of Nyingchi in Tibet’s Nyingchi county.<br />
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Lokha, also known as Shanan lies in the northeast of Bhutan and south of Lhasa while Nyingchi is further east, both bordering Arunachal Pradesh.<br />
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In order to find out the aim of these massive construction projects, India Today OSINT team investigated them using Google Earth images.<br />
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The ability to control India’s water supply in the hands of the Chinese has always been a legitimate concern. China can use this to cause flash flooding or to divert water that could dry up rivers across India.<br />
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<b>Zangmo Dam</b><br />
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A comparative analysis of satellite images of the Zangmo dam shows how its width has increased fourfold from 100 m in 2012 when the construction began to 400 m as seen on August 4, 2020, while the water levels have risen almost 150 m.<br />
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Thus, the reservoir which spans across almost 10 km can hold more than 600 mn cubic metres of water, an indication that a massive amount of water is under Chinese control in Tibet.<br />
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However, government sources say these dam constructions are being monitored closely. “It is something that has always been discussed between the two governments closely,” a government official tracking developments in this regard asserted. While claiming that the threat of China using these dams to cause flash flooding or block water to Indian territory is not visible, sources said, “For flash flooding, water has to be accumulated but there has not been anything abnormal that has been noticed.”<br />
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Amid the India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh, Chinese activities including dam constructions along the Indian border are under the scanner once again.<br />
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<b>New dams proposed on Brahmaputra</b><br />
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China has proposed to build at least eight more dams on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet. These dams are to be built within the next 10 years at Bayu, Jiexi, Langta, Dakpa, Nang, Demo, Namcha and Metok towns that do not have more than a hundred households each. This has sparked speculation that the aim of these dams is only to build reservoirs and export electric energy from Tibet to mainland China.<br />
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<b>Need for shared data on dam construction, water flow</b><br />
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Satellite images very clearly indicate that China is not building a large number of dams on the Brahmaputra River for the benefit of the people of Tibet. The area is scantly populated and electricity demands in the region could be met with a single hydroelectricity project like the Zangmo dam.<br />
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The Chinese could also aim to use these dam reservoirs such as the Dagu dam to divert Brahmaputra’s water to dry areas in Xinjiang or Central China. Evidence for such diversions is yet to come to light. However, reports have cited locals talking about it in recent years.<br />
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The third and perhaps the most worrying explanation for China storing water at eleven dams on the Brahmaputra River could be to control the water flowing into India.<br />
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Experts feel China’s dam construction is a key concern and the Chinese dispensation must be more transparent over the issue. Director of the Kubernein Initiative, Ambika Vishwanath tracks water diplomacy and security across the globe. She feels it is not just the quantity but also the quality of water that should be a matter of concern in the long run.<br />
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“There needs to be a closer study on not just the quantity of water flow but also the quality which can be extremely detrimental in the long run. It can have an impact on people’s lives in downstream regions. There is very little information and understanding of the region. The entire Himalayas is a black hole of data,” Ambika says. She further added, “Scientists, researchers need more access to the areas and require more data to understand short and long term impact to aid in better policymaking.”<br />
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Ambika also says that one way of ensuring more transparency is joint initiatives, such as data sharing or construction of dams within joint management of river basins, but that does not seem likely anytime soon. “If there are joint constructions, responsibilities are also shared to safeguard installations on either side,” she points out.<br />
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<b>Use of water supply as a weapon against India?</b><br />
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Blocking India’s water supply even for a few days can lead to rivers drying up across the country.<br />
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On the other hand, many feel low lying areas in India will be completely inundated if China suddenly releases all this stored up water, as seen in the case of Three Gorges dam in Hubei province. A purposeful release of water from all the dams on the Brahmaputra can wreak havoc in India, many feel.<br />
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As per Indo-Sino bilateral agreements, China is expected to share data with India during the monsoon in order for the latter to keep track of water levels and prepare for floods.<br />
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After Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, the Brahmaputra River expands to almost 10 km in width. Its width varies from 8 to 10 km in Assam. Bridges in these states are surprisingly smaller than the width of the river. During monsoon every year, the bridges get flooded with their abutments almost always underwater.<br />
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Careful monitoring of these dams will provide a 15-day early warning since this is the time it takes for river water to travel from Tibet’s Lokha county to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.<br />
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<b>Zangmo, Gyatsa, and Dagu</b><br />
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There are three dams on the main Brahmaputra River built in unusually close proximity to each other. These dams are located within a very short distance of 24 km. With only the single village of Gyatsa and its population of barely 150 households, having three dams is unprecedented.<br />
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While the Zangmo dam has been commissioned, the Gyatsa dam is complete and awaiting commissioning. The third and largest of the trio, the Dagu dam has been under construction since 2017.<br />
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Dagu surprisingly has two inlets and two outlets for water to pass through the mountain despite it being a run of the river hydroelectricity dam. Such dams have electricity generators underground, in an area below the dam and do not require additional tunnels for water flow.<br />
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This has led to doubts supported by rumours that Brahmaputra’s water may be diverted to the dry Xinjiang deserts through underground tunnels using Dagu dam. Once all three are complete, the triplet dams will be able to collect almost a billion cubic meters of water in their reservoirs.<br />
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<b>Pagsum, Langsai and Nyang</b><br />
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The three dams in Nyingchi county are being constructed on a tributary called Nyang that feeds Brahmaputra River. The dams at Pagsum, Langsai and Nyang are much smaller in size but hold enough water to add to the Brahmaputra River flow.<br />
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Around October and November of 2018, rumour had it that China had clamped down on the Brahmaputra river and water flow had almost come to a halt. Reports of water being unusually muddy at the time had also come to light.<br />
Satellite images revealed much later that a large landslide from the southeastern face of Sodong Ri Mountain had blocked the Brahmaputra almost completely.<br />
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International obligations dictate that China must seek permission from downstream countries before constructing any dam upstream on the Brahmaputra river. Despite its bilateral agreements with India, China still does not share any data in this regard.<br />
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Although New Delhi is paying a hefty sum of Rs 80 lakhs to Beijing for this data each year, the response India gets from the Chinese every time is the same- water in the Brahmaputra river washed the measuring instruments away.<br />
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(Source: India Today)</div>
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About 16,000 people signed up for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's recently completed annual pilot recruitment drive, and among those who have passed the tests to become pilot cadets, nearly half will be trained to fly aircraft carrier-based fighter jets in the coming years. This is expected to satisfy China's future aircraft carrier programs.<br />
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A large batch of talent among the 16,000 registered applicants emerged after several selections, the report said, without elaborating further on the number of applicants who were eventually enrolled in the pilot training program.<br />
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Chu Hanqiang, director of the PLA Navy Pilot Recruitment Office, was quoted as saying in the report that 49 percent of the enrolled candidates will become aircraft carrier-based fighter jet pilot cadets, and this should satisfy the development of aircraft carriers.<br />
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"In the past, most Navy Aviation Force pilot cadets were trained to fly ground-based fighter jets and bombers," Li Jie, a Beijing-based naval expert, told the Global Times on Monday.<br />
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The significant increase in the ratio for aircraft carrier-based fighter jet pilot cadets indicates that China will operate not only two aircraft carriers, Li said.<br />
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Forbes reported in July that China's third aircraft carrier is being assembled in a dry dock in Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard. Military observers expect the new aircraft carrier to be much larger and carry more aircraft than China's previous two, the Liaoning and the Shandong.<br />
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Cadets will study for four years and potentially continue to train on advanced trainer aircraft, the website of the Navy's pilot recruitment program said.<br />
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This means this batch could join active service when the third aircraft carrier is commissioned, observers said.<br />
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Li said that in addition to aircraft carrier-based fighter jets, the PLA Navy also needs more pilots for vessel-based helicopter pilots, as China recently launched two Type 075 amphibious assault ships and each has the potential to carry about 30 helicopters.<br />
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Other warships, including Type 055 and Type 052D destroyers, also host helicopters, Li noted.<br />
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For the first time, Taiwan announced the deployment of ground-based air defense missiles to monitor the PLA aircraft, Taiwan media reported. Mainland experts said the deployment was provocative in nature but poses little actual threat.<br />
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J-11 and J-10 fighter jets attached to the PLA Air Force briefly crossed the "middle line" of the Taiwan Straits on Monday morning, Taiwan media reported, citing the island's air force headquarters.<br />
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The reported PLA operation came on the day as Alex Azar, the US Health and Human Services Secretary, met with Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen, which is the highest-level meeting between the US and the island in decades, CNN reported.<br />
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Xu Guangyu, a senior adviser to the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association, told the Global Times on Monday that Azar's Taiwan visit broke the bottom line and should be considered a serious provocation, and the US is attempting to sound out the mainland's reaction. If the mainland's reponse is weak, it will continue to provoke even further.<br />
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The PLA warplanes' operation can give the US and Taiwan secessionists a warning, which showed that the Chinese mainland will not swallow such insults and let them do whatever they want, Xu said.<br />
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Xu noted that the PLA operation is a very rational one, and more responses in other fields like diplomacy should follow. If the US goes further, the PLA could take more countermeasures, including live-fire missile drills east of Taiwan island and near Guam.<br />
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The mainland is putting efforts to realize a peaceful reunification on the Taiwan question, but it has never ruled out the possibility of reunifying the island by force, and defending against any possible foreign intervention, analysts said.<br />
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The military on the island of Taiwan also claimed it used a ground-based air defense missile system to monitor the PLA warplanes' movement. Taiwan media said this is the first time the Taiwan military has announced this kind of deployment.<br />
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Beijing-based air defense expert Fu Qianshao told the Global Times on Monday that a ground-based air defense missile system also uses multiple radars, including search, track and fire control radars to detect targets. Previously, Taiwan likely used normal radars for detection, but this time it used a missile system, which is a confrontational escalation and a provocation.<br />
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Using stand-alone radar to monitor aircraft is like using binoculars, but using an air defense missile system to monitor aircraft is like pointing a sniper rifle that can fire at any time, observers said.<br />
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However, this threatening move is of little practical use against the PLA. When exposed to fire control radars, PLA aircraft can commence jamming, evasive maneuvers, anti-radiation strikes and electronic suppression, Fu said, noting that should there be actual war in the region, most Taiwan anti-aircraft installations will be destroyed in the first place.<br />
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Anurodhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943028159077592279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049607983145902696.post-32409884267447493482020-08-11T07:13:00.002+05:302020-08-11T07:13:26.746+05:30Bangladesh to construct standalone war memorial for Indian soldiers killed by Pak in 1971<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In a significant decision, Bangladesh has decided to construct a monument for the Indian soldiers who died in 1971 during the country’s struggle for independence from Pakistan.<br />
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This comes amid Dhaka’s push to reinforce ties with India notwithstanding recent efforts by Beijing and Islamabad to woo it.<br />
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Bangladesh War Liberation Minister Mozammel Haque made the announcement on Friday.<br />
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“We are constructing the monument coinciding with the 50th anniversary of our independence,” a ministry spokesman quoted Haque as saying when outgoing Indian high commissioner Riva Ganguly Das met him. The Indian envoy told the minister that “some people are out to spread misleading information purposely to worsen the relations between the next-door neighbours but Bangladesh-India ties are not so fragile,” informed sources said.<br />
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The Hasina government has selected 3.5 acres in Ashuganj of Brahmanbaria district, bordering Tripura, due to its significance in the Liberation War of 1971. The architectural design will reflect the bond between the neighbours, Bangladesh government officials told ET.<br />
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“The site that has been selected has historic significance ... Indian army fought some decisive battles with the Pakistan Army in 1971 along with our (Bangladeshi) freedom fighters in Ashuganj,” an official said, adding that the construction was expected to start this year and would be completed in the next two years.<br />
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Bangladesh has a National Memorial on the outskirts of Dhaka for all 1971 martyrs, but the proposed one is meant for Indian soldiers alone, another official said. The spirit of 1971 and camaraderie between the Indian Army and its freedom fighters have always been cherished, the official pointed out.<br />
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The Indian envoy is also understood to have requested Haque to take up initiatives for translating books on the Liberation War in Hindi. This would help in wider dissemination of the war among the large Hindi-speaking population in India.<br />
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Bangladesh had earlier felicitated Indian soldiers and veterans, and posthumously honoured former prime minister Indira Gandhi and several other distinguished Indians for their role in the Liberation War.<br />
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Defence minister Rajnath Singh will launch the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Saptah’ (self-reliant India week) at 3.30 pm on Monday, in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a self-dependent India with increased local manufacturing.</div>
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Earlier on Sunday, Singh announced that India will stop the import of 101 weapons and military platforms like transport aircraft, light combat helicopters, conventional submarines, cruise missiles among others on a staggered basis till 2024.</div>
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The move is meant to give an impetus to domestic defence production. Singh said the defence ministry is now ready for a “big push” to encourage indigenous defence manufacturing in line with Prime Minister Modi’s clarion call for an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India).</div>
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“Big and tough” decisions are being taken to promote self-reliance in domestic defence production, the minister said while speaking at an online event.</div>
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also present a new outline for a self-reliant India in his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, Independence Day.</div>
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PM Modi first mentioned about his vision for an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India) in his address to the nation on May 12 while announcing a Rs 20 lakh-crore economic stimulus package to boost the economy hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, various ministries and departments have announced a slew of measures to encourage domestic manufacturing in key sectors.</div>
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“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present before the nation some new outlines for a self-reliant India in his address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day,” the defence minister said on Sunday. He explained that the country may not be able to protect its sovereignty if it was not adequately self-reliant.</div>
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“Our government will not allow any harm to India’s self respect and sovereignty at any cost,” Singh said.</div>
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The defence minister said big weapons systems will now be produced in India and the country will look for their export to make it a hub of defence manufacturing.</div>
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Ground and naval forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) have been on concentrated schedules in amphibious landing and maritime exercises in the past weeks and will continue to do so in the weeks to come, at a time when the US has been frequently conducting provocative military activities near the island of Taiwan and in the South China Sea.<br />
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The PLA drills are a show of capability and determination, and the US should be warned and should not make dangerous moves to avoid misjudgments that neither side would like to see, analysts said on Sunday.<br />
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Ground troops attached to the PLA 74th Group Army, which is based in South China's Guangdong Province, recently conducted a beach assault in a mock confrontation between offensive and defensive camps in South China's Hainan Province, China Central Television (CCTV) reported Saturday.<br />
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A brigade boarded landing ships at dusk, started sailing at night and arrived at the frontline in the early morning of the next day. With the help of saturated artillery fire from multiple rocket launcher systems, the landing troops successfully seized the beach, CCTV reported.<br />
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The drills showed that "the PLA has confidence and determination to safeguard national sovereignty and security interests," the report said.<br />
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The Marine Corps under the PLA Navy recently also held a sea-crossing landing exercise in Guangdong, which featured amphibious assault vehicles and assault boats, CCTV said in a separate report last week.<br />
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From Tuesday to Thursday and from August 16 to 17, two maritime live-fire drills will be held in waters off Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province, according to two navigation restriction notices released by China's Maritime Safety Administration on Thursday.<br />
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China's first Type 075 amphibious assault ship reportedly embarked on its maiden voyage from Shanghai on Wednesday, and attack helicopters of the PLA Army also recently conducted a series of sea-crossing assault drills on a Navy warship in waters off East China's Fujian Province.<br />
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The PLA drills come amid the increasingly frequent provocative military activities made by the US near the island of Taiwan and in waters in the South China Sea.<br />
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The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier was spotted in the East China Sea by commercial satellite on Saturday, and a US P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft was also found conducting reconnaissance in the southern part of the Taiwan Straits, according to a Weibo post by Beijing-based think tank the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI) on Sunday.<br />
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In the first half of this year alone, the US sent military aircraft to the South China Sea more than 2,000 times, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi revealed during his interview with the Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday.<br />
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SCSPI director Hu Bo told the Global Times in a recent interview that "given the current overall relations between China and the US, if any maritime or aerial accident takes place, the friction could not likely be effectively managed and could result in an escalation. Therefore, the uncertain factors over the Chinese and US militaries' interactions in the South China Sea are large, and the risks are becoming higher."<br />
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With the military exercises, China is demonstrating its determination and capability in safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and they can also serve as a strong response and deterrence to US military provocations, a military expert who asked not to be identified told the Global Times on Sunday.<br />
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In a Thursday phone talk between Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Wei urged the US to improve the management and control of maritime risks and avoid taking dangerous moves that may escalate the situation. Esper said the two militaries should maintain dialogue and consultation to manage crises, avoid misjudgments and reduce risks, Xinhua reported.<br />
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