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17Nov

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‘Strategic Partnership With Nigeria A High Priority’: PM Modi, Prez Tinubu Discuss Defence, Tra

Abuja, Nov 17 (PTI) India accords high priority to its strategic partnership with Nigeria and it will work towards boosting ties in a range of areas, including defence, energy and trade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during his talks with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday. In his televised opening remarks at the meeting, Modi identified terrorism, separatism, piracy and drug trafficking as major challenges and said the two countries will continue to work together to deal with them. Modi arrived in Abuja early Sunday on the first trip to the country by an Indian prime minister after a gap of 17 years. "We give high priority to our strategic partnership with Nigeria...I am confident that a new chapter in our ties will begin following our talks," the prime minister said. Mo...

China carries out first patrol in Depsang after disengagement, goes up to ‘traditional points’

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China carries out first patrol in Depsang after disengagement, goes up to ‘traditional points’

New Delhi: China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has carried out its first patrol in the Depsang Plains, according to the mutually agreed terms of the disengagement agreement signed between the two countries last month, ThePrint has learnt. Sources in the defence and security establishment told ThePrint that a group of Chinese troops carried out its patrol on Monday. The sources said that according to the agreement, the Chinese troops crossed the bottleneck area till the point they used to come in earlier. They said the PLA would usually cross the bottleneck but was stopped immediately after. Show Full Article The sources said that the Chinese claim line lies much beyond where the PLA patrolled Monday. The Chinese claim lines, they said, come just short of ...

As Army looks for tracked air defence system, Russian Pantsir comes knocking

11Nov

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As Army looks for tracked air defence system, Russian Pantsir comes knocking

New Delhi: In what could be a new deal in the making between the two time-tested partners, Russia is offering its latest generation of Pantsir mobile air defence system to India. State-run Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and the Rosoboronexport of Russia last week entered into a MoU for cooperation on Pantsir variants. The tie up comes as the Indian Army scouts for Carrier Air Defence Tracked (CADET) systems, with a minimum of 50 percent indigenous content, to deploy them with mechanised columns, as reported by ThePrint in August. Show Full Article Defence sources said that Russia is offering the latest version of Pantsir. However, it is not yet clear which version Moscow is referring to as there are multiple editions with the latest designed to operate in very ...