Indian Army: News and Discussion

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Pakistan violates ceasefire, fires at Indian posts in Karnah - The Economic Times

 

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Boys with body tattoos cannot join Indian Army any more'

Wed Dec 07 2011

Young boys with tattoos on their bodies may not get an entry into the Indian Army any more as the Defence Ministry has banned their recruitment as soldiers into the defence forces.

Pointing out that a circular in this regard has come last month, Deputy Director General Recruiting for Punjab and Jammu Kashmir, Brigadier Vinod Raizada, said that youth with tattoos anywhere over their body except hands cannot be recruited. The circular has come in view of certain diseases connected with tattoos, he said, adding that those having engraved such marks on their hands, however, would be first sent to the doctor for blood test. It will be after their clearance by the doctor, they will be considered for recruitment, he added.

To a question, he said that nearly 30 per cent of the youth turning up at recruitment rallies carried tattoos on their body or hands. Such youth were mainly coming from Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts, he pointed out.

Brigadier Raizada had come to Akhnoor in connection with open recruitment rally for five districts of Jammu region – Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch, beginning December 4. The first phase of rally will be completed tomorrow. The rally was also opened for candidates from all the districts of the state for soldier technical, soldier clerk/storekeeper and soldier nursing categories.

Pointing out that response to soldier technical category had been poor from Jammu region, he said that recruitment to this category will now be held at state level and not confined to districts. The candidates having passed 12th class examination in physics, chemistry and mathematics and who are in the age group between 17.6 - 23 years as on the date of screening are eligible, he added.

However, the response to Army's recruitment rallies was increasing in districts like Kupwars and other border areas, he pointed out.

Nearly 15,000 youth turned up at the recruitment rally despite inclement weather conditions, an officiating defence ministry spokesman S N Acharya said, adding that another 5,000 to 7,000 are expected to come tomorrow. ends

'Boys with body tattoos cannot join Indian Army any more' - Indian Express

 

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Infiltration Attempts Across LOC

07-December, 2011 17:05 IST

As per the assessment of the Multi Agency Centre (MAC), 68 militants attempted to infiltrate across the Line of Control (LoC) during September and October 2011, as compared to 85 such attempts during the corresponding period in 2010.

12 terrorists were killed and one terrorist apprehended by Army in 2011, while trying to infiltrate in J&K. During this period 5 Army personnel were killed and 8 were wounded during conduct of anti-infiltration operations along the LoC.

In J&K along the LoC, the Army has adopted a robust counter-infiltration strategy which has an appropriate mix of technology and human resources to check infiltration effectively. Troop deployment and use of surveillance and monitoring devices and the LC fence have enhanced the ability to detect and intercept terrorists attempting to infiltrate/exfiltrate.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Govindrao Adik in Rajya Sabha today.

 

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The Hindu : News / National : Indian Army blinded by controversial equipment

 

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The Indian Army: What the stars foretell for 2012 | Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

 

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Army's Opn Sadbhavna ushers in new life in Ladakh


Kolkata: The Army's 'Operation Sadbhavna' in Ladakh has been able to usher in a new lease of life for many children and has ensured development in 190 villages with a population of 1.09 lakh along the 265 km border with PoK.

"The theme of the movement is the progress of the nation through building up confidence in the areas with the avowed objective of winning hearts of the people to overcome circumstances," Lt Anubhav Tiwari of the Seventh Sikh Light Infantry of 166 brigade of Indian army said today.

Lt Tiwari said that the local population in Ladakh has created mass awareness among students living along the border with PoK.

He escorted 25 students, between the age of 17 and 18, from Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir here as part of 'Operation Sadbhavna'.

The operation, the world's first civilian initiative to help and initiate peace through education and development, "has been successful in forestalling militancy in Ladakh, which is now a militancy-free zone," the students said.

"Any unknown face cannot escape the eyes of the locals. Information is immediately conveyed to the police. The confidence of the people is the lifeline of the armed forces operating on the borders," the students said.

The thrust areas of the operation include primary education through a network of 16 Sadbhavana schools.

Belle Vue clinic and Priyamvada Birla Aravind Eye Hospital of the M P Birla Group, are partners in the mission.

PTI

Army`s Opn Sadbhavna ushers in new life in Ladakh

 

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We have to build up confidence in the hearts of our citizens who live in those extreme and isolated area by giving or providing them with basic needs for survival and guard them from being influenced by our enemies.

 

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Last step: 615 new officers join mainstream of Indian Army | NetIndian

 

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Pune auto driver’s son picks his Lieutenant rank today - Mumbai - DNA

 

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With slight decline in militancy army officers writing books in IHK | South Asia | South Asian News Agency

 

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Making Indian army a flexible, lethal force


Barmer: The Indian army is often described as an unwieldy peasant army, ponderous and heavy footed. However, the India army is also looking at transforming into a more flexible and lethal force.

"We are looking at an army which is more lethal, an army which is more agile, an army which is technically superior and can work in a totally network-centric environment with all the services," said Army Chief Gen V K Singh.

The move is largely driven by the need to cope with asymmetric and hybrid wars, and the enormous advances in communications and surveillance technologies in firepower, all of which have underscored the need for smaller, more flexible groups of fighting men.

At Exercise Sudarshan Shakti in Rajasthan, the focus therefore was on small combat groups combining tanks and mechanised infantry, acting in concert with helicopter gunships and invisible unmanned aerial vehicles while rocket artillery hit enemy targets 120 km away.

All the action was controlled by a joint team of the air force and army, who also downloaded imagery in real time from an Indian satellite passing overhead.

"We are a large army and cannot make wholesale changes without test bedding. In this exercise we have put through most of the test beds to see which direction we need to take. At the end, a report will go to the chief who will give the final okay for implementing transformation in the Indian Army," said Lt Gen A K Singh, GOC, Southern Command.

The transformation, however, may not mean a leaner Indian army.

Army Headquarters is raising new mountain formations to counter China. Men are also needed to fight insurgencies and infiltration along often porous borders. So while some things will change, a lot else is slated to remain the same.

Making Indian army a flexible, lethal force - India News - IBNLive

 

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Maoist guerilla army targeting security forces - The Times of India

 

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[h=2]Indian army man jailed for leaking sensitive info to Pakistan[/h]

 

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When white ants ate away roadrollers

 

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Indian army cop sentenced seven year imprisonment for spying Pak agency | South Asia | South Asian News Agency

 

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DRDO to develop robotic soldiers for Army

 

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Seven injured in Army recruitment stampede - The Times of India

 

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