Defence Force  

Indian defence forces are all set to get a boost as India will install 5G technology, artificial technology and unmanned vehicles across the three wings of the Indian armed forces
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that a post for the Chief of Defence Staff would be created to ensure smooth flow of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. On MyNation’s SimplifiedBy Supriya Krishnamurthy, we dig deep into this portfolio. 

Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani has stated that the government will open Army schools in areas that are dominated by the tribals. The move is in order to provide training for those who would want to be selected to serve the defence forces. 

The three wings of the Indian defence force – Army, Navy and Air Force – will have a head who will be called the chief of defence staff. An announcement in this regard was made by Prime Minister Modi on Independence Day.

At Beauty Con LA, Priyanka Chopra was accused of being a hypocrite by a Pakistani woman. The actress had tweeted in favour of Indian defence forces after Balakot attack in February this year. 

The inauguration of the Coastal Surveillance Radar System (CSRS) signifies the importance of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy that will strengthen bilateral ties. 

According to senior officials, ISI for long have been working with Khalistani groups but now they have launched a classified project - Harvest, which aims to create unrest in India specially Punjab by targeting retired officers of defence forces and police establishment

An unidentified submarine was found in Ampara in Sri Lanka with weapons. The Sri Lankan defence forces are investigating
 

Congress MP Sushmita Dev has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah of giving hate speeches and invoking the defence forces to gain political mileage during their campaigning for Lok Sabha polls

The BJP manifesto focusses on modernising the armed forces as well as Central Armed Police Forces to increase their capacity. It also emphasises 'zero tolerance' policy towards terrorism and extremism and says that the government will continue giving a free hand to our security forces in combating terrorism.

While one Pakistani drone was shot down last Tuesday with a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, another that was hovering over Kutch of Gujarat was shot down on February 26 using an Israeli Derby missile from the SPYDER system by the Indian defence forces

PM Modi condemned the opposition parties for asking for “proof of raids” on Pakistan and “doubting India’s defence forces”