Archive for ‘Indian Preparedness’

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May10

India struggling with making warfare clothing

by admin on May 10th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Posted In: Indian Preparedness

IANS Apr 30, 2010 A parliamentary panel has lamented that India, which is capable of launching satellites and manufacturing missiles, tanks and other state-of-the-art defence equipment, lacks adequate capabilities for making specialised clothing for high altitude warfare. That is the reason why, of the 55 items authorised for soldiers stationed in areas like the Siachen […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Dec15

Tunnel to Ladakh will ease supplies (and travel!) to Siachen

by admin on December 15th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Posted In: Indian Preparedness

>офис обзавежданеel vision 2014: To Ladakh by road in sleet and snow8 Dec 2009, 1317 hrs IST, IANSNEW DELHI: Work on the strategic Rohtang Tunnel that will ensure all weather road connectivity to Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir will begin early next year and be completed by 2014, more than three decades after it took shape […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep18

Verbal war over Siachen: India hits back

by admin on September 18th, 2007 at 12:55 am
Posted In: India Perspective, Indian Preparedness, Trekking

9/17/2007 – The Indian government has lashed out at Pakistan for protesting New Delhi’s plans to throw open Siachen Glacier to tourists. The Indian government, that controls a large chunk of the disputed Glacier has firmly told Pakistan that it does not need Islamabad’s permission to open the glacier to tourists as they are going […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep03

Dhruv all set to be inducted in Siachen sector

by admin on September 3rd, 2007 at 2:47 am
Posted In: Indian Preparedness

Jammu: The indigenously developed Dhruv helicopter is set to be inducted by the army in the Siachen sector after successfully completing trials at the icy heights. The test trials were conducted in February, defence sources told PTI. After its formal induction, the first advanced light helicopter would join the MI-17V, Chetak, Cheeta and Chetan helicopters, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct12

Siachen Glacier: The story with pictures

by admin on October 12th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Posted In: Indian Preparedness

Indian army on PatrolFor more than 17 blustery, shivering years, the Indian and Pakistani armies have been fighting a “No-Win” war on the 20,000-foot-high Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battleground. Pakistan, like India, has about 10,000 soldiers camped on this glacier. For a soldier, this is where hell freezes over, a 46-mile river of slow-moving […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May14

Siachen Pioneers to get more punch

by admin on May 14th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
Posted In: Indian Preparedness

Leh, May 14 After having put their name in record books, the Siachen Pioneers, the Air Force’s lifeline to troops deployed in inaccessible areas atop the world?s highest battlefield, is looking at further enhancing its reach and capabilities with the induction of new helicopters.Known as the 114 Helicopter Unit, the very survival of troops manning […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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