• Pakistan Infiltration Bid Foiled in Kashmir; Five Terrorists Dead, One Caught Alive Indian Army soldiers deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector foiled a major infiltration bid by killing five Pakistani terrorists and by capturing one of them alive while he was attempting to flee back to Pakistan Occupied Ka..
• India to Procure Rotary Wing UAVs for Special Forces Counter Terror Operations Government is looking to procure helicopter-shaped Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to air-drop small commandos units for launching special operations to counter terrorism and Maoist menace with added swiftness and stealth. The UAVs till now were u..
• Indian Military Delegation Concludes Visit to Myanmar; Counter Terror Cooperation Discussed Major General G.S. Malhi of the Indian army's Higher Command Course met Lieutenant General Hla Htay Win, chief of armed forces training in Naypyidaw on Oct 25. New Light of Myanmar - an official Myanmar Government media outlet - repo..
• DRDO Daksh Unmanned Ground Vehicles for Indian Army; Surveillance UAVs for Counter Terror Operations by Year-end Newspaper reports indicate that the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is preparing a road map for induction of Unmanned Ground Vehicles in to the Indian Army. The Hindu reports:<blockquote>Inaugurating the "..
• 42 Terror Camps Active; Terroist Infrastructure Growing in Pakistan says Indian Army Chief Terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan is intact and thriving -- currently 42 terror camps, including new ones in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, are being run. This information was disclosed by Indian Army Chief General V.K. Singh. Women are bein..
• Clinton, Gates Support Reconciliation, Negotiation with High-Mid Level Taliban Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today expressed support for the Afghanistan government's efforts to reconcile with high- and mid-level Taliban members and to reintegrate insurgent fighter..
• Indra 2010 - Indian, Russian Armies to Conduct Anti-Terror Military Exercises Indian and Russian Armies to conduct anti-terrorism exercise Indra-2010. This will be held in Chaubattia in Uttarakhand between October 15 and 24, Defence Ministry officials revealed in New Delhi. The battalion-level exercise will comprise ..
• India, Thailand Military to hold 14-day Joint Counter-Terrorism Exercises - Maitree 2010 Indian and Thai armies will participate in a 14-day exercise, with a focus on counter- terrorism operations, in Jharkhand as part of efforts to boost interoperability between the two forces. Personnel from the Gorkha regiment and Royal T..
• INDESEC Expo 2010: Terror, Asymmetric Warfare, Security Major Focus Areas To safeguard India from the asymmetric threat of international terrorism, the government is readdressing its internal security strategy, markedly increasing the budget allocation and fast tracking procurements of homeland security and defen..
• Indian Army Trains Regular Troops to Counter Terrorism Preparing to deal with Mumbai attacks-like terror sieges, the Indian Army has started training its units deployed at various places considered as potential terrorist targets, according to DD India. "We must have troops who are well train..
• U.S. Assault Rifles, Ammunition Falling into Taliban Hands American ammunition and its supplied assault rifles are finding their way into the hands of Taliban, making the militants carry out their battle against the US forces for years, a media report said. A study of ammunition markings of 30 r..
• Indian Army Enhances Surveillance Across Kashmir Ceasefire Line With two major infiltration bids along the Line of Control in the last month, Army today said it had "redeployed" its troops and increased surveillance capabilities to prevent the terrorists' from crossing over into India. "The Indi..
• Afghanistan: United States Acquires Additional Supply Routes from Central Asia The US military has acquired additional supply routes for coalition forces in Afghanistan, the top US general for southwest Asia said Tuesday, following a slew of attacks on supply depots in Pakistan. The United States has reached agreement..
• NSG Looking for Cutting Edge Equipment for Urban Counter Terror Operations National Security Guard (NSG) has identified key high-end equipment required to better deal with urban terror situations and has already begun the process to acquire cutting edge new technology. The NSG's shopping list includes high en..
• Indian Forces Seek Specialized Counter Terror Equipment Learning a quick lesson from the Mumbai terror strikes, the army has decided to hasten the process of procuring hi-tech equipment for its special forces. "After the Mumbai terror attacks, it has been decided to get equipment, which would..
• Taliban Attack NATO Supply Base in Pakistan Taliban militants launched a rocket attack on a NATO supply depot in northwest Pakistan early Tuesday, torching one truck and damaging three others, police said. The attack on the outskirts of the city of Peshawar was the first since Pakist..
• Afghanistan, India Send Tough Message to Pakistan on Terrorism India and Afghanistan on Friday jointly sent a tough message to Pakistan saying that no country should allow its territory to be used for terrorism. Pakistan remained at the centre of discussions between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and A..
• India Insists Destruction of Terror Infrastructure in Pakistan Asking Islamabad to end cross-border terrorism, the Consul General of India in Toronto said all the bases of terror outfits in Pakistan must be demolished to maintain international peace and security. "Islamabad must end cross border t..
• Pakistani Fatwa Calls for Jihad Against India A group of clerics and religious scholars have issued a fatwa or edict that says jihad will be obligatory for every Pakistani citizen if India attacks the country. The fatwa was announced at a conference organised by the Tahaffuz-e-Namoos-e..
• Pakistan Military Intelligence Involved in Peddling Fake Indian Currency ntelligence agencies have traced the origins of the fake currency that is being used to fund terror activities in India.Intelligence Bureau officials have information that fake Indian currency is being printed in Karachi, Quetta and La..