“Kashmir Only Issue Between Us,” Imran Khan Says At Kartarpur: 10 Points

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Kartarpur Sahib corridor, which will facilitate visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, is expected to be completed in six months.

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KARTARPUR/NEW DELHI: The groundbreaking ceremony for the corridor to Kartarpur Sahib, one of the holiest shrines of Sikhs, was held in Pakistan today amid discord over the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said his whole country is “on the same page” about a “civilized relationship with India… the only issue between us is Kashmir”. Earlier today, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj said India won’t participate in SAARC meet and Islamabad has to do more for dialogues to begin. “The dialogue is not connected with only the Kartarpur corridor… The moment Pakistan stops terrorist activities in India, the dialogue can start,” she said.

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“Whenever I travelled to India, people would tell me that the Pakistan army is not interested in peace… I am telling you that I, the PM, our party, other political parties, our army — we are all on the same page in wanting to establish a civilised relationship with India,” Imran Khan said.
New Delhi objected to his reference to Kashmir. In a statement, the foreign ministry said, “It is deeply regrettable that the Prime Minister of Pakistan chose to politicise the pious occasion meant to realise the long-pending demand of the Sikh community to develop a Kartarpur corridor by making unwarranted reference to Jammu and Kashmir which is an integral and inalienable part of India”.
Pakistan yesterday said they will invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the SAARC summit. The 2016 summit, scheduled to be held in Pakistan, got cancelled after India refused to attend, citing concerns over continued cross-border terrorism. Later, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan also dropped out.
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, who skipped the groundbreaking ceremony citing election-related work, today said: “I already visited Pakistan, and it was me only who started the comprehensive bilateral dialogue. But what happened after that? Pathankot. What happened after that? Uri. So we have to take the big picture.”
Union Ministers Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri represented India at the event. The third dignitary was Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose decision to accept the invite created a political controversy. Mr Sidhu’s boss, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, has declined Pakistan’s invitation citing ISI-sponsored terror attacks in Pathankot and Amritsar.
Amarinder Singh said he asked Navjot Sidhu to reconsider his decision to visit Pakistan. “Sidhu told me he had already committed himself to going. When I informed him of the stand I had taken on the issue, he said it was his personal visit but he would get back to me. But I did not hear from him,” Mr Singh said.
Mr Sidhu, who was the Pakistan politician’s contemporary in cricket two decades ago, had earlier said in his speech: “Mera yaar, dildaar, Imran Khan jive (may my friend Imran Khan thrive, live). He is a good friend who has delivered on his promise to establish the Kartarpur corridor.”
Earlier this week, Amarinder Singh also ripped into Pakistan army chief Qamar Bajwa, questioning his army credentials. “Which army teaches to violate ceasefire and kill jawans on the other side? Which army teaches to send people to attack Pathankot and Amritsar? This is cowardice,” Mr Singh, a former officer of the Indian Army, said.
Mr Sidhu, who was caught in controversy after hugging General Bajwa during his last visit to Pakistan in August for the oath ceremony of Imran Khan, bragged that it had some positive outcome in the form of a green signal for the Kartarpur Sahib corridor.
The Kartarpur corridor will link Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev in Pakistan, to Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur. Groundbreaking on the Indian side was done two days ago. The corridor, which will allow Indian Sikh pilgrims to travel to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur without a visa, is expected to be completed within six months.

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Transform the army into one that can deter war or be ready to fight it

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General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), is reported to have initiated four major studies for the transformation of the Indian army into a “more agile fighting force” to face current and emerging threats. Apparently, the endeavour would be to transform the present army into a force that can deter war while being simultaneously ready to fight and win on future battlefields. All armed forces conduct such exercises to evaluate the efficacy of force structures, the effectiveness of their weapons systems and equipment and the adequacy of their logistics support chains and infrastructure for future wars.

PTI■ The Indian army will need to carefully assess as to which of the field formations must be armed with sophisticated force multiplier capabilitiesThe overall aim of transformation should be to enhance combat effectiveness by an order of magnitude. Recommendations for the future force should be made in the light of likely changes in the strategic environment, new weapons technologies and ancillary defence equipment and the budgetary support likely to be provided by the government. The restructuring being undertaken by the nation’s military adversaries would also influence the recommendations that are presented to the government by Army HQ.

The character of conflict is constantly changing and evolving. From state versus state conventional conflict — mainly for territorial gains — the pendulum is swinging towards sub-conventional conflict between states and disaffected non-State actors. Future threats and challenges are becoming increasingly more difficult to predict. Blurring the distinction between the states of war and peace, non-military means are being increasingly employed to achieve political and strategic goals in the “hybrid” conflicts of the 21st century.

Consequently, the force transformation trend line among modern armies is to move from threat-based forces that were designed to meet known threats to capability-based forces that provide a set of capabilities to deal with a range of unexpected situations. Similarly, training regimes are being reconfigured to train officers and other ranks for certainty and to educate them to face uncertainty.

In India’s case, the unresolved territorial disputes with China and Pakistan are likely to remain the primary source of future conflict. Given the collusion between China and Pakistan in the nuclear warhead, ballistic missile and military hardware fields and their “allweather” strategic partnership, India has to remain prepared to fight a two-front war. Deterrence can only be achieved by developing the capability to launch offensive operations deep into the adversary’s territory. As India’s territorial disputes are mainly in the high Himalayan mountains where deep manoeuvre is not possible, the army must upgrade its firepower capabilities very substantially. Similarly, the ability to launch vertical envelopment operations will be a major asset in the mountains.

India’s increasing responsibilities as a net provider of security in the Indo-Pacific region will require the creation of tri-Service capabilities for military intervention singly or in conjunction with its strategic partners. While India would prefer that such interventions be launched under the United Nations flag, it is likely to join a coalition of the willing if its vital national interests are threatened and the UN Security Council fails to reach a consensus on the need to intervene.

Advanced armies such as those of the United Stated and its allies have graduated to launching “effects-based” operations in a “networked-centric” battlefield environment. These capabilities are capital intensive as they are based on secure, state-of-the-art command and control systems with adequate redundancy, accurate ground, air and spacebased reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition (RSTA) systems and failsafe precision guided strike munitions. In view of perennial budgetary constraints, the Indian army will need to carefully assess as to which of the field formations must be armed with these sophisticated force multiplier capabilities; for example, the Strike Corps which are designed to launch offensive operations. The army’s manpower-intensive deployment on the northern borders can be reduced to a large extent by employing modern RSTA resources backed by readily available reserves.

New vulnerabilities are appearing on the horizon with alarming regularity. Cyber security is posing a huge challenge. This is one field in which India’s famed expertise in developing software can be exploited to advantage.

“Non-contact” warfare techniques are gaining currency. For example, measures designed to harm a country’s economic stability are adding to the challenges to be overcome by security planners. While decades-old insurgencies in the north-eastern states are coming under control, the emergence of new internal security challenges like being called upon to deal with left wing extremism (Maoist terrorism) cannot be ruled out.

The process of transformation must also review the suitability of military doctrines such as Cold Start and the usefulness of present organisational structures during future wars so as to enable the Army HQ to make appropriate changes. The army’s human resources development (HRD) policies must also be re-evaluated. The likely impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), killer robots, unmanned or autonomous combat vehicles and the opportunities provided by the exploitation of “big data” must be studied.

The process of transformation for future wars has only just begun with the convening of four study groups by the COAS. It must be an evolutionary process with course corrections being made periodically. To succeed, the transformation process must have the full support of the political leadership and the bureaucracy.

550 saal Guru Nanak de naal Celebration, reaffirmation

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As Guru Nanak’s teachings stand out for their relevance in the present times of divisive turmoil even 550 years after his birth, one’s head bows with humility to the Guru’s deep insight into the right way of living. And, astonishingly, the right path turns out to be quite simple. It is we who have made our lives complicated. With superstitions, rituals, idolatry, barriers of caste and creed, all dressed up with the cloak of religiosity to garner acceptance. In his endeavour to open the minds of fellow humans to the society’s blots and blemishes, the Guru freely dug into the preachings of his times — from those of the Hindus, the Muslims, babas, pirs, fakirs — to evolve his philosophy, that eventually became the Sikh way of life.

Also, equally astonishingly, it turns out that treading on that simple way of life is not quite so easy. One is easily led by ego, anger, lust, greed towards diversions, blind to the potholes that mark such digressions. After all, why is it so tough to consider all fellow beings as equal; that there is one nameless God, who constitutes the eternal truth and he resides in his creations? Why is truthfulness so hard to come by? Yet, that is the only way for a peaceful and fulfilling life. Be good, work hard, share fortunes. Vand khao, khand khao. Each one of us needs to learn and abide by this credo. The planet would then be a paradise.

It is in this context that the year-round global festivities around the 550th anniversary of Gurpurb assume importance. Whether it is the announcement of the Kartarpur corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur to the International Border for further connection with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur, Pakistan, or the development of Sultanpur Lodhi as a spiritual centre, the activities hold value only if they underscore the Guru’s message of overcoming divisiveness. He denounced the dogmas of the caste system, and taught that everyone is equal. Through the spiritual pursuits of love, equality, fraternity and virtue, one can be purged of falsehood.

Victims of mass genocide can’t be left in lurch: Judge

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A Delhi court pronounces death sentence on one and life term on another for killing two people during mob violence in the aftermath of the assassination of exPM Indira Gandhi

NEWDELHI: Victims of ‘mass genocide could not be left in the lurch and that their allegations should also be given a fair hearing, a Delhi court observed on Tuesday while sentencing two convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey noted that for 33 years the two men had escaped the process of law and said that it is time for the court to rise upon the cry of the victims and the demand of the society. The court awarded death penalty to convict Yashpal Singh for killing two men during the riots — the first capital punishment in the case. Co-convict Naresh Sehrawat was given life term.

Judge Pandey said from the testimony of the eyewitnesses, it is clear that Yashpal had come to the spot in the bus on November 1, 1984 and that he was actively involved in the burning of shops of the deceased and the eye witnesses. The court also pointed that there was sufficient material and allegations in the affidavit given by one of the eyewitnesses, Santokh Singh, who is also the complainant.

The judge said there is no material before it to consider that convict Yashpal had reformed himself. “He appears to be playing gimmick with the court and victims to date. He appears to be purposely hiding his income and properties,” the court said.

“The court is of the opinion that if he did not repent for 34 years and his mentality did not reform when he was at large in society for such a long period. He attempted to mislead the court in order to escape his liability, his chances for reformation now are almost negligible,” the judge said.

While convicting the duo, the court has said that ‘fair trial should not be fair to only the accused persons. It also said that the accused had never been even arrested till the pronouncement of their conviction on November 14. “The court recalls the feelings of the victims when the eyewitnesses appeared before the court on November 5 and expressed their grief that the convicts were roaming at large,” the judge said.

Stressing on the need for justice in such cases, the judge said such incidents break the trust between communities which, once broken, cannot be restored, even after decades. “Incidents of this kind breaks entire fabric of trust and harmony against communities, severely affecting the knitting and assimilation of different religious and social groups,” the court said.

The verdict was pronounced in Tihar Jail after the local police moved a petition in the high court citing security reasons and possibility of attack on the convicts on the premises of the Delhi court, said a senior police officer.

Timeline of the Mahipalpur case

November 1, 1984: Two men were killed, three others injured after a mob armed with sticks and other weapons attacked them and threw them down from the first floor of a building in Delhi’s Mahipalpur. FIR (406/84) was registered at the Mehrauli police station the same day.

February 23, 1985: Chargesheet filed against Jai Pal Singh.

September 9, 1985: Santokh Singh, brother of three victims, filed an affidavit before Justice Rangnath Justice Ranganath Misra Commission that was formed to probe the killings for filing a separate case.

December 20, 1986: Sessions court acquitted Jai Pal Singh of all the charges. The other two accused Naresh Sehrawat and Yashpal Singh did not face trial.

1993: Fresh FIR was filed on Santokh’s affidavit on the recommendation of Justice JD Jain and DK Aggarwal committee

February 9, 1994: Metropolitan Magistrate TS Kashyap accepted the untraced (closure) report filed in the case by the Delhi Police, saying the police could not gather evidence to prosecute Sehrawat and Singh

February 12, 2015: Central government constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) to reopen and further investigate anti-Sikh riots cases, which were either cancelled or closed for want of evidence.

July 8, 2016: The SIT intimated the Patiala House Court about re-opening and further investigation of the case

January 31, 2017: The SIT filed the chargesheet against Sehrawat and Singh.

November 14, 2018: The court convicted the two men.

November 15, 2018: Sehrawat was assaulted by Delhi’s Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) legislator Manjinder Singh Sirsa outside the courtroom moments after the court reserved its order on the quantum of punishment.

November 20, 2018: The court pronounced death sentence for Singh and life term for Sehrawat.

Grenade Made In Pakistan, ISI Plotted Amritsar Attack, Says Amarinder Singh

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Three persons were killed and 20 injured when two men on a motorcycle threw a grenade at a religious congregation in Adliwal village in Rajasansi area, about 15 km from Amritsar on Sunday.

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The grenade used for Sunday’s attack at a prayer hall in Amritsar, which killed three people, was made in Pakistan, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today. “There is no communal case in this. This is a pure case of terrorism. ISI (Pakistan intelligence agency) is resorting to all these sort of things,” Mr Singh told reporters today.
A man has been arrested for the attack, a hunt is on for the other, the Chief Minister said. The arrested man has been identifies as Bikramjit Singh. “A search for another accused, Avtar Singh, is on,” Mr Singh said.

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Three people were killed and 20 injured in the attack at the Nirankari Bhawan at Amritsar’s Rajasansi village.

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Around 20 people were also injured as two men on a bike, their faces covered, threw a grenade at the Nirankari Bhawan at Amritsar’s Rajasansi village on Sunday morning. Like every Sunday, a religious ceremony was on at the time. Eyewitnesses said the men had threatened the devotees with a gun before flinging the explosive into the prayer hall.

The police had initially said they were also investigating the possible involvement of terrorists supporting the demand for Khalistan. Several people from Sikh separatist organisations were detained for questioning.

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All victims were sect followers from nearby villages who had gathered for the weekly religious meeting.

But the Chief Minister said today that Pakistani intelligence agency ISI was behind the attack. “The mastermind of the attack is Pakistan’s ISI. Pakistan’s agenda is to disturb peace here,” the chief minister said.

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Pakistan, the Chief Minister said, has been habitually trying to stir up trouble in Punjab, the state next to the border. The people, he said, “were easy targets and they were targeted”.

China recruits high school students to develop weapons systems Zoom

November 9, 2018 webadmin Leave a comment

BEIJING:The Chinese government has for the first time recruited 31 high school students to join an experimental artificial intelligence (AI)-driven programme to develop intelligent weapons systems at the elite Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT).

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The students, including four girls, will be the first batch to take the four-year course titled “experimental programme for intelligent weapons systems”.

The recruits will begin training as the world’s youngest AI scientists at BIT, which is among China’s leading weapons research institutes, South China Morning Post reported. More than 5,000 students had applied for the 31 seats. The programme was launched at the headquarters of Norinco, one of China’s biggest defence contractors, on October 28. News about the new batch was published on BIT’s website but subsequently deleted. An online snapshot of the BIT post provided details about the programme and what it aims to achieve. Quoting a statement from the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, BIT said the new batch was an effort to implement the idea of establishing science and technology as the core combat capability and “providing important support for building a first-class national defence science and technology industrial system”.

Pak ‘diplomatic sabotage’ busted: India to go ahead with Ratle hydroelectric project, govt to send team to J&K

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India has decided to go ahead with the 850 MW hydroelectric power project despite objections by Pakistan. The Ratle dam is currently under construction on the Chenab River. While Pakistan says that the dam violates the Indus Water Treaty, signed between the two countries in 1960, India has always maintained the Ratle project is a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity project and not in violation of the treaty.

According to the treaty, India can build hydropower projects on the Jhelum and the Chenab but Pakistan has deliberately protested and tried to stop any construction.

The decision to send the power ministry and state government officials to Ratle was taken at a meeting chaired by top officials of the prime minister’s office on October 30. This meeting was related to the Indus basin projects and apart from Ratle two other projects were also discussed.

The Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir government have revived the Shahpur Kandi dam project and have entered into an agreement to restart the work that has been stalled for the past four years.

While the Punjab government will begin the work, the water resources ministry will prepare a revised cost estimate and ensure cabinet approval.

The water resources ministry and the Jammu and Kashmir government are also planning to visit the Ujh multipurpose project to prepare the action plant. According to media inputs, the government is looking to lay the foundation stone of the project by the end of the year.

Basically, the treaty allows the waters from the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab to Pakistan and the Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas to India.

World Bank has allowed India to construct Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric project on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions.

UK plans new fund for Indian soldiers who fought in World Wars

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UK plans new fund for Indian soldiers who fought in World Wars

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London, November 1

The UK government has unveiled plans to offer support to Indian soldiers who fought for Britain during the two World Wars but lost out on pensions and other benefits accrued to British armed forces personnel at the time.

UK International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said the government is keen to rectify the injustice faced by Indian and other Commonwealth war veterans, many of whose families are now living in harsh conditions in their countries of origin.

“These veterans were cast off, not taken care of and not given pensions and looked after. There are about 8,500 of these individuals and their widows around the world who are living on one meal a day and have no access to healthcare,” Mordaunt said, during her address at the Punjabi Society of the British Isles annual gala on Wednesday.

“I will announce a new programme that will take care of these servicemen and veterans and their widows for the rest of their lives. And, I think that is a great example of the values and the shared humanity among the members of the Commonwealth that the Punjabi Society exhibits,” she said.

The new programme will be a partnership between the Royal British Legion, the UK’s armed forces charity, and the Department for International Development’s UK Aid initiative.

It is set to be formally announced in the lead up to Remembrance Sunday, held on November 11 every year as a day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.

It marks Armistice Day of November 11, 1918, when World War I finally came to an end.

A charity auction at the Punjabi Society event, which included lots such as a series of cricket paraphernalia signed by the Indian cricket team and captain Virat Kohli, helped raise over 20,000 pounds for another armed forces charity, Combat Stress.

The UK-based organisation offers support to armed forces’ men and women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders and mental health conditions.

“The Punjabi Society is known for its efforts to support good causes over the years and we are very proud to help raise funds for the armed forces charity Combat Stress this year,” said Rami Ranger, British Indian businessman and patron of the society.

The event also marked the Pride of Punjab awards presentation, with Britain’s Pakistani-origin home secretary Sajid Javid being honoured for his political achievements on the basis of his roots in the wider region of Punjab in the Indian subcontinent.

“I am a proud Punjabi and this event celebrates the contribution British Punjabis make to every walk of British life,” Javid said.

Among the other winners included Indian-origin hotelier Jasminder Singh and Metropolitan Police Superintendent Davinder Singh Kandola for their services to the community.

“These awards reflect the real and significant contribution made by the Punjabi community to life in the UK,” said Atul Pathak, president of the Punjabi Society. — PTI

For the last time this season, Rohtang Pass cleared for traffic

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The Border Road Organisation (BRO) has cleared snow from the road across Rohtang Pass after some Lahaul villagers tried to use an under-construction tunnel as an alternative earlier this week.

About 60 villagers heading towards Manali entered the tunnel “forcibly” on Monday and some of them fell unconscious in the middle due to lack of oxygen, officials said.

The Leh-Manali road usually closes for winter around February 15, but this year early snowfall forced authorities to stop traffic from November 15 onwards.

Chandigarh-based BRO Additional Director General (ADG) Mohan Lal made it clear that this would be the last time the snow was being cleared this season. He said it would be a last opportunity this season for those wanting to cross the Rohtang Pass by road.

Talking about an under-construction 8.8-km Rohtang tunnel, which will provide an alternative all-weather route across the pass, she said it is not safe for general movement as of now.

In September, over 350 people, who were stranded in Lahaul-Spiti district due to heavy snowfall, were rescued and brought to Manali through the tunnel.

Lahaul-Spiti DC Ashwani Kumar Chaudhary said people with medical emergency would be sent across the tunnel but strict legal action would be taken if somebody will enter the tunnel forcibly.

Rescue posts have been set up on either side of the Rohtang Pass to monitor safe movement of vehicles after snow clearance, he said. With PTI inputs

Indian Army will have to wait some more, fresh RfP to be issued for replacement of outdated Insas by close-quarter carbines

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Despite efforts of the Indian Army to fast-track the procurement of small arms, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering to issue a fresh request for proposal (RfP) for the procurement of 93,895 close-quarter-battle carbines (CQB), a deal worth $553.33 mn.

Despite efforts of the Indian Army to fast track the procurement of small arms, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering to issue a fresh request for proposal (RfP) for the procurement of 93,895 close-quarter-battle carbines (CQB), a deal worth $553.33 mn.

The Indian Army which has been trying for long time to replace age-old ‘INSAS’ rifles which has reliability issues, has so far failed in finding the right replacement either from foreign OEMs or from the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).

After receiving a series of complaints against Caracal of the UAE which was shortlisted as the lowest bidders for the CQBs, from the other bidders including French Company Thales and S&T Motiv of South Korea, the MoD is mulling on cancelling the previous RfP.

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As has been reported earlier by FE, a nine-member committee headed by an Army brigadier has been receiving complaints regarding non compliance of Caracal of UAE.

The UAE Company has failed to submit its response as per the format of the commercial bid and the amount of Rs 70 crore was not reflected in the bid format which is used for determination of L1 vendor.

Concerns have also been expressed to the nine member committee about the ability of Caracal to supply 96,000 weapons within a period of 12 months as required under the RfP.

Officials confirmed that the UAE based company started its commercial production in 2014 and till date does not have a lot of orders to indicate that it has the capacity to produce 93,895 CQBs.

Adding, “This, in turn will also impact the life cycle of the weapon as the company has no previous data to establish the reliability of the CQB.”

As has been reported earlier, the procurement of 93,895 CQB for the Indian Army had run into rough weather, when after stiff evaluations two companies — Caracal of the UAE and S&T Motiv of South Korea —had been declared non-compliant by a nine-member committee headed by an Army brigadier.

This left Sig Sauer of the US, Kanpur-based MKU with French company Thales in the race.

Caracal of the UAE and Reliance Armaments with S&T Motiv of South Korea were competing for this deal. It may be recalled that the Embassy of South Korea in New Delhi had protested against being declared non compliant in spite of meeting all the requirements laid down in the request for proposal.

The nine member team had gone to facilities of the competing companies before being invited for the extensive trials in India for testing with the Indian ammunition and in different terrains and temperature.

Representatives of the S&T Motiv, producers of small arms for the last four decades were part of the delegation when South Korean President Moon Jae-in had visited India in July. The company had offered to transfer technology to produce the CQBs under Make in India initiative when the defence minister of that country had visited close on the heels of President Moon Jae-in.

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Despite efforts of the Indian Army to fast-track the procurement of small arms, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering to issue a fresh request for proposal (RfP) for the procurement of 93,895 close-quarter-battle carbines (CQB), a deal worth $553.33 mn.

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CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF (2nd)

General Anil Chauhan PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM

INDIAN FORCES CHIEFS

CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF(29th)

GENERAL MANOJ PANDE, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC

CHIEF OF AIR STAFF(26th)

PRESIDENT ALL INDIA
SANJHA MORCHA ,
Director (Hony) Sr Veterans Association, Ontario,
.Member Indo- Canadian Veteran Association Canada

JOINT PRESIDENT ALL INDIA
SANJHA MORCHA

PRESIDENT DISTT PATIALA CUM JOINT SECRETARY
SANJHA MORCHA

A Delhi court pronounces death sentence on one and life term on another for killing two people during mob violence in the aftermath of the assassination of exPM Indira Gandhi

PRESIDENT HARYANA STATE UNIT
SANJHA MORCHA

PRESIDENT PANCHKULA HARYANA UNIT
SANJHA MORCHA

15 Th PRESIDENT OF INDIA
SUPREME COMMANDER ARMED FORCES