Sandeep Dikshit Tribune News Service New Delhi, October 7
Taiwan has sent a “get lost” message to the Chinese Embassy, which has cautioned Indian journalists from calling October 10 as “National Day of Taiwan’’.
“India is the largest democracy on earth with a vibrant press and freedom-loving people. But it looks like communist China is hoping to march into the subcontinent by imposing censorship. Taiwan’s Indian friends will have one reply: GET LOST,” tweeted Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This was in reply to a “letter” from the Chinese embassy emailed to en masse to Indian journalists, “reminding” Indian journalists that there is “only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. These facts are recognised by UN resolution and constitute the universal consensus of the international community”.
“All countries that have diplomatic relations with China should firmly honor their commitment to the One-China policy, which is also the long-standing official position of the Indian government,’’ e-mail from the Chinese Embassy’s Press Section said.
It then hoped the Indian media could stick to Indian government’s position on the Taiwan question and not “violate the One-China principle”.
It went on to ask the Indian media not to refer to Taiwan as a “country” or “Republic of China”. Its leader should not be called President, “so as not to send the wrong signals to the general public”.
Earlier in June when border tensions with China were peaking, Indians living in Taiwan had come out on the streets of Taipei for the first time to thank its government for containing the COVID epidemic. The event had Taiwan government’s indirect blessings. It had nudged companies to sponsor the rally and the top local official graced the opening ceremony.
The Galwan Valley clash occurred two days after expatriate Indians gathered New Taipei City and took out a roadshow for around 120 km. At that time, this gesture was read as a riposte to China for blocking Taiwan’s presence as an Observer at the World Health Assembly, WHO’s marquee event. (EOM)
7th India-China military commanders’ meet on 12 October, MEA rep will attend too
New Delhi: Top military commanders from India and China will hold another round of talks on 12 October as both sides prepare to stay dug in at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh through the winter, which has already started setting in.
Sources in the defence and security establishment have ruled out any possibility of troop presence being thinned during the winter. All steps, they added, will be mutual and “taken after proper verification process”.
This will be the first round of talks after China raked up the 1959 claim line issue this week.
Sources said that if during the talks the Chinese raise the issue, Indian Army will reject it as always.
The Ministry of External Affairs this week rejected China’s attempt to project the 1959 claim line as the LAC, saying India has never accepted the “so-called unilaterally defined 1959 Line of Actual Control (LAC)”.
The 12 October meeting will be the last involving 14 Corps Commander Lt Gen. Harinder Singh, who will then take over as the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy after handing over the charge to Lt Gen. P.G.K. Menon on 14 October.
This will be the seventh commanders’ meeting aimed at resolving the current India-China standoff in Ladakh. Participants will include Lt Gen. Menon and Joint Secretary (East Asia), Ministry of External Affairs, Naveen Srivastava.
The two were also present at the first India-China military-diplomatic meeting last month, which was held as tensions between the two sides continue to simmer at the border. That meeting ended in a stalemate.
At the next meeting, sources said, India will stick to its stand that disengagement should happen at all friction points, and not just at the southern bank of Pangong Tso, as China is insisting on.
China has been peeved with India’s move on the intervening night of 29-30 August, when specialised units and regular soldiers outflanked the Chinese and occupied crucial heights along the southern bank of the Pangong Tso.
Forward deployment during Ladakh winter first for India, China
The fresh round of talks comes at a time when the winter has already started to set in in Ladakh.
Forward deployment through the region’s freezing winter will be a first for India and China, which have posted over 50,000 troops each near the LAC in Ladakh backed by artillery, tanks and other equipment.
While there was no forward movement on the ground, both India and China issued a joint statement after the 21 September meeting, saying they have agreed to stop sending more troops to the frontlines in Ladakh, refrain from unilaterally changing the situation on the ground, and avoid taking any actions that may complicate the situation.
A joint statement is also expected to be issued after the talks on 12 October.
Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun firing the anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) | DRDO
New Delhi: Plans are afoot to make the indigenously developed laser-equipped anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), successfully fired twice from the Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun over the last fortnight, capable of being used on the Russian-origin T-90 tanks that have different guns, ThePrint has learnt.
With two successful tests, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is aiming for user trials of the ATGM by February next year.
Sources in the defence and security establishment said the trials so far have been carried out on the Arjun tanks, with a range of 3-4 km. The DRDO wants to test the ATGM at a 5km range to evaluate its efficacy.
“In the next stage, we will also be test-firing the missile with a warhead before the user trials, which should take place by February,” a source in the know said.
While the first two tests — on 22 September and 1 October — took place at the K.K. Ranges in the Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S), Ahmednagar — the next would be at a bigger range, sources added.
The ATGM employs a tandem heat warhead to defeat explosive-reactive-armour (ERA)-protected armoured vehicles in ranges between 1.5 and 5 km.
It has been developed with a capability to launch from multiple platforms. The ATGM is currently undergoing technical evaluation trials through the 120mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun, and the DRDO also seeks to make it compatible with the 125mm smoothbore gun of the T-90s.
“Right now, it is meant for the 120mm rifled gun of the MBT Arjun. The plan is to make it compatible with the 125mm smoothbore gun of the T-90s,” a source said.
An order for 118 indigenously manufactured Arjun Mark 1-A ‘Hunter Killers’, with all-weather capability and better firepower and stability than the Arjun MBT, is yet to fructify.
Sources in the know said that the decision has been made and the process is on, despite the Covid-19 pandemic delaying it and the focus shifting on account of the ongoing tensions with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
While the Army started inducting two regiments of Arjun MBTs in 2004, in 2010, it proposed an improved version, to be called the Mark II and equipped with over 80 improvements, including 15 major ones.
As reported by ThePrint earlier, in 2012, the DRDO offered the Arjun for trials with all the major enhancements, except one — a cannon-launched guided missile (CLGM).
The Army had insisted on having that capability, since other tanks like the T-90 also had it.
The DRDO engaged the Israelis and sourced the Lahat CLGM, which could conclusively hit targets between 2 and 5 kilometres away. The trials validated the CLGM’s laser designator.
The Army, however, wanted a missile that could hit targets as close as 1.2 km.
The Israelis, who were first offered to develop this capability, took about a year to decide on producing it, but, by then, the DRDO had decided to go in for an indigenous CLGM.
Talks between the DRDO and the Army continued until March 2018, and it was finally agreed that the next batch of Arjuns, to be called Mark 1-A, would be supplied without the missile-firing capability.
However, V. Balamurugan, the director of the DRDO’s Chennai-based Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), had said in March that the missile could actually be integrated onto the Mark 1-A as the tanks start rolling out.
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to place an order with Russia for 21 twin-engine MiG-29 jets by December, ThePrint has learnt.
Of the 1980s vintage, the jets are no longer in production but 21 airframes built then remain in Russia. Top sources in the security and defence establishment said the jets purchased by India will be upgraded to the latest version before they arrive here.
The purchase comes as the IAF faces a depleting force strength due to its fleet of legacy aircraft and budgetary constraints.
The IAF, the sources said, will first place orders for the MiG-29, and then go in for another 12 Su-30 MKI, which are being manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under licence from Russia.
The IAF is also expected to soon place a long-pending order for the indigenous 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark 1A.
“We have completed the discussions with Russia. We are getting the MiG-29s at a very good price. We will soon finalise it. The order for the 12 additional Su-30 MKI will be placed with HAL after this,” a source said, refusing to get into the pricing details.
India and Russia have been in talks for the purchase of more MiG-29 jets since last year.
The Mig-29 airframes have been lying with Moscow since the late 1980s but have never been flown. The sources said a study conducted on the airframes had found them in good condition.
“The airframes are in good quality. They will now fit all the equipment and other systems as part of the deal,” the source quoted above said.
The decision to purchase the aircraft comes amid a dwindling fighter aircraft strength in the IAF and budgetary constraints that make it difficult for the force to get new aircraft in the numbers it wants.
While the sanctioned strength of the IAF is 42 squadrons of fighters, the current strength is 30.
At his annual press conference Monday, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria said even if all acquisition plans are put in motion with strict timelines, he would be happy if the strength reaches 36-37 squadrons in the next decade.
He was also very candid about the challenge of budgetary constraints, saying their effect may not be felt immediately but will be in the future.
“Budgetary constraints will be there. It is not affecting us today. It will have an effect in due course if we don’t put the contracts in place,” he had said.
India currently has three squadrons of the MiG-29 — a twin-engine single-seat air superiority fighter aircraft. One squadron comprises 18 aircraft and all of them are currently being upgraded in-house by the IAF.
The aircraft is undergoing structural as well as avionics upgrade, besides being equipped with a new weapons package.
With the new air-to-air refuelling feature, an upgraded MiG-29 can cover larger distances compared to the previous aircraft, something the IAF is keen on, keeping in mind the possibility of a two-front war scenario.
The upgraded MiG-29s have all the latest features, including a glass cockpit with digital screens.
The upgraded aircraft can also do air-to-ground, air-to-air and even anti-shipping operations.
ir Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria addresses a press conference in New Delhi Monday | ANI
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) could acquire midair refuellers on lease under the government’s new leasing policy, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria said Monday.
Addressing his annual press conference two days before IAF Day, Bhadauria said “leasing” has got nothing to do with budget constraints but is an evolution of the defence acquisition processes and procedures.
It will give the service some flexibility, he added.
“We have been trying (to acquire midair refuellers) for a long time, our refuellers’ strength hasn’t gone up,” he said.
Bhadauria’s statement comes as the IAF plans to float a request for proposal (RFP) to purchase six refuellers. When inducted, the refuellers, also referred to as tankers, would prove to be a vital strategic asset and force multiplier as they will allow fighter jets to stay airborne longer.
The IAF has tried to procure midair refuelling aircraft twice since 2007, but the tenders had to be cancelled because of price complications.
Currently, the IAF operates a fleet of six Russian IIyushin-78 tankers that suffer from maintenance and serviceability issues, as pointed out in an August 2017 CAG report that studied the refuellers’ operations between 2010 and 2016. The tankers were bought in 2003-04 at Rs 132 crore per aircraft.
Under the new leasing policy, which features in the recently-unveiled Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020, the Army, the Navy and the Air Force will have the option of getting equipment on lease rather than buying them.
At present, India operates a Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) on lease, Chakra II. In March 2019, India also signed a $3 billion deal for the lease of Chakra III, which is likely to be in Indian waters by 2025.
Bhadauria said, in several cases, where a certain platform is low in quantity, leasing is possible.
“That is where it will come in handy,” he said, without naming other platforms the IAF is considering leasing.
In an interview to ThePrint in May this year, the IAF chief had talked about plans to address the shortage of flight refuelling aircraft (FRA), saying they have been worked out in a phased manner and “short- and mid-term solutions are being looked at”.
“As a long-term measure, we have initiated the process of procuring six more FRAs. Draft ASQRs (Air Staff Qualitative Requirements) have been prepared and the RFP is likely to be floated soon,” he had said.
Last week, the deputy Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Sandeep Singh said a financial crunch had led the IAF to rethink its plans to acquire mid-air refuelling aircraft, adding that they had received feedback that it would be possible to “dry-lease (without crew, ground staff etc)” these platforms through Indian firms allowed by the DAP 2020.
Bhadauria, however, made it clear Monday that the option of buying midair refuellers still exists.
Talking about the IAF’s budget, Bhadauria acknowledged there were constraints.
He said past contracts of the IAF are fructifying now, so the force’s current capability is not affected, but added that the impact of budgetary constraints will show in due course if the IAF does not put contracts in place through the next couple of years.
“We will need to reprioritise and that’s an exercise we have done… as to what (acquisitions) we can bring forward in the next two-three years, when this effect (budgetary constraints) will continue in some form or the other and thereafter when it normalises,” he said.
“There would be a re-prioritisation and shift, and we have done this exercise already. It (financial crunch) will have an effect but that effect will show later,” he said.
Emergency procurements, in terms of spares and weapons capability, are on and will fructify in the near future, he added.
Bhadauria said the IAF will have 36-37 fighter squadrons at the end of the decade, by 2030, but won’t be able to touch 40 “even if we move at the fastest pace”.
“No way. If we get to 36-37 at the end of this decade it will be a good achievement,” he said.
Currently, the IAF has 30 active fighter squadrons, against a sanctioned strength of 42.
Bhadauria, however, said the IAF will have more than 450 indigenous aircraft in around two decades.
This includes 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark 1, the deal for which will be signed by the end of the current financial year, with inductions to begin by the fourth year and end by the seventh or eighth year.
He also said two squadrons of the AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft) Mark 1 and five squadrons of AMCA Mark 2 have been planned.
The AMCA is a 5th-generation-plus fighter, which would have a multitude of technologies borne out of the indigenous production of Tejas Mk-II and other contracts under ‘Make in India’.
For the AMCA, the DRDO has given a timeline of five to seven years, he said. It has to be decided, he said, that while the AMCA is being progressed, there should be a follow-up order of Mark 1A, another version of the LCA.
Even if the induction starts by the end of this decade, 14 to 16 aircraft get inducted every year over the next decade.
“In the long term, we will have LCA versions, the AMCA, which will be the mainstay, and whatever is finalised of the MRFA (multi-role fighter aircraft),” he said. Then there would be 56 AVRO (transport aircraft) replacement, he added.
The initial order for the Light Combat Helicopter of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) “is in place” and there would be follow-up orders and other helicopter fleet development will take place,” he added.
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to place an order with Russia for 21 twin-engine MiG-29 jets by December, ThePrint has learnt.
Of the 1980s vintage, the jets are no longer in production but 21 airframes built then remain in Russia. Top sources in the security and defence establishment said the jets purchased by India will be upgraded to the latest version before they arrive here.
The purchase comes as the IAF faces a depleting force strength due to its fleet of legacy aircraft and budgetary constraints.
The IAF, the sources said, will first place orders for the MiG-29, and then go in for another 12 Su-30 MKI, which are being manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) under licence from Russia.
The IAF is also expected to soon place a long-pending order for the indigenous 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark 1A.
“We have completed the discussions with Russia. We are getting the MiG-29s at a very good price. We will soon finalise it. The order for the 12 additional Su-30 MKI will be placed with HAL after this,” a source said, refusing to get into the pricing details.
India and Russia have been in talks for the purchase of more MiG-29 jets since last year.
The Mig-29 airframes have been lying with Moscow since the late 1980s but have never been flown. The sources said a study conducted on the airframes had found them in good condition.
“The airframes are in good quality. They will now fit all the equipment and other systems as part of the deal,” the source quoted above said.
The decision to purchase the aircraft comes amid a dwindling fighter aircraft strength in the IAF and budgetary constraints that make it difficult for the force to get new aircraft in the numbers it wants.
While the sanctioned strength of the IAF is 42 squadrons of fighters, the current strength is 30.
At his annual press conference Monday, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria said even if all acquisition plans are put in motion with strict timelines, he would be happy if the strength reaches 36-37 squadrons in the next decade.
He was also very candid about the challenge of budgetary constraints, saying their effect may not be felt immediately but will be in the future.
“Budgetary constraints will be there. It is not affecting us today. It will have an effect in due course if we don’t put the contracts in place,” he had said.
India currently has three squadrons of the MiG-29 — a twin-engine single-seat air superiority fighter aircraft. One squadron comprises 18 aircraft and all of them are currently being upgraded in-house by the IAF.
The aircraft is undergoing structural as well as avionics upgrade, besides being equipped with a new weapons package.
With the new air-to-air refuelling feature, an upgraded MiG-29 can cover larger distances compared to the previous aircraft, something the IAF is keen on, keeping in mind the possibility of a two-front war scenario.The upgraded MiG-29s have all the latest features, including a glass cockpit with digital screens.
The upgraded aircraft can also do air-to-ground, air-to-air and even anti-shipping operations.
DRDO’s Nirbhay missile at the Republic Day parade | Photo: PIB via Wikipedia
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing India-China stand-off in Ladakh, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is preparing for yet another missile test — an 800 km-range subsonic ‘Nirbhay’ cruise missile — which is likely to take place by the end of October or in early November.
This test is likely to be the last trial before the ‘Nirbhay’ missile is inducted formally into the armed forces.
Since September, the DRDO has carried out multiple missile tests. The first test was that of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) on 7 September, and its success paves the way for missiles that can travel at six times the speed of sound, making India the fourth country in the world after the US, China and Russia to develop such technology.
This was followed by a test of the nuclear-capable ‘Shaurya’ missile on 3 October, and the supersonic missile-assisted release of a torpedo on 5 October. The ‘Shaurya’ missile is now ready for induction into the Strategic Forces Command (SFC), which handles India’s nuclear arsenal.
In the interim, a different version of the in-service surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile Brahmos was also tested on 30 September. The DRDO has also carried out other tests, including one for the indigenous Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), besides a host of others.
Asked whether the back-to-back tests were part of the messaging towards China, sources explained that some of the tests were planned for earlier but got delayed due to the Covid pandemic, while in some cases the tests were scheduled for now.
“The missile tests were held up due to the Covid pandemic, even though the labs were working round the clock. These tests show that the DRDO is back to business as usual,” a DRDO source said.
NEW DELHI: Pakistan is setting up surface-to-air missile sites with the help of China in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials with the knowledge of the matter said on condition of anonymity.
The Chinese and Pakistan armies are reconnoitering the areas along the disputed India-Pakistan border to set up additional military infrastructure.
Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria, had said on Monday that Pakistan and China have increased their bilateral exercises in the recent past.
“There is nothing to suggest collusive threat, ” he said on Monday during an annual press conference in Delhi and added that India is keeping a close watch.
The Indian military has for long flagged the threat of two-front war. With the disputed borders with China and Pakistan active at the same point of time, the armed forces are stretched to the maximum.
A top official said: “Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops were also seen in joint reconnaissance in forward areas at Deolian and Jura in PoK along with Pakistan’s 12 infantry brigade as well as the Minimarg-based forces under Force Commander Northern Areas (FCNA), the division size formation of the Pakistan Army.”
The official said that construction work for installation of surface-to-air missile defence system is being carried out by the Pakistan Army and the PLA at Pauli Pir near Lasadanna Dhok in PoK.
“Approximately 120 Pakistan Army personnel and 25 to 40 civilians are working on the construction site, ” said the source, adding that the control room for the system will be located at the headquarters of PoK.
“Ten PLA troops, including three officers, will be deployed at the control room, ” the source said.
“Similar constructions have also been reported at Chinar village and Chakothi village in Hattian Bala district of PoK, ” the source said.
It was further noticed that a road is being constructed by engineers from China from Jaglot to Gauri Kot and is likely to be extended till Gultari.
The PLA troops were also observed in general areas of Jaglot with the Minimarg-based 80 infantry brigade of the FCNA.
As Viraat sails on her final voyage to Alang, many Naval hearts are brimming with nostalgia and are literally heartbroken. The obvious question is — why can’t we convert these valuable pieces of our maritime heritage into museums to inspire future generations? After all, Gandhi Smriti, Teen Murti Bhawan, and many more prime Lutyens’ properties have been converted into museums. What is even more baffling is three states — Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Goa —showed readiness for a maritime museum, but none was ready to invest Rs 500-odd crore. Perhaps it failed on the criterion of vote-bank potential, despite its most enviable legacy of serving two navies. Commissioned as HMS Hermes in November 1959 in the British navy, it joined our Navy in May 1987, and was our flag-bearer till March 2017. An envious record of 61 years of glorious service!
My abiding connect with the ship is a memorable fortnight on Viraat, during attachment for a Naval Staff course. We were initially accommodated in an officers’ mess at Colaba, but during our visit to Viraat, we made a request to Captain Madhvendra Singh and he prevailed on the staff to make it possible. We got a chance to stay in cabins, linger and wander into flying deck, hangars, bridge, galleys, ward room and engine rooms. It gave me a chance to get even, in some small measure, with my late father-in-law, Cdr PS Sethi, who was part of the commissioning crew of INS Vikrant. Viraat follows the fate of its legendary forerunner, INS Vikrant, landing up in hands of ship-breakers. The only remnant of Vikrant’s legacy is a few motorcycles made out of steel harnessed from the ship. Similar plans have been voiced by the ship-breakers at Alang. Hope the Indian Navy preserves some such bikes and vehicles. The legacy must live on.
This also brings a flood of memories of another ship with which I have a nostalgic connect, albeit a non-Naval one — MV Chidambaram. She was a luxury liner operating between Madras and Singapore, touching Trincomalee, Penang and Kelang. In 1982, I took a honeymoon cruise on this ship — an early generation of cruise liners. When I met the Captain, a former Naval officer, he surprised me by upgrading me to luxury class. When I introduced myself as another ‘Captain’ on board staying in first class, his sharp response was, ‘Captains on ships travel only in luxury.’ Chidambaram was the much-needed incentive for Shipping Corporation employees, as LTC perk. Unfortunately, it perished in a fire accident. Acetylene torches and fire can only cut through the metal — the memories shall linger!
An everlasting memory of my childhood, spent in Bhilai during the 1960s, is of my father taking the night-shift report. Appa was in the foundry and pattern shop of the Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP). The foundry met the requirement of all types of metal castings — ferrous and non-ferrous — of the BSP. The pattern shop produces the patterns required by the foundry. Each morning, Appa would receive a telephone call from the foundry night-shift in charge. The report would cover all activities during night shift. There was a standard template — how many castings, the types, the tonnage of the metal cast and so on. Specific incidents meriting Appa’s attention, breakdowns and deviations from the normal would be discussed.
Listening to the report, I learnt about foundry products like ingot moulds and bottom plates, but my favourite was the ‘pig casting mould’. I learnt that it was not a mould to cast a pig, but one in which the pig iron produced in the blast furnace is cast. Although I had never spoken to, or seen most of the shift in charges, I was used to their reporting habits. One in charge was so loud on the telephone that Appa kept the handset a few inches away. Even I could hear him rattling off the production figures at lightning speed. He was said to be a no-nonsense engineer who went about his duties in a professional manner and achieved the production targets laid down for his shift, with minimum fuss. The conversation would occasionally extend beyond the report. Like Appa, he was a voracious reader. If there was a new book to be read, this was the time for discussion on it.
Then there was one who had all the time in the world. He would ask if Appa had had his coffee, would he be attending so-and-so event that evening, etc. Appa would patiently coax him into revealing the production figures. He would speak softly, mention a few figures and again digress. Appa would again bring him on track, only to be told, ‘There are some shortfalls.’
The nickname of one engineer was Mr PlusOne. No target was beyond him. Every morning, when he would give the report, it would be laid-down-target-plus-one in every category. His positivity was contagious. Appa would be very cheerful after taking the report from him, saying that Mr PlusOne was a problem solver. He was a bundle of energy and there was never a ‘no’ from him. Appa’s final comment would be, ‘He is like an Army man’, the ultimate accolade he could bestow on anyone. As a child from a non-Army family, growing up in the non-Army environment of Bhilai, I would be intrigued by this comment. Years later, after I joined the Army, it was always my endeavour to live up to the image which Appa had of an Army man.
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