Indian Army

To combat the flood situation in Assam, Indian Army's Gajraj corps, in coordination with Assam's civil administration has started flood relief operations from June 16. About nine composite teams of Gajraj corps were deployed in districts of Baksa, Nalbari, Bajjali, Darrang, Tamulpur, Hojai and Kamrup. Notably, the officials reached Sathikuchi village and rescued around 105 stranded locals. Nine more persons died in the floods, taking the… read-more

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on June 16, paid his respects to the fallen heroes of the Galwan valley clash. He said that the troops who lost their lives in the Galwan valley clash on June 15 and 16 of 2020, will never be forgotten. After 45 years, India-China relations turned sour as a clash broke out in Ladakh's Galwan valley and Pangong Lake area, which recorded losses on both sides.

Indian Army and Indian Airforce authorized aeronautical insertion and deployment of special forces personnel using water parachute jump on June 14. The collaborative drill is presently underway at the Gobind Sagar Reservoir, Himachal Pradesh, and will last two days. This exercise improved techniques and routines for cooperative planning and execution of such operations, allowing them to be used in a wide range of combat scenarios and terrain… read-more

US Army's Pacific Commanding General Charles A Flynn held talks with Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande, on June 7. Flynn, who is on a visit to India, met with Pande to discuss bilateral defence cooperation. Flynn also met Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General BS Raju, and discussed various aspects of mutual interests. As per sources, the meet in Delhi encouraged military cooperation between the two nations. 

The Indian Army is set to have two new regiments of the Akash Prime missile air defence system. The proposal is currently at an advanced stage. This comes as a big boost in the Indian military's ability to shoot down incoming missiles and drones from external forces. This announcement comes after the army's western and south western commands conducted test firings of the currently existing Akash missiles.