The Indian Parliament and local government officials have voted overwhelmingly in favor of Droupadi Murmu, a 64-year-old teacher-turned-politician, to become the next President of India, election officials announced after the final count on Thursday. #India

⚡️Draupadi Murmu first tribal President of #India receives ceremonial salute

The contingent of Royal Army of #Oman arrived in #India to participate in India – Oman joint training Exercise ExAlNajah

#India tests laser-guided ATGM

The indigenous missiles destroyed targets at two different ranges with precision, India's Defence Ministry announced.

#USA will participate in a military exercise near the disputed border between #India and #China
The drills will take place in October in Aulia, in the Indian state of #Uttarakhand, less than 100 kilometers from the Chinese border.

#India will unfurl a new naval flag that retires a British colonial symbol to mark the formal debut of the country’s first locally built aircraft carrier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office said.

The current ensign features a prominent cross of Saint George, the national flag of England and a legacy from India’s nine decades as a crown dependency, which ended with independence in 1947.

Modi will reveal the new design on Friday in southern Kerala state at the commissioning of the Vikrant, which his office touted as “a significant step” for military self-reliance

#India,successful test of the nationally developed P7 parachute system for landing cargo was carried out.

The drop was carried out from a height of almost 5 km, and the system is capable of withstanding up to 7 tons of load.

#India will consider supporting a cap on Russian oil prices only if supplies are guaranteed from countries such as #Venezuela and #Iran, according to the local Economic Times, citing sources.

#India and #China have agreed to withdraw soldiers stationed along a border friction point near India’s Ladakh region, deescalating a military standoff which has erupted into violent clashes on several occasions since May 2020. 

The two sides issued similarly worded statements on Thursday announcing the decision, which will see Indian and Chinese forces pull back from a disputed border area in the Chang Chenmo River valley.

“On September 8, according to the consensus reached in the 16th round of commander-level talks between China and India, the front-line troops of the Chinese and Indian militaries in Ganandaban began to disengage in a planned manner,” the Chinese Defense Ministry said, adding that the move is “conducive to maintaining peace and tranquility in the border areas.”

New Delhi also said the decision would help to promote “peace and tranquility” in the region, echoing Beijing’s statement. 

The withdrawal came after a series of border skirmishes between Indian and Chinese troops which began in the spring of 2020, following a long-standing territorial dispute. Some of the clashes involved brawls between the two sides and led to casualties, including deaths among both Chinese and Indian soldiers.

However, Indian officials cited in local media noted that some “friction points” still remain along the border, including in Demchok and Depsang, adding that New Delhi would continue to press China to vacate those areas.

Tensions in the sparsely populated border region began to rise in early 2020, after New Delhi accused Chinese troops of advancing into Indian-claimed territory. Beijing denied those charges, instead laying blame on India for the spike in hostilities, leaving the two countries in a standoff ever since.

India and China previously fought a war over the disputed region in 1962, but failed to agree on a clearly defined border afterward, prompting intermittent controversies over the years, though 2020’s clashes were the deadliest in decades.

Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile was successfully flight tested from a ground based portable launcher, off the coast of Odisha. #India

In #India, during a special operation in Jammu and Kashmir, security forces killed four militants from the pro-Pakistani group Jaish-e-Mohammed. The operation began the day before in Shopian County and ended only in the morning. Law enforcement officers discovered the hiding place of terrorists and began a firefight with them, as a result of which three criminals were neutralized. Another militant opened fire on police patrolling the area. He was eliminated by return fire. According to security officials, the attackers are involved in attacks and attacks against law enforcement officers and civilians.

Two #India army personnel were killed and one another was critically injured after a tank shell suddenly exploded during practice at Babina Cantonment Field Firing Range in Jhansi on Thursday evening.

The training centre comes under the Southern Command.

The incident was probed by the army personnel and the bodies were sent for autopsy.

Reports said that the soldiers of a unit of 55 Armed Regiment were engaged in a war exercise at Babina Cantonment Field Firing Range in Babina, Jhansi on Thursday night. During the exercise, two soldiers were killed due to the explosion of a tank shell, while the condition of one was critical.

Subedar Sumer Singh Bagaria of Rajasthan and Sukanta Mandal of West Bengal died in the mishap while lance naik Pradeep Yadav of Sant Kabir Nagar was critically injured and admitted to the Military Hospital for treatment.

According to sources, the accident happened during night firing exercise at the Babina firing range on Thursday night. During firing, a bullet struck the barrel of a T-90 tank, setting it on fire. Due to the fire in the tank, the shell exploded with a bang and two soldiers were killed on the spot.

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#India has successfully tested a ballistic missile fired from its first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, the defence ministry said, in what is seen as a boost to the country’s growing military capabilities.

The launch was proof of “crew competency” and validated the ballistic missile capability of Indian submarines, “a key element of India’s nuclear deterrence capability”, the ministry said in a statement on Friday.

“All operational and technological parameters of the weapon system”, which was launched from INS Arihant in the Bay of Bengal, had been passed, the ministry added.

India is now the sixth country, alongside China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States to have nuclear-powered submarines armed with ballistic missiles, the Times of India reported on Friday.

The Israeli company Elbit Systems, as part of the Future Ready Combat Vehicle program, is offering India its battle tank with a 122-mm cannon and active protection to replace almost 350 T-72 tanks in service with the Indian army.
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Indian Navy & Drone Federation of #India collaborate to promote indigenous development, manufacturing and testing of drones for naval platforms.

In India, introduced a drone - kamikaze ASL-50 with a range of 50 km.
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The preliminary design of #India's Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF) programme is being prepared for submission to New Delhi in 2023 for approval.

This Preliminary Design Review (PDR) will provide the government and the Indian Navy with the first opportunity to assess the design of the aircraft.

Sudarshan Chakra soldiers of the Indian Army on Tuesday conducted the Sudarshan Prahar exercise in the desert of Rajasthan. The Shahbaz Division of the Sudarshan Chakra Corps carried out the exercise

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