SP's Land Forces - Issue 2 - 2023

Issue Features

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  LEAD STORY
  A Vigorous Bilateral Relationship
  By Ranjit Kumar

  The Israeli Indian joint ventures can not only meet huge Indian defence requirements but can also find attractive market in European and Latin American countries but also in African and Asian region also

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  BILATERAL RELATIONS
  India Israel Relations — Founded on Valour
  By Major General Atanu K. Pattanaik (Retd)

  The 61st Cavalry Regiment in the Indian Army still celebrate the battle of Haifa every year on September 23 as ‘Haifa Day’, in the memory of soldiers who laid their lives to liberate Haifa during World War I

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  BILATERAL RELATIONS
  The Dragon-Bear Hug
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  To say that the recent three-day visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow for a tête-à-tête with Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Washington goosebumps, would be an understatement.

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  BILATERAL DEFENCE COOPERATION
  Need for Defence Industries to Join Hands
  By Ranjit Kumar

  During his official talks with the Japanese Prime Minister, the Indian Prime Minister talked of the mantra of co-innovation, co-design and co-creation for a deeper and mutually beneficial defence cooperation

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  TECHNOLOGY
  IAI in India – A Time for Transformation
  

  30 years after establishing official diplomatic relations between Israel and India, the two countries are situated amid an upward trend that has been achieving great accomplishments for both sides.

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  TECHNOLOGY
  Stealth Technology for Mechanised Forces
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  On March 14, 2023, the Indian Army signed a contract for procurement of an indigenously developed Integrated Mobile Camouflage System (IMCS) for the mechanised forces with the startup Hyper Stealth Technologies Private limited (HSTPL) which is Delhibased.

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  SCO DEFENCE MEET
  Need to Root Out Terrorism Collectively & Fix Accountability
  By SP’s Staff Correspondent

  “PM Modi’s ‘SECURE’ vision reflects India’s commitment towards multi-dimensional welfare of the region”

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  INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
  The Global Reset
  By Major General Atanu K. Pattanaik (Retd)

  The world is currently witnessing a great churn in geostrategic alliances resulting in a global realignment of security relations and partnerships

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  SOUTH ASIA
  Lebanisation of Pakistan
  By Major General Atanu K. Pattanaik (Retd)

  Lebanon’s post-war era militia leaders became the political leadership and have kept a lock on power ever since. The country remains a nation without an effective governing dispensation. Pakistan seems to be going the same way!

• Appointments
  

  Lt General M.V. Suchindra Kumar has assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on March 1, 2023.
  Lt General B.S. Raju takes over as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Command of Indian Army on March 1, 2023.

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  Editorial
  By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

  The world is at present undergoing a global reset! In these shifting sands of time, World leaders are traversing across continents, mapping their global geostrategic alliances - bilateral, trilateral or even multilateral, keeping in mind their national security interests.