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IAF on call at Fortress Mohali for India-Pak Wordl Cup semifinal

Monday, 28 March 2011 Written by Editor
CHANDIGARH: Welcome to fortress Chandigarh, the city which, along with Mohali and Panchkula, resembles an armed garrison. With anti-aircraft guns placed strategically and Mohali declared a no-fly zone, no stone is being left unturned to secure the city before the prime ministers of India and Pakistan — along with a host of dignitaries from both countries — arrive for the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal on Wednesday.
Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters are on standby for air surveillance and fighter jets at Ambala are just a moment away from scrambling in case of emergency. Foolproof security is not confined to the multi-tier system that includes Special Protection Group (SPG), National Security Guard (NSG), and Central and state police forces. For, also roped in is the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) — a highly specialized technical intelligence gathering agency under the National Security Adviser.
A high level source told TOI that NTRO is tasked with air surveillance and it`s expected to use Israeli-made unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
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India to resume military exchanges, China non-committal on stapled visa issue

Thursday, 14 April 2011 Written by Editor
BEIJING: China on Wednesday avoided giving a clear commitment to amend its system of giving stapled visas to people born in Jammu and Kashmir during a 50-minute talk between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao. The Chinese president said the matter was still being examined.
Talking to newsmen at Sanya in China's Hainan province, the venue of the meeting, national security adviser Shiv Shankar Menon said the issue of stapled visas was not discussed during the meeting as "work" is in progress in this regard. New Delhi is obviously heartened by China's decision to give normal visas to four journalists born in J&K, who are accompanying the Prime Minister.
On its part, India demonstrated its generosity by lifting the deadlock on defense exchanges that it had imposed last year after Beijing refused visa to an Indian general posted in J&K. National security adviser Shiv Shankar Menon announced in Sanya, the venue of the meeting, that defense exchanges will be resumed shortly.
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Indian Army chief says Chinese troops present in PoK

Thursday, 06 October 2011 Written by Editor

NEW DELHI: Around 4,000 Chinese including the troops of the People's Liberation Army of China are in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), Army Chief Gen. V K Singh said today amid the unease in the Indian establishment over their presence there.
"There are certain construction working teams, a large number is available. Around 3,000 to 4,000 of these people are present including certain people for security purposes. There are certain engineers troops. Now (like) our own engineers are combat engineers. So, in some way they are part of the PLA," he told reporters here.
The Army Chief was responding to a query on the presence of Chinese Army troops in the PoK on the sidelines of the 16th Field Marshal K M Cariappa memorial lecture delivered by national security adviser Shivshankar Menon.
The statement comes against the backdrop of concerns in India about the presence and engagement of Chinese troops in PoK, which India considers as its own land.
IAF Chief N A K Browne had made this clear when he said in an interview that increasing presence of China in PoK warrants India's "attention".

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