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The <keyword id="7428788" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army-is-third-largest">Indian Army is third largest</keyword> in the world with more than 1,325,000 active troops and 2,143,000 reserve troops. The primary goal of the army is to work for national security and protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country. It guards the country from threats and external aggressions. Its secondary responsibilities are to support the civil authority during calamities and natural disasters. Here is an overview of the structure of Indian army, its responsibilities, ranks and reporting portfolio. The Indian Army is divided into three segments namely Army, Navy and Air Force. The President of Indian is the Supreme Commander of these three services. The army headquarters is located in Delhi and under the command of the Chief of the Army Staff. He holds the rank of a four star General and is assisted by 8 Lieutenant Generals. The description of these eight lieutenant generals include a vice-chief, two deputy chiefs, a military secretary, the quartermaster general, an adjutant General, the master general of ordnance and the engineer in Chief. Indian Army Commands The Indian Army is divided into six commands for operations and one command for training. The General-Officer-Commander-in-Chief (GOC-i-C) also called as the Army Commander heads each of these commands. Usually the senior-most Lieutenant Generals in the army is conferred with this rank. Corps Every command generally consists of two or more corps. In total there are thirteen corps in the Indian army each of them commanded by a General Officer Commander (GOC), who is also called the Corps Commander. He holds a Lieutenant General rank. Division Every corps is made of three to four divisions. Each of these divisions is headed by GOC (Division Commander) who holds the rank of Major General. Indian army has totally 37 divisions. Brigade Every corps is made of three to four Brigades. In a Brigade, there will be usually 3,000 troops. Every Brigade is commanded by a Brigadier. Battalion Four to five rifle companies constitute a battalion. Ever battalion is commanded by a battalion commander in the rank of a Colonel. A battalion is the main fighting unit of an infantry. Rifle Company A rifle company is made of three platoons. A company is commanded by a Company Commander who is in the rank of a Major or Lieutenant Colonel. Platoon A platoon is made of three sections. The Platoon Commander who is also a JCO commands a platoon. Section This is the smallest military outfit comprising 10 candidates. A section commander in the rank of a Havaldhar commands a section. Indian army Organization Indian Army functions under two parts namely Arms and Services. The troops that will actually carry out the different operations make up the arms segment. The rest of the army is said to belong to the services segment. The responsibility of the services segment is to provide the logistics and administration support for the army. Fighting arms consist of armor, infantry, and mechanized infantry. Supporting Arms comprise artillery, engineers, army air defense, army aviation corps and signals. <a href="https://www.indianarmy.nic.in/site/formTemplete/frmtempsimple.aspx?MnId=TqWSDHmc2ua6KzgEgvgO7w==&amp;ParentID=RuQ+vVM57FirJYXrHRLBHA==)">Services consist </a>of Army Service corps (ration, transport and clerks), Army Medical Corps, Army ordnance corps (armament, ammunition, vehicles, clothing and all equipment), Corps of electronics and mechanical engineers (repairs and recovery), Remounted veterinary corps and The Intelligence corps.

Indian Army Ranks  - All you need to know

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> has confirmed that three Indian soldiers, including a Commanding Officer were killed during a violent clash with Chinese soldiers in <keyword id="26604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ladakh">Ladakh</keyword>.</li><li>The incident happened yesterday, June 15 during the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley.</li><li>Senior military officials of both the countries are currently meeting to defuse the situation.</li></ul>Three Indian Army men, including an officer, were killed on Monday night during a violent face-off with Chinese People's Liberation Army troops at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh region. Indian Army in a statement said, during the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place on Monday night with casualties." "The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers". Indian Army said. The force further stated that senior military officials of both the countries are currently meeting at the face-off site to defuse the situation. On Monday, Brigade Commander and company level talks happened in Eastern Ladakh between India and China. The talks are happening near patrolling point 14, near the mouth of Galwan Valley and patrolling point 17 at Hot Spring Area.

Indian Army confirms officer, two soldiers killed in clashes with Chinese soldiers in Ladakh

<ul><li>The Indian army has started an online registration for recruiting <keyword id="7127917" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="women-in-military-police">women in military police</keyword> as soldiers. </li><li>The recruitment drive will fill nearly 100 vacancies. </li><li>The women candidates need to qualify a Common Entrance Exam (CEE) post which they will have to appear for the Physical Endurance Test(PET).</li></ul>While Indian women are already making strides in the Air Force, flying fighter jets and as officers in the Navy, the Indian army has started an online registration for recruiting women in military police as soldiers, aiming to fill nearly100 vacancies. Soon after General Bipin Rawat took over the charge as the Army Chief, he raised the matter for approval from the Defence Ministry. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The recruitment rally will be conducted at Ambala, Lucknow, Jabalpur, Bangalore and Shillong. Once the registration of candidates is over, a cut off list will be generated for further rounds of selection, according to the official notification. So far the Indian army recruited women only as officers and not as soldiers, making this move significant. The Indian army has put it out on its official website (joinindianarmy.nic.in.) notifying openings for the post of Soldier General Duty. The application process starts today, and will end on 8 June, 2019. In order to qualify for the post, the women candidates need to qualify a Common Entrance Exam post which they will have to appear for the Physical Endurance Test(PET). Information on the complete selection and application procedure <a href="http://joinindianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/BRAVO_NotificationPDF/AMDT_RALLY_NOTFN-_WOMEN_MP.pdf">here</a>. Separately, the Defence Ministry has been taking necessary initiatives to boost women empowerment. Recently, the Indian government <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/after-air-force-indian-army-open-to-permanent-commissions-for-women/articleshow/68279717.cms">announced</a> that the women officers can get permanent commissions in the armed forces. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-uae-government-is-wooing-indian-teachers-offering-10-times-higher-pay-than-their-current/articleshow/69021762.cms">The UAE government is wooing Indian teachers — offering 10 times higher pay than their current</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/after-air-force-indian-army-open-to-permanent-commissions-for-women/articleshow/68279717.cms">After Air Force, Indian Army open to permanent commissions for women</a>

In a first, Indian Army launches a recruitment drive for women soldiers

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> has issued new directives to its officers to limit the usage of WhatsApp and social media platforms.</li><li>The Army claims that WhatsApp is being used a method for foreign intelligence agencies to profile officers and their families.</li><li>Family members of Indian Army officers have also been asked to remove references to serving members and photos of officers in uniform from social media.</li></ul>The Indian Army has issued <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shun-big-social-media-groups-army-to-staff/articleshow/70135817.cms">new guidelines</a> for its officers and their social media usage. The news comes after reports of Pakistani intelligence using these platforms to profile Army officers and their families. They've asked officers to be en guard for unknown phone numbers on WhatsApp groups and third party contacts in Facebook communities who might try and gain sensitive information about movements of official forces. The two page directive issued to the 1.3 million officers of the Army advises them against joining large WhatsApp groups and communities on other social media platforms, where the identity of many of the participants in unknown. Even families of the Army officers have been advised to remove all references to serving members and remove photos of officers in uniform from their profiles. In order to make sure that these guidelines are met, the Army has said that they can spot check mobile phones and other personal devices at any time. Violation of regulations that leads to the leakage of sensitive information could result in the court martial of the officers responsible. Foreign threat In the past, foreign intelligence operatives have reportedly used ‘<a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/indian-army-takes-steps-to-prevent-honey-trapping-of-soldiers-by-isi-operatives-1434829-2019-01-20">honey traps</a>’ to lure in officers with fake social media profiles guised as women to extract sensitive information. More recently, a senior officer within the Army was <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/indian-army-takes-steps-to-prevent-honey-trapping-of-soldiers-by-isi-operatives-1434829-2019-01-20">blackmailed</a> to click on a malware link. The email threatened the officer with leaking a video of his daughter should he fail to follow instructions. "Enemy intelligence operatives are keeping a close watch on the Whatsapp groups and trying to profile our officers and their families. They have even managed to enter some Whatsapp groups and quietly monitor conversations between officers," Army sources told <a href="https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-amid-threat-from-pakistani-spy-agencies-army-imposes-whatsapp-restrictions-2769871">ANI</a>. Just last month, detectives with the Uttar Pradesh Police and Military Intelligence (MI) found Pakistani spy bots <a href="https://www.gadgetsnow.com/slideshows/pakistan-spy-hack-revisiting-whatsapp-security-tips-issued-by-indian-army/-Pakistan-spy-hack-Revisiting-WhatsApp-security-tips-issued-by-Indian-Army/photolist/69870956.cms">trying to hack</a> into over 98 official computer system from defence forces and organisations in India — including the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force, paramilitary forces and state police. They were able to determine that the perpetrator went by ‘Sejal Kapoor’ on Facebook and used spy apps called ‘Whisper’ and ‘Gravity Rat’ to try and access official accounts. While Army asserts that this is a move to keep information safe, some feel that its a measure designed to curb criticism of the Army and limit the free exchange of views between active Army officers and veterans — like conversations around tax disability pensions. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-indian-government-wants-to-build-its-own-whatsapp-for-official-communication/articleshow/69983904.cms">The Indian government wants to build its own WhatsApp for official communication</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-can-sue-you-for-sending-bulk-messages/articleshow/69771841.cms">WhatsApp can sue you for sending bulk messages</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-spyware-hack-questioned-by-indian-government/articleshow/69376429.cms">WhatsApp hack: Indian government calls it an issue of 'national cybersecurity'</a>

Indian Army fears that foreign intelligence may be using WhatsApp to profile its officers

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> issued new guidelines for how members of 1.3 million strong military force should use WhatsApp and other social media platforms earlier this week.</li><li>Officers were reportedly issued a stern warning about sharing classified information over WhatsApp and were told that their phones can be checked at any time.</li><li>This has resulted in members of the Indian Army quitting WhatsApp groups, big and small, in order to stay out of trouble.</li></ul>After the issuance of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-curbed-by-indian-army-to-stop-foreign-intelligence/articleshow/70138133.cms">new guidelines</a> by the Indian Army on how WhatsApp and other social media platforms should be used, officers are reportedly quitting <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-can-sue-you-for-sending-bulk-messages/articleshow/69771841.cms">WhatsApp</a> groups. The two page directive by the Indian army entails spot-checks of phones to verify that no classified information has been leaked online leading to a growing sense of ‘panic’ among the officers, Army officers told the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/army-officers-quitting-whatsapp-group-after-stern-warning/articleshow/70162367.cms">Times of India</a>. If an officer is found guilty of sharing confidential information, even by accident, it could lead to a court martial. It’s not just the groups that have unknown members but even golfing groups and regimental groups, where officers interact with Army veterans, are being sidelined. Some officers feel that the guidelines as much too severe since they are required to verify the identity of everyone in a WhatsApp group — even those like a group with school friends or college alumni. Others feel that its a political move by the Indian Army to keep qualms about disability pensions and other veteran complaints, at bay. Away from honey traps The Army <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-curbed-by-indian-army-to-stop-foreign-intelligence/articleshow/70138133.cms">claims</a> that the aim of the new regulations is to keep officers from being ‘honey trapped’ or unwitting sharing confidential information about troop movements that could be exploited by foreign adversaries like China or Pakistan. Xiaomi phones and the company’s associated apps were also <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/we-take-security-and-privacy-very-seriously-xiaomi-on-ib-advisory-that-put-popular-mi-apps-under-scanner-for-spying-1098000-2017-12-01">banned</a> by the Indian Army in 2017 citing an increased threat from spyware and malware. The overall list of banned apps included 42 separate entities including popular apps like Truecaller, WeChat and UC Browser. WhatsApp is also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/malware-affecting-jio-apps-whatsapp-flipkart-and-hotstar-primarily-targeted-indian-users-through-alibabas-app-store/articleshow/70168751.cms">increasingly</a> being targeted by hackers as the messaging app’s user base grows by the day. Aside from the Indian Army, India’s central government doesn’t trust WhatsApp either. It has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-indian-government-wants-to-build-its-own-whatsapp-for-official-communication/articleshow/69983904.cms">reportedly</a> been looking into developing an alternative messaging mobile app specifically for official communication where the data will be stored on the government’s central servers. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-curbed-by-indian-army-to-stop-foreign-intelligence/articleshow/70138133.cms">Indian Army fears that foreign intelligence may be using WhatsApp to profile its officers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/the-indian-government-wants-to-build-its-own-whatsapp-for-official-communication/articleshow/69983904.cms">The Indian government wants to build its own WhatsApp for official communication</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/whatsapp-can-sue-you-for-sending-bulk-messages/articleshow/69771841.cms">WhatsApp can sue you for sending bulk messages</a>

Indian Army officers in a flurry to leave WhatsApp groups after announcement of spot-checks

<h2 style="line-height:1.32;margin-top:15pt;margin-bottom:8pt;"> </h2><ul><li>The <keyword id="6354416" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian army</keyword> is facing a shortage of 45,634 posts, out of which 7,399 posts are for the commissioned ranks </li><li>The data on vacancies stands as on 1 January, 2019. </li><li>The Army has conducted over 200 recruitment camps across the country, in the last three years. In 2019, 13 recruitment camps have been set up as of date and 80 are in the pipeline.</li></ul>Looks like, the Indian Army is facing resource crunch even in a country where unemployment is high. Over 45,000 posts are lying vacant in the Army, the Defence Minister <keyword id="6355121" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajnath-Singh">Rajnath Singh</keyword> informed the Parliament on June 24. Of this, as many as 7,399 posts are for the commissioned ranks, as per data from January 2019, <a href="http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1575742">according to PIB press release</a>. “Various reasons including accretions of posts from time to time, tough selection procedures, difficult service conditions coupled with perceived high risk involved in the services career and limitation in number that can be trained are responsible for the situation,” the minister said responding to a question by Shri Rakesh Sinhain of the Upper House, Rajya Sabha. The Army has conducted over 200 recruitment camps across the country, in the last three years. In 2019, 13 recruitment camps have been set up as of date and 80 are in the pipeline. “Recruitment in the army is a continuous process and vacancies are filled without compromising the quality of training,” <a href="http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1575742">Rajnath Singh said</a>. To fill these posts and attract the right kind of candidates, the Defence ministry has also been spending on publicity to inspire youth to join the forces. In 2016-17, the ministry spent ₹37.887 million for publicity, whereas in 2017-18 is dipped down to ₹19.947 million. The publicity expenditure for 2018-19 was ₹21.619 million.

The Indian Army faces resource crunch  with over 49,000 vacant posts

In the recent past, <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> has successfully conducted two cross-border <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Manohar-Parrikar-says-major-credit-for-surgical-strikes-goes-to-Modi/articleshow/54810750.cms">surgical strikes</a>, one in Myanmar in June 2015 and then in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/BREAKING-NEWS-India-conducts-surgical-strikes-on-terror-hubs-in-Pakistan/articleshow/54580499.cms">Pakistan-occupied Kashmir</a> in September 2016. It’s high time now that Indian <keyword id="15350" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Army">army</keyword> takes the long-delayed route to modernise its <keyword id="6466913" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Special-Forces">Special Forces</keyword>, and looks like it’s about to happen. 
 
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Sources told <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/army-on-shopping-spree-commandos-to-get-deadlier/articleshow/57402280.cms">ET</a> that <keyword id="43909" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Defence-ministry">Defence ministry</keyword> has issued "restricted" tenders to select foreign arms companies so that it can acquire new assault rifles, sniper rifles, general purpose machine guns, light-weight rocket-launchers, tactical shotguns, pistols, night-vision devices and <keyword id="66787" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="ammunition">ammunition</keyword>. 
 
"Seven tenders or RFPs (request for proposals) were issued last week to American, Israeli, Swedish and other companies for acquisition of the specialised weaponry on a fast-track basis. Separately in a different capital acquisition project, trials are in progress to acquire over 120 light strike vehicles, which can be carried by helicopters, for the Special Forces," claimed a source. 
 
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It was only recently that India had inked a few rushed deals for ammunition and spares, costing around <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/indian-government-seals-rs-20000-crore-urgent-arms-deal-to-make-forces-battle-ready/articleshow/56997094.cms">Rs 20,000 crore</a>, for all three branches viz. the Army, Navy and Air Force. This was done to make sure that the forces were ready to go to battle at short notice, and sustain the high-tempo operations for at least 10 days. 
 
Talking of the elite Special Forces, out of the 1.3-million strong Indian Army, there are only nine Para-Special Forces and five Para (Airborne) battalions. Each of these has 620 soldiers, selected after rigorous training. 
 
The small count of these forces mean that the costs involved in these new acquisitions is lesser as compared to the ones meant for army on the whole. Moreover, the Special Forces already have specialised weaponry, ranging from Israeli 5.56mm TAR-21 Tavor assault rifles and 7.62mm Galil sniper rifles to American M4A1 carbines and Swedish Carl Gustav rocket launchers. 
 
However, it was during the cross-border raids in Myanmar that the need for lighter, new-generation weapons was felt. Even though the Indian commandos carried huge weapon loads and quietly crossed over six km of the thickly-forested terrain, the Army conveyed the need of lighter equipment to top political authorities. 
 
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Finally! Indian Army is going modern with its ammo

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6369097" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ministry-of-defence">Ministry of Defence</keyword> has issued the formal government sanction letter for grant of <keyword id="9629143" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="permanent-commission-to-women-officers">permanent commission to women officers</keyword> in the <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword>, paving the way for empowering women officers to shoulder larger roles in the organisation.</li><li>The order specifies grant of Permanent Commission to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) Women Officers in all 10 streams of the Indian <keyword id="15350" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Army">Army</keyword> - Army Air Defence (AAD), Signals, Engineers, Army Aviation, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Army Service Corps (ASC), Army Ordnance Corps (AOC), and Intelligence Corps in addition to the existing streams of Judge and Advocate General (JAG) and Army Educational Corps (AEC). </li><li>The Army Headquarters had set in motion a series of preparatory actions for conduct of the Permanent Commission Selection Board for affected women officers.</li></ul> The Indian Army has started the process to grant permanent commission to short service commissioned women officers in 10 streams, the force said on Thursday. The Ministry of Defence has issued the formal government sanction letter for grant of permanent commission to women officers in the Indian Army, paving the way for empowering women officers to shoulder larger roles in the organisation. The order specifies grant of Permanent Commission to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) Women Officers in all 10 streams of the Indian Army - Army Air Defence (AAD), Signals, Engineers, Army Aviation, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Army Service Corps (ASC), Army Ordnance Corps (AOC), and Intelligence Corps in addition to the existing streams of Judge and Advocate General (JAG) and Army Educational Corps (AEC). In anticipation, the Army Headquarters had set in motion a series of preparatory actions for conduct of the Permanent Commission Selection Board for affected women officers. The Selection Board will be scheduled as soon as all affected short service commission women officers exercise their option and complete requisite documentation. "The Indian Army is committed to provide equal opportunities to all personnel including Women Officers to serve the nation," the force said in a statement. It was after the Supreme Court ordered the Indian Army in February this year to grant permanent commission to women officers within three months, that the Army started the process to give serving women officers a bigger role. A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, said, "Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers, both within the period of fourteen years' service and beyond, should equally be entitled to consideration for the grant of PCs." The court insisted on shaking off typical arguments founded on the physical strengths and weaknesses of men and women and on assumptions about women in the social context of marriage and family that do not constitute a constitutionally valid basis for denying equal opportunity to women officers. "To cast aspersion on their abilities on the ground of gender is an affront not only to their dignity as women but to the dignity of the members of the Indian Army - men and women who serve as equal citizens in a common mission," noted the top court. The Indian Army then had stated that all women officers serving in the force from now on would be considered for permanent commission. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/coovid-vaccine-from-oxford-serum-institute-and-astrazeneca-shows-promising-immune-response/articleshow/77069321.cms">The COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca shows 'promising' results in early human trials</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/from-intel-and-wipro-to-tcs-and-google-here-are-the-top-job-openings-in-the-multinational-companies/articleshow/77058769.cms">From Intel and Wipro to TCS and Google— Here are the top job openings in the multinational companies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/checkout-upcoming-affordable-smartphone-oneplus-nord-launch-price-specifications-features/articleshow/77061620.cms">OnePlus Nord launch price, specs and more – Everything we know about the upcoming affordable OnePlus smartphone</a>

Indian Army starts permanent commission for women officers

The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Army">Indian Army</a> today successfully test fired the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Brahmos">Brahmos</a> supersonic land attack cruise missile. 
 
"At 1000 hrs today, the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Indian+Army">Indian Army</a> fired <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Brahmos">Brahmos</a> land- attack cruise missile successfully against a designated target at Pokhran test range in Rajasthan, demonstrating the weapon's supreme operational capability," <keyword id="32723" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Defence">defence</keyword> officials said. 
 
The nearly 300 kms range missile was test launched by a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL) deployed in full configuration. 
 "<keyword id="42900" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="BrahMos">BRAHMOS</keyword> missile system, the most lethal and potent weapon system for precision strike available with <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword>, has proved again its effectiveness in today's successful launch," said Sudhir Mihra, Chief of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Brahmos">BrahMos</a> <keyword id="84758" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="aerospace">Aerospace</keyword>. 
 
The Army has already inducted three regiments of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Brahmos">Brahmos</a> in its arsenal. 
 
BrahMos is a joint venture between DRDO of India and NPOM of Russia. 
 
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Indian Army successfully test-fires Brahmos missile

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> has banned 89 apps that it believes could be used to leak information to foreign intelligence agencies. </li><li>The <keyword id="9542035" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="list-of-banned-apps">list of banned apps</keyword> includes 15 dating apps like Tinder, OkCupid, Bumble and TrulyMadly. </li><li>The Indian Army has also banned “all Tencent gaming apps”. </li></ul>The Indian Army has 89 apps including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and a slew of dating apps that could be used to target Indian army personnel. The news comes in after the central government banned 59 Chinese apps nationwide that were allegedly prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="70187434" title="Indian Army officers in a flurry to leave WhatsApp groups after announcement of spot-checks" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> The list of apps banned by the Indian Army also includes news apps — News Dog and Daily Hunt — video conferencing tool Zoom, True Caller, Hungama, Hike and Reddit. Here’s the full list of apps banned by the Indian Army: <ol><li>WeChat </li><li>QQ </li><li>Kikoo </li><li>Voo </li><li>Nimbuzz </li><li>Helo </li><li>Qzone </li><li>ShareChat </li><li>Viber </li><li>Line </li><li>IMO </li><li>Snow </li><li>To Tok </li><li>Hike </li><li>TikTok </li><li>Like </li><li>eSamosa </li><li>Kwali </li><li>Shareit </li><li>Xender </li><li>Zapya </li><li>UC Browser </li><li>UC Browser Mini </li><li>LiveMe </li><li>BigoLive </li><li>Zoom </li><li>Fast Films </li><li>Vmate </li><li>Uplive </li><li>Vigo Video </li><li>Cam Scanner </li><li>Beauty Plus </li><li>True Caller </li><li>PUBG </li><li>NONO Live </li><li>Clash of Kings </li><li>All Tencent gaming apps </li><li>Mobile Legends </li><li>Club Factory </li><li>AliExpress </li><li>Chinabrands </li><li>Gearbest </li><li>Banggood </li><li>MiniInTheBox </li><li>TinyDeal </li><li>Dhhgate </li><li>LightinTheBox </li><li>DX </li><li>EricDress </li><li>Zaful </li><li>Tbdress </li><li>Modility </li><li>Rosegal </li><li>Shein </li><li>Romwe </li><li>Tinder </li><li>TrulyMadly </li><li>Happn </li><li>Aisle </li><li>Coffee Meets Bagel </li><li>Woo </li><li>OkCupid </li><li>Hinge </li><li>Badoo </li><li>Azar </li><li>Bumble </li><li>Tantan </li><li>Elite Singles </li><li>Tagged </li><li>Couch Surfing </li><li>360 Security </li><li>Facebook </li><li>Baidu </li><li>Instagram </li><li>Ello </li><li>Snapchat </li><li>Daily Hunt </li><li>News Dog </li><li>Pratilipi </li><li>Heal of Y </li><li>POPXO </li><li>Vokal </li><li>Hungama </li><li>Songs.pk </li><li>Yelp </li><li>Tumblr </li><li>Reddit </li><li>FriendsFeed </li><li>Private Blogs </li></ol>SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/elyments-dips-to-3-5-stars-on-google-play-store-heres-what-analysts-believe-indias-new-social-network-needs-in-order-to-be-successful/articleshow/76845819.cms">Elyments dips to 3.5 stars on Google Play Store — Here's what analysts believe India's new social network needs in order to be successful</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/intel-will-speed-up-mukesh-ambanis-5g-run-power-him-with-ai-and-possibly-a-jio-laptop/articleshow/76780290.cms">Intel will speed up Mukesh Ambani’s 5G run, power him with AI and possibly a Jio laptop⁠— all in return for massive amount of data</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/pm-modi-addresses-indian-army-on-india-china-border-the-enemies-of-india-have-seen-your-fire-and-fury/articleshow/76767887.cms">PM Modi addresses Indian Army on India-China border — ‘The enemies of India have seen your fire and fury’</a>

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<ul><li>The <keyword id="6354416" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> today returned the body of a seven year old boy who had flown into Indian territory from Pakistan. </li><li>Aabid Sheikh, resident of Minimarg village, from Gilgit Baltistan in the Pakistan Occupied <keyword id="6354495" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="kashmir">Kashmir</keyword> (POK) went missing on Monday. </li><li>On Tuesday, villagers at <keyword id="7860633" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="achoora-village">Achoora village</keyword>, in the Gurez valley spotted a body floating down the Kishanganga river. </li></ul>The Indian Army today returned the body of a seven year old boy who had flown into Indian territory after getting washed off from Pakistan, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/boys-body-floats-india-pok-borders-melt-soldiers-officials-cross-minefield-handover-aabid-sheikh-loc-army-5825951/">as per reports</a>. Aabid Sheikh, resident of Minimarg village, from Gilgit Baltistan in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) went missing on Monday, July 9. A video surfaced on the Internet where the boy’s family appealed for his safe return. However, the boy could not survive. On Tuesday, the villagers at Achoora village, in the Gurez valley in Kashmir spotted a body floating down the Kishanganga river. They retrieved it and kept it safe in ice blocks carved out from a nearby mountain. “I am seeing such an exchange for the first time in my life,” said Nazir Ahmad Gurezi, former MLA from Gurez. 
 
 
 
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 Indian Army helped send the body of the deceased boy, across the border. “As soon as we came to know about it, we approached the Army and asked them to take up the matter with their counterparts across the border,” Shahbaz Mirza, the Deputy Commissioner of Bandipora, was quoted as saying.

Indian Army sends the body of washed Pakistani boy home

<ul><li>The problem of enemy intelligence units using the ‘honey trap’ method to blackmail Indian soldiers into revealing confidential information has been an increasing cause of concern for the <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword>. </li><li>The Indian Army has banned 89 apps to keep any confidential information from being leaked. </li><li>Among the banned apps are 15 dating apps including Tinder, Bumble, Ok Cupid and others. </li></ul>In December last year, the Indian army identified <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pakistan-using-honeytrap-to-target-indian-army-officers-says-minister-shripad-naik-2145995">150 profiles</a> being used by Pakistan to lure <keyword id="9542284" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="honey-trap-indian-army">honey trap Indian Army</keyword> officers. This is when someone posing as an attractive person entice another into revealing confidential information or doing something unwise. The increasing frequency of such incidents has led the Indian government to ask Indian Army soldiers to remove Facebook, Instagram and 87 other apps from their phones. The most extensive line-up of banned apps includes 15 dating apps like Tinder, Truly Madly, and Ok Cupid. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76865942" title="List of 89 apps banned for Indian Army soldiers" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> What is a honey trap? It normally starts off with a ‘pretty, young woman’ liking a soldier’s post on social media, according to the Indian Army. After some light conversation, the woman normally asking for more photos of guns, tanks, and aircraft. Over time, the conversation moves to direct messages and WhatsApp chats where the operative of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) tries to blackmail the ‘honey-trapped’ soldier into divulging defence secrets. A prominent example is of a lady who called herself as <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/50-soldiers-honey-trapped-by-pakistani-agent-jawan-arrested-for-leaking-sensitive-info-2000709.html">Anika Chopra</a> posed as an Army Captain at the Military Nursing Corps online managing to trap at least 50 jawans in the Indian Army. In another case, a soldier in training from Rohtak was found to have <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/honey-trapped-haryana-man-scouted-army-camps-during-tests-to-leak-info-to-isi-police/story-24YQaRun43l91p17mvFI3N.html#:~:text=A%2023%2Dyear%2Dold%20man,for%20recruitment%20tests%2C%20police%20said.">shared multiple pictures</a> from at least 18 different Army Recruitment Centres. Honey trap as a weapon The Army describes honey-trapping as a weapon of hybrid warfare being waged by its enemies. In addition to being wary of women trying to flirt with them online, soldiers have also been asked to not post photos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram while in uniform or alongside military equipment, installations and cantonments in the backdrop. Operation Dolphin Nose is an ongoing investigation by the Indian Navy to track down personnel being honey-trapped. In December, seven Indian Navy sailors were arrested under Operation Dolphin Nose for leaking sensitive information regarding the Navy to Pakistan. In January this year, three more navy personnel were <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/operation-dolphin-nose-three-more-navy-personnel-arrested-espionage-case-linked-pakistan-1633884-2020-01-04">arrested for spying</a>. Other don’ts include not giving out names, ranks and deployment locations. They have also been asked to not brag about military achievements on social media. Information about military exercises, operations, transfer and promotions is also considered an actionable offence. The operation called Dolphin's Nose helped the security officials crack this racket, following which several measures were taken by the Indian Navy. Indian Army bans 89 apps “The directive has been issued because there has been an exponential increase in the number of military personnel being targeted online by intelligence agencies of Pakistan and China,” an officer told the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/army-asks-soldiers-officers-to-delete-facebook-and-instagram-accounts-uninstall-80-apps/articleshow/76858779.cms">TOI</a> amid border tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). <div type="twitter" handle="ANI" handlename="ANI" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1497864299/ani_mic_logo_normal.jpg" favoritecount="22619" retweetcount="6405" status="Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, TikTok, Truecaller… https://t.co/tf6iZv8ThJ" createdat="1594225502000" id="1280900711480307718"></div> Even before tensions broke out between the two countries, Indian Army officers had been told to avoid the use of WhatsApp for official communication back in July last year.It entailed spot-checks of phones to verify that no classified information was being leaked. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="70187434" title="Indian Army officers in a flurry to leave WhatsApp groups after announcement of spot-checks" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> The Indian Navy also banned the use of Facebook for its officers last year. They were asked to no longer carry their smartphones and into bases and dockyards. Even when coming abroad warships, they were instructed to leave their phones behind on land. 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What is a honey trap ⁠— the reason why the Indian Army banned Tinder, Bumble, and OK Cupid

<keyword id="6354416" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="indian-army" source="Orion">Indian Army</keyword> troops are using trained <keyword id="25561" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="kites" source="Orion">Kites</keyword> to prey on enemy drones in a first-of-its-kind usage of these birds. Indian Army is using trained Kites along with dogs for military operations, Army officials said. Such a capability can help the security forces to tackle the menace of drones coming from across the border to Indian areas in <keyword id="6354953" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="punjab" source="Orion">Punjab</keyword> and Jammu and Kashmir. Several cases have come to light where drones coming from Pakistside dropped consignment of drugs, guns and money in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Recently on November 24, Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered a consignment of weapons and Indian currency that were dropped by a Pakistani drone in the <keyword id="14535" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="samba" source="Orion">Samba</keyword> district of Jammu. The Indian Army demonstrated the use of kites to prey on enemy drones during the ongoing joint training exercise <keyword id="15648208" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="yuddh-abhyas" source="Orion">Yuddh Abhyas</keyword> in Auli, Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, the 18th edition of the Indo-US joint training exercise "Yudh Abhyas 22" commenced in Uttarakhand's Auli on Saturday. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and US with the aim of exchanging best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures between the Armies of the two nations. The previous edition of the exercise was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (US) in October 2021. <keyword id="57857" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="us-army" source="Orion">US Army</keyword> soldiers of the 2nd Brigade of the 11th Airborne Division and Indian Army soldiers from the ASSAM Regiment are participating in the exercise. The training schedule focuses on the employment of an integrated battle group under Chapter VII of the UN Mandate. The scope of the Field Training Exercise includes the validation of integrated battle groups, force multipliers, establishment and functioning of surveillance grids, validation of operational logistics, mountain warfare skills, casualty evacuation and combat medical aid in adverse terrain and climatic conditions. According to the Army, the joint exercise focuses on deploying an infantry battalion group in peacekeeping and disaster relief operations under the mandate of the US. The Yudh Abhyas is a 15-day-long exercise that will focus on high altitude and extremely cold climate warfare. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/list-of-bank-holidays-in-december-2022-month/articleshow/95851343.cms">Here is a list of bank holidays in December 2022</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/us-weekly-flu-hospitalisations-hit-record-high-since-2010/articleshow/95851463.cms">US weekly flu hospitalisations hit record high since 2010</a>

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