India, Bangladesh join hands to fight terror
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh were working towards putting in place a better border management system to prevent crime and combat terrorism along their 4,000-km-long boundary, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh said on Wednesday. She said while the “porous” border has led to various illegal activities which need to be tackled effectively, the two countries should further explore cooperation in areas power, water, trade and connectivity. Singh was speaking at a two-day conclave on India- Bangladesh Security.
top IAF brass review operational readiness
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of the loss of a newly-acquired C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, top IAF brass on Wednesday reviewed the operational preparedness of its formations and need for further enhancing flight safety. “Top commanders including IAF Chief Arup Raha discussed the operational preparedness of the commands and air bases under them,” an IAF official said. The bi-annual Commanders' Conference also discussed the need for further strengthening flight safety mechanism in the force, they said.
PM wants global meet on no-first use of nuke
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday proposed a global convention on ‘no-first use' of nuclear weapons as it could lead to elimination of atomic arsenal. “If all states possessing nuclear weapons recognise that if this is so (nuclear weapons are only for deterrence) and are prepared to declare it, we can quickly move to the establishment of global no-first use norm,” he said.
Four envoys present credentials to Prez
New Delhi: Pakistani High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit was among four envoys who presented their credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee here on Wednesday. According to a Pakistani High Commission release, after the ceremony, Basit conveyed his warm wishes to the President from Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and hoped that the new Government will engage fruitfully with Islamabad.
K Pathak is new BSF Director-General
New Delhi: The Government has appointed senior IPS officer K Pathak as the new Director General of the country's largest border guarding force BSF. Pathak, a 1979-batch officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was till now posted as the Special DG of the 2.5-lakh personnel strong force here and was also officiating as the DG for some time. The post of the BSF chief had been vacant for the last one month after Subhash Joshi retired on February 28.