Infiltration has not stopped
(Rediff, 31 May 2002)

AEC Celebrates 55th Raising Day
(MoD Press Release, 31 May 2002)

This isn't Kargil, it will be on our terms
(Indian Express, 31 May 2002)

Diamond Jubilee of GAZALA Celebrate
(MoD Press Release, 30 May 2002)

India to acquire Tadiran radios from Israel
(Rediff, 29 May 2002)

T-90 tanks begin to roll in; shelling in Siachen
(Indian Express, 29 May 2002)

Report on National Defence University submitted
(MoD Press Release, 29 May 2002)

Pakistan cannot expect the support of India's Muslims
(The Independent, 29 May 2002)

Infiltration on the Rise
(The Tribune, 28 May 2002)

Army maintains pressure
(Times of India, 28 May 2002)

Russia opens military supply line for India
(Hindustan Times, 27 May 2002)

Indian Army fire assaults takes heavy toll on Pakistan
(MoD Press Release, 27 May 2002)

Rohtang tunnel: Making Leh-Manali Road beat the weather
(The Economic Times, 26 May 2002)

U.S. ties with India's military strengthened
(Yahoo News, 24 May 2002)

Joint Statement of Indo-US Defence Policy Group
(MoD Press Release, 24 May 2002)

Army inducts nuclear attack resistant shelters
(Rediff, 23 May 2002)

India, US tie up defence under shadow of N-war
(Times of India, 23 May 2002)

	An Indian Army soldier, from the Parachute Regiment, stands guard at a military base in Kupawara, India, 25 kilometres (15 miles) from the Pakistan border prior to a visit by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 22 May 2002. One million soldiers have amassed along the border between India and Pakistan as tensions between the two nuclear powers continue since the recent attacks in Jammu. [Image © Yahoo News]

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Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee, left, meets Indian army soldiers at a military base in Kupawara on 22 May 2002.

India's firepower on show in Thar
(Deccan Herald, 22 May 2002)

Defence Minister George Fernandes, Army Chief General S. Padmanabhan and Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy witnessed an awesome display of military firepower at the Mahajan field firing range in Bikaner, Rajasthan on May 21st. Sources said army guns, fighter aircraft and attack helicopters participated in the nearly four-hour exercise, part of Operation Brahmarishi which was started recently under Operation Parakram in the border region. Indian Air Force Jaguars, MiGs and helicopter gun ships attacked ground targets in a fiery show of military prowess, the sources said. Laser-guided bombs smashed into mock enemy targets. Tanks were also tested on the tough desert land. Sources said the tanks bought recently from Russia and other latest military hardware were also put to test in the exercise. Commandos carried out a mock attack on the enemy after jumping out of helicopters, they said.

An Air Force spokesman said the exercise aimed to demonstrate the capability of the Army and the Air Force to carry out a coordinated strike on the enemy. An Army spokesman, however, played down the event. ''This was a routine, small-level exercise they watched,'' he said on phone from Jodhpur. The exercise was preceded by a Commanders' level meeting which Defence Minister Fernandes presided. The Army and Air Force Chiefs also participated in the meeting. Sources said the meeting reviewed the security situation on the border in view of the spiralling tensions with Pakistan. Army and Air Force commanders briefed the Defence Minister about the preparedness of the forces in the region, the sources said. Defence Minister Fernandes, General Padmanabhan and Air Chief Marshal Krishnaswamy left for New Delhi by a special plane in the afternoon. The three of them had taken a helicopter for the Army firing range from the Nal air field near here in the morning. The Mahajan firing range is nearly 150 km from Bikaner in north-western Rajasthan.

Meanwhile, India rejected the charge that it was in a war-like mood or belligerent towards Pakistan in the wake of the Kaluchak massacre but made it clear that it would do everything to protect national interests. "I totally reject the charge that it is we who are war-like or belligerent...There is no substance in this allegation. We are only engaged in defence of our national interests and preventing cross-border terrorism," an External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said. Asked if India and Pakistan are on the verge of a war given the deployment of forces by India on the border, the spokesperson told the questioner, "It is a very one-sided (view)...as if Pakistan is a peace-loving nation. I am sorry we haven't got the picture right there." On whether there was any pressure from the United States on India to exercise restraint, she said: "We are not into the business of pressure when it comes to protecting our national interests." Observing that nobody wanted a conflict, she said: "In the ultimate analysis, we are for peace and against war but we are confronting a situation generated by actions from across the border. We are taking steps to defend ourselves and want to convey it to Pakistan that India will not tolerate further pain inflicted on us."

Anti-Terrorism Day
(MoD Press Release, 21 May 2002)

Army dog detects IED
(MoD Press Release, 21 May 2002)

Troops from Gujarat move back
(MoD Press Release, 21 May 2002)

Army needs just two-day notice
(The Tribune, 21 May 2002)

Army foils a major infiltration bid in J&K
(Rediff, 21 May 2002)

Pak moves troops to Sutlej-Ravi corridor
(The Tribune, 21 May 2002)

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War unlikely before September
(Rediff, 20 May 2002)

IAF, Army to put up show for George and Pakistan to watch
(Indian Express, 20 May 2002)

Army Officers holding civilian posts being summoned back
(Hindustan Times, 19 May 2002)

Britain warns India against 'Israel-type' strikes on Pakistan
(Hindustan Times, 19 May 2002)

Joint exercise by US and Indian forces
(Times of India, 17 May 2002)

	A U.S. soldier takes a break while Indian soldiers look on from the back of a truck during joint U.S. and Indian military exercises in Agra on 16 May 2002. The first joint military exercises between the two countries are under way as part of expanding cooperation since the terrorist attacks on the United States. [Image © Indiatimes]

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Indian and U.S. paratroopers walk towards their aircraft during a joint military exercise at Agra on 16 May 2002. Indian and U.S. troops have launched their biggest joint military exercise in nearly 40 years, marking another step in the growing ties between the world's two largest democracies that once sat on opposite sides in the Cold War.