A similar balloon was sighted over the Andaman over a year ago by the Indian forces also but no action was taken against it insuring three to four days of its sighting over Indian territory before it drifted away.
India has various kinds of missiles with varied ranges and also has some technologies which are there with only a select few countries, former DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy has said and noted that such defence capabilities work as a deterrent anytime
The Indian defence forces had witnessed, over a year ago, objects similar to the alleged Chinese spy balloon busted by the American Air Force in the skies over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territories.
Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Monday flew in the Light Combat Helicopter at Aero India at Bengaluru in Karnataka and discussed how Indian forces would be ready to fight future wars with made-in-India weapon systems in the next 8-10 years.
India celebrated the 74th Republic Day with a spectacular presentation of unity, culture and discipline by the Indian forces and participants as they marched at Kartavya Path in the national capital.
After the Indian Air Force successfully test-fired BrahMos extended-range missile from a Sukhoi-30 fighter, (Retd) Lt. Gen VK Chaturvedi heaped praise on the Indian forces calling it an extremely positive step towards the modernisation of the armed forces.
Chidambaram also asked about infrastructure being built by China along the LAC on its side and said if buffer zones along LAC meant that Indian forces cannot patrol to the earlier points.
Addressing the 95th FICCI Annual Convention and AGM in the national capital, the union minister also hit out at the recent remarks by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi stating that "politics is done by speaking the truth."
Fifty years ago, the day marked the largest military surrender after the Second World War, as 93,000 soldiers of the Pakistan Army laid down their arms before the Indian forces -- resulting in the liberation of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan.
Fifty years ago, the day marked the largest military surrender after the Second World War, as 93,000 soldiers from the Pakistan Army laid down their arms before the Indian forces -- resulting in the liberation of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan.