Defence general

No great expectations from Krishna’s Islamabad visit

14 Jul 2010

Maoists blast mobile tower, shoot at cops in weekend violence

12 Jul 2010

Ending the Maoist insurgency is not a mission impossible

12 Jul 2010

Ending the Maoist insurgency requires different strategies towards different layers of the insurgents, argue Manu Sharma and Raja Karthikeya

India voices concern over China-Pakistan rail link proposal

07 Jul 2010

China is reported to be planning to build rail link to Pakistan via Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), so as to extend its reach to the Arabian Sea

DRDO-IIT Powai team develops 'Netra' to aid in anti-terror operations

03 Jul 2010

Gen Petraeus takes over in Afghanistan; calls for united efforts

03 Jul 2010

In a key development, Gen David H Petraeus, the architect of US’s military turnaround in Iraq, assumes command as chief of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

DRDO to test Swedish radar to spot Naxal IEDs

03 Jul 2010

With casualties of security forces mounting because of increased use of Improvised Explosive Devices, India is testing a Swedish radar designed to sniff them out before they cause damage.

US again shows hunger for Indian defence deals

02 Jul 2010

A top Pentagon official has made a fresh pitch for US companies to get the  $10-billion deal for 126 fighter aircraft of C-17 transport aircraft.

GoI seeks security access to BlackBerry services within 15 days

01 Jul 2010

Research in Motion and the Government of India appear headed for another face-off with the Blackberry service provider being given 15 days to allow Indian security agencies access to its services.

Boeing to acquire systems engineering company Argon ST for $775 million

01 Jul 2010

IAF readies evaluation reports of MMRCA fighters

01 Jul 2010

The IAF’s marathon attempt to secure a medium range, multi-role combat aircraft has crossed another milestone with technical evaluation reports from field trials now ready for consideration.

Sino-Pak N-deal will require NSG clearance: US

29 Jun 2010

The US has asked China to clarify details of its proposed initiative to supply two nuclear reactors to Pakistan, saying the deal would need an agreement of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

After Canada, India begins nuclear talks with Japan

28 Jun 2010

In a historic development Japan and India began the first round of talks in Tokyo today on exporting nuclear power generation technology to this energy-starved nation.

India, Canada sign nuclear cooperation pact

28 Jun 2010

In a major boost to bilateral relations, India and Canada on Sunday signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement and also decided to treble bilateral trade to $15 billion in the next three years.

Indo-Russian 5th-gen fighter three times cheaper than F-22 Raptor

19 Jun 2010

Russia's fifth generation fighter will be about three times as cheap as its American, and sole counterpart, the F-22 Raptor, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has said.

Northrop Grumman awarded $517-million agreement for US army airship with unblinking eye

19 Jun 2010

Indian Army test fires Prithvi-II missile

18 Jun 2010

India successfully test-fired an indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, short range ballistic missile, the Prithvi-II, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Orissa coast on Friday.

Indian Army test fires Prithvi-II missile

18 Jun 2010

India successfully test-fired an indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, short range ballistic missile, the Prithvi-II, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Orissa coast on Friday.

Indian Army test fires Prithvi-II missile

18 Jun 2010

India successfully test-fired an indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, short range ballistic missile, the Prithvi-II, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Orissa coast on Friday.

M&M sets up JV for armoured vehicles sale in UAE

17 Jun 2010

Towards a new Indian approach in Afghanistan

15 Jun 2010

Authors from The India Research Group, a recently formed think-tank of Indian policy professionals, have released a report that seeks to revise India’s strategy in Afghanistan. The report argues that the challenge for India lies in converting its tremendous soft power advantages here into meaningful geo-political influence. By Raja Karthikeya, Mohsin Khan and Saurabh Naithani

Sino-Pak n-deal “cocking a snook” at the US, the world: expert

15 Jun 2010

US will not clear Sino-Pak n-deal at the NSG

15 Jun 2010

The United States has signalled that it will overrule any attempt by China to seek approval from an international cartel, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, to supply two nuclear reactors to Pakistan.

Afghanistan holds $1-trillion in mineral deposits: Pentagon

14 Jun 2010

The Pentagon has let it be known that Afghanistan has nearly $1-trillion in untapped mineral deposits - enough to turn the country into one of the most important mining centres in the world.

Headley “interview” over – NIA team heads for home

By Rajiv Singh | 12 Jun 2010

A restrained statement from the India’s Washington embassy has termed the visit of a four member National Investigative Agency team to the US to interrogate LeT operative David Headley as being useful.”