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US export curbs driving away business
06 Mar 2009
Extensive and irritating export regulations are pushing the US space and defence-related industries to the wall in a time of recession. When will the Americans learn, asks Radhakrishna Rao
A new kind of war
06 Mar 2009
The terorists' real target was Pakistan’s tottering democracy and its seriously endangered civil society. Killing Pakistani cricket, with among the best three teams in the world, is a surrogate for killing the modern nation state that Pakistan yearns to become, says Prem Shankar Jha.
India tests ‘Swordfish’ radar with successful missile defence test
06 Mar 2009
In a third successful test of its ambitious missile defence programme, DRDO scientists have intercepted incoming ballistic "enemy" missile at an altitude of 75 km. The test also validated long-range capabilities of its indigenously developed Swordfish radar.
BrahMos Block II test fired successfully
04 Mar 2009
A more sophisticated Block II version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has been successfully test fired a month and a half after an initial failed test in January.
Pakistani officials claim Indian involvement in Lahore attack
03 Mar 2009
Predictably enough, a war of words has broken out over the Lahore ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team by terrorists, with India and Pakistan exchanging some hot words over the incident.
Lahore gun attack targets Sri Lankan cricketers- at least seven injured
03 Mar 2009
At least seven members of the Sri Lankan cricket team have been injured in an attack by terrorists on a convoy of buses carrying cricketers and umpires to the match venue.
Terrorists attack Lankan players in Lahore
03 Mar 2009
Terrorists in Lahore kill five policemen and wound six visiting Sri Lankan players
Hypersonic Brahmos II to be ready by 2013
02 Mar 2009
India, Israel to co-develop medium-range SAM system
24 Feb 2009
India and Israel will jointly develop a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) system it has been announced. The contract has teh potential to develop into a larger joint venture than even the Indo-Russian BrahMos programme.
US NIC report: Saudis displacing Egypt as regional leader
24 Feb 2009
A recent US National Intelligence Council report would suggest that Egypt has lost its elevated status among Arab states and that the mantle of leadership in the Middle East may be passing onto Saudi Arabia.
Obama takes aim at the new Marine One
24 Feb 2009
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