Defence general
Pakistan’s impending defeat in Afghanistan
03 Aug 2012
Irrespective of how the coming security transition in Afghanistan pans out, one country is on a surprising course to a major strategic defeat - Pakistan. By Ashley Tellis, senior associate, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Navy chief inaugurates INS Baaz in Cambell Bay
01 Aug 2012
India has gained increased ability to mount hawk-like vigil on Chinese naval movements around the vital maritime channel of the Strait of Malacca
UN negotiations on arms-trade treaty ends in failure
28 Jul 2012
While 90 countries, including the EU, states from Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa, signed the text, Syria, North Korea, Iran, Egypt and Algeria opposed a global arms control regime
Pak doing nothing to curb terrorism: Krishna
14 Jun 2012
Joint Indo-US-Afghan forum in offing
14 Jun 2012
BEML chief suspended over Tatra deal
11 Jun 2012
India successfully test fires Air Force version of 'Akash' missile
06 Jun 2012
This is the fifth trial of the user-specific anti-aircraft system, and was conducted to re-validate the technology and operational efficacy of the missile
India successfully test fires Air Force version of 'Akash' missile
06 Jun 2012
This is the fifth trial of the user-specific anti-aircraft system, and was conducted to re-validate the technology and operational efficacy of the missile
IAF inks Rs2,900-crore deal to buy 75 Swiss Pilatus aircraft
25 May 2012
The Pilatus PC-7 is a turbo trainer, low-wing tandem seat aircraft capable of all basic training functions, including aerobatics, instrument, tactical and night flying
NCTC delay would increase risk: Chidambaram
12 May 2012
The home minister said the threat perception of terrorism in the country continued to be high and a strong institutional mechanism was needed to tackle it
Latest articles
Featured articles
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation