Defence general
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead: report
By Rajiv Singh | 23 May 2011
Reports originating in Afghanistan suggest that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar’s followers have not heard from him for the last 11 days, and that he may have been killed in Pakistan, says Rajiv Singh.
Pakistan militants storm naval base in Karachi
23 May 2011
Tehreek-e-Taliban militants, otherwise referred to as the Pakistani Taliban, stormed a naval base in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, destroying two P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft, a major setback for Pakistan’s defence capabilities.
Israeli defence to focus on spy satellites
14 May 2011
Likely Indian aid for Afghan water projects rattles Pakistan
By Rajiv Singh | 12 May 2011
With news filtering out that India may extend financial and technical aid to the government of Afghanistan to build 12 hydro-power projects on the Kabul River has left the Pakistani establishment deeply rattled, writes Rajiv Singh.
Osama bin Laden perishes in US commando raid
02 May 2011
International terrorist and Islamic jihadi figurehead, Osama bin Laden, today perished in a hail of gunfire, cut down by a CIA-led special operations team. Washington has confirmed positive DNA identification of his body.
How the CIA got Osama
By Rajiv Singh | 02 May 2011
It was a most trusted courier who may have unwittingly exposed Osama bin Laden’s hide-out leading to his death, reports Rajiv Singh
The Osama bin Laden story
02 May 2011
BEL eyes defence offsets as a growth area
30 Apr 2011
Ambassador Roemer’s resignation: More than meets the eye?
By By Rajiv Singh | 29 Apr 2011
The resignation of Timothy Roemer, US ambassador to India, hard on the heels of the ejection of US companies from the IAF’s MMRCA tender, has raised a few eyebrows, primarily on account of its timing. By Rajiv Singh
Americans fly out, Europeans home in on IAF’s $11-bn fighter tender
28 Apr 2011
India has invited European consortium Eurofighter and French Dassault Aviation to extend the validity of their commercial bids for IAF’s $11-billion MMRCA contract in a clear indication that both are now the short-listed finalists.
US arms exports set for a record year with $46bn in sales
27 Apr 2011
The United States is all set for a record year exporting military hardware with 2011 arms sales expected to surpass $46 billion, the highest sales on record.
DRDO clinches deal with US firm for explosives detection technology
26 Apr 2011
In a significant move, India’s premier defence establishment, the Defence Research and Development Organisation clinched a commercial deal for technology transfer of an explosive detection kit with an American firm.
Russia upgrades air defence systems
23 Apr 2011
India needs investments of $200-300bn in aerospace, defence production: P. Raju
21 Apr 2011
Keeping future growth in mind, India may need investments of $200-300 billion in the military and aerospace sectors over the next two decades.
DRDO to integrate AEW&C systems on EMB-145I aircraft in July
18 Apr 2011
India will begin integrating indigenously-built airborne early warning and control systems and components onto a customised Brazilian Embraer -145 aircraft from July.
India fifth most powerful nation, says National Security Index
13 Apr 2011
The latest National Security Index ranks the country fifth most powerful in the world, keeping in mind economic, defence, technology and energy security.
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