Tucson, Arizona. In 1990, after the
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, I was able to establish after a few checks
that the US had deployed the Patriot...+Full
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MoD UPDATES India's
Defence Budget 2013-14 New Delhi. The
buzz that the defence budget for the financial year 2013-14 (April
1, 2013 to March 31, 2014) will come under strain had been in the
air for quite some time.
Vague
Assurances Amid Increasing Concerns
New Delhi. Undoubtedly, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had a daunting
task presenting the Union Budget in Parliament on February 28
Financing
IAF's Modernisation Programme The Indian
Air Force (IAF) has come a long way since it was established as
an auxiliary arm of the Royal Air Force on 8th October 1932.
India's
Defence Offset Policy 2012 The Ministry
of Defence (MoD) recently announced its revised Defence Offset Guidelines
(DOG), which have come into effect from August 01, 2012.
New Delhi. The Boeing P8-I Long Range Maritime
Reconnaissance (LRMR) aircraft which the Indian Navy got Dec 19
is the most sophisticated weapon system in its inventory yet. +full
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Islamabad. Nawaz Sharif, who was sworn
in as Pakistan's prime minister June 5 after spending nearly 14
years in political wilderness, vowed to resolve the country's acute
energy crisis and asked the US to stop drone strikes in the northwest
tribal region. +full
story
NEW DELHI became the hub for parleys as
new Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang conducted his first visit
abroad. That visit coincided with that of Afghan President Hamid
Karzai. +full
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Canberra/New Delhi. Defence Minister A.K.
Antony, visiting Australia early June, met his Australian counterpart
Stephen Smith over two days to discuss shared strategic and security
interests, including maritime security and bilateral defence cooperation.
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New Delhi. As perhaps the most awaited
elections in the history of Pakistan approach May 11, the question
within Pakistan still is the same big question: Will the elections
really take place?. +full
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New Delhi. To counter cyber attacks in economic
and social infrastructure development, the government says it would
set up a joint working group to engage the private sector and will
start four pilot projects for the purpose. +full
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New Delhi. Nearly two years after it was
set up, the search has begun for a consultant to kickstart India
's ambitious National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), an idea borrowed
from the US to share real-time information among intelligence agencies
and law enforcers to help fight crime and terror better. +full
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New Delhi. A staggering 8,000 cyber attacks
were warded off during the 2010 Commonwealth Games, National Security
Advisor Shivshankar Menon said May 16, pointing to India's capabilities.
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New Delhi. While India's internal security
concerns may seem similar to those of other nations, India's geography
- 7,000 km of coast and 15,000 kilometre land border - large population,
social and political exigencies, dated security and scrutiny technological
tools pose peculiar challenges. +full
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Terrorism is a global phenomenon, and developed
and developing countries around the world have equally felt the
scourge of terrorist attacks.+More
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Introduction: Post Kelkar Committee Recommendations,
the Ministry of Defence introduced the Offset provisions in its
DPP 2005 to leverage its big ticket arms acquisition to bring in
FDI, Joint Venture arrangements and counter trade arrangements to
boost India's indigenous defence industry capability.+More
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THE BIG question incessantly doing the
rounds in the defence circles in India is: When would the MMRCA
deal for the Indian Air Force (IAF) to acquire 126 Rafale aircraft
from the French planemaker Dassault be signed? +More
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More than a week after the terrible avalanche
at Gayari (in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) buried nearly 110 Pakistan
Army soldiers and another 70-odd civilians, there is no sign of
recovery in spite of Pakistan using every possible effort and even
heavy machinery to shift the thousands of tonnes of snow that has
settled above the unfortunate victims of nature’s anger. Any and
every human being who can visualise the tragedy cannot remain unaffected.
Last fortnight when Gen Kayani, the Pakistan
Army chief made the statement that Pakistan was ready for demilitarisation
of Siachen, peaceniks from both sides enthusiastically took up the
refrain, looking at it as an opportunity to settle a major bone
of contention, reduce tension and improve relations between the
two countries. Shortly after, Gen Kayani again talked about resolving
the Siachen issue and blamed India for hardening its stand.
New Delhi. The paramilitary Indo-Tibetan
Border Police (ITBP), which guards the border with China , may get
an air wing to better patrol the frontier, its director general
said Oct 25.
