The Pathankot Attack: Here's Why the Operation was Actually a Success
It’s always good to wait for some time before trying to make sense of events with complex ramifications. Somebody should tell that to our media and armchair intellectuals. They were writing off the...
View ArticleMi-17s to Get Gunfire Sensors
IAF needs light-weight systems with ‘strap-on’ capability | Process on to identify vendorsby Vijay MohanRussian Firm to Fit DeviceIAF’s Mi-17 helicopters are set to be equipped with small arms fire...
View ArticlePathankot Attack: US should Pressure Pakistan to End Support for Terror...
Washington: As the US again voiced its expectation that Pakistan would thoroughly probe the terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force base, an expert asked Washington to unequivocally pressure Pakistan...
View ArticleAfghan Police Blames Pak Forces for Attack on Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif
Pakistani military officers were involved in the attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in which assailants attempted to storm the mission building, a senior Afghan police official said on...
View ArticleISRO Plans to Use Electric Propulsion for Satellites
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to use electric or ion propulsion to power satellite boosters and launch vehicles.By using electric propulsion, ISRO aims to boost its launch...
View ArticleNIA Team Studies Kathua, Samba Attacks; Finds Similarities with Pathankot Strike
NEW DELHI: NIA team probing Pathankot air force base terror attack today visited Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu region, where army and police facilities faced terror strikes last year, only to...
View ArticleDefence Ministry Allays Fears of Firms on Strategic Partnership Move
Parrikar played down fears expressed by firms that only big companies might get benefit from the proposed strategic parnership moveNEW DELHI: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has sought to allay fears...
View ArticleMadhya Pradesh Government Greenlights Reliance Group's Defence, Aerospace Parks
Illustration BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government has approved proposals by the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group to set up a defence park and an aerospace park in the state with a combined...
View ArticleJapanese Coast Guard Ship ECHIGO Arrives at Chennai Port
Japanese Coast Guard ship ECHIGO arrived at Chennai Port today to take part in the joint exercise 'Sahyog Kaijin' with the Indian Coast GuardCHENNAI: Japanese Coast Guard ship ECHIGO arrived at Chennai...
View ArticleIndian Army in a Futuristic Context
A two day Seminar on "Capability Development and Indigenisation of Indian Army in a Futuristic Context?" has commenced at the Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt, today. The Seminar, being organised by the...
View ArticleIndian Army's Artillery Order Worth Rs 4,900 Crore May support L&T Stock
ET INTELLIGENCE GROUP: The news that Larsen & Toubro, India's largest infrastructure company, may bag an order worth $750 million (Rs 4,900 crore) to manufacture artillery guns for the Indian Army...
View ArticleWhat to Expect in 2016: Walter Russell Mead on the Fall of Islamic State
The U.S. needs to start thinking about what to do once it figures out how to defeat the Sunni jihadist groupThe last two years were full of surprises in the Middle East, most of them unpleasant, and...
View ArticleThe Statesman: Discovery to honour Indian Army on R-Day
An hour-long special program to celebrate the Army Day on January 15 and to honour the heroism of the Indian soldiers posted at the Siachen glacier will be premiered on television on January 26.The...
View ArticleBringing Back the Dead: Why Pakistan Used the Jaish-e-Mohammad to Attack an...
by C. Christine Fair Most analysts contend that the recent Jaish-e-Mohammad attack on an Indian military base in Pathankot was primarily aimed to derail a nascent peace process between India and...
View ArticlePoK President Invites Separatists and Pro-India Leaders to Conference on...
President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Sardar Muhammad Yaqub Khan & Kashmir Separatistsby Naseer GanaiPresident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Sardar Muhammad Yaqub Khan has planned a round-table...
View ArticleTo Talk or Not To Talk
Talk we must, but for any dialogue with Pakistan to be successful, New Delhi will have to be sensitive to Nawaz Sharif’s imperative that it be seen as a win-win outcome for both sidesAfter the...
View ArticleMaking of a Terrorist: Babri Demolition Triggered Masood Azhar’s Jihad
In this file photo taken on February 4, 2000 Maulana Masood Azhar, head of the JeM addressing a press conference in Karachi. (AFP)by Harinder BawejaMasood Azhar, the stodgy, 5ft 3-inch terrorist...
View ArticleAre We Hostage to A Terrorist Agenda?
Several Hundred Terrorists have been arrested by Pakistani authorities but none of them are India specific terroristsby KaraMatullah K GhoriSo the jinxes doesn’t go away. Like a visitation that can’t...
View ArticleIndian Army's Modernization Drive: Key Defence Projects on 'Make in India' Path
Seven projects, including acquisition of 155mm howitzers, air defence guns and light utility helicopters, have been placed in the "critical" category. (In Pic: 155mm Dhanush)NEW DELHI: The Army is now...
View ArticleRussia Moves Ahead With Building New Aircraft Carriers
Admiral Kuznetsov is the only Aircraft Carrier in operation with the Russian Navyby Dave MajumdarAfter decades of effort to reconstitute its shipbuilding industry following the fall of the Soviet...
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