US Strikes Hit Somalia Training Camp; Drone Report Previewed
WASHINGTON: US airstrikes bombarded an al-Shabab training camp in Somalia Saturday, killing more than 150 militant fighters who were preparing to launch a large-scale attack, likely against African or...
View ArticleTerror Alert: It Could be Gujrat, not Gujarat
Post Pak Warning, Gujarat on High-level Security AlertNEW DELHI: The 'chatter' picked up by the intelligence agencies, following which a nationwide alert was sounded on Friday, could have been about a...
View ArticleNavy Chief Admiral R K Dhowan on Four-Day Visit to UK; to Seek Greater...
NEW DELHI: Navy chief Admiral R K Dhowan today began his four-day visit to the UK during which he will explore new avenues of cooperation in the defence sector.Dhowan is scheduled to hold discussions...
View ArticleNATO Praises Russia’s Air Force as ‘Efficient and Accurate’
The Russian task force in Syria has demonstrated remarkable efficiency and professionalism, according to a German magazine citing confidential NATO analysis.The limited Russian contingent operating in...
View Article'Each Soldier Carries About 40 kg In Battle': Why The Army Cannot Downsize
New Delhi: The scope to cut down the manpower in the Army does not exist, a top commander in the Army has told NDTV. Just last week, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had said "there is need to cut...
View ArticleTiny Island Nation Takes Nuclear Superpower India to Court Over 'Vaporized'...
In the early days of the Cold War, the United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs over the Marshall Islands as part of its atomic weapons test program. Over a half-century later, the small Pacific nation...
View ArticleAfghan Air Force Receives Light Attack Aircraft in Mazar-e-Sharif
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan has received two A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft as part of NATO’s efforts to bolster the capabilities of the Afghan forces...
View ArticleStratfor: Iran’s Hard-Liners Lose the Election - Big Changes Ahead
Iranian President Hassan RouhaniSummaryOver the weekend, 33 million Iranians went to the polls to vote in historic dual elections, and the results suggest that an important change is underway in...
View ArticleChina’s New Aircraft Carrier To Be Equipped With J-15 Jets
China’s newest aircraft carrier will be larger than the first aircraft carrier Liaoning but will carry similar aircraft including J-15 fighter jets, according to media reports.The second aircraft...
View ArticleAirbus Plans to Set up Assembly line & Supplier Base in India
PM Modi visited the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France during his official visit last yearThe Airbus Group has procured equipment worth over $500 million from India in 2015, supporting 6,000 jobs among...
View ArticleIDN TAKE: K-4 Missile Launch - Speculation or Reality?
The clip above, from the official AeroIndia 2015 video of the DRDO happens to be the first public acknowledgement of the classified K-4 long-range SLBM SystemIndia’s Defense Research & Development...
View ArticleGet Ready, India: China's Navy Is Pushing West
A Computer graphical rendering of the new Chinese Carrierby James HolmesThere are worse things than fleeing the bleak New England midwinter for warmer climes—such as Jaipur, India’s famed “Pink City.”...
View ArticleIndia to Get First Batch of Female Fighter Pilots in June
With the globe marking International Women's Day on Tuesday, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced that the nation will see its first batch of female fighter pilots on June 18th this year."As of now...
View ArticleIDN TAKE: Bulgaria To Send Troops To Guard Border With Greece
President of Bulgaria Rosen Plenveliev has reiterated his country's support toward the efforts for a settlement of the Cyprus problemby Sareth Kailas KumaresanFull Content The Bulgarian Prime Minister...
View ArticlePAKISTAN MEDIA: Abdul Basit Stresses the Need for ‘Uninterrupted Talks’...
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit stressed the need for uninterrupted talks between Pakistan and India for peace and regional stability, Radio Pakistan reported.Basit, while addressing...
View ArticleNSA Doval Has Struck Gold
National Security Advisor Ajit Dovalby M K BhadrakumarThe government’s Pakistan policy is highly accident prone, and, therefore, let me strike when the iron is still hot. But what needs to sink in is...
View ArticleThree Officers of Army, Two of IAF Terminated for Spying: Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the involvement of the arrested personnel with ISI has been "established" and one of them has been sentenced to imprisonment of 7 yearsNEW DELHI: Three officers...
View ArticlePakistan Confirms Sharing of Intelligence with India on Terror Attacks
Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj AzizISLAMABAD: Pakistan today confirmed that it had shared intelligence with India on possible terror strikes in Gujarat ahead of Maha...
View Article515 NSG Commandos Protect 16 VIPs
National Security CommandosNEW DELHI: 515 NSG commandos protect the country's 16 VIPs who are all politicians, including Home Minister Rajnath Singh, L K Advani and Mulayam Singh Yadav.Minister of...
View ArticleChina's Aircraft Carriers: The Ultimate Paper Tiger?
Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrierby Dave MajumdarThe Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) aircraft carriers won’t be able to conduct blue water operations in the way the U.S. Navy’s...
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