Masood Azhar Veto: Day Not Far When China Will be Hit by Pakistan-Backed...
GORAKHPUR: With Beijing scuttling India's latest bid to have JeM chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN, Union minister VK Singh has warned that the day is not far when China would have...
View ArticleWhy Are Smaller Indian Firms Rushing to Get Defence Licences?
Why is Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL) entering the defence sector? This telecom infrastructure company was as famous for its ambitious bids for telecom licences in the late 1990s as for...
View ArticleUS to Sell Thermal Weapon Sights to Pakistan
The compact, lightweight, and portable AN/PAS-13E Thermal Weapon Sight is an all-weather infrared imaging device that cuts through battlefield obscurantsWASHINGTON: The US is poised to sell state of...
View ArticleAndaman Islands Get First Missile Corvette
INS Karmuk Kora-Class Missile Corvette heading to the Andaman & Nicobar IslandsKolkata: The Andaman and Nicobar islands today got their first missile Corvette ship as INS Karmuk arrived at Port...
View ArticleMilitant Killed in Encounter in Kupwara
SRINAGAR: An unidentified militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.The ultra was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Sheikhpura...
View ArticleEvidence of Masood Azhar-Hafeez Saeed Meeting Among Papers Presented by India...
India's most wanted Terrorists Hafiz Saeed & Maulana Masood AzharNEW DELHI: Evidence of Maulana Masood Azhar Alvi's meeting with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed — a UN designated terrorist...
View ArticlePathankot Attack: Pakistan JIT Scripting Fiction Back Home?
NEW DELHI: Members of Pakistan's joint investigation team (JIT), which was in India recently in connection with the Pathankot terror attack, doggedly avoided holding joint briefings with the National...
View ArticleIDN TAKE: Even Fighter Jets Experience Software Fails
Imagine you are an app developer, one relatively tiny glitch in your app could cause your end users' smartphones to freeze or crash. Sometimes small bugs in software can have devastating effects, it...
View ArticleIDN TAKE: Nuclear Weapons in Lithuania: Defence Against Russia or Target for...
by Adomas AbromaitisA complex geopolitical situation in the region forces the Baltic States and their NATO allies to take unprecedented efforts to increase defence capabilities to counter potential...
View ArticleUS For a Closer, Stronger Defense Ties with India: Ashton Carter
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton CarterWASHINGTON: The US wants to develop a "closer and stronger" military ties with India, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said asserting that his proposed visit to...
View ArticleManohar Parrikar To Visit China On April 18 To Strengthen Defence Ties
Beijing: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will visit China later this month to strengthen military ties despite strains in bilateral relations over Beijing's move to block India's attempts in the UN...
View ArticleHAL Manufactures 12 Su-30MKI During 2015-16 From Raw Material Phase
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) said Tuesday that it has produced 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft from raw material phase during the fiscal year 2015-16.Stating that the company’s turnover has surged to INR...
View ArticleIndian Navy our Lynchpin in Securing this Part of the Region, Says Top US...
INS Kochi is a "Beautiful" Ship - Vice-Admiral Joseph Aucoin of the Seventh FleetA top officer of the United States Navy on Tuesday hailed the role of the Indian Navy in ensuring free movement of trade...
View ArticleDefence Procurement: Ride the Tailwind to Greater Goals: Anil D Ambani
The indigenously made PINAKA Multi Barrel Rocket Launcherby Anil D AmbaniThe transformation of India’s defence policy landscape over the last 18 months is a tribute to what outstanding teamwork can...
View ArticlePathankot Probe: NIA Approaches FBI, Other Probe Agencies
NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached probe agencies of some foreign countries including the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in connection with its probe into the...
View ArticlePacked Schedule for US Defence Secretary During 3-Day Visit from April 10
Defence Minister Parrikar seen with Ashton Carter during his last visit to the U.S.NEW DELHI: In a first, American Defence Secretary Ashton Carter will board India's Russian made aircraft carrier INS...
View ArticleSamjhauta Blast Accused Writes to Defence Minister
NEW DELHI: Lt Col. Prasad Purohit, one of the main accused in the Samjhauta and Malegaon blasts cases, has written to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar requesting restoration of his honour.In his...
View ArticleUkraine Overtakes Russia in Signing MoUs with Indian Companies
Ukrainian Kharkov Plant developed BMP Infantry Fighting VehicleUkraine signed 15 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Indian companies during the recently concluded DefExpo in India. Russia could...
View ArticlePAK SCAN: Crunch Time for Pakistan’s Extremist Battle
Devastating recent attacks raise the stakes for the governmentby Kunwar Khuldune ShahidOn the last Sunday of March, a bomber detonated his suicide jacket inside Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park – one of...
View ArticleSparks Fly in Parliamentary Panel Meet on Poor Defence Readiness
It is not just warplanes, submarines or artillery guns that the Indian military is short of. It even lacks basics such as ammunition, bulletproof jackets and vehicles.These concerns were red-flagged at...
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