With Chabahar Text Finalised, India’s Dream of a Road to Afghanistan Gathers...
Negotiators from Afghanistan, India and Iran have reached agreement on the contours of a deal that will turn an Iranian port near Pakistan into the hub through which all roads to the region from India...
View ArticleIndian Ports To Gain From Indo-US Defense Logistics Agreement
US Navy Sailors stand guard at the rails of USS George Washington Super CarrierIndian ports stand to gain more revenue with India and the US finalizing a defense logistics agreement that will allow the...
View ArticleLeft Parties Object to Logistics Exchange Agreement With U.S.
NEW DELHI: Left parties today raised strong objections to the Centre's "in principle" nod to a logistics exchange agreement with the US, terming it as a "dangerous and anti-national" move and demanding...
View ArticleIndia-US: A Win-Win Partnership
by Mayuri MukherjeeA strong defence relationship with the US is in India’s interest especially as it seeks to reiterate its position in the Indian Ocean region. Ideologically-motivated opposition...
View ArticleUS Nuclear Concerns Real, But Targets Wrong
by N Sathiya MoorthyAnti-proliferation lobbies in the US and elsewhere, especially in South Asia, should be celebrating US President Barack Obama’s call for India and Pakistan to reduce their nuclear...
View ArticleTo Secure Its Future, India Must Look Towards The Sea
by Neelam Deo and Aditya PhatakFor centuries, the psyche of India has been that of a landlocked country. This is partly due to its history, recent wars and the resultant political thought and defence...
View ArticleUS Troops Can Use Indian Bases: 10 Things to Know
India and US agreed "in principle" to a logistics exchange agreement to enable both militaries to use each other's assets and bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.Here are 10 things to know1....
View ArticleHAL in Talks with Swedish Firm SAAB for Upgraded LCA Tejas
NEW DELHI: State-run HAL is in talks with Swedish aerospace major SAAB, makers of single engine Gripen fighter planes, to collaborate on the upgraded version of the indigenously developed Light Combat...
View ArticleTHIRD SUCCESS IN A ROW: DRDO Registers Another Success with Akash
BALASORE: Two more rounds of medium range nuclear capable surface-toair missile, Akash, were successfully test-fired from a defence test facility off the Odisha coast on Wednesday.The missile was...
View ArticleUS Air Force Says Combat-Ready F-35 Fighter Jets on Track for 2016
WASHINGTON: The US Air Force said on Wednesday said it still expected to declare an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets ready for combat between August and December, despite...
View ArticleRussia's Aircraft Carrier Set for a Massive Upgrade: The Lethal MiG-29K
by Dave MajumdarThe Russian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is set to deploy to the Mediterranean Sea with a new air wing configuration. Instead of just the Sukhoi Su-33, Kuznetsov will...
View ArticleRafael Rolls Out 'Drone Dome' Anti-Drone System
Rafael unveils defense system against drones. Done DomeWASHINGTON -- Israeli defense firm Rafael unveiled its latest anti-drone defensive system, which the company claims can track, target and destroy...
View ArticleNext-Gen RM 70 Vampir Rocket Artillery System Introduced
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Excalibur Army Ltd., a Czech defense company, is producing a next-generation rocket artillery system called the RM 70 Vampir.The RM 70 Vampir replaces the RM 70 Grad system...
View ArticleParrikar Off to China to Work on Modalities to Hold Peace Along LAC
In this file photo, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is seen greeting Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, Fan Changlong during a ceremonial welcome at South Block in New Delhi....
View ArticleAS EXPECTED: NOTHING NEW: Saudi Snub on Kashmir
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia today joined Pakistan in supporting the Kashmiri movement for "self-determination" days after the Narendra Modi government touted the Prime Minister's visit to Riyadh as...
View ArticleTalks for 36 Rafale Jets Far From Over
It’s been more than two-and-a-half months since leaders of both India and France had suggested that the deal for the 36 French Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF)...
View ArticleNSA Ajit Doval Expected to Object to China Pakistan Economic Corridor
NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, during his strategic dialogue with China next week in Beijing, is expected to object to China Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC.The CPEC runs through...
View ArticlePakistan Claims RAW Running 'Special Cell' to Sabotage China-Pakistan...
ISLAMABAD: Upping the ante against India, Pakistan has claimed that spy agency RAW is running a "special cell" to sabotage the multi-billion-dollar China-backed CPEC project.Defence Secretary Lt Gen...
View ArticleStatecraft or Bending Backwards? Inside Story on India's Approach to Pak
Sources reveal how Pakistan has been playing games to avoid any fruitful engagementsWhile India has been making repeated attempts to bring Pakistan to the talking table the neighbour has been playing...
View ArticlePakistan Received $13 Billion From US for War on Terror Since 9/11 Attacks
Apart from targeting India with violence on innocents by ISI, Pakistan's Islamic Terrorists are now aiming to elements its minorities, a Taliban faction killed 70 Christians on Easter in...
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