Pakistan May Consider India's Request for NIA Visit: Sartaj Aziz
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz today indicated that his country may consider a request by India for a visit by its NIA team to further probe the Pathankot...
View ArticleChina Willing to Properly Handle Disputes With India: Li Keqiang
BEIJING: China is willing to properly handle its disputes with India as cooperation between the two countries will be a "great engine" for Asia's development and send a "positive signal" for world...
View ArticleCan India's Think Tanks Be Truly Effective?
by Dhruva JaishankarI have worked for much of the past decade in, or with, think tanks in both the US and in India, and am regularly confronted with misperceptions and misapprehensions about the...
View ArticleIndian, Chinese Navies Cooperating With Each Other: Navy Chief
New Delhi: As Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar tours China, Indian Navy chief R.K. Dhowan on Monday said the two neighbouring countries are cooperating with each other in the maritime domain."Both...
View ArticleNano Satellite Designed by 250 Bangalore College Students will Soon Reach Space
India's workhorse carrier rocket Polar Satellite Launch VehicleBANGALORE: Come July and 250-odd students of PES University on Mysuru Road may become the youngest space scientists from India. These...
View ArticleISRO's Rocket Scientists Build Pump For Heart Transplants
New Delhi: Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO have used material and technology used to build rockets to create a small device that pumps blood and is seen as a step towards...
View ArticleLast in ISRO's Series of Navigation Satellites to Launch on April 28
CHENNAI: India is slated to put into orbit its seventh and final navigation satellite on April 28, thereby having its full satellite navigation system up in the sky, said a senior space agency...
View ArticleIndian BMP-2 Stalled By Politics
Since 2009 the Indian Army has been trying to find local firms able to upgrade many of the 1,600 BMP-2 IFVs it has in service. BMP-2 is a Russian design built under license in India since the late...
View ArticleSAGEM, OIS-AT To Co-Produce AASM Hammer In India
Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM) "Hammer" is a French Precision-Guided Munition developed by Sagem Défense SécuritéSagem (Safran) has selected OIS Advanced Technology (OIS-AT) as the Indian...
View ArticleNavy Plane Foils Piracy Attempt in Western Arabian Sea
New Delhi: The Indian Navy, with the help of its long-range anti-submarine warfare aircraft, has thwarted a "piracy" attempt in the Western Arabian Sea, 800 nautical miles off Mumbai, targeted at a...
View ArticleHuge Opportunity for Defence Manufacturing, Navy Chief Tells Captains of...
Image Courtesy: IndraStra Faced with a shortage of submarines and helicopters, Indian Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan today explained to captains of the industry that ‘Make in India’ is the future...
View ArticleRafale Jets vs Ghas Ki Roti
A Rafale jet (left); a Roti made of GrassNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is preparing to justify the anticipated whopping cost of acquiring the Rafale fighter aircraft by laying stress on safe...
View ArticleDefence Ministry Panel Recommends Blacklisting of Strategic Partners if They...
NEW DELHI: A defence ministry-appointed panel has recommended virtually unlimited penalties and a minimum five-year blacklisting of private sector firms that are to be selected as strategic partners...
View ArticlePAK SCAN: The Hot Reality of Cold Start
by Muhammad UmerIn 2002, the Indian armed forces massed 500,000 troops at Pakistan’s border in response to the deadly December 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian parliament, for which the Indians...
View ArticleIndia and China Can Both be U.S. Partners Without Being its Cat's Paw or...
by Chidanand RajghattaPrime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be in Washington DC again in June for his fourth trip to the United States in two years, this time on a state visit. As summer...
View ArticleNATO, Russia to Hold Highest-Level Talks Since Crimea Annexation
BRUSSELS: NATO and Russia begin their highest level talks for nearly two years on Wednesday, in a bid to ease military tensions over the Baltic Sea and the simmering violence still gripping eastern...
View ArticleChina Angered by Britain's Comments on South China Sea
U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Fort Worth patrols the South China Sea in April 2016BEIJING: China expressed anger on Wednesday after a senior British official said a ruling expected within a few...
View ArticleTaliban Hit Kabul, 30 Killed
Schoolgirls walk past police forces near the blast siteInsurgent group’s ‘spring offensive’ begins with one of its bloodiest ever attacks in Afghan capital. Hundreds hurt as Taliban truck bomb...
View ArticleBarack Obama Embarks on Visit to Saudi Arabia, UK, Germany
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has embarked on a three-nation six-day tour of Saudi Arabia, the UK and Germany to discuss the fight against ISIS, defence and global economy among others with...
View ArticleHigh Seed Capital Key for Infra Cos; National Infra Fund a Step in Right...
In a chat with ET Now, Dhananjay Datar, CFO & ED, ABG Shipyard, shares his business outlook. Excerpts:ET Now: Analysts say that the gap between the government making an announcement and actually...
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