U.S. to Push Jet Technology Transfer Policy with India
Representational Image WASHINGTON: In a sign of increasing trustworthiness, the US has updated its policy on gas-turbine engine technology transfer to India to expand cooperation in production...
View ArticleExponential Growth of Indigenization in Defence Sector
The Government has promulgated Defence Production Policy in 2011 in order to promote indigenisation in defence sector. The policy aims at achieving substantive self-reliance in the design, development...
View ArticleIndia to Expand Nuclear Power Cooperation with Russia
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has been built with Russian Technical AssistanceThe forthcoming visit of Narendra Modi to Russia may produce bilateral decisions to expand cooperation in the nuclear...
View ArticleRussia Offers Turkish Slot to India
by Artem SanzhievRussia is offering Indian companies a chance to replace Turkey in the Russian market, Russia’s visiting Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told journalists in New Delhi.Visiting...
View ArticleNorth Korean Leader Says Pyongyang Has Hydrogen Bomb
According to media reports, Pyongyang has a hydrogen bomb and ready to use it to protect its sovereignty.TOKYO – North Korea has a hydrogen bomb and ready to use it to protect its sovereignty, the...
View ArticleEnhanced PAC-3 Missile Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile Target
A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 MSE interceptor streaks toward its target during a test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE -- A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) PAC-3 Missile Segment...
View ArticleIndia, Pak foreign Secys will meet in Jan to Work out Talks Plan: Aziz
India's Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar & Pakistan's Sartaj AzizThe foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in January to finalise the schedule and modalities of the new...
View ArticleIndian Army Conducts Disaster Management Drill 'Mountain Rescue'
JALANDHAR: Army has conducted a major Disaster Management Exercise called 'Mountain Rescue' in the western sector to practice evacuation of civilian population from the disaster affected areas in the...
View ArticleIndia and Japan: Ever Closer Friends
Come together on the Abe RoadWHEN Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, belatedly took to Twitter, the first world leader he followed—and still one of the very few people he tracks—was his Indian...
View ArticleMaritime Security Cooperation in Asia-Pacific: A Perspective from India
by Darshana M. BaruahThe Asian maritime domain is undergoing some significant changes. Territorial disputes in the South China Sea and increase in competition for strategic space in the Indian Ocean is...
View ArticleGovernment to Hasten Rafale Purchase
The Government constantly reviews the security environment and ensures that the Indian Air Force (IAF) is fully equipped to meet the security challenges. The IAF undertakes the process of modernization...
View ArticleUS to Help India Develop Engine for LCA Mk-2 & AMCA
GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri Afterburning Turbofan develops a thrust of 82 Kilo Newton but what IAF desires is power between 90—95 KN. In Nov 2014, it was decided to abandon the program. GTRE is now running...
View ArticleGirl from Hyderabad Kept Under Watch for Suspected ISIS Links
The girl in her mid-20s was radicalised online and deeply influenced by the activities of ISIS. Reuters file photo for representationA girl from Hyderabad, who was allegedly in touch with the arrested...
View ArticleBlasts Near Spanish Embassy in Kabul
Afghan Crisis Response Unit members at the site of a Taliban attack in Kabul on FridayA loud explosion rocked Kabul on Friday in a heavily protected area close to many foreign embassies and government...
View ArticleAbe's India Visit Part of Plan to Contain China: Chinese Media
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo AbeAs Shinzo Abe begins his crucial visit to India today looking to clinch a slew of deals including bullet trains and amphibious defence planes, Chinese media today said...
View ArticleIndia’s Map on Pentagon Site Excludes PoK, Aksai Chin
Manohar Parrikar, on his maiden visit to the US, is seen with Ashton Carter on the deck of USS Dwight D Eisenhower Aircraft CarrierIn an embarrassment, PoK and Aksai Chin were not shown as India’s...
View ArticleENERGY: German Physicists See Landmark in Nuclear Fusion Quest
After completion, Wendelstein 7-x will be the most modern fusion reactor of the stellarator type, and is intended to investigate this model’s suitability as a power station, in particular its...
View ArticleIndia, Japan Sign Pacts on Bullet Train, Defence, Civil Nuclear Energy
Japan and India agreed several high-profile deals on Saturday including on high-speed rail, defence technology and civil nuclear cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in New Delhi.Following...
View ArticleUS Agency Weighs Expanding Access to ISRO's Launch Capabilities
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) and its International Space Policy Working Group (ISPWG) are considering expanding access...
View ArticleNo Agreement with Any European Manufacturer on Tejas Mk-2
LCA Tejas Mk-1 Fighter AircraftThe Indian Air Force (IAF) is equipped to cater for the threat environment that exists and is always ready to meet the role assigned to it. Operational preparedness of...
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