Postponement after Postponement: Is ISRO Catching up with DRDO?
IDN View: What ISRO fails to address are projects which have commercial and strategic importance, the two prestigious projects in question are the Human Space & the Reusable Launch...
View ArticleA Year of Many Hits and SOME Misses for DRDO
BALASORE: The year 2015 proved a mixed bag for Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The first successful launch of canisterised version of India’s longest range Agni-V missile and the...
View ArticleProactive and Result-Oriented: Modi’s Unique Bilateral Drive
Prime minister Narendra Modi meeting his Pakistani counterpart during a surprise visit to Lahore on December 25. The PM’s approach to diplomacy has been to eschew formal talks in favour of a more...
View ArticleUS Wants Pak to Sever Ties with LeT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Lahore, December 25, 2015by Nikhil Lakshman'Some members of the Obama administration have worried that Pakistan's heightened anxieties about India might lead...
View ArticleCongress Humiliated as Mouthpiece Thrashes Sonia Gandhi, Nehru over Kashmir,...
As the Congress celebrates its 131st Foundation Day on Monday, an article published by the party’s Mumbai unit has caused a stir as it blames Jawaharlal Nehru for the state of affairs in Kashmir, China...
View ArticleRoller-Coaster Indo-Pak ties Through 2015 Finally Find Firmer Ground in Lahore
NEW DELHI: The outgoing year will be known as a year of surprises in the history of Indo-Pak relationship, that had a roller coaster journey during the period, but was finally giving reasons for...
View ArticleSpace: Russia Stumbles Again
The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO's Program A,...
View ArticleTaliban's Afghan Offensive Enabled by Sanctuaries in Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Taliban would not be able to mount attacks inside Afghanistan without the presence of their undisturbed sanctuaries inside Pakistan, top American experts have said."This (Taliban) offensive...
View ArticleChina Fear: Read or Imaginary?
by Makhan SaikiaBeijing hates being lectured, but demands its rightful place as an equal and honourable partner in global decision-making which is still under the clutches of the advanced nationsThe...
View ArticleWaiting for the Right Partnership
by Shivaji SarkarPrime Minister Modi’s policies are doing magic and India’s economy is growing. The cherry on top is a global fall in crude oil prices. Now, private and public enterprises need to join...
View ArticleECONOMY: India may be Third Largest Economy After 2030: UK Think Tank
LONDON: India could become the world's third largest economy after 2030 and its ascension could see France and Italy kicked out of the exclusive G8 group or its membership increased to 10 to...
View ArticleIndigenously Developed Air-to-Air Missile Astra Successfully Test Fired
IDN VIEW: Though this news was covered earlier on IDN, the article provides some interesting salient features of the MissileIndigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile, Astra,...
View ArticleNew Missile Ready For Buk-M3 Air Defense Systems
BUK-M3 Missile System - India is one of the key operators of the BUK SystemRussian-built Buk-M3 medium-range air defense missile system will get a new cutting-edge missile that will further boost the...
View ArticleA 1000 Chinese Private Firms Allowed To Develop Weapons
Can you make out the difference? Left: The Original (US F-35) & the Clone (Chinese J-31) - An industry in which Chinese cloning has excelled to a disconcerting degree is the manufacture of weapon...
View ArticleModi's Good Gesture Towards Pakistan Aimed at Winning UNSC Membership: Afzal...
Newly elected North West Labour MEP, Afzal Khan, has been elected as the Vice Chair of the Security and Defence Committee in the European ParliamentIDN View: This chap was born in Jhelum...
View ArticleTroops use Robotic Arm to Defuse Powerful TNT Filled Cooker IED
Representational Image JAMMU: Troops of Rashtriya Rifles battalion of Counter Insurgency Romeo Force today averted major tragedy when it detected and defused powerful TNT filled Improvised...
View Article#ModiSharif: Enough of Conspiracy Theories, now Give Peace a Chance
by Mayd AzizSpoiler AlertBus diplomacy. Cricket diplomacy. Handshake diplomacy. Now, birthday diplomacy. India and Pakistan excel in unpredictability and abnormality. Sometimes, they are so hostile...
View ArticleRUSSIAN MEDIA: Can Russia Trust India?
Can Russia & India be great friends after Turkish Experience? PM Modi and Putinby yuba LulkoIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "a bit was late" with his visit to Moscow. He paid a visit to...
View ArticlePutin-Modi talks a Success, but no ‘Triumf’
PM Narendra Modi and Vladimir PutinVladimir Putin, and Narendra Modi reconfirmed the importance of the strategic partnership between the two countries. During the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to...
View ArticlePakistan in Talks with US to Buy More F-16s: Air Chief Sohail Aman
A F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Pakistan Air ForceISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in negotiations with the US to procure the latest F-16 fighter jets and by 2020 it will phase out some of its old combat aircraft,...
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