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India, Russia to develop hypersonic BrahMos-II cruise missile
10 Oct 2009
India and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding last month to develop and induct a new hypersonic version of the 290-kilometre-range BrahMos cruise missile by 2015.
3G auction at a standstill as defence needs remain unmet
10 Oct 2009
The Government’s hopes of raising Rs35,000 crore through 3G auction are hitting a roadblock as the needs and expectations of the defence services are yet to be addressed
Antony's Moscow visit to seal important defence agreements
09 Oct 2009
It’s time for the Adm Gorshkov kite to fly again, preceding a three-day visit of defence minister AK Antony to Moscow next week.
DRDO to conduct user trials for four missiles
07 Oct 2009
DRDO to conduct user trials for four missiles
07 Oct 2009
DRDO to conduct user trials for four missiles
07 Oct 2009
DRDO to conduct user trials for four missiles
07 Oct 2009
The Kerry-Lugar bill: An Indian perspective
30 Sep 2009
The Indian establishment may derive some satisfaction from the tough conditions attached by the US to $7.5 billion in aid for Pakistan, but only just, writes Rajiv Singh.
US preparing “hard” for Manmohan Singh's visit in November: US
26 Sep 2009
The United States administration is now letting it be known that it is hard at work preparing for Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh's state visit on 24 November as it views India as one of its most important partners in the 21st century.
UNSC resolution on NPT not aimed at India: PM
26 Sep 2009
Prime minister Manmohan Singh has said that a US-sponsored UNSC resolution on the NPT was not directed against India and that the US would fulfil all obligations with regard to the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
UNSC resolution may leave Indian policy makers squirming
By Rajiv Singh | 25 Sep 2009
Nervous Indian policy makers will now be pondering if provisions of the Indo-US nuclear treaty are likely to be impacted by a UNSC resolution passed at the behest of the United States.
India has H-bomb capability of upto 200KT: Kakodkar
24 Sep 2009
In yet another attempt to mute a flaring controversy, Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar today affirmed that the 1998 test was not only successful but also enables Indian scientists to build H-bombs with an explosive power of upto 200 kilotons.
China says military arsenal at par with the West
23 Sep 2009
India needs to conduct at least two more nuclear tests: Santhanam
22 Sep 2009
In spite of the government’s best efforts, a raging controversy refuses to die out as rebel defence scientist K Santhanam counters NSA Narayanan’s arguments.
NPT noose slips around India’s neck with US resolution
17 Sep 2009
The United States has floated a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council asking non-NPT countries, such as India, to sign the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty.