Defence general
US boots China out of RIMPAC defence exercise; India still in
25 May 2018
The Pentagon said it was ‘disinviting’ China from this year’s Rim of the Pacific exercise because of its ‘destabilising’ actions in the South China Sea, most of which Beijing claims in the face of international opinion
US defence budget for fiscal 2019 aims at improved ties with India
25 May 2018
Apart from aiming to strengthen ties with India, the National Defence Authorisation Bill-2019 also seeks renaming US Pacific Command as Indo-Pacific Command
India test-fires BrahMos cruise missile with extended life
22 May 2018
The fire-and-forget missile has the capability to take on surface targets by flying a combined hi-lo trajectory, thus evading enemy air defence systems
ISI using pro-Khalistani groups to target Punjab police officers: report
22 May 2018
Intelligence inputs say that that pro-Khalsa group in the United Kingdom has started a campaign on the social media to appeal to the people of Punjab to join the 'struggle for Khalistan
Amid crippling shortages, Centre finalises Rs15,000 cr plan for domestic ammo
14 May 2018
Confronted with ammunition stocks that would not last for even 10 days of “intense fighting”, the defence ministry and Army are now finalising a core long-term plan to get the domestic private sector to manufacture seven different types of ammunition
Amid crippling shortages, Centre finalises Rs15,000 cr plan for domestic ammo
14 May 2018
Confronted with ammunition stocks that would not last for even 10 days of “intense fighting”, the defence ministry and Army are now finalising a core long-term plan to get the domestic private sector to manufacture seven different types of ammunition
IAF conducts online selection tests for airmen
11 May 2018
3-D printing of weapons threatens security on global, national and personal level
08 May 2018
While advances in additive manufacturing offer potential breakthroughs in prosthetic arms or jet engine parts, 3D printing, as it is known, may also accelerate weapons proliferation
India among world’s top 5 defence spenders, but dwarfed by China
03 May 2018
India overtook France after New Delhi expanded its defence budget by 5.5 per cent between 2016 and 2017 – and by 45 per cent since 2008, says a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Koreas declare end to war, denuclerisation of Korean peninsula
27 Apr 2018
The leaders of South Korea and North Korea will now resume efforts to reunite Korean families separated by the war as they move towards continued development of inter-Korean ties and reunification
Cabinet approves `death-for-child-rapist’ ordinance
21 Apr 2018
The ordinance prescribes death for those convicted of raping children below the age of 12 years, while in case of rape of a girl aged under 16 years, the ordinance prescribes minimum punishment of 20 years in jail