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DRDO to develop anti-satellite technologies
04 Jan 2010
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will place greater emphasis on space-related security and develop capabilities in the field of anti-satellite technology.
China seeks naval base in the Gulf
30 Dec 2009
Indian Army issues RFI for Corner Shot weapons
30 Dec 2009
Hindustan Shipyard goes to defence ministry; shipping ministry to set up new shipyard
24 Dec 2009
HSL will be used for meeting the national security requirements of building strategic vessels for the Indian Navy
Faulty contract jeopardises Indian Navy’s submarine projects
23 Dec 2009
A faulty contract signed by the government in 2005 may see the Indian Navy’s submarine capability reduced 50 per cent by 2015 as delays have already pushed the programme behind schedule by two years.
Adm Gorshkov refit price settled for $2.3 billion
17 Dec 2009
It is now being suggested that a $2.3 billion final price may have been agreed upon for refitting the Adm Gorshkov carrier and that the Indian Navy will also be supplied extra goodies for the price.
Kakodkar, Santhanam test H-bomb yields again
14 Dec 2009
Feuding scientists, former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar and former DRDO physicist K Santhnam have targeted each other again over the yields of the country’s h-bomb test.
123 Agreement impasse to resolve soon: USIBC
11 Dec 2009
The US-India Business Council has said that all talks with the US on ‘arrangements and procedures’ of the bilateral nuclear deal are expected to be completed within a week or two.
US picks on Kashmir, Baluchistan issues
By Rajiv Singh | 10 Dec 2009
With the unconvincing bonhomie of a Washington summit behind it, a Sino-Pakistan-centric Obama administration may now have begun to reveal the true contours of its India policy.
India, Russia seal nuclear pact
08 Dec 2009
India and Russia have announced a breakthrough long-term pact in the field of civil nuclear cooperation that will be free of any restrictions and will also insulate India from any disruptions in the future.
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