Defence general

By Rajiv Singh | 17 Nov 2009

Iranian foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki’s, two-day visit to India is likely to be a significant one, marking the closing of old chapters and the opening of new ones

By Rajiv Singh | 16 Nov 2009

The shine on Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh’s first visit to Washington may begin to rub off even before the trip begins, as the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement once again trips on an overzealous US NPT agenda.

By Rajiv Singh | 16 Nov 2009

The shine on Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh’s first visit to Washington may begin to rub off even before the trip begins, as the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement once again trips on an overzealous US NPT agenda.

14 Nov 2009

One thing you may expect of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project – India will neither yes or no, and neither will Iran accept the fact that India is finally out of the project, says Rajiv Singh.

14 Nov 2009

One thing you may expect of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project – India will neither yes or no, and neither will Iran accept the fact that India is finally out of the project, says Rajiv Singh.

13 Nov 2009

13 Nov 2009

Dhaka has announced it will resume negotiations with New Delhi over a proposal for a pipeline across its territory that would transport natural gas from Myanmar to India.

By Rajiv Singh | 11 Nov 2009

Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd’s arrival in India on a two-day visit raises expectations that both countries will make the effort to revive political relations which is showing all the signs of slipping into stagnation. By Rajiv Singh

10 Nov 2009

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07 Nov 2009

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06 Nov 2009

By Rajiv Singh | 05 Nov 2009

In what can only be construed as a concerted move, both China and India now appear to be tamping down rhetoric being exchanged by both sides over Arunachal Pradesh and related issues.

By Rajiv Singh | 05 Nov 2009

Indian water resources minister, PK Bansal, has sought to downplay the issue of China building a dam on the Upper Brahmaputra river in Tibet with the strange assertion that the dam is 1100 km away and so a matter of not much concern to India.

05 Nov 2009

04 Nov 2009

Zangmu may be only one of five sites on the Upper Brahmaputra or the Yarlung Tsangpo where the Chinese intend to construct dams.

04 Nov 2009

04 Nov 2009

The world's largest supplier of uranium, Cameco Corp, says an order for more than seven million pounds of uranium from India is imminent.

02 Nov 2009

02 Nov 2009

Qian Xuesen, known as the father of China's space and missile programmes, responsible for developing the country’s intercontinental ballistic and Silkworm anti-ship missiles as well as weather and reconnaissance satellites, has died.

30 Oct 2009