Defence general

21 Oct 2016

20 Oct 2016

20 Oct 2016

19 Oct 2016

19 Oct 2016

India is acquiring a second Akula 2 nuclear-powered attack submarine from Russia at a cost reported to be close to $2 billion

18 Oct 2016

18 Oct 2016

An explosion almost immediately after launch was behind the failure of North Korea's latest test-firing of a powerful medium-range missile, the South Korean military confirmed on Monday

17 Oct 2016

15 Oct 2016

Besides defence deals involving sale of S-400 ‘Triumf’ air defence systems and joint production of state-of-art frigates and Kamov 226T helicopters, Russia has agreed to deepen cooperation with India in a range of crucial sectors, including fight against terrorism

15 Oct 2016

13 Oct 2016

13 Oct 2016

The White House has backed India’s “right to self-defence” in the aftermath of the Uri attack, that prompted the recent surgical strike but advised caution given the heavy militarisation between the two neighbours

12 Oct 2016

Over 50 rockets, machine guns and hundreds of grenades were used to flush out the terrorists hiding in the seven storey building

10 Oct 2016

Terrorists who broke into the institute in the morning approached the campus on the outskirts of Srinagar through boats on the River Jhelum

10 Oct 2016

10 Oct 2016

The Line of Control (LoC) will no longer be sacrosanct for India if Pakistan continues to export terrorists, say government sources

08 Oct 2016

The move to shift out the incumbent ISI chief is widely seen as a fallout of the ISI's failure to detect India's plans against the terror camps within PoK and elsewhere

08 Oct 2016

The centre has proposed setting up a 'Border Security Grid’ for all four border states, which would serve as major deterrent for infiltration and other “undesirable activities” on the border

08 Oct 2016

For the first time, Pakistan has linked peace in strife-torn Afghanistan to the Kashmir issue, saying a solution to both issues is required for peace and they cannot be "compartmentalised"

07 Oct 2016

07 Oct 2016

Harold T Martin III worked for Booz Allen Hamilton, the same security consultant that employed whistleblower Edward J Snowden. But though he was arrested in August, it is still not clear why he stole highly classified information

06 Oct 2016

UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin responded sharply to Pakistan’s persistent clamour for international attention, saying "Claims by Pakistan, a global epicenter of terrorism, on Kashmir find no resonance amongst the international community.”

06 Oct 2016

05 Oct 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's "America First" foreign policy statements have raised questions in India and other Asian nations about a US pullback from Asia

04 Oct 2016