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India to test submarine-based missile New Delhi (AFP) Feb 18, 2008 
India will soon conduct its first test of a submarine-based ballistic missile which can be tipped with a nuclear warhead, an official announced on Monday. The experimental missile will be fired from a submerged pontoon, said S. Prahlada, chief controller of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). "We have completed all preparations for the first-ever test launch of ... read more
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The Russian Indian Arms Deal Facing Testing Times Part Two
Moscow (UPI) Feb 18, 2007 The Indians are increasingly criticizing their Russian partners for high prices and unreliable supply of spare parts in arms deals between the two countries. This situation is typical for many pre-tender PR clashes. But spare parts should be delivered on time, especially now that the character of our cooperation has changed, and our military partnership has ceased being almost exclusive ... more Indian official warns over Pakistan nukes: report 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 18, 2008India should be deeply concerned about the possibility of Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of extremists, a top official was reported as saying Monday. "The nature of the dangers which nuclear weapons pose has dramatically intensified with the growing risk that such weapons may be acquired by terrorists..." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy Shyam Saran said. ... more Indian company in Kuwait refineries upgrade 
Kuwait City (AFP) Feb 19, 2008India's Larsen and Toubro on Tuesday signed a contract worth 431 million dollars as part of an upgrade of two of Kuwait's three refineries for environment-friendly products, an executive said. The 22 hydrocrackers and desulphurisation reactors being sold will be used by Kuwait National Petroleum Co in a multi-billion-dollar clean fuel project. "This is the largest ever order placed with ... more Giant Frog Jumps Continents 
London, UK (SPX) Feb 19, 2008A giant frog fossil from Madagascar dubbed Beelzebufo or `the frog from Hell' has been identified by scientists from UCL (University College London) and Stony Brook University, New York. The discovery of the 70 million year-old fossil frog, of a kind once thought unique to South America, lends weight to a new theory that Madagascar, India and South America were linked until late in the Age of ... more India opens massive weapons fair, denies arming for war 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 16, 2008A massive defence fair opened in India's capital Saturday, with hundreds of global weapons firms competing for billions of dollars of sales to one of the world's largest armies and biggest spenders. Some 450 firms from countries including the United States, Russia, Britain, Russia and Israel are displaying their latest hardware to technology-hungry India, the top arms buyer among emerging ... more |
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 15, 2008Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, scheduled to be launched in April, is likely to be postponed to June, an Indian Space Research Organisation official said on Tuesday. The much-awaited mission was originally scheduled to be held on April nine or April 23 from India's spaceport of Sriharikota. "Now, it looks doubtful in April. We are working on a (different) PSLV mission ... more India calls for military alliance at naval summit 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 14, 2008India called for an alliance of navies to boost security at sea at its first naval summit Thursday with nations that have a stake in the busy maritime lanes of the Indian Ocean. Twenty-six representatives of navies from countries including Australia, Egypt, France and Sri Lanka are attending the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), seen by experts as an effort by New Delhi to assert its ... more India at 'advanced stage' in deal for navy planes: report 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 14, 2008The Indian navy's plans to buy eight long-range maritime reconnaissance planes from Boeing or EADS for two billion dollars are at an "advanced stage," a report said Thursday. "The Indian navy plans to replace eight old (Soviet-era) TU-142 planes with an equal number of state-of-art aircraft," Indian navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta told the latest edition of military news magazine Force. ... more Boeing And Tata Industries Announce India Joint Venture 
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 15, 2008Boeing and Tata Industries Limited of India have agreed on a plan to form a joint-venture company that will initially include more than US$500 million of defense-related aerospace component work in India for export to Boeing and its international customers. Under the memorandum of agreement signed by Boeing and Tata, it is contemplated that the joint-venture company will be established by ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Feb 13, 2008India, China and other emerging economies are in the "perfect storm" of global financial risk sparked by the US credit crunch and should mull steps to avoid a sharp downturn, the IMF chief said Wednesday. International Monetary Fund director general Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a meeting of Indian economists that large fast-growing economies like India and China had not "decoupled" from poor ... more Communist leader says no nuke deal until Bush goes: report 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 12, 2008An Indian communist leader who opposes a nuclear technology deal struck with the United States said his party will stall the pact until President George W. Bush leaves office, a report said Tuesday. Marxist politician Prakash Karat said his party wanted to see the two nations hold fresh talks on the pact under a new US administration. "We would like the government of India to initiate a ... more The Russian Indian 2008 Arms Bazaar Part One
Moscow (UPI) Feb 12, 2007 A concert in the 3,000-year-old Purana Qila, the Old Fort in Delhi, will be grandiose and full of symbolism -- a duet of a sitar and cello, balalaika, janglers, a chorus, a powerful laser show and water-screen effects. The symbols are obvious -- eternal India and eternal Russia in the technically sophisticated 21st century. This phrase is missing a verb. Perhaps it would be appropriate ... more India, Russia agree to cooperate in civil nuclear power, boost trade 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 12, 2008Cold War allies India and Russia Tuesday finalised plans for Moscow to build new nuclear power stations here and pledged to boost strategic ties by doubling trade to 10 billion dollars by 2010. The two countries also decided to step up cooperation in defence, engineering and energy during talks between visiting Russian Prime Minister Victor Zubkov and his Indian host Manmohan Singh in New De ... more
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