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Calm in Indian Kashmir, but Pakistan still eyed with suspicion Srinagar (AFP) Feb 23, 2008 
There was a time when Indian soldiers guarding the Line of Control that cuts through mountainous Kashmir could barely catch a wink of sleep. At the height of the Muslim insurgency against Indian rule over a part of the picturesque Himalayan region, scores of militants would sneak in from Pakistan, bringing daily gun battles, bombings and suicide strikes. Eighteen years after the revolt b ... read more
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India to host next military exercise with China: report
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 24, 2008India will host the second joint military exercises with China, as the neighbours continue to mend ties after a brief but bitter border war in 1962, a report said Sunday. The first-ever military manoeuvres between the world's most populous nations were held in China in December, when about 200 Indian and Chinese troops jointly "took out" a group of supposed terrorists along their border. ... more Digital Angel Secures Contract With Shipping Corporation Of India 
St. Paul MN (SPX) Feb 22, 2008Digital Angel has announced its Indian distributor, SHM Shipcare of India, has been awarded a contract by the Shipping Corporation of India to supply 200 ships with the Company's McMurdo SMARTFIND emergency position indicating rescue beacons. The contract also includes servicing. McMurdo Sales and Marketing Director Jeremy Harrison commented, "We believe our EPIRBs are a vital ... more Tens of thousands camp out after Indonesian quake: official 
Jakarta (AFP) Feb 21, 2008Tens of thousands of people camped outside their homes on the Indonesian island of Simeulue after a 7.5-magnitude quake that killed three, an official said Thursday. The quake hit just off the remote island located near Sumatra on Wednesday, triggering panic across the region lashed by the earthquake-triggered 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 168,000 people in Indonesia. ... more China, India speed climate change: Australian report 
Sydney (AFP) Feb 21, 2008The economic rise of China and India means climate change is occurring faster than previously thought, making efforts to fix the problem more urgent, an official Australian report found Thursday. The government-commissioned report called for stronger international commitment to addressing climate change, saying current efforts "still fall far short of getting deep cuts in global emissions ... more Arming India In The Early 21st Century Part Two 
New Delhi (UPI) Feb 20, 2007 For the time being, private companies in India are kept at a certain distance -- they have no chance of receiving a defense order if the share of foreign capital exceeds 26 percent. Moreover, unlike state-owned companies, they have to pay 30 percent import duties for foreign spare parts. However, this investment situation may soon change. First, analysts expect an increase in the 26 per ... more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Feb 19, 2007 All participants in the DefExpo-2008 arms show, which opened in New Delhi on Feb. 16, are bound to see the beginnings of a revolution in the Indian military-industrial complex. This revolution is certain to acquire global dimensions, because India is in the Top 10 in arms spending -- in the five-year period from 2007 to 2012 the New Delhi government will buy $30 billion worth of weapon ... more Kalashnikovs to be 'made in India': Russian firm 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 19, 2008India could soon begin producing "original" Kalashnikov assault rifles under licence and stop buying knock-offs of the ubiquitous weapon, a Russian firm said Tuesday. Speaking at the end of a four-day weapons fair in New Delhi, Izhmash JSC said it was negotiating with India on the local production of the guns to equip India's ill-armed security establishment. "India should use high quali ... 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 India to test submarine-based missile 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 18, 2008India 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 ... more |
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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 India to relax arms purchase rules: official 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 17, 2008India, which plans to purchase billions of dollars worth of military hardware in the next five years, will soon relax strict rules on arms imports, officials say. A new Defence Procurement Policy, or DPP, will be unveiled by April, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday at a defence fair in the capital. "We have been fine-tuning and improving the DPP based on periodical reviews ... more EADS, Tata team up for 1 bln dollar Indian military deal 
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 16, 2008European aerospace giant EADS and India's Tata Group announced Saturday they will jointly bid for a one-billion dollar deal to supply tactical communication systems to the Indian army. The army will invite tenders later this year, Indian officials said on the sidelines of an arms fair in New Delhi. "The teaming arrangement with EADS would ensure that the solution proposed is cutting edge ... more Outside View: Russian nuke plant for India 
Moscow (UPI) Feb 15, 2007 Russia and India have upgraded their unique cooperation in building civilian nuclear facilities by initializing an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of four additional energy units at the Kudankulam nuclear power station in Tamil Nadu and on joint work at other sites. Deputy Director of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency Nikolai Spassky and head of the Indian Nuclear Power ... more
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