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Pakistan says Indian missile test to trigger arms race: report Karachi (AFP) Feb 27, 2008
Pakistan's military chief on Wednesday said that a test by India of a sea-based nuclear-capable missile would start a new arms race between the South Asian arch rivals, state media reported. India conducted its first test of a nuclear-capable missile from an undersea platform on Tuesday, completing its goal of having air, land and sea ballistic systems. "This is going to start a new arms ... read more
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New Delhi (AFP) Feb 27, 2008India will jointly build a surface-to-air missile with its second biggest weapons supplier Israel and hopes for such collaborations with other countries, the defence minister said Wednesday. "A project has been finalised with (state-run) Israeli Aerospace Industry for the joint development of a futuristic long range surface-to-air missile," Defence Minister A.K. Antony announced in parliament ... more Gates warns India 'clock is ticking' on nuclear accord
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 27, 2008US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned Wednesday that "the clock is ticking" on a US-Indian civilian nuclear accord that has been stalled by the New Delhi's government's communist allies. Wrapping up a two-day visit that focused on US arms sales and a burgeoning military relationship, Gates said however failure to reach agreement on the civilian nuclear technology in time would have little ... more India test-fires sea-based nuclear-capable missile: ministry
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 26, 2008India conducted its first test of a nuclear-capable missile from an undersea platform on Tuesday, completing its goal of having air, land and sea ballistic systems, the defence ministry said. The launch from a submerged pontoon took place off India's southeast coast near the port city of Visakhapatnam around 1:00 pm (0730 GMT), a defence ministry spokesman said. "The test was successful ... more India's Moon Mission Pushed To July First Week
Bangalore, India (PTI) Feb 26, 2008India's first planetary mission, Chandrayaan-1, has now been rescheduled to take place in the first week of July as the mission personnel work overtime to sort out payload integration and launch-related issues. "We are targeting the end of June. We will try to make it in the first week of July," a senior scientist associated with the Rs 386 crore moon mission told PTI here on Monday on condition ... more Poland's Bumar says it will sign 1.2-billion-dollar arms deal with India
Warsaw (AFP) Feb 25, 2008Polish state-controlled arms company Bumar on Monday announced it was poised to sign a 1.2-billion-dollar (809-million-euro) deal to supply military equipment to India. "We are expecting to sign contracts worth around 1.2 billion dollars," a spokeswoman for Bumar, Kamila Walczak, told AFP. She declined to elaborate. According to the Polish newspaper Dziennik, Bumar has clinched six ... more |
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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 Innovative Program Launched In India To Finance Clean Micro Energy Technologies
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 21, 2008Green Microfinance and MicroEnergy International of Germany announced the launch of Energizing India at the recent 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting. The microfinance institution, Evangelical Social Action Forum, has contracted with Energizing India in its endeavor to provide micro energy products for its 232,310 clients (micro-businesses and families) in four Provinces in south India. ... more |
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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 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
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