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BrahMos-2 Production Plans Lay Ground Work For Indian Cruise Missile Washington DC (UPI) Mar 07, 2007
The rapid development of the BrahMos joint Indian-Russian supersonic cruise missile project documents important and usually overlooked truths about the triangular Russian-U.S.-Indian strategic relationship. First - despite all the optimism of the Bush administration and all its efforts over the past seven years - India remains fundamentally allied to Russia rather than the United States ... read more
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Super Hornets For India With A Carrier On The Side
Moscow (UPI) Mar 10, 2008The $1.5 billion contract signed by Russia's Sevmash Corp. to refit the aircraft carrier or air capable cruiser Admiral Gorshkov for the Indian navy hugely underestimated the true costs of modernization.The plunge of the dollar and the subsequent surge in prices of equipment and skilled labor, as well as high requirements set by the Indian navy, made the project unrealizable. ... more Indian minister rejects snap polls amid US nuke deal trouble
New Delhi (AFP) March 8, 2008India's foreign minister Saturday ruled out early polls after new threats by the government's communist allies to withdraw their support if the ruling party concludes a nuclear pact with Washington. Describing the leftist bloc's warning as a "known position," Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said: "I do not visualise that anybody is thinking of early elections. "None of the coalition ... more BrahMos-2 Tests Mark Major Progress On Indian Cruise Missile
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 06, 2008The Indian defense establishment successfully tested a missile of great significance Tuesday. According to an official statement from the Indian Defense Ministry, "A naval version of the BrahMos cruise missile was successfully tested off Andamans coast this morning." "The missile was launched from the decks of INS Rajput at 10:30 a.m. and precisely hit a land target in one of the island ... more India arrests arms dealer accused of corruption: report
New Delhi (AFP) March 9, 2008An Indian arms broker who has been accused of taking kickbacks to help seal a defence deal with Israel seven years ago was arrested on tax evasion charges at the weekend, a report said Sunday. Suresh Nanda, one of several people accused of corruption in an 11.5 billion-rupee (288-million-dollar) deal clinched with Israel in 2000, was arrested late Saturday, the Press Trust of India reported. ... more Analysis: India eyes fake currency flow
New Delhi (UPI) Mar 07, 2007Indian intelligence and security agencies have asked the government to formulate a comprehensive strategy and launch a countrywide crackdown against terrorist groups that have been circulating fake currency into the country's banking system. Concern was expressed at a recent high-level meeting of the top intelligence and security officials to discuss the onslaught of fake Indian currenc ... more |
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Tel Aviv, Israel (PTI) Feb 29, 2008India and Israel should consider jointly investing up to USD one billion in selected areas in space technology based on their mutual core competence, former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam said here on Wednesday. "India and Israel should consider investing in equitable proportion to the tune of $ 1 billion investment for implementing certain selected missions based on the mutual core ... more India shrugs off US nuclear accord warning
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 28, 2008India's foreign secretary on Thursday said he was working to seal a civilian nuclear deal with the United States, but cautioned that he did not see a deadline based on the US political calendar. The remarks came after US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday said that "the clock is ticking in terms of how much time is available to get all the different aspects of an agreement implementing ... more Pakistan says Indian missile test to trigger arms race: report
Karachi (AFP) Feb 27, 2008Pakistan'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 ... more India, Israel to jointly develop anti-aircraft missiles
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 |
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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 Calm in Indian Kashmir, but Pakistan still eyed with suspicion
Srinagar (AFP) Feb 23, 2008There 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 ... more 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 Digital 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
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