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Russia plans nuclear sub leases to India: report Moscow (AFP) Dec 15, 2008 
Russia plans to lease to India several nuclear-powered submarines of the type on which 20 people were killed last month in a gas leak, ITAR-TASS quoted a top official as saying on Monday. "There is a real possibility we will transfer to India, on a 10-year lease, several nuclear-powered submarines of the same class as the Nerpa," said the head of the state arms cooperation service, Mikhail ... read more
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Princeton, N.J. (UPI) Dec 15, 2008 A U.S. geosciences professor says dinosaurs died gradually from climate change caused by volcanic eruptions in India and not because of a meteor strike. Gerta Keller of Princeton University admits her theory contradicts the long-held hypothesis that dinosaurs died due to climate change after a giant meteor hit the Yucatan region of Mexico. Keller bases her theory on her National ... more ISRO To Redesign Soyuz For Its Manned Space Mission 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Dec 15, 2008After the historic moon mission, India will redesign Russian space capsule Soyuz to send its astronauts on the country's maiden manned space mission. "We will be redesigning the Soyuz space capsule of the Russian agency for our mission," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair told PTI. ISRO signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Russian space agency Roskosmos ... more Airlift The Key To True Superpower Capability Part One 
Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2008 In the world of superpowers, it's military airlift capability that separates the world's two heavy hitters -- the United States and Russia -- from all the wannabe second division powers. India and China are both building world power military forces with major air forces and navies. Both countries also are working hard on expanding their military industrial sectors. But both are still ... more India to deploy aircraft against pirates: report 
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 14, 2008India is to station a naval surveillance aircraft in the Gulf of Aden to boost its anti-piracy efforts in the region, a newspaper report on Sunday quoted a military officer as saying. The plans come after an Indian warship on patrol in the region captured 23 Somali and Yemeni pirates trying to hijack an Ethiopian flag-bearing merchant vessel. "Our plan is to base a maritime reconnaissance ... more W2M Satellite To Be Launched On December 20 
Bangalore, India (PTI) Dec 12, 2008The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set itself one more milestone to achieve, that of launching the 'W2M satellite', a communication satellite developed by the agency, from French Guyana on December 20. Built over a period of 26 months, this 3462-kilogram spacecraft is the heaviest developed by ISRO. K.R. Sridhara Murthy, Managing Director, Antrix Corporation ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Dec 10, 2008 The global economic slowdown has focused national economies inward, but one of the more intriguing stories of 2009 will be the economic changes in the so-called BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- especially their growing bilateral relations. Even Washington is tracking their growth. A National Intelligence Council's report titled "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed ... more India-Built Satellite For International Market 
Bangalore, India (SPX) Dec 10, 2008In a major commercial achievement for the ISRO, its 'W2M satellite' built for Europe's leading satellite system specialist EADS Astrium is set to be launched from Kourou in French Guyana on December 20. Weighing 3462 kg at lift-off, W2M is the heaviest spacecraft built by the Indian space agency till date and will be launched on board an Ariane rocket. "That has reached Kourou...W2M ... more Pakistan won't hand suspects to India 
Islamabad (AFP) Dec 9, 2008Pakistan said Tuesday it would not hand over suspects in the Mumbai terror strikes to India and warned that while it wanted peace with its neighbour, it was ready for war if New Delhi decided to attack. The remarks came as Indian police on Tuesday released the names of nine suspected gunmen killed in the carnage, reiterating that all of them came from Pakistan. Tensions have been ... more India, Pakistan nukes secure: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) Dec 9, 2008The Pentagon expressed confidence Tuesday that India and Pakistan's nuclear arsenals remain secure despite tensions over the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. "We see no reason at this point to have any concern with regards to the security of either countries' arsenal," said Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary. Morrell, who did not elaborate, made the comment in response to a ... more |
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Islamabad (AFP) Dec 8, 2008Pakistan's military confirmed late Monday it has begun an operation targeting militant organisations in the wake of the attacks in Mumbai. India has blamed organisations based in Pakistan for last month's devastating assault on its financial capital, and there has been growing pressure on the government here to act against groups suspected of involvement. "The military confirms an ... more India's Singh hails ally Russia as nuclear, space deals signed 
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 5, 2008Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed a landmark nuclear deal signed with Russia on Friday as a "milestone in the history of our cooperation" after meeting here with President Dmitry Medvedev. The allies also finalised an accord that could see New Delhi send a man and eventually its own manned craft into space, with the Indian premier describing ties with Moscow as a "vital anchor of ... more India Needs Major Anti Terrorist Systems Upgrade Say Experts 
Mumbai (AFP) Dec 5, 2008India's security forces are scrambling to upgrade technology and equipment after being outgunned and out-manoeuvred by the Islamist extremists who attacked Mumbai last week. In a sign that high-tech terrorism has left Indian police in a bygone era, the Mumbai militants carried sophisticated equipment including global positioning systems (GPS) and satellite telephones, experts said. ... more India promises to open nuclear sector to private players 
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 6, 2008India's government has pledged to open up its nuclear sector to private players -- once it completes bilateral civil nuclear cooperation pacts. The statement late Friday came after Indian Premier Manmohan Singh signed a landmark nuclear deal with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev earlier in the day covering the building of four new nuclear energy reactors in India. "Once negotiations ... more
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