2016-12-23 06:14
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for the country to reinforce its military nuclear potential and praised the army's performance in its Syria campaign.Read more &ra&hell…Read More
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2016-12-23 06:12
Bangalore: The Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) has clocked 100,000 hours of flying hours with the Indian Air Force (IAF).Read more » Read More
2016-12-23 06:11
New Delhi: India's future main battle tank, the T-90MS 'Tagil', which will be license manufactured in Avadi in Chennai, will not be equipped with new-generation active protection systems tha… Read More
2016-12-23 06:05
by Dr. Sanjay Badri-MaharajThe fourth test of the Nirbhay cruise missile, conducted on 21 December 2016, ended in yet another failure, the third in a total of four tests. This must undoubted… Read More
2016-12-23 06:02
Railway Ministry and National High-Speed Rail Corporation (HNSRC) have signed a tripartite pact with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the development of Mumbai-Ahmedabad hig… Read More
2016-12-23 05:37
HIGHLIGHTSNavy accused of appointing officers without asking Defence Ministry.Navy appointed rear Admiral-rank officer Delhi area as FODA.Defence Ministry unhappy with the appointment.Read m… Read More
2016-12-23 05:35
SARAJEVO: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is on a three-day official visit to Bosnia, on Wednesday said Islamabad wants a peaceful settlement of matters with India.Read more »&hell…Read More
2016-12-23 05:32
China’s official media on Thursday warned India against using the Dalai Lama “card”, saying New Delhi should stop behaving like a “spoilt kid” and learn lessons… Read More
2016-12-23 05:26
Image Courtesy - The HinduWhat Indian defense needs right nowOverdue reform of Chief of Defence Staff and joint commands is the need of the hour rather than the loud debate over 'out-of-turn… Read More
2016-12-23 05:19
New Delhi: Pakistan is on the verge of "multi-organ failure" due to its wrong policies on socio-economic, political, security and terrorism issues, according to a new book written by a forme… Read More
2016-12-23 05:06
by Arjun SubramaniamWho really is Xi Jinping could be among the stupidest questions to ask. He is, after all, the second most powerful leader in the world with aspirations of transforming hi… Read More
2016-12-23 04:57
Team Indus is aiming to be the country's first to send a rover to the moonNew Delhi: An Indian private company is in the race to put a robot on the moon that will send back images.Read more… Read More
2016-12-23 04:52
Experts are working to finalize the text of the new document.After a tripartite meeting in Moscow, Russia, Turkey and Iran are ready to act as guarantors for a new agreement on Syria, Russia… Read More
2016-12-22 07:19
by Claude ArpiChina has a Dream: to ensure economic prosperity, social stability, and a decent life to its citizens, but also to become a powerful nation; in fact, it dreams to become one da… Read More
2016-12-22 07:13
WASHINGTON: National Security Adviser Ajit K Doval has met US Secretary of State John Kerry here and discussed regional security, counter-terrorism and deepening of India-US strategic partne… Read More
2016-12-22 07:09
by Dr. Subhash KapilaFluidity in global geopolitical dynamics on verge of 2017 centering on USA, Russia, and China with consequent impact on Indian foreign policy is already evident with the… Read More
2016-12-22 07:00
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today said it is gathering "more evidence" from the alleged RAW spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and will share dossiers on India's "involvement in subversive activities" with the U… Read More
2016-12-22 06:58
by Blake HerzingerOn November 14, the Bangladesh Navy officially took delivery of two Type 035G diesel electric submarines (SSKs) in a ceremony held at Liaonan Shipyard in Dalian, China. Rea… Read More
2016-12-22 06:52
United Nations: India has described the nexus between organized traffickers and terrorist networks through illicit financial linkages as a "dangerous phenomenon" that should be urgently addr… Read More
2016-12-22 06:50
by Air Chief Marshal A Y Tipnis (Retd)The CBI has been investigating the scam associated with the acquisition of AgustaWestland helicopters for VVIPs by the IAF for the last four years. Duri… Read More
2016-12-22 06:40
by John VenableA wave of anxiety washed through the civil-military industrial complex when President-elect Trump tweeted that the F-35 program was “out of control,” and that he i… Read More
2016-12-22 06:37
by Jeff FoustWASHINGTON — Team Hakuto, a Japanese group competing for the Google Lunar X Prize, announced Dec. 20 it has a verified contract to fly its rover on another team’s la… Read More
2016-12-22 06:33
by Jared McKinneyChina, Salvatore Babones tells us, has disrespected “Superman”—that is, America—by tugging on his cape—that is, its unmanned underwater vehicle… Read More
2016-12-21 11:31
BALASORE: India today successfully test-fired its Long range subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay from the Integrated Test Range(ITR) at Chandipur on the Sea off Odisha coast. ITR sources said th… Read More
2016-12-21 07:07
by Syed Ata HasnainPakistan's citizenry are trapped in a delusional self-perception and view of India, which prevents them from making rational analyses of relations between the two countrie… Read More
2016-12-21 06:53
Call it a Christmas present or a parting gift. The outgoing US Congress has formalised the growing defence partnership with India, following the Obama administration’s decision to decl… Read More
2016-12-21 06:53
Export licenses issued to Indian domestic companies have jumped eight times since Narendra Modi became PM in mid-2014. But in absence of home grown technology, it will have to depend on glob… Read More
2016-12-21 06:17
New Delhi: National security adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met US president-elect Donald Trump’s NSA-designate Gen (retd) Michael Flynn in Washington on Monday.“This was more of an ac… Read More
2016-12-21 06:15
NEW DELHI: India and the US have held yet another round of talks on possible collaboration in jet engine technology as both sides inch closer on the issue of defense cooperation.Read more &r&hell…Read More
2016-12-21 06:12
Mumbai: Marking the completion of the crucial Project 15A of the Indian Navy, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned the newest indigenously-built destroyer INS Chennai into the forc… Read More
2016-12-21 06:08
The sinking of Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi with 90 men aboard in the 1971 Indo-Pak war is regarded as one of the high points of India's first-ever emphatic military victory.Now with famed… Read More
2016-12-21 06:00
by Jonathan TironeIndia’s bid to join the elite club of nations that control nuclear trade continues to stoke concern among arms-control advisers, who warn that membership may undermin… Read More
2016-12-21 05:57
JAIPUR: Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag during his visit to the South Western Command Headquarter today highlighted the transformation and modernization in the Army to enhance its capa… Read More
2016-12-21 05:52
NEW DELHI: Deepening their ties, India and Kyrgyzstan today finalized broad contours of a bilateral investment treaty and inked six other pacts covering a range of areas besides resolving to… Read More
2016-12-21 05:50
BEIJING: China has returned a U.S. underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea last week after "friendly" talks between the two countries, China's Defence Ministr… Read More
2016-12-21 05:47
by Rohan Dua & Neeraj ChauhanCHANDIGARH | NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency filed a charge sheet on Monday against Jaishe-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar and three others for th… Read More
2016-12-21 05:45
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has claimed that ex-army chief Gen Raheel Sharif helped him leave the country by keeping the government from pressuring the cour… Read More
2016-12-21 05:41
The United States Tuesday said it has successfully located remains of the country’s servicemen who went missing in Arunachal Pradesh during World War II. A Defense POW/MIA Accounting A… Read More
2016-12-21 05:38
NEW DELHI: After having a joint High Altitude Bio-Medical Research Centre, India and Kyrgyzstan are constructing a Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Training center. While the former was used for ident… Read More
2016-12-21 05:35
NEW DELHI: Throw a dawat for my friends after my death – this was the last conversation that a perpetrator of Pathankot terrorist attack had with his mother after infiltrating the airb… Read More
2016-12-20 15:26
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which submitted the charge sheet into the Pathankot terror attack, has stated that Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) is using a trust in Pakistan to train terro… Read More
2016-12-20 15:09
"I am an Indian born in Pakistan, a Punjabi born in Islam; an immigrant in Canada with a Muslim consciousness, grounded in a Marxist youth. I am one of Salman Rushdie’s many Midnight&r&hell…Read More
2016-12-20 11:25
by Poonam Agarwal & Shalaka ShindeSlain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani’s successor Zakir Musa has released another video on Monday. In the video, obtained by The Quint, Mu… Read More
2016-12-20 11:18
by Shabir Choudhry Pakistan faces many serious problems – and among them is the status and invulnerability of holy cows, and people who are above Pakistani laws.The China-Pakistan… Read More
2016-12-20 11:08
India along with Bangladesh and Iran have pulled out of a key regional conference on sustainable development which is being held in Pakistan, according to a media report. The three-day sessi… Read More
2016-12-20 11:04
The attack on an Army convoy in Pampore on Saturday in which three jawans were killed, indicates that while cross-border firing and infiltration has gone down on the Line of Control (LoC), t… Read More
2016-12-20 10:57
A truck slammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday night, killing at least 12 people and wounding 48, in what authorities are investigating as a possible terrorist a… Read More
2016-12-20 10:51
New York [United States]: A day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) filled a charge sheet against Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar in the Pathankot attack, India took on P… Read More
2016-12-20 10:39
by Parikshit LuthraRussia: Hours after Russia’s envoy to Islamabad Alexey Y Dedov was quoted by Radio Pakistan as saying that “Russia strongly supports the China Pakistan Economi… Read More
2016-12-20 10:37
SRINAGAR: A fresh batch of 200 special commandos drawn from Jammu & Kashmir police have been trained to take on fidayeen (suicide attackers) following a spurt in terror attacks against s… Read More
2016-12-20 10:37
The pact is a “critically important step in the development of our security, in the assurance of our government in delivering Australians the security and the prosperity that they need… Read More
2016-12-20 06:13
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has met US president-elect Donald Trump’s NSA-Designate Gen (Retd) Michael Flynn and is believed to have discussed a wide range of regional and glo… Read More
2016-12-20 06:11
by Ajit Kumar DubeyUnable to process its request in time to buy three C-17 Globemaster heavylift transport aircraft from the US, the Air Force is now moving a proposal to buy the only remain… Read More
2016-12-20 06:03
NEW DELHI: India must raise Tibet with China as this is vital not only to its security but also environment and economic interests as China is furiously building dams in a region that feeds… Read More
2016-12-20 05:58
The stage has been set for the final testing of Agni V missile, and it will undoubtedly be a milestone for missile scientists of the country. With the completion of the final test, either by… Read More
2016-12-20 05:57
HighlightsIndia has renewed its demand for action against LeT, JeM.China has also provided cover for Pakistan releasing on bail Zaki-ur-Rehman LakhviChina has blocked India's efforts to impo… Read More
2016-12-20 05:56
New Delhi: The Indian armed forces may be headed for a more streamlined system of reporting and decision making with the possible appointment of a chief of defence staff (CDS). Mint reported… Read More
2016-12-20 02:14
Despite China’s deep pockets, India has undertaken more patrols in the Indian Ocean. The increased activity may give India some sense of satisfaction but Chinese Navy’s coziness… Read More
2016-12-20 02:09
China regards itself as heir to the United States’ status as the world’s leading superpower. Last week it flexed its maritime muscles, capturing an American sea drone in internat… Read More
2016-12-20 02:03
by Neha DasguptaNEW DELHI - Steel Authority of India Ltd is in talks with Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp and Kobe Steel Ltd for potential technical agreements to help the fir… Read More
2016-12-20 01:47
NEW DELHI: Army Chief-designate Lt Gen Bipin Rawat and Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D Anbu have underlined the need for a "special focus" to achieve an all-weather connectivity to the stra… Read More
2016-12-20 01:42
Indian authorities are interrogating the nabbed personnel as instead of wooden boats they were using rubber boats which is unusual.New Delhi – The Indian Coast Guard has detained 26 Pa… Read More
2016-12-20 01:35
by Dipin DamodharanThe virtue of competitiveness and expertise is not at all a result of the single factor called seniority. If anybody thinks so, it’s a stupid political argument, jus… Read More
2016-12-20 01:32
NEW DELHI: For the first time in the history of Republic Day celebrations, the 'black cat' commandos of the elite counter-terror force NSG may march down Rajpath in full armed gear on Januar… Read More
2016-12-20 01:29
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today assured China that Pakistan has raised a 15,000-strong armed force to safeguard Chinese nationals working in the country for the USD 46 billion C… Read More
2016-12-20 01:24
The leak of documents relating to India’s Scorpene submarines was aimed at harming France, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday ahead of the signing of a deal for 12 soph… Read More
2016-12-19 17:03
NEW DELHI: NIA today filed a charge sheet in the Pathankot airbase terror attack, naming Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar and three others of his organisation as accused.In… Read More
2016-12-19 09:04
The Indian Space Research Organisation is credited with the biggest and richest scientific efforts that are being taken up in the country.And the year 2016 also saw something of similar sort… Read More
2016-12-19 06:32
The scientists intend to develop an autonomous orbital vehicle (a spaceship) to transport a two-member crew to orbit and return to Earth after a few orbits.Read more » Read More
2016-12-19 06:25
Srinagar: In the wake of terror attack on army convoy yesterday, security of the forces during their movement on Srinagar-Jammu national highway was today reviewed at a high level meeting ch… Read More
2016-12-19 06:11
The government announced on Saturday the names of the new army and airforce chief along with the heads of the spy agencies.Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat will take over as the new chief of a… Read More
2016-12-19 06:11
NEW DELHI: Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba is on a five-day visit to Japan during which he will explore new avenues of cooperation with the country which has emerged as a close partner of Ind… Read More
2016-12-19 06:04
WASHINGTON: The US has more than doubled the reward for information leading to the capture of dreaded Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to $25 million.The Department of State released… Read More
2016-12-18 16:01
by Michael PeckThis is what happens when you chop a nation in half.Before December 3, 1971, Pakistan was a country suffering from a split personality disorder. When British India became inde… Read More
2016-12-17 07:23
HIGHLIGHTSPakistan is attempting to put on a brave face against terrorism.New Pak Army chief's appointment was seen by some as a move to fight terror.Indian officials are not sure whether th… Read More
2016-12-17 07:20
NEW DELHI: India and the US are planning to further upgrade their already expansive and top-level Malabar annual naval exercise, in which Japan has now become a regular participant, with a r… Read More
2016-12-17 07:17
BrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia, is considered the only supersonic cruise missile in the world. The missile was first inducted in the India Navy in 2005The government on Frida… Read More
2016-12-17 07:15
VELLORE: The country's first indigenous aircraft carrier will be commissioned by the Indian Navy by the end of 2018, said Rear Admiral Surendra Ahuja, assistant controller carrier project an… Read More
2016-12-17 07:08
by Gulshan Rai LuthraThe Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) competition for the Indian skies is beginning again, this time for a much larger number than the 2007 figure of 189 MMRCAs asked by… Read More
2016-12-17 06:59
NEW DELHI: Making a strong statement against India’s arch enemy, Minister of State for External Affairs and former Army chief Gen VK Singh equated the atrocities committed by Pakistan… Read More
2016-12-17 06:57
by Dr. Sanjay Badri-MaharajThe long awaited fourth test of India’s Agni-V missile will mark a major milestone in the development of India’s Credible Minimum Deterrent posture (CM… Read More
2016-12-17 06:53
Having recently commissioned eight amphibious warfare ships, the Indian Navy is now looking to procure larger vessels of the same class.New Delhi — To augment its amphibious capability… Read More
2016-12-17 06:50
by Dr Subhash KapilaThe Chabahar Port in Eastern Iran and Gwadar in Western Pakistan, both on the North Arabian Sea littoral have emerged as the latest chess-pieces in the maritime Great Pow… Read More
2016-12-17 06:47
Also, Russia’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile will be operational by 2019-2020, a senior officer claims.by Franz-Stefan GadyRussia’s Strategic Missile Force (SMF) curr… Read More
2016-12-17 06:38
NEW DELHI: A Pakistan Supreme Court-constituted commission yesterday slammed the country's central government for "cavorting with" banned terror groups, Dawn reported.Terror outfits must be… Read More
2016-12-17 06:35
WASHINGTON — A Chinese Navy ship intercepted and grabbed a small, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) being operated by a US Navy survey ship on Thursday in waters west of the Philippine… Read More
2016-12-17 06:26
NEW DELHI: India on Friday dismissed Chinese objection to a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Pranab Mukherjee recently, saying he was a revered spiritual leader and it was a non… Read More
2016-12-17 06:18
ISLAMABAD: At least 19 employees of Pakistan's foreign ministry posted in missions in countries like the US, UK and France have slipped away in the last five years, a media report said on Mo… Read More
2016-12-16 06:24
India’s latest addition to its armoury puts the country in an exclusive clubAdditions to a country’s arsenal are rarely predicated on any foreseeable usage—these are made m… Read More
2016-12-16 06:24
India’s latest addition to its armoury puts the country in an exclusive clubAdditions to a country’s arsenal are rarely predicated on any foreseeable usage—these are made m… Read More
2016-12-16 06:19
NEW DELHI: Ahead of expiry of the Chinese "hold" against designating Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist by the UN, India today said the "ball is in the court" of Sancti… Read More
2016-12-16 06:19
NEW DELHI: Ahead of expiry of the Chinese "hold" against designating Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist by the UN, India today said the "ball is in the court" of Sancti… Read More
2016-12-16 06:11
BEIJING: A top Chinese General visited India last week and met Indian army's top brass with both sides agreeing to step up military-to-military ties and enhancing "pragmatic" cooperation.Gen… Read More
2016-12-16 06:11
BEIJING: A top Chinese General visited India last week and met Indian army's top brass with both sides agreeing to step up military-to-military ties and enhancing "pragmatic" cooperation.Gen… Read More
2016-12-16 06:09
NEW DELHI: The US India Security Council, a non-profit organisation that works for closer ties between the two countries, today welcomed the Major Defence Partner status to India, terming it… Read More
2016-12-16 06:09
NEW DELHI: The US India Security Council, a non-profit organisation that works for closer ties between the two countries, today welcomed the Major Defence Partner status to India, terming it… Read More
2016-12-16 05:48
by Mahendra VedThe establishment of Pakistan Navy’s special ‘Task Force-88’ (TF-88) on December 13, 2016, exclusively for maritime security of Gwadar port, is the next logi… Read More
2016-12-16 05:48
by Mahendra VedThe establishment of Pakistan Navy’s special ‘Task Force-88’ (TF-88) on December 13, 2016, exclusively for maritime security of Gwadar port, is the next logi… Read More
2016-12-16 05:42
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army today appointed Major General Asif Ghafoor as its new spokesperson and chief of its media wing as part of a major reshuffle drive initiated by new army chief General… Read More
2016-12-16 05:42
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army today appointed Major General Asif Ghafoor as its new spokesperson and chief of its media wing as part of a major reshuffle drive initiated by new army chief General… Read More
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