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Impact of Pakistan’s TNWs
By: Maj Gen PK Chakravorty | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 02 Apr , 2013
Pakistan’s nuclear programme is Indo centric and is based on offensive usage of nuclear weapons. On 19 April 2011, Pakistan successfully tested the Hatf IX, named NASR a solid fuelled...
New Laser Weapon System from Boeing
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Apr , 2013
American aerospace and defence major Boeing is gearing up to test a new land-based 10KW solid-state laser weapon called the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) that can shoot down...
Future Indian ICV Project
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Apr , 2013
The Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV), intended to replace the Indian Army’s 2,600 BMP-2 vehicles at an estimated cost of Rs 50,000 crore, slated to be India’s biggest-ever indigenous...
Economic Downturn: Harvesting Time for the Services
By: Prof. Pratip Chandra Mazumdar & Dr. Madhurima Deb | Date: 01 Apr , 2013
The first half of the 21st century has taken the world by a storm. The corporate world is often hit and hit severely. Receiving pink slips or being put on the bench has become so common nowadays....
Hurdles in Defence Industrial Growth
By: Karanpreet Kaur | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
The policies of the Government of India, the desire of armed forces and expectations of the indigenous industry for establishing a defence industrial base have yet to be fulfilled despite efforts...
The Transition of Power in China
By: Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal, PhD | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
In a remarkable bloodless leadership transition for a communist country, China’s new leader, 59 years old Xi Jinping is set to take over the reins of power in March next year along with Li...
More than 7,000 Boeing airplanes worldwide include China built parts
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
China becomes first country outside of U.S. to take delivery of 1,000 Boeing airplanes Boeing and China Eastern Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th Boeing airplane for China,...
AgustaWestland announces new contracts valued EUR 110 million in South East...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has announced new orders, valued about EUR 110 million, at LIMA exhibition (Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace), that is taking place in...
India a mere spectator in the Great Game!
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
The Great Game or the Geo Strategic power play, in Afghanistan, started somewhere in 1813, post Russo-Persian treaty. Since then over the two centuries, this region has witnessed varied players;...
Revoking AFSPA would be a folly
By: Sunita Vakil | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
The new phase of violence that has swept Kashmir once again highlights the fact that the overall situation remains on knife’s edge. Militants disguised as cricketers killed five paramilitary...
Retrospect: Down the Memory Lane
By: Prof Pratip C Mazumdar | Date: 30 Mar , 2013
Twenty three years is a long period in the life of a man. These twenty three years in the IAF have proved to be the golden period of my life which has helped me in re-discovering myself and has...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in China
By: Air Vice Marshal AK Tiwary | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 28 Mar , 2013
China’s massive UAV developmental work has unhealthy implications for India. Soon Chinese capability will be of the latest standard and massive in size. If and when integrated in a manner...
Third Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette (ASW) for Indian Navy
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2013
The third Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette for the Indian Navy (IN) designed under Project-28 (P-28) by the Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design, being built by one of India’s leading...
Anti-Muslim rumours spread in Central Myanmar
By: B Raman | Date: 28 Mar , 2013
Anti-Muslim rumours projecting Muslims negatively have spread to Rangoon from Meikhtila which has been placed under a State of Emergency following three days of Buddhist-Muslim clashes last...
Boeing, Bharat Electronics Expand Partnership in India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Mar , 2013
Follow-on order to manufacture F/A-18 Super Hornet subassemblies Boeing and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) are expanding their partnership through a follow-on contract involving the manufacture...
Is there an endgame in Afghanistan?
By: Vikram Sood | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Mar , 2013
The visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to Kabul had been greeted by two suicide attacks on March 9 that left 18 dead. The Taliban were obviously leaving their calling card. But...
Buddhist-Muslim Clashes in Meikhtila
By: B Raman | Date: 25 Mar , 2013
Between 20 and 26 persons are reported to have been killed in three days of violent clashes between Buddhists and Burman Muslims (not Rohingyas) in the central Myanmar cantonment town of...
Anti-Lanka vote was a bad idea
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Mar , 2013
India has ended up looking opportunistic and unprincipled, a victim of its internal political wrangling, with a government in New Delhi not fully in control of foreign policy. India has once...
China rises, India falters
By: Vikram Sood | Issue: Courtesy: MidDay Mumbai | Date: 25 Mar , 2013
In a recent conversation with President Zardari, China’s newPresident, Xi Jinping declared that his country supported Pakistan in its efforts to maintain national sovereignty and independence...
AFSPA cannot be revoked as of now: Gen Bikram Singh
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Mar , 2013
Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, said that AFSPA is an enabling Act and should not be taken away at the moment. It is important to remain on guard.