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Tibet and British India - I

Tibet and British India - I

By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Book Excerpt: Tibet - The Lost Frontier | Date: 11 Nov , 2011

Started in 1600 as a company with shareholders to peacefully and profitably develop trade with the Asian continent, the East India Company was no longer a trading concern by the beginning of the...

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Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - IV

Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - IV

By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 11 Nov , 2011

Ilyas Kashmiri, whose death in a 2011 U.S. missile attack still remains to be confirmed, founded Brigade 313, later an operational arm of al-Qaeda, within his jihadist organisation Harkat...

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End game in Afghanistan

End game in Afghanistan

By: Pinaki Bhattacharya | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 11 Nov , 2011

Then Associated Press (AP) published a story on 29 August 2010 about how Afghan government officials outed the secret about U.S. talks with the Taliban, which had reached a fairly substantive...

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China takes over Nepal

China takes over Nepal

By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Nov , 2011

What is going on in Nepal? If one goes by the latest news, nothing good for India. Why did Mr. Shyam Saran, the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy had to pay a quick visit to the former Himalayan...

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IAF's Exercise Mahagujraj to be conducted from 20 Nov to 13 Dec 2011

IAF's Exercise Mahagujraj to be conducted from 20 Nov to 13 Dec 2011

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Nov , 2011

An Indian Air Force exercise in South Western Air Command (SWAC) named Exercise MahaGujRaj-2011 is planned to be conducted in its area of responsibility (AOR) from 20 Nov to 13 Dec 11.  The...

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Pratt & Whitney successful Sea Trials for F-35 Program

Pratt & Whitney successful Sea Trials for F-35 Program

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Nov , 2011

Sea trials have concluded for the F-35B Lightning II’s Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft. Flying under the power of Pratt & Whitney’s F135 propulsion system, two STOVL variants...

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The snows of hope

The snows of hope

By: Lt Gen Kamal Davar (Retd) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Nov , 2011

Notwithstanding the separatists and their masters, Pakistan’s infamous Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) engineered grenade blasts in the last month, come the next  few weeks, the beautiful...

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Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - III

Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - III

By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 10 Nov , 2011

Bringing the Taliban to Power By conducting a proxy-war on behalf of the Western nations and Saudi Arabia against the Soviet military, Pakistan morphed into a central hub that attracted a...

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Three cheers for AFSPA

Three cheers for AFSPA

By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Nov , 2011

By no stretch of imagination, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah can be considered a competent administrator. His record in office has been pathetic, to say the least. Yet, he does...

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Nexter Systems-Renault Trucks Defense cooperation

Nexter Systems-Renault Trucks Defense cooperation

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Nov , 2011

Nexter Systems and Renault Trucks Defense have signed a cooperation agreement to offer a unique solution to fulfil the request for proposal for the VBMR programme. The VBMR programme is intended...

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Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - II

Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - II

By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 08 Nov , 2011

Encouraging Sunni Militants:  The Rise of Shia Iran There were still other factors in and around Pakistan that contributed to the transformations that Gartenstein-Ross addressed. For instance,...

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Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - I

Jihadis will capture the Pak Military - I

By: Ramtanu Maitra | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 07 Nov , 2011

The military brass who have begun to embrace the jihadis may have other interests in mind, as well. For instance, Pakistan’s military has been in power, or directing those in power from its...

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Protecting Public Sector Shipyards

Protecting Public Sector Shipyards

By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 07 Nov , 2011

India wants to develop its warship building capacity at an exponential rate. It is well nigh impossible for DPSU shipyards to meet the complete requirement of the Navy and the Coast Guard in the...

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'Is war around the corner?'

'Is war around the corner?'

By: Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 04 Nov , 2011

A few month’s back, Bharat Verma, Editor of the Indian Defence Review, in an article, had predicted that China may attack India by 2012. Frankly, at that time, I did not agree with this...

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KMW gets the order for logistic support to the Brazilian Army

KMW gets the order for logistic support to the Brazilian Army

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Nov , 2011

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), Europe’s market leader for armoured wheeled and tracked vehicles, and the Brazilian Army signed a comprehensive Industrial Logistic Support (ILS) contract. For a...

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Tibetan unrest spreads

Tibetan unrest spreads

By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2011

The unrest of Tibetan monks, which has so far led to 10 attempts to commit self-immolation — seven of them successful resulting in deaths — in Western Sichuan, is now showing signs of spreading...

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Armed Forces to leverage latest defence technologies

Armed Forces to leverage latest defence technologies

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Nov , 2011

The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has called upon the Armed Forces to forge strong partnerships with the industry and the academia to secure the goals of national security.  In a message read...

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IAF: Meeting the Challenges - I

IAF: Meeting the Challenges - I

By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Armed Forces | Date: 02 Nov , 2011

Planning for Modernization of the IAF Festivity during the 75th anniversary of the Indian Air Force in October 2005 was overshadowed by the concern over its depleting combat power. Obsolescence...

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Big scope for India-Italy Defence Industry Cooperation: Pallam Raju

Big scope for India-Italy Defence Industry Cooperation: Pallam Raju

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Nov , 2011

The Minister of State for Defence Dr. MM Pallam Raju has said that there is tremendous potential for defence cooperation with Italy.  Addressing a roundtable on ‘Indo-Italian Defence...

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Cobham Partners with Carson Helicopter to Retrofit Sikorsky Aircraft with...

Cobham Partners with Carson Helicopter to Retrofit Sikorsky Aircraft with...

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Nov , 2011

Cobham and Carson Helicopters have announced a partnership to provide an advanced suite of avionics for Sikorsky S-61, S-76, and UH-60 derivative helicopter retrofits. The Integrated Systems...

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