Articles in Issues
Chinese restraint has its limits, Vietnam cautioned
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Jun , 2011
Through articles in the Chinese Communist Party controlled media that appeared on June 20 and 21, 2011, the Chinese authorities have clearly warned of the likely consequences of what they see as...
The Air Force in War-II
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 13 Jun , 2011
On the other hand, IAF first fought an independent war of counter-air action of its own, and later one of deep interdiction, but these did not influence the course of the land battles. IAF ground...
Two-Nation Theory Converts into Islamic Ideology - I
By: Anand K Verma | Issue: Book Excerpt: Reassessing Pakistan | Date: 13 Jun , 2011
Jinnah’s Secular Approach:In the final analysis it was the religious sentiment that was exploited by the Muslim League to secure Pakistan but Pakistan was not intended to be a theocratic state...
Tibet and British India - II
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Book Excerpt: Tibet - The Lost Frontier | Date: 11 Jun , 2011
The Russian Threat : The element which was to play a major role in Britain’s foreign policy toward Tibet and thereby decide the fate of Tibet as a nation, is what has been called the ‘Russian...
Upcoming at Paris Air Show: New Fiber to the Screen Solution
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Jun , 2011
TE Connectivity (TE) introduces the new Fiber To The Screen (FTTS) fiber-optic backbone and interconnect scheme for in-flight entertainment systems. This new system allows the most efficient...
Military Airbus C295 with AEW&C Rotodome completes maiden flight
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Jun , 2011
The first Airbus Military C295 development aircraft fitted with an Airbone Early Warning sand Command (AEW&C) rotodome has successfully completed its first flight on 7th June 2011 at Airbus...
Upgraded AN-32 RE Aircaft inducted into IAF
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Jun , 2011
Four of the first batch of five AN-32 tactical transport aircraft that recently underwent ‘total technical life extension’ (TTLE), overhaul and re-equipment at Ukraine were inducted into the...
The Chinese Invasion: The Reckoning & After - II
By: Major K.C. Praval | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Army After Independence | Date: 09 Jun , 2011
During the hostilities, India had appealed to friendly countries for assistance who responded generously. Britain and the United States were the major contributors. After the cease-fire, the two...
Balochistan: Greater Realism in China and Iran
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Jun , 2011
Independently of each other, China and Iran seem to be developing doubts in their mind about the ability of the Pakistani Armed Forces to restore normalcy in Balochistan and put down the Baloch...
The Chinese Invasion: The Reckoning & After - I
By: Major K.C. Praval | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Army After Independence | Date: 08 Jun , 2011
Many surmises were made at the time on the reasons for China’s sudden invasion and the equally sudden pull-out. A year after the event, the Chinese themselves stated that their aim had been...
China's African Safari
By: Rohit Singh | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 08 Jun , 2011
The first decade of the 21st century has seen subtle changes in Chinese foreign policy. Reasons may be many, but the principal foreign policy determinant has been the demands of the Chinese...
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Freighter to Debut at Paris Air Show
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2011
Boeing’s two new 747-8 airplane models – the Intercontinental passenger version and the Freighter version – will make their international debuts at the Paris Air Show, joining the innovative 787...
Controp is launching M-STAMP - a breakthrough option for SUAVs at Paris Air...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2011
CONTROP has added a new product which was recently developed and has already being procured: the new M-STAMP – a multi sensor payload for small UAVs! Due to the fact that SUAV manufacturers are...
DCNS presents latest underwater innovations at UDT Europe 2011
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2011
The 2011 edition of the annual UDT Europe show – a leading forum for the international undersea defence community – will be held in London, UK, from 7 to 9 June. DCNS specialists will present...
DCNS India signed an indigenization contract under the Scorpene submarines...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2011
The Contract was signed between Flash Forge India Pvt. Ltd., based in Visakhapatnam, and DCNS India Pvt. Ltd. The production by the shipyard Mazagon Dock Ltd. (MDL) of six SSK Scorpene...
US welcomes news of historic sale of ten C-17 Aircraft to India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2011
The United States Government welcomed the media reports of the sale of ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The acquisition will significantly boost the Indian...
Indian Army: 2020
By: Gen. S Padmanabhan | Issue: Vol 20.4 Oct-Dec 2005 | Date: 06 Jun , 2011
National security, is that ambience, in which a nation is able to protect and promote its national values, pursue its national interests and aspirations, in spite of, or, in the absence of,...
IAF Develops Accident Probability Factor Calculator
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jun , 2011
Flight Safety or Aerospace Safety is an ongoing concern for all organisations involved in aviation. In recent times, significant progress has been made in the field of flight safety in terms of...
Alliances and Autonomy: Lessons from Germany
By: Dr Prem Mahadevan | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 06 Jun , 2011
With the world remaining focused on NATO military intervention in Libya, a major shift has been quietly occurring in international relations. Germany, for long a staunch member of the...
Terrorists on the run after killing of Ilyas Kashmiri?
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Jun , 2011
The USA’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has not allowed the death of Osama bin Laden in a raid by US naval commandos at his hide-out at Abbottabad on May 2,2011,to slow down its hunt for...