Articles in Issues
US-Pak Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: The Ritual & the Reality
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 May , 2011
Secret commitments by both the political and military leaderships to co-operate with the US in counter-terrorism, ritual denial of such commitments in public statements, dragging the feet in the...
Saab 2000 MPA for Indian Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 May , 2011
The Saab 2000 multi-role Maritime Patrol Aircraft equipped with the fifth generation AESA and RBS-15 Anti-Ship missiles is being offered to the Indian Navy to meet the growing challenges in...
Salvaging America's Botched Strategic Foray into Asia - I
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 30 May , 2011
Perception is all too often reality. Add to the Afghan debacle syndrome that 31 out of 50 U.S. states are seen as insolvent. Some local governments are readying bankruptcy proceedings. State...
Maoists are enemeies of India - II
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 28 May , 2011
The Ideological Factor At the lower levels, the ideological factor of Maoism is clearly missing. The foot soldiers are just instruments of violence and part of the extortion industry. The lower...
Headley's Testimony: Points for action by India
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 May , 2011
The detailed testimony of David Coleman Headley of the Chicago cell of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LET) in the case against Tahawuur Hussain Rana and some others being tried in absentia before a Chicago...
Maoists are enemies of India - I
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 27 May , 2011
While the killing of Osama Bin Laden has dominated the Indian media space and the mind space of the Indians, the killing of eleven security personnel in Jharkhand by Maoists on 3rd may 2011 has...
Pakistan's China pavilion after the USA's 'Package of Tangible Inducements'
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 May , 2011
Why does Islamabad, Washington’s best ally, so often give sleepless nights to US officials? One can argue that it is a question of reciprocity. The latest one: the Americans made fools of the...
German Armed Forces procure protected Mercedes-Benz Actros Heavy Recovery...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 May , 2011
Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks in Germany has signed a contract with the German Armed Forces for delivery of protected Actros Heavy Recovery Vehicles for immediate use by the German troops in...
How Pakistan's Proxy War Began - IX
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpts: A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally | Date: 26 May , 2011
Wake-up call The Day of Infamy in New York and Washington DC on September 11 is a wake-up call for all nations grappling with the menace of externally-directed terrorism. More so for India. Also...
How to ward off threats to Pak nuclear arsenal?
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 May , 2011
The daring commando style raid into a Pakistani naval base at Karachi on May 22 by terrorists of the Pakistani Taliban has highlighted once again the poor state of physical security at sensitive...
BATCIS & General Dynamics receives commendation from Chief of Defence...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 May , 2011
The Bowman and Tactical Communications and Information Systems (BATCIS) Experimentation, Research and Operational Support Team, including team members from General Dynamics UK, has received a...
First Lockheed Martin Advanced Block 50 F-16 unveiled for Turkish Air Force
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 May , 2011
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) and Lockheed Martin unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies today at TAI’s facility near Ankara. Turkish officials at the event...
The AS350 B3 Helicopter Proves its High-Altitude Performance
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 May , 2011
The AStar family of helicopters has become the platform of choice for a variety of missions throughout the world. From law enforcement to utility and from tour to air medical and Search and...
BAE Systems, Dassault to Develop UAS
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 23 May , 2011
BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the design, development, production and support of a medium altitude long endurance (MALE)...
Second Sukhoi PAK FA Tested
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 23 May , 2011
Russia has successfully completed the first flight test of its second Prospective Airborne Complex – Frontline Aviation (PAK FA), a fifth-generation fighter jet, which when fully developed, is...
Indian Navy to Opt for Open Bidding in Chopper Deal
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 23 May , 2011
The multi-billion dollar deal to supply at least 16, and as many as 60, Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) to the Indian Navy will be contracted after an open competitive bidding. The Indian Navy is...
How Pakistan's Proxy War Began - VII
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpts: A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally | Date: 23 May , 2011
Details of the HUM, JEM & LET The report gave the following details of the HUM, the JEM and the LET. The HUM “Formerly known as the Harkat-ul-Ansar, the HUM is an Islamic militant group based...
China: All the way with Pakistan
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 May , 2011
China has gone all the way with Pakistan in the difficult situation being faced by Pakistan in the aftermath of the Abbottabad raid by some US naval commandos on May 2, which led to the death...
1971: The blitzkrieg in East Pakistan - II
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 22 May , 2011
Eastern Sector :The eastern sector comprised the area east of the Meghna in the destricts of Sylhet, Brahmanbaria, Comilla and Chittagong, and Chittagong Hill Tracts. The approach to Dacca lay...
How Pakistan's Proxy War Began - VI
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpts: A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally | Date: 22 May , 2011
Terrorism & Bush Jr Administration Terrorism was an important theme during the presidential election campaign of George Bush Jr in 2000. It figured in his election platform and in the studies...