Articles in Net Edition
Indo-US relations: Not natural partners at all
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Sep , 2014
If the media coverage in India of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit and the adulation with which the Indian-American community greeted him in New York were any yardstick, it can already be...
China at a Crossroads in Gilgit-Baltistan
By: Senge H. Sering | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2014
With large outcry in Pakistan against recent Palestinian killings, one wonders at the nation’s pronounced silence on the continued Uighur genocide in China’s restive Xinjiang...
Israel Palestine and the divine intervention
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Sep , 2014
In the 7th Century, the Arab conquest of Palestine assimilated its inhabitants (who are today known as the Palestinians). In the year 1516, the land was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. In 1831,...
AFSPA : A Delusion or Dilemma
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Sep , 2014
Post-independence, India has witnessed many secessionist movements and has long suffered from extremist attacks. The very notion of secessionism disturbs the territorial integrity and unity of a...
Modi’s visit to US: India’s Strategic Affirmation
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Sep , 2014
Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the United States comes after Modi’s series of bilateral interactions with regional and global heavy weights. This fast paced movement in foreign policy in...
Fight against ISIS and possible fallout on India
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Sep , 2014
During his election campaign, President, Obama had promised to the American people that if elected, he would pull out troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. This was perhaps what a war wary nation...
Xi’s Chumar Gamble
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Sep , 2014
A democracy must have debate and opposition because it is dissent that facilitates analysis, which in turn indicates improvements required. We have had this all along in India but we don’t seem...
Incursions cast shadow on Sino-India meet
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Sep , 2014
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India 17-19 September 2014 was overshadowed by the serious standoff between the Indian and Chinese armed forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in...
Modi’s Realism Overtakes Nehru’s Idealism
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Sep , 2014
On the Sep 18, India entered a new era when Prime Minister of India Mr Modi sitting next to the Chinese President Mr Xi Jinping briefed the press, categorically stating that peace and tranquility...
Pakistan Upgrades F-16 Fleet
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Sep , 2014
With the 13 F-16 fighter aircraft received from Jordan, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has raised a new squadron, No 19, at Mushaf Air Base. The F-16 fleet of the PAF now stands at 79. The...
Great Game South Asia - dangerous portends
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Sep , 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the US this month. It is but natural that in his two-day summit with President Obama many issues will be discussed, like: taking the Indo-US...
Chairman COSC & CAS visits Flood Affected J&K to oversee Relief and Rescue...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Sep , 2014
The Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visited the flood affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir, today and carried out aerial...
China’s Finger Problem – will President Xi cure?
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Sep , 2014
The Maurya Empire of India was one of the largest empires of its time. At the pinnacle of its glory, this empire stretched to the north right up to the natural boundaries of the Himalayas and to...
Kashmir: India-China-Pakistan Triangular Conflict
By: Brig Amar Cheema | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Sep , 2014
“Poor Kashmir, it lies in the Himalayan ramparts where the borders of India, Pakistan and China rub together. Reality mocks its beauty. There is no escaping the permeating meloncholy of a land...
Nepal is the new Chinese colony
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Sep , 2014
The Chinese are slowly invading Nepal. Last month, AFP reported that ‘China eyes India trade by boosting spending in Nepal’. The news agency stated that China’s ambassador to Kathmandu was...
MKU introduces 6th Generation ballistic protection technology
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Sep , 2014
MKU, a leading manufacturer of ballistic protection solutions for personnel and platforms has introduced the new 6th Generation ballistic protection technology Ammoflex – 6 and Polyshield – 6 ...
Boeing Delivers 5th P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft to India
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Sep , 2014
Boeing delivered the fifth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India, on schedule, on Sept. 9 as part of a contract for eight aircraft to support the Indian Navy’s maritime patrol requirements. The...
Elusive Peace in West Africa and Sahel
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Sep , 2014
The Sahel is a word derived from the Arabic word ‘Sahil’ meaning shore. The region, characterized as a semi-arid belt of barren, sandy and rock-strewn land, stretches approximately 3860 km...
DARPA Unveils Hack-Proof Drone
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Sep , 2014
The Pentagon’s research arm unveiled a new drone built with secure software that prevents the control and navigation of the aircraft from being hacked. The programme, called High Assurance Cyber...
SR-72 Hypersonic Drone
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Sep , 2014
The Skunk Works SR-72 design is a hypersonic unmanned aircraft developed to execute Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and strike missions at speeds up to Mach 6. At this speed, the...