GMR fiasco: What India needs to learn from it?
byThe GMR fiasco has rung danger bells to Indian ears. Maldives government took control of the Male International Airport from the Indian company GMR…
Defence/Security
Coastline vulnerable to illegal activities: Government
byNew Delhi: India’s winding coastline is vulnerable to “illegal cross border activities”, the government has said. According to Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh,…
83 km of India-Pakistan border yet to be fenced
byNew Delhi: A total of 83.22 km of India-Pakistan border is yet to be fenced. In a statement in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, Minister of…
54 Indian soldiers may be in Pakistan jails: India
byNew Delhi: Fifty-four Indian military personnel missing since the 1965 and 1971 wars are believed to be in Pakistani custody, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said…
India training Sri Lankan military
byNew Delhi: India provides short-term and long-term training programmes to military personnel from Sri Lanka and other neighbouring countries, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday….
India-China border talks moving in right direction: Khurshid
byNew Delhi: Border talks between India and China are “moving in the right direction”, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said here today. Speaking to the…
Evidence on 26/11 in Pakistan court is welcome, says India
byNew Delhi: India today welcomed Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) handing evidence on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to a court in Rawalpindi and hoped “there…
When terrorists fought terrorists in Pakistan
byIslamabad: Faction and sub-factions within militant forces are battling each other and opening up “new threats and new risks of even greater violence”, said a…
IAF to have midair refuelling capability on all combat aircraft
byNew Delhi: In a major step to increase its operational reach, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided that all its aircraft and helicopters…
Media should raise voice against AFSPA
byNew Delhi: The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which gives sweeping powers to the armed forces, has been in force in India’s northeast for…