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IAF C-130Js to land in Dharasu
22 Jun 2013 2:14 AM ISTAfter undertaking two rounds of reconnaissance missions Wednesday and Thursday, the Indian Air Force’s newer troop transporters, the C-130Js – two of...
Navy’s quest for foreign torpedoes ignores DRDO
17 Jun 2013 5:31 AM ISTDespite the alleged scams in defence deals that have surfaced recently and Defence Minister AK Antony’s assertions about the armed forces accessing...
Army asked by govt to stop ‘aggressive patrolling’ of LAC
13 Jun 2013 5:32 AM ISTThe Udhampur-based, Northern Command is chafing at the edges on the various restrictions that have been put on its XIV Corps about patrolling the Line...
Mind games or endgames?
10 Jun 2013 6:28 AM ISTThe Congress-led United Progressive Alliance is searching for a change in the ruling political narrative about itself. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led...
Flaming row over drone use on Maoist terrain
28 May 2013 6:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Even as the post-mortem of the Maoist ambush in Bastar, Chhattisgarh has barely begun, one aspect is set to create a storm. The issue...
Crooks, cronies and corruption
27 May 2013 8:44 PM ISTA few things happened over the last fortnight. First, a politician friend, largely secular – charged, after a debate on whether the myriad sources of...
Discussions begin in armed forces on future course of action against China
25 May 2013 5:17 AM ISTSerious thinking has begun in the official armed forces circles here about how to deal with the Chinese, if they repeat the Daulat Beg Oldie-like...
Li pitches beyond Singh, says India, China strategic partners
21 May 2013 2:31 PM ISTFor those who wanted a T-20 final in India, the Sino-Indian engagement at the premier level was a bit of a dampener. There was no big headline news....
Indian Navy plans to strengthen strategic bases in east and west
20 May 2013 6:27 AM ISTIndian Navy is planning to set up a chain of ‘forward operating strategic bases,’ besides strengthening bases in the eastern and western seaboards....
Navy’s sex scandal turning out to be family drama
16 May 2013 4:14 PM ISTThe Navy’s alleged sex scandal is turning out to be a sordid family drama, in lines of soap operas the entertainment television channels show. Only...
Gauging Sino-Indian spat
13 May 2013 5:39 PM ISTThe latest Sino-Indian spat on temporary land boundaries in the far north of India need to be understood on the anvil of two facts:(1) China has...
Chinese incursion: Questions India needs to ask itself
8 May 2013 7:55 AM ISTEven before the dust has settled on the issue of Chinese troop incursion into areas controlled by India, the process of an autopsy of the entire chain...