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True to its words, Russia gives us the best possible Nuclear deal without any strings attached! India, Russia sign nuclear deal Moscow, December 7, 2009 Under the agreement four new nuclear reactors would be set up by Russia in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu and a site for the fifth one has been...

Russia supports India’s claim for permanent UNSC seat Moscow, December 7, 2009 Terming India a “deserving candidate”, Russia on Monday backed its claim for a permanent membership in an expanded United Nations Security Council reflecting present-day realities. “Russia views India as one...

India to resume military cooperation with Nepal Monday 07 December, 2009. India has agreed to resume military cooperation with Nepal, which was suspended following the 2005 takeover of power by former King Gyanendra, besides providing training to Nepalese security personnel as part of...

Dr. V Adimurthy, Associate Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center gave a presentation on India’s future Human Space Flight Programs at the International Astronautical Congress in Daejeon, Korea on 15 October this year. Here are a few of his presentation slides and a complete video of all...

Mumbai attack was a failure at the enforcement level. In the same interview PC also admitted that there were as many as six specific intelligence inputs - duly passed on to the Mumbai police, Coast Guards and other enforcement agencies responsible for the security of Mumbai. Unfortunately, those...

I had a safe house in Nepal INTERVIEW/ MALOY KRISHNA DHAR, EX-JOINT DIRECTOR, INTELLIGENCE BUREAU From 1980 onwards, Nepal was the battleground of a spy war between India and Pakistan, and Maloy Krishna Dhar was in the thick of it. Dhar served in the Intelligence Bureau for around three...

Received the latest issue of 'The Week' today. Carries a Brilliant 'Cover Story' - No pals in Nepal EXCLUSIVE THE WEEK puts together the inside story of the biggest covert operation abroad by the IB and RAW that flushed out terrorists planning strikes in India By Syed Nazakat...

India’s fast breeder reactor achieves second milestone December 6th, 2009 Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) India’s first indigenously designed 500MW fast breeder nuclear power project achieved its second milestone albeit silently when the huge main vessel was lowered into the safety vessel, an...

Multi-faceted visionary - Homi J. Bhabha On Homi Bhabha's birth centenary, eminent personalities and scientists come together to pay tribute. 20th century giants: File picture of Homi Bhabha (extreme right) with Einstein (extreme left) at Princeton University. Which was the...

ULFA is history!!! Rajkhowa breaks down before court appearance United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, wearing spectacles, arrives at a court in Gauhati, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. Rajkhowa was arrested along with a top deputy, officials said Friday, in a...

ULFA in complete disarray........ Two senior ULFA leaders surrender to Indian Army 'Well-planned’ operation brings about surrender of outfit chairman and deputy commander-in-chief Role of R&AW in Rajkhowa's arrest

Ajai Shukla further reports in his blog that the deal may be sealed at USD 1.8 billion. Quite a bargain heh – considering Thales’ initial offer was USD 2.9 billion. IAF should take this price happily and hopefully it will pave the way for Rafale in the MMRCA contest. Broadsword: French...

Political push from Paris for Mirage-2000 upgrade New Delhi December 05, 2009, French President, Nikolas Sarkozy, has thrown his weight behind the Rs 10,000 crore bid by French company, Thales, to upgrade the Indian Air Force Mirage-2000 fighter fleet. Sarkozy’s defence minister, Hervé...

Full text of President Kalam's speech aboard INS Sindhurakshak "I am delighted to be in the submarine and meet the officers and sailors in their working environment. My underwater journey in the submarine has given me the exposure to a new world and a great experience. My greetings to all of...

Courtesy: Indian Navy INS Sindhurakshak S63 sailed with the President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, for a day at sea on 13 February 2006. The day was to showcase to the President, the intricacies of submarine operations. It is for the first time that an Indian President was sailing on board a...

Sir PAFAce, Judging the attrition in an Air Force by counting the ‘absolute number’ of crashes in a year is a statically flawed method of comparison. It does not present the true picture in the sense that several other contributing variables are left out. For comparison’s...

Here is an interview with our then Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral S M Nanda in which he explains exactly what happened to PNS Ghazi.

Don't bother much about your English. There are members with far lesser abilities here who have gone on to become senior members. Please shed all apprehensions and post freely. As long as your intentions are good we l all appreciate. -Skull

‘Launching a Ship’ is a technical phrase used to signify the transfer of a ship from its building site (land) to water. There are basically three ways of launching a ship. The most common method adopted is called ‘end on launch’ in which the ship rolls down a ramp called ‘slipway’. Here is...

First indigenous aircraft carrier to be launched next year: Navy chief New Delhi, December 2, 2009 India's first indigenous aircraft carrier, the IAC, will be launched next year and commissioned in 2014, navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said at his maiden navy week press conference on...