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Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors may set up plant at Pune NEW DELHI: China's largest SUV maker, Great Wall Motors is likely to be the first carmaker from China to set up a plant on Indian soil. China's eighth-largest carmaker has zeroed in on Pune in Maharashtra for the plant and aims to...

China details Indian Ocean strategy and interests Blue book’ laments Beijing has trailed behind New Delhi and Washington in securing its interests China has, for the first time, attempted to spell out its strategy — and plans — to secure its interests in the Indian Ocean in its first...

Pilatus joins IAF pilot training squad LAND MARK IN MODERNISATION: Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, Union Minister of STate for Defence Jitendra Singh and Ambassador of Switzerland Linus von Castelmur at the induction of Pilatus PC-7 MK II trainer aircraft into the IAF at Dundigal in...

To Drill or Not to Drill The coming American oil boom is bad news for Saudi Arabia. How the kingdom responds could very well determine if it survives. Current trends in the global energy market don't look good for Saudi Arabia. First, the International Energy Agency projected in November...

US becoming energy kingpin US shale gas will help meet most of the world's new oil demand in the next five years even if the global economy picks up steam. On Friday, May 17, the US Department of Energy (DOE) approved an application allowing the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to...

Role Reversal: Pakistan Fears Terrorists From Afghanistan MINGORA, Pakistan—The busy Green Market in this scenic valley town was once known as "Bloody Square" because Taliban militants hung the bodies of opponents in the street. The Pakistan military drove the Taliban from the area in 2009...

India to commission its first supersonic naval fighter squadron NEW DELHI: India on Saturday will commission its first-ever squadron of naval supersonic fighters, the MiG-29K "air superiority" jets, which will eventually operate from the decks of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya ( Admiral...

I recently came across these stunning videos.They were filmed during last year trails. This is an extended video footage showing the Soviet Aircraft-carrying Cruiser 'Admiral Gorshkov' turned Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier 'INS Vikramaditya' on its first sea trial, last year. I hope no one...

Russia for a more powerful BRICS Ahead of a Brics summit in South Africa next week, Russia has called for reshaping the group of five emerging countries from a discussion club into a new mechanism of “global governance”. The Concept of Russia’s Participation in Brics, signed by President...

Italian marines accused of killing Indians to return to India ROME | Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:00pm GMT (Reuters) - Two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen while on anti-piracy duty will return to India on Friday, the Italian government said in a statement, reversing a...

How the Taliban gripped Karachi Political groups have warned of Taliban influence in the city For years there have been fears that the Taliban were gaining ground in Pakistan's commercial capital, the port city of Karachi. There is now evidence that the militants' influence in the city...

Earth HD| Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over Time lapse sequences of photographs taken with a special low-light 4K-camera by the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011 Shooting locations in order of appearance: 1. Aurora...

The great American betrayal It is well known that of all military operations, retreat is the most difficult and complicated. A victorious march that takes a wrong turn can end in a stalemate, but a retreat gone wrong will most likely turn into a disaster. These are the grim forebodings that...

Border Haat to be set up in Arunachal Pradesh ITANAGAR, MARCH 9: The Centre has approved the opening up of a Border Haat at Pangsau Pass along the Indo-Myanmar border in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh to boost border trade with South-East Asia in tune to its Look East Policy...

Transfer Of Some Critical Technology Being Negotiated For As Part Of India's MMRCA Contract The upwards of $10 billion USD deal with France for the acquisition of the Rafale fighter aircraft would involve local assembly, manufacturing offsets & Transfer of Technology [ToT]. This...

Up Close With India's Light Combat Helicopter (Prototype 2) Scoped out the 2nd prototype of the Light Combat Helicopter today on the flight line at Aero India. The third prototype of the LCH joins flight test very shortly, and promises to be the final shape and...

Iran urges India to allow visa-on-arrival facility HYDERABAD, FEB 8: Iran has urged the Indian Government to relax its visa norms and extend the ‘visa-on-arrival’ facility for its citizens who are visiting India, a senior Iranian diplomat said here today. Hassan Nourian, Consul-General of...

BrahMos II Picture emerges in Aero India 2013 DRDO showcased A model of the Brahmos 2 hypersonic missile in the Brahmos stand. this is the first time images of BrahMos which has emerged , looking at the image it seems like BrahMos 2 has lot of inputs from DRDO’s Hypersonic...

LCA Tejas Sports Python & Derby India's LCA Tejas twin-seat trainer mock-up on display at Aero India 2013 for the first time shows it alongside a Rafael Python-5 IR short-range air-to-air missile and a Rafael Derby BVRAAM. The latter is a stopgap in the event that the Astra isn't...

Aerial Ad Warfare - JAS 39 Gripen & The Eurofighter Typhoon Two ads released by the respective aircraft manufacturers - the Eurofighter Typhoon & Saab JAS 39 Gripen [NG]. The Eurofighter firing a 'Stormshadow'?! In what universe was this film shot? Realised the Typhoon has the ability to...