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Militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit have gunned down four police personnel in an ambush at Hygam in Sopore area of Baramulla district in the evening on Friday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Abdul Gani Mir told The Hindu that a party of Sopore Police proceeded to Hygam village on...

http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_03_20/Chinese-Dragon-and-Russian-Bear-clipped-the-claws-of-American-Eagle/ At the moment, the United States has deployed in Japan 35,000 USPACOM (the United States Pacific Command) military units, a pair of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, five destroyers, four...

It is the tale of international espionage and an ‘atomic romance’ that exploded in the face of the U.S. nuclear establishment. This week the FBI made the startling revelation that a defence contractor working with the government in Hawaii had leaked confidential information on U.S...

Responding to a query raised by members of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil said 60 Pakistani nationals live in the state without any permit or visa, despite local authorities being aware of their whereabouts. Additionally, until December 31, 2012, 5, 807...

A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by BSF personnel at Khemkaran sector in Tarn Taran district near Amritsar and heroin worth Rs.50 crore was recovered from his possession. "After a brief encounter last night with Pakistani intruders, during search, the dead body of an intruder, 10 kg heroin, a...

A suspected militant was killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid after a fierce gunbattle along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. Troops guarding the border line in Laam forward area in Nowshera sector observed movement of some militants around...

TIMBUKTU: French President Francois Hollande landed Saturday in the fabled Malian town of Timbuktu, making a triumphant stop six days after French forces parachuted in to liberate the desert city from the rule of Al Qaeda -linked militants. The French launched their military operation to...

You cannot change geography. This is the mantra often chanted by Indian peaceniks to explain their embrace of and love for Pakistan, the logic being that since you cannot wish away the rogue, it is best to hug him and hope for the best. Some analysts go a step further: they believe India’s...

Members of PDF please share your resolutions for the New Year 2013.We can learn from each other's resolutions and can imbibe in our respective lifes too. Sharing our resolutions would make it difficult to be broken and one can believe some people say a habit can be developed by practising it...

DRDO is developing 'multi-calibre guns' which can load and fire both small and large bullets to meet the requirements of Army, a top official said today. ".. the Army is to now go for a different variety of guns and ammunition. So, they are planning to go for, what is called...

Sushil Kumar has done it again for India!Just now he has defeated Kazak wrestler Tantarov in semi-final bout of 66k.g. wrestling and is within sniffing distance of winning gold for India.His gold would go long way in reviving the wrestling culture of India. GO FOR GOLD SUSHIL!

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) shared yet another success story of collaboration with Indian private industries, with the release of the Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) System in Bangalore on Wednesday. Designed and developed by the Centre for Airborne Systems...

China has apparently copied the Russian Su-30MK2, and is operating it as the J-16, claiming that the aircraft is of Chinese design. More unauthorized pictures of the J-16 are showing up, via Chinese with cell phone cameras and Internet access. It's pretty clear that the J-16 is a copy of the...

Islamic terrorism remains a threat in India, although a declining one. This is just as well because India is a federation of 28 states and the states resist interference by the central government. This has caused problems with establishing nationwide standards for counter-terrorism efforts...

Aeroflex Test Solutions, a pioneer in assessment solutions for defense equipment, is now positioning itself in India with the launch of Aeroflex India. The new company will focus on test solutions for defense equipment such as tactical and airborne military radios, avionics systems...

Given that India’s armed force is one of the largest forces in the world and the fact that India’s defence budget is expected to cross $50 billion mark by 2015, the modernisation programme for Indian armed forces will create both long-term and large-scale opportunities for Indian IT sector...

http://www.9abc.net/index.php/archives/72568 According to the Russian world arms trade center site on 20 January reported that Russia will continue to be India’s first year major source of arms for the country. It is estimated that Russia and India in 2012 on weapons and military...

"China wants to develop long-term friendship and cooperation with India." So said the Chinese official who held border talks with Indian officials this week. He also predicted a "golden period for India-China relations" in the near future. What he did not say, but sceptics like me heard him say...

Srinagar, January 4, 1990. Aftab, a local Urdu newspaper, publishes a press release issued by Hizb-ul Mujahideen , set up by the Jamaat-e-Islami in 1989 to wage jihad for Jammu and Kashmir's secession from India and accession to Pakistan, asking all Hindus to pack up and leave. Another local...

"India is an insecure state," a former police officer-turned-chief information commissioner (CIC) said. "We have many enemies and cannot show everything." I was used to the classic but misleading national security argument and so countered instantly, "Precisely because we have enemies, we must...