Private sector joins forces in crucial army mobile network
By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 1st Apr 12 The contest to build the army’s Tactical Communications System (TCS) is witnessing a determined...
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March 31, 2012
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Friday 30 March 2012
Menchuka: visit to Shangri-La
A view of the Menchuka valley, with the Yar Gyap Chu river dividing mid-stream into what looks very much like a map of India... of course, w...
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March 30, 2012
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Thursday 29 March 2012
Defence Min signals growing acceptance of private sector
The defence minister, AK Antony, talks to crewmen from 75 Armoured Regiment atop an Arjun tank at the Defexpo India 2012 By Ajai Shukla Busi...
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March 29, 2012
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Wednesday 28 March 2012
Defexpo 2012: Kalyani Group artillery to be featured
The Austrian Maschinenfabrik Liezen (MFL) 155 mm, 45-calibre gun that the Kalyani Group has imported, along with an entire gun-making factor...
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March 28, 2012
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Defexpo India 2012 kicks off today
Most of the 230-odd foreign companies that will display their wares at Defexpo India 2012 in New Delhi from 29th Mar to 1st April will be pr...
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March 28, 2012
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Tuesday 27 March 2012
Bribe row puts spotlight on BEML's Tatra
Why has the army bought 7000 of these vehicles from BEML, over a quarter of a century, without insisting on full customisation and indigenis...
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March 27, 2012
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Sunday 25 March 2012
Foreign arms vendors contest MoD’s unexplained blacklists
Sudipta Ghosh, whose arrest by the CBI soon after he retired as the Ordnance Factory Board chief, led to the unexplained blacklisting of mul...
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March 25, 2012
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Wednesday 21 March 2012
DRDO wants say in procurements: Says indigenous weapon programmes should not be scuttled by substandard production
The Akash production line at Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bangalore. The DRDO wants to choose the production agency for the weapons platforms tha...
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March 21, 2012
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Monday 19 March 2012
DRDO requests for more funds
The Prahaar short range surface-to-surface missile, pictured here during its first test last year. The DRDO chief mentioned this missile yes...
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March 19, 2012
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Get real with China on Tibet
A cellphone video grab of a self-immolation in Tibet, believed to be the sacrifice of Palden Choetso, a nun in China's Sichuan province ...
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March 19, 2012
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Saturday 17 March 2012
Army modernisation slow, navy & air force push ahead
IAF AN-32 transport aircraft supplying a forward location at India's Himalayan border. by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 18th Mar 12 The...
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March 17, 2012
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Tuesday 6 March 2012
Travelling to Arunachal Pradesh... book research!
Leaving in a few moments for Arunachal, to one of the most beautiful spots on earth: Mechuka. This is a strategically important valley on th...
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March 06, 2012
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Monday 5 March 2012
Dragon soup for the Indian soul
(Photo: courtesy Ajai Shukla) A view of the McMahon Line from Bomdi La by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 6th Mar 12 On Sunday Beijing announ...
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March 05, 2012
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Sunday 4 March 2012
Saturday 3 March 2012
MoD announces the next Indian Army chief: Lieutenant General Bikram Singh
The MoD's press release, issued at 6 p.m. on Saturday, is pasted below Lt Gen Bikram Singh will be the next Chief of Army Staff New Del...
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March 03, 2012
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