An Eye in the Sky: the DRDO’s plan for a MALE UAV
(Part III of a series on the DRDO and technology) (Photo: a USAF Global Hawk UAV, back in the US after a tenure of deployment in Iraq) by Aj...
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May 30, 2008
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Thursday, 29 May 2008
The DRDO revolution: Technology first, weapons later
(Part II of a series on the DRDO's new approach to t echnology) (Photos: The Akash launcher, at Defexpo 2008, with the DRDO's Chief ...
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May 29, 2008
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008
The DRDO revolution: A new engagement with the military
(Part 1 of a series on the DRDO's new approach to technology) by Ajai Shukla Business Standard: 29th May 08 The success, last December, ...
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May 28, 2008
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008
MoD embarrassment in Berlin: new offsets policy not ready
By Ajai Shukla Business Standard: 19th May 08 At 2 pm on 28th May, red-faced MoD officials in the Berlin Air Show could stumble yet again on...
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May 20, 2008
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Monday, 19 May 2008
Some killing questions about terrorism
by Ajai Shukla Business Standard: 20th May 08 The 1st of June 2006 seemed like an unusually good day for the police: three heavily armed Pak...
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May 19, 2008
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Thursday, 8 May 2008
DPP-2008: changes in offsets and FDI policy
(Part II of a two-part series on the new procurement policy) by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 9th April 08 By 15th May, the Ministry of Def...
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May 08, 2008
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DPP 2008: New rulebook for the billion dollar arms game
(Part 1 of a two-part series on India’s new defence procurement policy) by Ajai Shukla Business Standard: 8th May 08 The long wait for the g...
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May 08, 2008
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Monday, 5 May 2008
A CRPF manned by soldiers: should army soldiers be sidestepped to paramilitary forces after 7 years of soldiering?
(photo: CRPF troopers in Srinagar, J&K, after shooting an alleged militant. The towns and cities in J&K are now almost entirely held...
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May 05, 2008
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Thursday, 1 May 2008
BLOGGERS' VIEW: Should the navy equip EVERY officer with a B.Tech degree?
There have been interesting --- and passionately argued --- responses to my story, carried first in Business Standard and then on NDTV, abou...
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May 01, 2008
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Raising the Foreign Direct Investment cap to 49% in Indian private companies in defence
by Ajai Shukla Business Standard: 30th April 08 In 2001, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) opened the doors for the private sector in defence pr...
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April 30, 2008
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Navy brass throws joint training overboard
by Ajai Shukla Dateline: Pune Business Standard, 30th April 2008 The National Defence Academy (NDA) at Kadakwasla, near Pune, is internation...
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April 29, 2008
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Sunday, 27 April 2008
Challenge to 26% FDI cap in defence: Mahindra-BAE Systems apply to set up 51-49% Joint Venture
(Photo: A truck mounted 105 mm Indian Field Gun. The integration was done by the Tata Group, which hopes to foray into manufacturing artille...
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April 27, 2008
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Monday, 21 April 2008
Friendly fire damages the Arjun
(Photo: At the Combat Vehicles R&D Establishment, Avadi, with CVRDE Joint Director, Major General HM Singh, who has ably guided the Arju...
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April 21, 2008
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Sunday, 20 April 2008
Friday, 18 April 2008
Battle-lines drawn on the Arjun tank: Armed Forces prefer Russian armour
(Photographs: by Ajai Shukla: An Arjun MBT goes through its paces on the test track at the Central Vehicles Research and Development Establi...
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April 18, 2008
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Thursday, 17 April 2008
ONLY FOR HARDCORE TANK BUFFS: The Arjun controversy
This post is a prelude to an article that I'm writing on the recent controversy over the Army’s statement to Parliament’s Standing Commi...
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April 17, 2008
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Defence shipyards: designing for the world
(Photo: A Scorpene submarine being assembled at the East Yard in Mazagon Docks Ltd, Mumbai. DCNS, the French company that made the Scorpene,...
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April 15, 2008
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