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From my recent trip to Kabul: a photograph of my wife and I at Babur's renovated mausoleum. In the photo below, you can see the grave in...
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Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Digging tubewells in an earthquake
During my recent visit to Kabul, it was clear that Hamid Karzai has chosen between Islamabad and Delhi. For an isolated and apprehensive Kar...
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December 28, 2010
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Friday, 24 December 2010
Coastal surveillance network extended to Minicoy Island in Lakshadweep
A view of the lagoon at Minicoy Island in the union territory of Lakshadweep, where a new coast guard station was established today. The lig...
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December 24, 2010
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Wednesday, 22 December 2010
A two-missile Prithvi salvo successfully test-fired by the Indian Army
The first of today's two Prithvi launches, which were carried out by the army as a tactical exercise in an operational setting. The DRDO...
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December 22, 2010
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
For the F-35 sceptics: Joint Strike Fighter program reaches 2010 goal of 394 test flights
The F-35C prototype (carrier version) shown here being drop tested. Meanwhile, the US Marine Corps is adamant on seeing the F-35B programme ...
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December 21, 2010
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India-Russia sign Preliminary Design Contract to co-develop 5th generation fighter. It's official name: Perspective Multi-Role Fighter (PMF)
A Isaykin (Rosoboronexport chief) and M Pogosyan (boss of RAC MiG and Sukhoi) exchange contracts with HAL chief, Ashok Nayak, and NC Agarwal...
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December 21, 2010
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Saturday, 18 December 2010
Afghan president seems to favour Pakistan over India
By Ajai Shukla Kabul, Afghanistan [Business Standard, 18th Dec 10, carried a slightly shorter version of this article] In what will come as ...
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December 18, 2010
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Monday, 13 December 2010
Moment of truth for defence offsets
By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 14th Dec 10 Tomorrow the MoD’s apex procurement body, the Defence Acquisition Council, will consider and p...
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December 13, 2010
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Friday, 10 December 2010
Out of line: an army under fire
Despite troubling questions about the internal health of India's best-respected organisation, nobody from within the army is speaking ou...
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December 10, 2010
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Offset debate within MoD
The first of the IAF's six C-130J Super Hercules will soon be delivered by Lockheed Martin. The offsets around this and other deals have...
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December 10, 2010
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Thursday, 9 December 2010
Lockheed offsets mock MoD norms
The IAF's first C-130J Super Hercules at a photo-op after making its first flight. This aircraft is slated to be delivered within the mo...
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December 09, 2010
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Sunday, 5 December 2010
Book review: Arming without Aiming
ARMING WITHOUT AIMING India’s military modernisation Stephen P Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta India: Viking/Penguin, 2010 223 pages; Rs 499 The ti...
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December 05, 2010
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Thursday, 2 December 2010
Mountain version of Brahmos tested
A press release, issued by the DRDO today, is reproduced below, along with the video footage released by the DRDO of today's test. DRDO:...
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December 02, 2010
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Tuesday, 30 November 2010
DRDO reverse-engineers process to manufacture world's most powerful explosive
A press release from the DRDO, issued today, is attached below: PUNE BASED DRDO LAB MAKES MOST POWERFUL CONVENTIONAL EXPLOSIVE New Delhi: Ag...
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November 30, 2010
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Monday, 29 November 2010
The military, the media and the MoD
A veneer of civility: the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister with the three service chiefs at the combined commanders' conference e...
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November 29, 2010
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