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Can there be a genesis of a ‘Modi doctrine’?
20 Aug 2015 3:44 AM ISTWhen India’s prime minister was seen telling his <g data-gr-id="53">mann</g> ki <g data-gr-id="54">baat</g> to US President...
DPP 2015 all set to be made public by mid October
16 Aug 2015 5:12 AM ISTThe much awaited Defence Procurement Procedure 2015 (DPP ’15) is expected to be made public by mid-October. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had told...
‘Staff shortage key cause of fratricides’
12 Aug 2015 5:45 AM ISTThe minister ascribes these incidents to rather conventional reasons that the army routinely trots out: stress, family problems and financial...
Cyber Incidents Response Team to bolster Navy now
8 Aug 2015 4:34 AM ISTIndian Navy has followed the Army in creating Cyber Incidents Response Team (CIRT) under a rear admiral to keep in check malicious attacks of the kind...
Renewable energy for a better future
5 Aug 2015 4:23 AM ISTSince the Fukushima nuclear reactor core meltdown four years ago, Japan did not produce a single watt of nuclear power for a full calendar year in...
‘Nuke power generation on decline’
29 July 2015 5:31 AM ISTEven if Iran fought till the end for its sovereign right to generate nuclear power, an annual report by a reputed nuclear corporate <g...
Pricey deal: Cost of single Rafale aircraft pegged between Rs 722-900 cr
24 July 2015 6:47 AM ISTEach aircraft will thus cost between Rs 722 crore and Rs 900-plus crore, sans the weapons suit.The two crucial points of the long-term maintenance...
Europe’s moment of truth
20 July 2015 5:09 AM ISTLast fortnight, this column had ended on a note that talked of the result of Greek referendum as a vindication of all those who challenged the...
Iran sanctions to go as it gives up N-programme
16 July 2015 4:58 AM ISTDespite the frontloading of Iranian nuclear concessions in the P5+1 nuclear agreement, titled the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),...
Downlisting of Rafale, Eurofighter tough task
14 July 2015 6:12 AM ISTThe downlisting of Rafale and Eurofighter from amongst a selection of five of the six medium, multirole combat aircrafts (MMRCA) that matched the...
The continuing Greek debacle
7 July 2015 5:33 AM ISTSuddenly, the ‘Mother of Europe’ seems like Lady Macbeth. German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for whom the maternal sobriquet was coined, is appearing...
Amnesty’s AFSPA rhetoric conveniently ignores US’s BSA for Afghanistan
4 July 2015 5:42 AM ISTHowever, Amnesty International (AI), which is headquartered in London, has Wednesday published a report titled “Denied - Failures in accountability...