India plans to make 3 new spy planes on Airbus-319 platform

In what would be a significant capability boost for defence forces, India is planning to develop three new spy planes that would be capable of keeping a close watch on enemy communications and......

What Deals Will Be Signed On Macron's Visit?

Officials hint the visit could finally see a formal defence industrial road map being adopted by both nations. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi meets French President Emmanuel Macron......

HAL, GE to co-produce fighter jet engines in India

In a significant boost to India's defence sector, the engines for the Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2 and the first two squadrons of the indigenous advanced medium combat aircraft will be domestically......

India, France to jointly develop jet, helicopter engines; to build submarines

India and France on Friday announced a raft of "ground-breaking" defence cooperation projects, including the joint development of jet and helicopter engines and the construction of three Scorpene......

'Cyber attacks meant to smear India's reputation'

'The hackers' objectives were centred around smearing India's reputation, causing productivity loss, creating operational damage and seeking financial gains.'Shivani Shinde and Dev Chatterjee......

Experts say economy to perform better than earlier projections

India's GDP estimates for 2020-21 show that the economy is expected to perform much better than earlier projections by different agencies, indicating a sustained V-shape post-lockdown recovery,......

COVID-hit economy to contract 7.7% in 2020-21

India's GDP is estimated to contract by a record 7.7 per cent during 2020-21 as the COVID-19 pandemic severely hit the key manufacturing and services segments, as per government projections......

India's electronics manufacturing dream

but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   'Apple planning to shift its iPhone manufacturing away from China to India', screamed......