'The procurement cycle still consumes too much time; little has changed.'
The Light Combat Helicopter is heavily armoured to protect its two pilots from enemy fire, and has a 'stealthy' fuselage that is hard to detect with radar. Ajai Shukla reports
Seen as a major initiative, the 'strategic partnership model' aims to create a vibrant defence manufacturing ecosystem in the country through involvement of both the major Indian corporates as well as the MSME sector.
'Teaching lessons is the objective behind every school.' 'For the moment, a state seems intent to teach a lesson -- that students of Classes 4, 5 and 6 can wage war against the mighty Indian nation,' says Krishna Prasad.
In many ways, the 68th Republic Day parade was unique.
Bairavaa is designed to cater to Vijay's fans and his political aspirations and the actor uses every opportunity to dole out strong social messages, feels S Saraswathi.
The state-of-the-art advanced missile, a product of joint venture between India and Israel.
The assassination bids on Musharraf were nothing but manifestation of that country's terrorism promotion activity, he said.\n\n
The army on Sunday ordered a Court of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on 16 Cavalry camp in Samba on September 26 in which its four personnel, including a Lt Col, were killed and two others, one of them a Colonel, injured.
'It is ironic that General Rawat, an infantry officer who the government chose because of his expertise in counter-insurgency, has made his first bold statement in the realm of warfighting and mechanised operations,' points out Colonel Ajai Shukla (retd).
5,000 officers will be deployed to prevent any trouble weekend's highly charged Euro 2004 qualifier between Turkey and England.\n\n
The world number one golfer finished on 12-under 201 to lead Tommy Armour III by one stroke at the Chrysler Championship after three rounds.
At the height of Operation Parakram, Col Malhotra and Capt Sanjeev Kumar had sent the computer having battle plans of an armoured regiment to a local dealer for upgradation.
'Eeit ka jawab patthar se denge.' 'We will do whatever it takes to ensure that such a loss does not happen again.'
Police identified the suicide bomber as Adil Ahmed, who officials said joined the Jaish in 2018.
Nicholas Young, 36, facing a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, was employed as an officer as Metro Transit Police Department since 2003.
General Bajwa gets inputs from his senior officers, but he has the final word, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
Defence minister claims MoD 'alive and kicking' after 'getting the weeds out'.
Fiji's Vijay Singh became the first player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $10 million in a single season by winning the Chrysler Championship on Sunday.
The defence ministry has lost sight of what it intended to achieve -- which was to nurture private defence firms that would compete on equal terms with the 9 defence PSUs and the 41 Ordnance Factory Board factories.
He will travel the 8km stretch from Katra to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on February 7 to dedicate to the nation a bridge on Saryu River.
Some people recruited in Kerala for security related work were offered unusually high salaries.
The Indian off-spinner says he'll have five fielders on the on-side for the Sri Lanka batsman in Sunday's final.
After a month-long buildup, the last urban stronghold of Islamic State in Iraq has for several days been almost completely surrounded by a 30,000-strong force.
India, Australia, England and New Zealand have ridden the wave and reached the final four on the strength of clear plans and outstanding individuals.
Free from the Islamic State, Syria's Kobani now lies in ruins.
'We should not forget the sacrifice these men made.'
A proposal to recommend the former external affairs minister's name for a medal for his handling of the Kargil crisis is pending with the Army Headquarters.
Fragmented polity will make it impossible for India to realise its will because weak governments are unable to take hard decisions, the NSA said.
Does the Galaxy M20 have the features and performance needed to take its competitors?
With ambitious generals knowing that political patronage might be rewarded, a worrying era of politicisation of the military looms ahead, observes retired Colonel Ajai Shukla who has known Generals Rawat, Bakshi and Hariz for a long time.
The coordinated assaults in the morning set off fierce fighting between the army and the militants that is currently ongoing, with soldiers and police chasing the attackers using ground and air force, security sources said.
Sreehari Nair reviews Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
Chennai Super Kings would look to plug the bowling loopholes when they take on a struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore
Britain's Andy Murray, bristling with confidence after ending a three-year wait for another Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, will seek to make history in Brazil by becoming the first man to win successive Olympic gold medals in men's singles tennis.
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