India's historical focus on its continental borders has overshadowed its maritime ambitions, but that is changing quickly, notes Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: The Indian Navy carries out the TROPEX exercise......
The high-voltage Malabar exercise featuring the navies of all four Quad countries -- India, the US, Australia and Japan -- began on Thursday off the coast of Guam against the backdrop of a resolve......
The Quad countries -- India, the US, Australia and Japan -- will carry out the next edition of the high-voltage Malabar naval exercise from August 26 to 29 off the coast of Guam amid mounting......
'An ASW corvette without towed array sonar and an ASW helicopter is nothing more than a feeble joke,' says a retired navy commodore.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE:The INS Kiltan, which Defence......
IMAGE: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba during the commissioning ceremony of INS Kiltan in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Photographs: Kind courtesy......
The INS Shivalik, now completing sea trials, is a world-class frigate built at Indian prices, writes Ajai Shukla. Strategic circles are abuzz with rumours that the United Kingdom will soon offer......
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 83 points at 17,610. After initial nervousness, the index rallied to a high of 17,689 in early deals.Considerable weakness in financial heavyweights like......
Pints of Budweiser beer find their way to tables in a Mumbai restaurant that's not necessarily upscale. The recently introduced international brand is priced at a premium to other local offerings.......
Vijay Mallya's United Breweries has held a vice-like grip over the Indian beer market with the Kingfisher, Kalyani and Sandpiper brands. With 137 million cases (12 bottles each), it has a 45 per......
The market has remained in a negative state of mind, has come off its intra-day high and has finally ended the day in negative territory. Banks, FMCG, PSU, Capital Goods, Consumer Durables, Metal,......
IMAGE: The victorious Punjab team celebrates with the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy after beating Baroda in the final, in Mohali, on Monday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Ton-up Anmolpreet Singh dished......