'Despite frequent high-level interactions there has been little traction on substantive issues between India and France,' says Mohan Guruswamy.
For the first time, the US Navy will include long-range maritime and submarine hunter aircraft P3C Orions in the exercises.
India's only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which had started showing activity in the year 1991 after being dormant for over 150 years has once again started spewing ash, researchers at Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography said on Friday.
Rahul Bedi explains how 'miscellaneous' factors have posed a major hurdle in negotiating the Rafale deal.
Moving towards completing its nuclear triad, India will activate the atomic reactor on-board the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant in the "next two to three weeks" paving way for its operational deployment by the Navy soon.
Rediff.com present a comprehensive listing of the nuclear nations and their collective and active stockpile.
Parrikar also released the revised strategic guidance document in view of the prevalent geo-economic and geo-strategic scenarios.
The unit of Reliance Communications may raise debt, equity
The 11-foot mini-sub disappeared April 29 during tests off the port of Kristiansand, southern Norway.
As a percentage of the military budget, the navy's share has fallen from 19 per cent in 2010-2011 to just 15.5 per cent this year. With the Indian Navy's annual budget declining steadily, security planners are reluctant to green light crucial projects, discovers Ajai Shukla.
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