India wants tighter US IPR Regime (May 4, 2006)
Citing numerous instances of US companies trying to patent and monopolize traditional knowledge, India asked the US to tighten its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime and institute better verification and compliance norms.< More>

India’s Moon Mission on Track (May 4, 2006)
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced that India’s moon mission Chandrayaan-1 scheduled for launch in 2007-2008 is on track with increased interest from foreign space organizations to participate.< More>

Army Worried about Siachen Demilitarization (May 3, 2006)
With India and Pakistan almost on the verge of agreement to demilitarize the 75 km Siachen glacier, the Army has asked for clear delineation of the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) using satellite photos that would enable “iron clad” guarantees.<More>  

US Bans LeT Fronts as LeT Kills Hindus (May 2, 2006)
On the 3rd anniversary of invasion and occupation of Iraq from the al Qaeda over the weekend, Ayman al-Zawahiri accused the US of giving a “strong impetus to the Indian nuclear programme, while doling out orders to Pakistan.”<More>

Naxals Execute 13 Villagers (May 2, 2006)
Naxal terrorists killed 13 of the 52 villagers they abducted in a gruesome fashion for opposing their ideology and daring to speak against their methods and means.<More>

Farewell to Mig-25 (May 2, 2006)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) bid an emotional farewell to the enigmatic Mig-25 strategic reconnaissance plane capable of flying 30 kilometers near the stratosphere at mach 3 speeds and takes centimeter resolution photographs.<More>

ISRO to Carry Experimental Satellites Free  (April 28, 2006)
In a very positive move, the Indian Space & Research Organization (ISRO) has invited proposals from Universities and students to create miniature, non-commercial, experimental, and scientific satellites that can be carried free.<More>

Eastern Naval Command Assuming Prominence(27/04/2006)
In line with the Indian Maritime Doctrine released last year, the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) based in Visakhapatanam has assumed great significance to protect the 2,600-kilometer coastline and 200,000 square kilometer exclusive economic zone.<More>

Russia to Strengthen C. Asia Presence (April 27, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin along with Kyrgyzstan President Kurmambek Bakiyev announced that Russia will increase its Air Force base force levels at Kant by 2.5 times in response to expansion of American base in Manas International Airport.<More>

Denel Paid Middlemen (April 26, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said that it has determined that South African Anti-Material Rifle vendor Denel paid a 12.75% commission to a Varas Associates for procurement of contracts.< More>

LTTE Strikes after Ban Call (April 26, 2006)
A day after the Sri Lanka called on the international community to ban the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), it deployed a suicide bomber to assassinate a senior decorated military commander seen as a hawk wanting stricter action against LTTE.<More>

Nuclear & Bio-Warfare Suits (April 25, 2006)
The Indian Army has started create a large number of nuclear and biological warfare command centers to direct battle operations in a modern hostile environments in addition to mass manufacturing of nuclear radiation resistant suits for these forces.<More>

US & UK Play Mock Iran Invasion (April 18, 2006)
Despite repeated denials by UK, the US and UK are said to have participated in a paper-based mock invasion of a fictitious country that resembled the Iranian coastline and the intended enemy resembling Iranian positions and targets.< More>

Naxals Assume Kashmiri Tactics (April 17, 2006)
In typical Kashmiri terrorist style operation, Naxalites dressed in police uniform arrived in a bus at a refugee camp in Chhattisgarh and opened fire indiscriminately with their AK-47s killing several officers and looting weapons and ammunition from the facility.<More> 

Sukhoi to Carry BrahMos (April 17, 2006)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) said that it is finalizing a design with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and BrahMos Aerospace Limited to fit the supersonic BrahMos to the Sukhoi strike aircraft.<More>

Army Says J&K situation is better (April 13, 2006)
The Indian Army has said that there is a “marked improvement” and “discernable drop” in the infiltration levels leading it to believe that this has “led to the development of an opportunity to move decisively towards resolution of the conflict in the State.” <More>

3 PHC workers for every 10,000 (April 12, 2006)
A recent World Wealth Organization (WHO) study revealed that India had only 3 Primary Health Care (PHC) workers for every 10,000 of its population, which also predicted a worldwide shortage of 4.3 million workers.<More>

Dawood part of al Qaeda Says Interpol (April 12, 2006)
Interpol issued a new “red corner” notice declaring Dawood Ibrahim, prime accused in the 1994 Mumbai blasts as part of the global al Qaeda organization and listed two addresses in Karachi as his residences.<More>

India Refuses to Define “Credible Minimum Deterrence” (April 11, 2006)
India refused to accede to visiting US Undersecretary of State Richard Boucher’s request to define “credible minimum deterrence” and repeated in essence what his boss said during the Congressional briefings that it is self-explanatory and is relative.<More>

Salem Assassin Escapes (April 10, 2006)
Seriously jeopardizing the case against Portugal extradited gangster Abu Salem, the co-prime accused assassin charged with the murder of Ajit Dewani escaped under mysterious circumstances when he was in control of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) police.<More>

Naxals Blast Track & Station (April 10, 2006)
Responding to recent arrests of senior leaders of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) blasted railway tracks, kidnapped railway employees, destroyed electricity feeder lines, and railway station, near Gaya .<More>  

UP Polices Arrests Varanasi Terrorists (April 07, 2006)
The Uttar Pradesh Police claimed to have arrested 6 terrorists responsible for the bomb explosions last month in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi and said that they had plans to blow up the two Hanuman temples in the city on Ramanavami.<More>

CBI Arrests Navy War Room Leak Suspects (April 07, 2006)
After more than month of receiving a report from the Defense Ministry, the Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested 5 people including 3 former naval personnel and 1 kin of Navy Chief. The CBI raised 17 places simultaneously across the country to arrest the accused.<More>

ITBP Protects BRO in Afghanistan (April 06, 2006)
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will provide the Army’s Border Roads Organization (BRO) security from Taliban and al Qaeda while they construct the crucial road linking Zalranj to Delaram to link Iran with Afghanistan.<More>

AP Messes up Naxal Fight  (April 03, 2006)
Even as 5 Maoist terrorists, including 3 women, were killed by the Andhra Pradesh (AP) police, there is increased concern that the AP Government and the Federal Home Ministry are not taking the fight seriously.<More>

Indo-French Naval Exercise   (April 03, 2006)
Seventh in a series of joint exercises, Indian and French navies are fielding an awesome array of naval weaponry to achieve better compatibility, improve communication, and testing dissimilar equipment. <More>

Iran Tests 2 Advanced Missiles  (April 03, 2006)
After the United Nations Security Council announced that Iran has 30 days to stop nuclear enrichment, it announced tests of 2 advanced missiles and promised to make any thought of air raids or military attacks that much harder.<More>

Police Registers Success against Terrorism (April 01, 2006)
Police in different parts of the country reported successes in trapping terrorists from different religions and different groups. <More>

ISI Targeting anti-Mush Jihadis (April 01, 2006)
There is increased speculation based on several recent attacks on Jihadi leaders that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is targeting individuals who oppose Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. <More>

Coalition Force Inflicts Damage on Taliban (March 31, 2006)
A strong Taliban force attacked a coalition base in Halmand province of Afghanistan shortly after midnight using mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, and small arms. <More> 

Did Salem name Bollywood Actors? (March 30, 2006)
Unnamed sources present at the laboratory tests performed on Portugal-extradited gangster Abu Salem said that the names or issues relating to Bollywood actors did not even feature in their questioning.<More>

Pinaka Successful, Mig-29K next year (March 30, 2006)
The indigenously designed and built multi-barrel rocket launcher code named Pinaka was successfully test fired twice from India's integrated test range at Chandipur. <More>

New Taliban Threatens to Consume Pak (March 29, 2006)
The Pakistani establishment is increasingly nervous about the rise of a group calling itself the "Pakistani Taliban" and reports say that they rule large swathes of tribal land in Waziristan.<More>

Nepal Maoists kidnap Trekkers (March 28, 2006)
Maoist terrorists in Nepal kidnapped 4 Polish trekkers even as news of two more European trekkers was reported missing.<More>

Surprise! Govt has a Naxal policy (March 27, 2006)
Responding to a question in the Parliament, Home Minister Shivraj Patil shocked everyone by tabling a policy, which he says has been in existence for a while.<More> 

Indo-French Defense Exercise (March 27, 2006)
India and France will kick off their eighth round of Varuna joint exercises off Goa with India fielding a contingent of Jaguars strike aircraft and Canberra surveillance jets against French Atlantique II.<More> 

Defense Minister Defends Scorpene Deal (March 22, 2006 )
Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee issued a statement in the Parliament defending the Scorpene deal.<More>

Reusable Launch Vehicle being developed by ISRO (March 20, 2006 )
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is designing a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) to place satellites in orbit, reenter earth’s atmosphere, and use parachutes to land as an airplane.<More>

US Pre-emptive Military Strategy to Continue (March 17, 2006)
The United States has released a National Security Strategy that advocated preemptive strikes on so-called rogue nations if diplomacy should fail to check the spread of nuclear weapons and terrorism.<More>

Saleem Names Bollywood Star (March 13, 2006)
A major terror incident was averted in Mumbai when police reacted swiftly to a tip-off that a bomb was placed inside the Jeevdani temple.<More>