India Intelligence Report
 

   News Analysis - April 17, 2006

 
  • ONGC Reveals Major Expansion Plans 
    The State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) announced plans to create a mammoth 45.5 million tons (mt) refining capacity at a cost of USD 12.5 billion that will spur it closer to its vision of being a global player by 2009-10.<More>

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  • SC Says Narmada Work to Continue  
    The Supreme Court (SC) ordered that the Narmada Dam project to continue as planned but asked the federal Government to institute mechanisms in parallel that will manage proper rehabilitation of affected people.<More>

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  • Naxals Assume Kashmiri Tactics 
    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>
     

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  • Sukhoi to Carry BrahMos
    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>

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  • LTTE Withdraws from Geneva Talks
    Accusing the Sri Lankan Government (SLG) of creating many “hurdles” and a lack of “conducive environment,” the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has withdrawn from the ongoing Geneva talks scheduled to restart April 19.<More>

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  • Iran Expands Nuclear Facilities
    A US think tank said that new satellite images show that Iran has expanded its facilities at Isfahan and reinforced its Natanz underground facility in preparation for a possible US-led air raid.
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