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Will Canada & India announce a nuclear deal?

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with his Indian counterpart next week to help boost Indo-Canadian relations that have been “cool” for more than three decades. Relations between the two countries declined after India indirectly used Canadian nuclear technology for its first nuclear tests in 1974. Thereafter it has build six Pressurized Heavy Water […]

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Japan-India to increase cooperation in anti-piracy operations

The Defense Ministers of Japan and India met over the weekend to review defense relations between the two countries. In a joint press statement the two ministers agreed to increase cooperation in anti-piracy operations along the Coast of Somalia. They also “recognized their mutual interest in the safety of sea-lines of communications and welcomed recent […]

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Darshan: The Embrace (Crosspost)

Sean Patrick Murphy reviews ‘Darshan: The Embrace.’ Following is an  excerpt from his review. You can find the complete review at the Global Film Review blog. ” This movie is a snooze fest. Which is unfortunate because the subject, Amma, is fascinating. What director Jan Kounen appears to have tried is to provide a documentary […]

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Domestic companies may bid for large defense contracts

The Indian Ministry of Defense announced that domestic companies will now be allowed to bid for large defense contracts. So far domestic companies could supply only non-combative equipment to the Indian military. They can now bid for contracts for tanks, artillery and air-crafts. In July when the CAG’s report criticised defense procurement methods, this author […]

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Continue the good work in Afghanistan

Following on the heels of the Indo-US joint military exercise, Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony said that there is no possibility of Indian military involvement in Afghanistan. Though the joint military exercise was aimed at the study of counter-terrorism efforts and peace-keeping operations, the Indian Defense Minister categorically denied any intention of sending troops to […]

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News

US-India conduct two week joint military exercise. A sign of strengthening ties the joint exercise (YudhAbhyas) consisted of the Mechanised Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army and Second Squadron of 14th Cavalry Regiment of 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The two countries shared experiences in peace keeping operations and also humanitarian work during disaster relief […]

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ISI-Taliban collaboration against India?

It is no secret that India believes the Pakistani Intelligence Agency (ISI) sponsors terrorists against Jammu &Kashmir (J&K) in the long drawn border dispute between the two countries. But according to a media report the ISI is planning to use captured Taliban militants to infiltrate and fight the ‘jihad’ against India in J&K. “In a […]

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Commonwealth Games 2010: A golden opportunity

In exactly a year India will host one of the biggest international sports event in its history. The 19th Commonwealth Games will be held in New Delhi from Oct 3-14, 2010. A total of 71 countries are expected to participate in 17 different events. Not only are the Games a matter of pride for India, […]

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Conference on peaceful uses of nuclear energy begins in New Delhi.

A three day ‘International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy‘ began in New Delhi today. Addressing the conference IAEA Chief, Mohamed ElBaradei called upon the global community to hear India’s voice on nuclear disarmament. He expressed optimism about achieving complete nuclear disarmament and said that “we have to start laying the groundwork for a […]

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A Glorious day for India's space program

The Indian space program has more reason to rejoice with the Chandrayaan-1 Lunar mission discovering water on the moon’s surface. The maiden lunar mission launched in October 2008 carried 11 payloads, one of which was NASA’s moon mineralogy mapper (M3). “The evidence of water molecules on the surface of the moon was found by the […]

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News

The Hindu reports that Russia has offered to help India build an advanced radar. “As the race to secure the Indian Air Force’s $10-billion tender for 126 combat jets reached the crucial stage of flight trials, Russia, on top of a full technology transfer, is offering India help in building its own advanced radar. This […]

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Advantage China

A few months ago India seemed to have scored over China when it secured a $2.6 billion loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). China had aggressively objected to the loan because a significant part ($60 million) was allotted for watershed management projects in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, a “disputed territory” according to […]

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Increased military deployment on border with China

The Indian Military has increased its presence along the Line of Actual Control with China. According to media reports 50 percent of the troops along the border have been moved to forward posts as part of ‘Operation Alert.’ The Indian military has downplayed the deployment of troops and claims that it is part of an […]

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New AHWR-LEU by India to use thorium

India’s Atomic Energy Commission Chairman, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, announced during his speech at IAEA’s 53rd General Conference that India had designed an Advanced Heavy Water Reactor-Low Enriched Uranium (AHWR-LEU) that uses thorium along with low enriched uranium as fuel. He said that “the reactor has a significantly lower requirement of mined uranium per unit energy […]

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Mongolia signs civilian nuclear pact with India

India and Mongolia signed a civilian nuclear agreement on Monday during Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj’s four day visit to India. The memorandum of understanding between the two countries pertains to development in the field of “peaceful uses of radioactive minerals and nuclear energy” and would allow India to look for uranium in the central Asian […]

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