India is expected to convey its strong reservations over Pakistan’s attempts to influence the Taliban reintegration process when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday.
Year: 2011
Karmapa cash row: Enforcement Directorate scans records
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday reached Tibetan leader Karmapa Lama’s place of residence at the Gyuto Tantric University and Monastery near Dharamshala on Tuesday and scanned documents and questioned functionaries for more than four hours.
Rafael in Bangalore
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General Dynamics to exhibit airborne-compatible Bowman BMS
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General Dynamics UK will showcase its Bowman Battlefield Management System (BMS), configured for tactical communication between air and land domains, at Aero India 2011 in Bangalore next week. It will also demonstrate its solutions for airfield security and avionics systems for the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) and the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Northrop Grumman to show-off ISR systems
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Northrop Grumman Corporation plans to show-off its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems ‘including airborne early warning and control systems for maritime reconnaissance, fire control radars and unmanned aerial vehicles’, at Aero India 2011 in Bangalore, next week.
Myanmar president to be elected lawmaker
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Myanmar’s next president will be an elected member of parliament, ruling out the country’s current military supremo as a candidate, state media announced on Monday.
UK navy chief concerned about Egypt’s Suez Canal
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“It (Suez Canal) is a really significant issue. We as military men and anybody worth their salt should be talking about it. It is a serious issue. I can see doomsday scenarios,” Admiral Stanhope, who is on a five-day visit to India, told a group of Indian journalists here.
French Army chief in India
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French Army chief General Elrick Irastorza Monday arrived here on a two-day visit, seeking to ramp up defense cooperation and relations between India and France and initiate joint training programs.
Somali pirates kill two Sri Lankan fishermen
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Two Sri Lankan fishermen were killed and three taken hostage by Somali pirates after their vessel went adrift, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Fisheries said Monday.
Indian Coast Guard to triple by 2020
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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) will triple its fleet size from the existing 100 vessels to 300 ships by 2020, ICG Director General Vice Admiral Anil Chopra said on Monday.
Captured pirates to be tried under Indian laws
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For the first time, an Ethiopian and 14 Somalian pirates will face charges under Indian law for attempting to hijack a foreign ship and attacking an Indian naval warship near the Minicoy Isles, off the south-west coast of the country, a police official said Monday.
Never mind compromised MMRCA offset file: Antony
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Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony said on Monday that the $10-billion tender process for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) remains unhindered as no secret relating to the deal was compromised due to a file, which went missing recently.
No BlackBerries for envoys in Pak
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Pakistan has banned BlackBerry services for all foreign diplomats working in the country with immediate effect, a media report said Monday.
Suspected Chinese spies being probed: Antony
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Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony said on Monday that the government has taken serious note of clandestine activities of Chinese nationals in India and that the investigating agencies were conducting inquiries in the matter.
IAF pilots to receive gallantry awards
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Three Indian Air Force pilots will be awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry while one will be conferred the Shaurya Chakra on the occasion of Republic Day on Wednesday.
