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India’s World-Beating Akash And Very Short-Range Air Defense Missiles Are Owner’s Pride, Other’s Envy

India's Ministry of Defense on March 30 signed a contract worth INR8,160 crore (US$1 billion) with state-run missile maker Bharat Dynamics Limited for two...

China Shadow Hovers Over Bhutan As King Namgyel Leans Towards Largest Trading Partner India

Conjectures can provide pointers but never conclusions. However, these suppositions can reveal more than what it hides in bilateral ties. With Bhutan’s King Jigme...

China Says ‘Indian Ocean Is Not India’s Ocean’; Is It Time To ‘Heavily Militarize’ Andaman-Nicobar Islands & Thwart PLA’s Evil Design?

A look at the globe or the World map shows the Indian subcontinent as a small entity embedded by colossal water bodies in the...

Indian Airlines Hijacking: US Rescue Missions Indicate Air Power Holds The Key; Can India Undertake Such Ops?

Two of the most daring rescue operations in recent times -- one a success, the other a failure -- are the finest examples of...

Singapore Polls Show India’s Growing Influence In ASEAN As More Nations Put Trust In Delhi Over Beijing

OPED By Satoru Nagao A recent survey by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute of Singapore shows that India's status among ASEAN nations is rising. The respondents...