India and Israel: Move closer with defense ties

Indian Army Chief, General Deepak Kapoor arrived in Israel on Saturday (November 7) on a three day working visit where he is scheduled to hold talks with Defense Minister Ehud Barak and top military...

India gets "Futuristic" Hawkeye E-2D aircraft from U.S.

After Indian Navy rejected the offer of Hawkeye 2C , the US defence industry is offering  their advanced air surveillance aircraft Hawkeye E-2D to India. "The US government cleared yet another high...

Aafias defence lawyers plan fact-finding visits to Pakistan, Afgh

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Lawyers retained by the Pakistan government to defend Aafia Siddiqui, who faces trial for allegedly shooting at U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan, Friday discussed their plan of action with the top Pakistani diplomat, according to official sources. The...

Iran 'minister' on Interpol list

" Iran's defence minister-designate is on an Interpol "wanted" list over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina, the agency has confirmed. It says it has had a "red notice" for Ahmad Vahidi since 2007...

I'm not particularly bright

" The Defence Secretary has admitted he is not particularly intelligent and claimed he is discriminated against because of his accent and moustache. Bob Ainsworth said he had intellectual 'weaknesses' as he...

Scallop boat capsized by Submarine?

UK Scallop fishermen and their families are today in mourning after the scallop dredger Aquila mysteriously capsized in fairly heavy seas yesterday killing three fishermen. The area off the west coast of Scotland is...

Ministry defame lawyers defending a defamation case

On July 10th, the Ministry of Defence website posted an article defaming lawyers defending Leader Publication (Pvt.) Ltd, the publisher of The Sunday Leader newspaper.The Ministry of Defence website branded the...

Sri Lanka: Tamil refugees may end up in permanent camps.

" Tamil refugees may end up in permanent camps, say aid workers The Government originally proposed holding the Tamil refugees for up to three years to check they were not Tigers Sri Lankan authorities appear to...

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers 'defeated'

The only question now is, will LTTE leaders flee overseas, fight to the end, commit suicide, or surrender." Mahinda Rajapakse said he would return home as "a leader of a nation that crushed terrorism". ...

India launches Military, Education satellites successfully

Indian launched one military surveillance satellite made by Israel that, that has Radar Imaging capability, along with an education satellite. The Radar Imaging Satellite - 2 is the first of its kind in India....

Pakistan to increase defence budget for 2009-10

Pakistan's defence budget, which has been on the decline for the last five years, is going to be increased in the next national budget for 2009-10, a senior official has said."ISLAMABAD: Pakistan defence budget expenditures during the last five years is seen on the decline....

SECURITY ABOVE ALL ELSE

Security is the most vital of all interests. Most other earthly benefits can, if necessary, be cheerfully foregone or replaced by something else; but security no human being can possibly do without; on it we depend for all our immunity from evil and for the whole value of...

The Missile Crisis of the Japanese Sea is escalating further.

By, Uwe Paschen. The Missile escalation of the Japanese Sea.  Japan is to deploy the first ship-based long-range missile defence system, said Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada in Tokyo Yesterday. The...

Sri Lanka rejects UK's new envoy

In  a big blow to British government , Sri Lanka has angrily rejected Britain's appointment of Des Browne, the former Defence Minister, as a special envoy to focus on the humanitarian situation in the war-torn Indian Ocean Island. Rohitha Bogollagama, the Foreign...

Thousands of refugees flee Wanni region in Sri Lanka: UN

Around 24,000 refugees have fled Sri Lanka's Wanni region so far this year, as clashes continue in the north of the island nation, where some 250,000 civilians are trapped by fighting between Government forces and the LTTE, United Nations said. " Hundreds more Tamil...

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