2012 was an unprecedented year for the Defence Ministry as it had a prolonged stand-off with former Army Chief Gen VK Singh over his age issue and a truck-deal case and was dragged to the Supreme Court. The selection of France's Dassault Rafale for the 126 combat aircraft deal, India's entry into the elite club of nations with intercontinental ballistic missiles with the launch of Agni V, induction of nuclear...
03:03 PM, Dec 30, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-VII cruise missile with a range of 700 km, the latest in a series of tests of missiles that can hit targets deep within India. The military said the test, conducted at an undisclosed location, was successful. This was the fifth missile test by Pakistan since late April. "The test will consolidate Pakistan's strategic deterrence capability and further strengthen national security," the...
11:33 AM, Jun 05, 2012
Islamabad: In an apparent reply to the test firing of Inter Continental Ballistic Missile Agni-V by India, Pakistan on Wednesday test fired a nuclear capable ballistic missile, Shaheen-1A. Shaheen-1A, an upgraded intermediate-range ballistic missile, can target all the major cities of North and West India. According to the Pakistani military the missile is an improved version of the Shaheen 1 with a longer range. Shaheen 1 has a range of...
11:13 AM, Apr 25, 2012
Washington: The lack of US condemnation of India's latest missile test demonstrates that the Washington appreciates India's need to meet the emerging strategic challenge posed by rising China, according to two US scholars. It also shows "US is comfortable with Indian progress in the nuclear and missile fields", Lisa Curtis, senior research fellow for South Asia, and Baker Spring, research fellow in National Security Policy, at The Heritage Foundation, a...
12:39 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: Just days after India successfully test fired its first Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), Agni-V, Pakistan has said that it plans to conduct a long-range missile test. The neighbour has informed India that it plans to conduct a long-range missile test in the Indian Ocean over the next five days. Islamabad has asked New Delhi to issue a notice to all commercial airlines to steer clear of the...
09:09 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Beijing: Continuing its tirade against the successful launch of Agni-V, Chinese state media accused India of buckling under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) pressure to cut down the missile's range from 9,000 kilometres to 5,000 kilometres. The state-run Global Times which derided the missile even before it was launched saying that Chinese nuclear power is "stronger and more reliable and India had no chance" to catch up, said on...
02:15 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: After the successful launch of Agni-V Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), India is all set to develop reusable rockets which will combine the technologies of both ballistic and cruise missiles. As part of plans to develop reusable ballistic missiles, Defence Research and Development Organisation will test indigenously developed scram jet engine next year, DRDO Chief VK Saraswat said in an interview to Doordarshan. "We have propulsion technology, we have...
05:47 PM, Apr 22, 2012
New Delhi: With Opposition alleging "policy paralysis" in the government after Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu's controversial remarks on economic reforms, the Congress on Saturday tried to stave off the attack by citing the successful launch of Agni-V. "The missile test clearly indicates that this is a government, which is not diffident about taking decisions. A government afflicted with policy paralysis will not go ahead and take significant geo strategic decisions,"...
08:41 PM, Apr 21, 2012
New Delhi: India's 'Agni Putri', Tessy Thomas, the woman behind the successful test firing of the country's first inter continental ballistic missile Agni-V, says she doesn't mind the nickname given to her, as far as it is with affection. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Thomas said that when she started her career as a scientist at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), she had only four female colleagues. She adds...
08:25 AM, Apr 21, 2012
Tessy Thomas leads a team of 400 scientists at the DRDO where she has been working for past 20 years. ...
10:27 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Beijing: Chinese experts feel that there is more to India's successful long-range nuclear-capable missile Agni-V than what New Delhi is saying. A Chinese researcher said the missile "actually has the potential to reach targets 8,000 kilometers away". Du Wenlong, a researcher at China's PLA Academy of Military Sciences, told the Global Times that the Agni-V "actually has the potential to reach targets 8,000 kilometers away". Du added that "the Indian...
01:03 PM, Apr 20, 2012
The declared range is political. The demonstrated capability is not. Agni V truly epitomises the maturing of India's missile prowess and is a harbinger of ...
12:32 PM, Apr 20, 2012
New York: China has called on the international community to work together in promoting international nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear disarmament and nuclear security. The statement came Thursday, a day when India successfully test-fired a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile. Li Baodong, the Chinese permanent representative to the UN, who took the floor at an open meeting of the UN Security Council on nuclear non-proliferation, said: "The international community needs to enhance its...
12:27 PM, Apr 20, 2012
The test of Agni-V not only demonstrates India's technological capability, but also the intent to deter real and potential adversaries. ...
01:19 AM, Apr 20, 2012
India on Thursday test fired its most powerful long-range missile Agni-V successfully giving India the much-needed muscle and a strong deterrence against China. ...
11:28 PM, Apr 19, 2012
India test fires its most powerful long-range missile Agni-V. Three dead as 18 people fall from Mumbai local due to overcrowding. ...
11:22 PM, Apr 19, 2012
India on Thursday test fired its first inter continental ballistic missile Agni-V. ...
11:18 PM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: Agni-V, India's newest strategic missile, on Thursday took its first successful flight and India joined a select club of nations with such technology. Agni-V's five thousand kilometer range puts all of Asia within reach plus much of the Indian Ocean, parts of Africa and Europe. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, "The successful launch of Agni-V missile is a tribute to the sophistication and the commitment to national causes...
07:19 PM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: Agni-V, the 5000-km range surface-to-surface Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads, has catapulted India into an extremely select club of countries possessing such a deadly weapons platform. Agni-V gives India the much-needed muscle and a strong deterrence against its nuclear-armed adversaries as the missile can not only target every city of China, but is also capable of reaching Australia, Eastern Europe, North Eastern and...
05:04 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Beijing/New Delhi: Reacting cautiously to India's test of Agni-V missile, China on Thursday said the two countries are not rivals and enjoy "sound" relations though the sources in the Chinese establishment feel that the launch can give rise to another round of arms race in the region. "China has taken note of reports on India's missile launch. The two countries have sound relationship. "During the (recently held) BRICS meeting (in...
03:03 PM, Apr 19, 2012
