
New Delhi: In its race to join the club of international powers, India has reached another milestone - it's now the world's largest weapons importer. A Swedish think tank that monitors global arms sales has said that India's weapons imports had overtaken China's, as the South Asian nation pushes ahead with plans to modernise its military and gain international clout. "India has ambitions to become first a continental and (then)...

08:20 PM, Mar 13, 2011

New Delhi: India is in the process of signing defence deals worth nearly $42 billion, including a $10.4-billion deal for 126 multi-role combat aircraft, making it one of the most attractive markets for both global and domestic arms industry, an industry study has concluded. The joint study by industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and audit firm KPMG has also assessed that India has already signed defence deals worth...

09:25 AM, Feb 27, 2011

Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged India to "buy American" as it upgrades its defence capabilities as the United States has the finest military hardware in the world. That was the message she gave to Indian Defence Minister A K Antony during a 30-minute meeting Tuesday when they talked about regional issues such as Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to State Department spokesman Phillip J Crowley. "They agreed...

11:12 AM, Sep 29, 2010

It was meant for terrorist attacks ahead of R'day celebrations. ...

06:12 PM, Jan 24, 2010

The man was caught with a gun and ammunition at the Chennai airport. ...

06:58 PM, Jun 11, 2009