Defence

Will India, China build on gains announced during Li Keqiang's visit?

India and China on Monday signed eight agreements during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India. Premier Li held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and issues along the Indo-China border were also discussed. ...

07:27 PM, May 20, 2013

Antony under scanner: Is personal honesty in politics enough to check corruption?

Defence Minister AK Antony claims government is not divided on the chopper deal issue, and rules out quitting over it. ...

11:46 PM, Feb 19, 2013

The Last Word: Will chopper deal lead to another setback for defence procurement programme?

The government is non-committal on axing the AgustaWestland deal. While External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said the showcause notice was just the first step, he indicated the government may not go all the way. ...

10:23 PM, Feb 18, 2013

AgustaWestland middleman Michel was involved in Mirage deal

CNN-IBN has accessed court judgement delivered by the commercial court of Paris, throwing more questions against Michel. ...

10:32 PM, Feb 15, 2013

President can only be questioned: Prashant Bhushan

Prashant Bhushan said that President Pranab Mukherjee and the governors accused in the AgustaWestland deal face immunity but can definitely be questioned by the CBI. ...

12:07 PM, Feb 15, 2013

Not involved in kickbacks in Italian chopper deal: Aeromatrix CEO

Aeromatrix, an IT company in Chandigarh, has come under scanner after the tainted Italian chopper deal came to light. Its CEO Praveen Bakshi says his firm is not involved in any kickbacks and they are only a vendor providing engineering services to AgustaWestland. ...

02:10 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Nobody will be spared if found guilty of corruption in chopper deal: Antony

Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday warned of action against those involved in the chopper deal with Italy's Finmeccanica and said, "Whoever is found guilty in the Italian chopper deal will have to pay the price and nobody will be spared." ...

11:43 AM, Feb 13, 2013

Romney targets Obama, says words need to be backed by deeds

Republican candidate Mitt Romney on Monday sought to bolster his foreign policy credentials in a major speech just two weeks before the second presidential debate. Romney criticised President Barack Obama's handling of threats in the Middle East and spoke about how he intended to remedy the situation and the current foreign policy, if elected on November 6. Lashing out at Obama, Romney said, "I know the President hopes for a ...

09:57 AM, Oct 09, 2012

DRDO refutes secret audit report, says will file its response

A top secret audit of DRDO ordered by Defence Minister AK Antony himself has revealed that the country's premier body for defence research has allegedly spent crores of rupees on technology without any positive outcome. ...

08:01 AM, Aug 14, 2012

Is the DRDO a white elephant?

A top secret audit of DRDO reveals that financial sanctions are being split so that they don't have to go to higher authorities. ...

11:47 PM, Aug 13, 2012

Syria crisis: Is this the end of Assad regime?

Suhasini: Hello and welcome to World View with me, Suhasini Haidar. Tonight James Bevan, British High Commissioner to India, in an exclusive interview on just what to expect from the Olympic games and what to make of all the troubles London has been facing. Also ahead, Martin Jacques. He's the author of 'When China Rules the World'. But we are going to take you to Arwa Damen there in Beirut ...

11:52 PM, Jul 20, 2012

Syria crisis: Is this the end of Assad regime?

Syria's defense minister was killed in a bomb attack on a high level security meeting in Damascus on Wednesday. Is this the end of the road for President Bashar al-Assad? Join CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar for a discussion in World View on Friday at 10 pm. ...

02:12 PM, Jul 19, 2012