India Wednesday invited leading international aerospace firms to partner with its strong defense organizations, state-run enterprises and the emerging private sector for the all-round development of its aerospace industry.
Month: February 2011
India to open more sectors for defense offsets commitments
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India will soon open up new sectors to foreign manufacturers of military hardware to enable them fulfill their offsets commitments, Defense Minister Arackaarambil Kurian Antony announced on Wednesday.
US understands India’s concern on Pakistan: Antony
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India Wednesday said the US arms aid to Pakistan was a matter of serious concern but the Americans were coming around to understanding the Indian sensibilities.
China attends Indian air show for first time
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China Wednesday joined the nearly two-decade old Aero India air show for first time, with its Ambassador Zhang Yan leading a delegation after a last-minute invitation from New Delhi.
USD 10.4-billion aircraft contract in next fiscal: Antony
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The USD 10.4 billion Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 combat aircraft will be finalized in the next fiscal beginning April this year, Defense Minister Arackaarambil Kurian Antony said on Wednesday.
Pakistan defense photos found in US official’s camera
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Prosecutors have recommended registering an espionage case against US official Raymond Davis, who shot dead two Pakistanis in Lahore, after police retrieved from his camera photographs of some sensitive areas and defense installations, including those of army bunkers on the eastern border with India.
India’s indigenous fighter to soar high at air show
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Almost three decades after it was conceived and after running up a staggering 3,000 percent cost escalation, India’s indigenously developed fighter will for the first time be seen in its true role of a combat jet at Aero India 2011 on Wednesday.
Lahore shooting: 3 more Americans barred from leaving Pakistan
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The government barred the three from going out of the country upon allegations that they were in the vehicle that crushed a man to death in Lahore after Davis was involved in the shooting, the Express Tribune reported Monday.
Musharraf is now an accused in Benazir killing
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Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s name was included on Monday in the list of accused in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, according to a media report. Musharraf’s name was added to the list following a statement by former Rawalpindi city police chief Saud Aziz, the daily Dawn reported.
Germany indicts LTTE spokesman on terrorism charges
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A spokesman for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Germany has been indicted on terrorism charges, federal justice authorities said Monday in Karlsruhe. Agilan W., who now holds German citizenship, was arrested in November and indicted January 24.
US official firing case: Victim’s widow commits suicide
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The widow of a Pakistani, who was one of the two people shot dead by US official Raymond Davis in Lahore, committed suicide Sunday, alleging that the authorities were trying to protect her husband’s killer.
Indian warships collar pirates
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Indian Navy and Coast Guard vessels captured a pirate mother ship, complete with buccaneers and hostages, after a firefight around a 100 nautical miles off Kavaratti in Lakshadweep, in the early hours of Sunday.
Token Chinese welcome to Aero India
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The Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reports that two Chinese officials and one media rep have now been invited to the air show.
ULFA to open unconditional talks
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The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Saturday said unconditional peace talks with the central government will begin Feb 10, in a move that may bring the curtains down on more than three decades of insurgency in Assam.
Senior navy officer to be sacked for sexual misconduct
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A senior navy officer facing a sex scandal probe for his alleged involvement with a Russian woman while being posted in Russia to supervise the refit of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, will be sacked soon, Indian Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony said Saturday.
