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India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve – when to tap the barrel?

India, which imports nearly 80 percent of its crude consumption, is in the process of creating its own strategic petroleum reserve to cater to potential supply disruptions. But this reserve will require good judgment of India’s leadership for its proper administration and must not become a tool for populism during election year, argues Rajeev Lala.

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Obama slams Pakistan’s terror ties; says be peaceful with India

Slamming Pakistan for maintaining ties with “unsavory characters”, President Barack Obama has asked its key ally to stop hedging its bets in Afghanistan and adopt a peaceful approach towards India.

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Former Afghan president Rabbani killed in blast

Former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed Tuesday evening in a suicide blast at his house in Kabul. He was meeting a group of Taliban insurgents when the explosion was triggered, Xinhua reported, quoting an unnamed source from Rabbani’s office.

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US imposes sanctions on Libya

US President Barack Obama cited the Libyan government’s ‘continued violation of human rights, brutalization of its people and outrageous threats’.

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Obama asks Pakistan to release Davis

US President Barack Obama has asked Pakistan to treat Raymond Davis, who allegedly shot dead two men in Lahore, as a diplomat and release him.

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US sends high tech trade mission to India

Top US companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, GE-Hitachi and Westinghouse are among 24 businesses in the business mission to India led by US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, who accompanied President Barack Obama to India in November last year.

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44 facts about the MMRCA

StratPost tweeted facts about the Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) and the participating aircraft last week. Here they are on a single page, for easy reference. And please feel free to add any more in the comments. They will be updated on this page.

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Rafale wins MMRCA: The Cost

A cost escalation of 50 percent (INR 63,000 crore, in this case) or more, requires approval again from the Ministry of Finance, before the Defense Acquisitions Council (DAC) can proceed with it. With the cost of the tender for India safely ranging from INR 83,000 crore to 1,25,000 crore, the revision of the estimated expenditure on the MMRCA would require the approval of the finance ministry.

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Rafale wins MMRCA

The French Dassault fighter aircraft Rafale has been selected to be the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) of the [...]

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Republic Day Roll of Honor

The complete list of gallantry awardees, this Republic Day.

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Roll of Martyrs

The following is the list of army personnel who lost their lives in service, in the past year.

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Courage under fire

Some of the stories of the courage displayed by India’s armed forces, awarded for conspicuous gallantry this Republic Day.

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