By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India has concluded a contract for putting in place 38 more static radars all along the 7,500-km coastline to plug the existing gaps in its Coastal Surveillance Network. The deal is for the Phase II of the project approved by the government […]
New Delhi: India’s Narendra Modi government can take a leaf out of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the privatisation of companies like defence major BAE Systems to carry forward its disinvestment plans for state-owned companies that are profitable. The Economic Survey 2020-21, presented to the Parliament […]
Kolkata: India’s state-run Garden Research Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) today touched a key milestone under the navy’s next generation frigates project, with a keel laying for the second of the three warships it would build under the programme. India’s Vice Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral G. […]
New Delhi: India’s cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved agreements on security cooperation with Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan respectively to fight terrorism and organised crime. The approvals came ex-post facto for both the agreements that were signed on Oct. 29 and Nov. 20 by India, […]
New Delhi: India has been recognized and appreciated by the international maritime body for its decision on accession to the international convention on recycling of ships with all global environment safety standards. The convention does not cover warships. The International Maritime Organization (IMO), at its ongoing 31st session […]
