India concerned over Pakistan modifying anti-ship missiles

October 4th, 2009 Report: North Korean ship detained in IndiaNEW DELHI — India's coast guard has detained a North Korean ship headed for Pakistan after it dropped anchor in Indian waters without permission, a news agency reported Sunday. It was not immediately clear what cargo the ship was carrying.

October 4th, 2009 Report: Seized NKorean ship allowed to leave IndiaNEW DELHI — India's navy said Sunday that a Pakistan-bound North Korean ship would be allowed to leave Indian waters after a search of the vessel yielded "nothing incriminatory," news reports said. The ship had been detained near Calicut port in southwestern India two days ago after it dropped anchor in Indian waters without permission, Press Trust of India said.

September 28th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan Monday repudiated reports that it had illegally modified the US-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missile to enable them to strike at land targets in India. "We have not and will never violate any convention or principles on that, and all international obligations are being honoured by the Pakistan Navy," naval chief Admiral Nauman Bashir said.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pakistan has increased its nuclear warheads from 60 to around 70-90 and is enhancing its nuclear weapon capabilities across the board by developing and deploying new nuclear-capable missiles, say two experts in a report in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The report, entitled "Pakistani nuclear forces, 2009", by Robert S.

August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has noted a US media report suggesting Pakistan had modified US Harpoon anti-ship missiles to hit possible targets in this country and is examining its impact on national security, a senior official said here Monday. "We have seen the report and studied its contents.

August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Outgoing Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Monday alleged that Pakistan's attempt to modify Harpoon missile posed a danger to India's interest. As per media reports, the Obama administration has protested to Pakistan for illegally modifying U.S.-made missiles to expand its ability to hit land-based targets.

August 30th, 2009 Pakistan denies it altered US-made missilesISLAMABAD — Pakistan rejected accusations its army illegally modified American-made missiles to increase its land-strike capability, denying Sunday that it reconfigured anti-ship weapons in a way that could target India. The denial was in response to a news report that the Obama administration made a diplomatic protest to Pakistan's prime minister over the alleged alterations to the anti-ship missiles Islamabad bought in the 1980s.

July 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has reiterated in Lok Sabha that India will not hold any talks with Pakistan unless the neighbouring country stops allowing its territory to be used by anti-India terror outfits.

July 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday informed Parliament that India and Russia are yet to conclude negotiations on the price that Moscow has demanded for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, and the criticism expressed over the ship's viability will be kept in mind before signing the final contract.

July 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has accused India of threatening peace in South Asia by expanding its military arsenal. "Continued induction of new lethal weapon systems by India is detrimental to regional peace and stability," Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said late Monday.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Navy's purchase of the Russian-built aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, already mired in controversy, has been criticised by the Comptroller and Audit General (CAG) as the "second-hand" warhorse will be 60 percent costlier than a new one and there is a risk of further delay in its delivery. The objective of inducting an aircraft carrier in time to fill the gap in Indian Navy has not been achieved," the CAG said in its annual report released Friday.

June 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Navy's combat capabilities will be greatly enhanced with the induction later this year of two Chinese-built state-of-the art frigates later this year. The construction of the first two ships has already been completed and they will be delivered to Pakistan Navy in August and December this year after successful completion of ongoing trials, a navy statement Thursday said.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju Monday said India is concerned over Pakistan's growing nuclear arsenal and asked the world to exert pressure on Islamabad not to cross minimum deterrent threshold.

May 26th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea fired two short-range missiles Tuesday, a day after conducting an internationally condemned nuclear test, South Korean media reported. The launches were carried out on North Korea's east coast, the national news agency Yonhap said, citing a government official in Seoul.

May 26th, 2009 SEOUL - Notwithstanding the worldwide criticism of its nuclear test, North Korea is believed to be preparing to test more ballistic missiles, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said Tuesday. There were indications that North Korea was about to fire short-range missiles, believed to be anti-ship missiles, from its west coast, the agency said, quoting informed sources.