Top commanders to discuss India’s war fighting capabilities

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There has been an 80 percent increase in India's scientific research output since 2000, a news study revealed Tuesday, forecasting that the country will overtake all other countries between 2015 to 2020. The study carried out by British firm Thomson Reuters that owns the news agency Reuters was released in Delhi Tuesday.

September 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Two militant commanders have been arrested in the Swat region of northwestern Pakistan during an operation of security forces, a media report said Wednesday. The security forces arrested extremist commanders Fazl Haq and Rasool Khan in the Charbagh tehsil of the Swat region, the private GEO News TV said.

September 19th, 2009 Philippine Muslim rebels warn of new fightingSULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines — The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group warned Saturday that fighting could break out again if efforts to revive peace talks fail, saying a new truce remains fragile. Months of deadly clashes in the south eased in July when the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front separately declared a halt to offensives to allow the Malaysian-brokered talks to resume and a large number of displaced villagers to return home.

September 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A former Indian Army chief General V.P. Malik Sunday said the scientists in the country need to reassure the army about the nuclear capabilities of the country after a former scientist questioned the results of the tests conducted in 1998.

August 21st, 2009 Georgia Def Min: US training could target RussiaTBILISI, Georgia — Georgia's defense minister said Friday that training his troops will receive from the U.S. military before heading to Afghanistan could also be used in Georgia's "very difficult security environment." Asked if he was referring to the possibility of another war with Russia, Georgian Defense Minister Vasil Sikharulidze answered: "In general, yes." "This experience will be important for the Georgian armed forces itself — for the level of training," Sikharulidze said during an interview with The Associated Press in his Tbilisi office.

August 4th, 2009 Pentagon reviews social networking on computersWASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reviewing the use of Facebook and other social networking sites on its computers with an eye toward setting rules on how to protect against possible security risks. The Marine Corps on Monday issued an administrative directive saying it was banning the use of Marine network for accessing such sites as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

July 26th, 2009 VISAKHAPATNAM - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur launched the country's first indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered attack submarine, INS Arihant, here Sunday. The INS Arihant will be commissioned in the Indian Navy after extensive outfitting and sea trials.

July 26th, 2009 VISAKHAPATNAM - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will launch the country's first indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered attack submarine - INS Arihant, here Sunday. The submarine will be commissioned in the Indian Navy after extensive outfitting and sea trials.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Defence Minister AK Antony today inaugurated the Unified Commanders' Conference whose overall theme is 'Victory through Jointness'. The two-day conference will focus mainly on jointness, integration and development of integrated war fighting capability.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Holding that the Taliban in Pakistan posed a "real threat" to India, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday that since terrorists were still operating from the other side, India could not afford to lower its guard along the western border, especially in Jammu and Kashmir.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Taliban operating in Pakistan pose a "real threat" to India, the region and the world, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday.

June 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Defence Minister A K Anthony on Thursday said that the Taliban remains a threat to world peace and he will discuss the overall security scenario in Afghanistan-Pakistan with US National Security Adviser General James Jones, who is scheduled to visit India today. The Defence Minister further said that that the situation in Pakistan is bad and there is a lot of turmoil, which is of great concern.

June 20th, 2009 COTABATO - Security forces in the Philippines killed three Muslim rebel commanders and four rebels as violence continued in the restive south, the army said Saturday. The three commanders, Tolni Salik, Musilan Camin and Asansari Ali, all sub-commanders of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)'s 105th Base Command, were killed Friday night in a clash with government security forces in the township of Guindulungan, about 960 km south of Manila, said Lt.

June 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma will leave for the US Monday night to discuss a range of trade related issues, including revival of the Doha Round of trade negotiations. According to a statement issued by the commerce ministry, Sharma will address a high-level meeting of the US-India Business Council in Washington June 17.

April 24th, 2009 Sri Lankan president meets with Indian envoysCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Mahinda Rajapaksa has met with two top Indian officials to discuss the bloody fighting in Sri Lanka's recent offensive against ethnic Tamil rebels. A government official says Rajapaksa met with India's National Security Adviser M.