The Indian Army, placing traditional weapons above high-technology, says that equipping the army's 800-plus combat units with a Battlefield Management System would cost an unaffordable Rs 500......
'... it must network its battlefield units quickly, securely, robustly,' notes Ajai Shukla. Senior Indian Army generals, who grew up before smartphones became a part of our daily lives, are......
'Their redemption is here. Definitely not in Pakistan.''They know if they step 20 steps on the other side of the Line of Control they will never return.''They will be ill treated.' IMAGE: A youth......
Each day brings worrying news of soldiers, policemen, civilians dying in the Kashmir valley.Is the situation in Kashmir spiraling out of control?What can the Indian Army, the police and......
Defence ministry incompetence hobbles development of battle-taxis for the Indian Army, discovers Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: The Future Infantry Combat Vehicle project was approved in 2008, but has seen......
Over the past one-and-half years, the number of stocks trading below their respective face value has increased 29 per cent after a sharp correction in stocks of small-cap companies. Illustration:......
Analysts attribute this fall to the recent moderation in energy (mainly crude oil) and commodity prices, lowering of input costs for companies in sectors such as FMCG, consumer durables, and......
Indian banks and corporates doubled their fund-raising through international bonds following the victory of Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the Lok Sabha elections,......
As securing cheap term loans from banks has become difficult amid tightening regulations, Indian companies are turning aggressive in foreign bond markets. Traditionally, the foreign fund-raising......
Indicating some recovery in the global scenario, overseas borrowings by India Inc have increased phenomenally by nearly four-fold to $1.9 billion in June. The total overseas loans raised by 48......