Ex-Brahmos engineer Nishant Agarwal, who received the Young Scientist Award from the Defence Research and Development Organisation, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Nagpur court for espionage for Pakistan’s ISI under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act. Ex-Brahmos engineer Nishant Agarwal was found guilty on Monday
As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal to export $5 billion worth of military gear by 2025, India has received orders for BrahMos cruise missiles worth $2.3 billion. On Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Security in New Delhi approved the purchase of 200 BrahMos extended-range supersonic cruise missiles. The
Hindustan Times reported that the misfiring of a BrahMos missile into Pakistan last year cost India Rs 240 million. The Indian government reportedly informed the Delhi high court that the accidental firing of a BrahMos combat missile into Pakistan last year cost the state exchequer Rs 240 million. On Monday,
After years of delays, India has finally signed the fourth and the final of the foundational accords of the US – the (BECA) Basic Exchange & Cooperation Agreement on geo-spatial cooperation considered an important milestone in the defense and strategic relations between the two countries. Defense experts however have warned
On 11 May 1998, India surprised the world with its Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II) nuclear test, which was completely hidden from US spy satellites. This was a feat as the US spy satellites are capable of taking even a snap of wristwatch of Indian soldiers. When India felt the importance of secrecy
India continues to remain the world’s largest arms importer, accounting for 14% of the global imports in the 2011-2015 timeframe. The latest data on international arms transfers released by a global think-tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), also shows India’s arms imports remain three times greater than those of
