France, the only major Western country not to impose sanctions on India after the 1998 Pokhran-II tests, already has three big defence projects with India – the Rs 23,562-crore for Scorpene submarines, the Rs 10,947-crore upgrade of Mirage-2000s and the Rs 6,600-crore acquisition of MICA missile systems. Now, it has bagged the Rafale deal......
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France, the only major Western country not to impose sanctions on India after the 1998 Pokhran-II tests, already has three big defence projects with India – the Rs 23,562-crore for Scorpene submarines, the Rs 10,947-crore upgrade of Mirage-2000s and the Rs 6,600-crore acquisition of MICA missile systems. Now, it has bagged the Rafale deal......
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With the Indian defence forces having a budget of $30 billion for procurement of weapons and allied systems, the 7th Def Expo will see the presence of all major armaments manufacturing giants in the national Capital this March.....
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Policy paralysis has hit the small arms manufacturers in the private sector the worst, raising a question mark on their very survival.......
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India’s defence procurement process needs further tuning as it has been unable to address some core concerns of the industry and vendors......
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Global Investors Meet (GIM) to be held in Bangalore from June 3 to 4 is another opportunity for the Karnataka government to attract investment. Venugopalan spoke to Minister for Large & Medium Scale Industries Murugesh R Nirani, to find out about the investor-friendly initiatives taken by the State Government. Excerpts.......
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It is a pity that every chief minister is crying foul against the National Counter Terrorism Centre but we need an agency that links all bodies involved in internal security and crime, says former Delhi Police Commissioner Ved Marwah......
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With no fears of accountability in the party, many Congress leaders are running amok in the political theatre, making uncalled for statements in public......
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The ruling party in Karnataka allegedly pays journalists to the tune of nearly half-a-crore rupees every week and the process is looked after by an eight-member committee with great precision.....
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A recent incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district has once again put the limelight back on the ‘rivalry’ between two premier services in India, the IAS and the IPS.....
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An IPS officer of 1998 batch, belonging to the UT cadre, the action-oriented and hard-working Anil Kumar Ojha joined as DCP, South-West district, in place of Sharad Agrawal, IPS, last year in March. He talks about the challenges he faced and how is he overcoming them......
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At the peak of the budget fever, someone asked P K Kaul, former Cabinet Secretary, who had also been Finance Secretary, “Is it true that Finance Ministry officials are locked up in North Block for several days on budget duty?”...
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THE markets played the way I wrote in my column last month advising investors to book profits whenever they saw a rally of 15-20 per cent. Most bull runs start with scepticism where the people go short with every rise and then rush to cover their short positions further fuelling the upward momentum.....
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A brand new Land Rover drew to a halt on Cuffe Parade in Mumbai. The Maharashtra Police escort screeched to a stop behind it. No, it was not some heavy-duty politician but our very own Zee TV boss, Subhash Goyal. It seems that having government security is no longer a privilege enjoyed by to politicians and senior bureaucrats. Leading.....
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The Maharajah’s woes did not happen overnight. He was unseated by those who wield real power, our ministers. The tale of the national carrier is an unending saga of whims and fancies. For instance, Air India needed air hostesses when Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Civil Aviation Minister. The management interviewed many aspirants...
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There is no dispute about where the power centre is in the Congress Party. When Sonia Gandhi calls a Minister, the latter arrives promptly, does not question why he has been summoned and doesn’t dare to speak anything, except for saying yes, yes to Madam. The scene is totally different when they meet Manmohan Singh, so what if he is the Prime Minister.....
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Is Dinesh Trivedi the Railway Minister? Yes, of course, everybody will say that he is. But the answer is not as simple as it looks. Trivedi is an accomplished politician who has travelled a long way since the days of his association with Chimanbhai Patel, the former Chief Minister of Gujarat. And so he maintains a calm front and keeps up the pretence that.....
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The Indian Embassy in Myanmar is awaiting a First Secretary (Development) at the level of a Deputy Secretary. As per a Government circular, dated November 28, 2011, the officer had to relocate with immediate effect. So far, so good! But nobody paid heed to the circular and months passed.....
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Madhya Pradesh is reportedly being run by a coterie of officers. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, his wife Sadhna and brother-in-law are very happy with the coterie as their every desire is fulfilled on a mere phone call....
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The Prime Minister’s Office has become very active on Twitter ever since Pankaj Pachauri joined as Communications Advisor. The PMO keeps tweeting off and on about major meetings or decisions taken. And, naturally there are replies or comments from followers.
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