Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2006 - India Special Weapons News
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- Indian colonel dismissed for allowing leak to Pakistan IRNA 31 Oct 2006 -- A general court martial here dismissed a colonel from service over the leakage of highly sensitive military information to Pakistani intelligence agents by his clerk.
- Indian Police Say They Foiled Terror Plot in IT Hub of Bangalore VOA 27 Oct 2006 -- Indian police in the southern state of Karnataka say they have foiled a terrorist plot to attack the state legislature building in the provincial capital of Bangalore.
- India must accept Pakistan as an equal: Musharraf IRNA 25 Oct 2006 -- President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that India must accept Pakistan as an equal to ensure peace in the region.
- Indian defence minister says nat'l interest to be guiding factor IRNA 25 Oct 2006 -- Promising to uphold transparency in all government dealings, India's new Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said he would be guided by national interest in all aspects.
- Indian PM tells armed forces to upgrade terror fighting capabilities IRNA 18 Oct 2006 -- Terming terrorism as principal challenge to national security, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday told armed forces to upgrade its terrorism fighting capabilities as well as step up surveillance and interdiction system.
- Indian Trishul missile project given extension: defense minister IRNA 18 Oct 2006 -- While reacting on reports on government shelving 'Trishul' anti-missile project, Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said, extension of time has been given for the complex program.
- India's efforts to buy uranium affected by N Korean nuke test IRNA 11 Oct 2006 -- India's efforts to buy Australian uranium could receive a setback with North Korea announcing its first nuclear test.
- Possible understanding between Korea, Pakistan on N-test: India IRNA 10 Oct 2006 -- Expressing concern at North Korea's nuclear test, Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjit Singh today said it was possible there was an understanding between that country and Pakistan in conducting the blast.
- Indian defence minister deplores N Korea's nuclear test IRNA 10 Oct 2006 -- Deploring North Korea's nuclear test, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said India was strongly opposed to any clandestine transfer of nuclear technology, a veiled reference to the reported secret nuclear cooperation between Islamabad and Pyongyang.
- North Korea test will have fallout for India: experts IRNA 09 Oct 2006 -- Nuclear test by North Korea will have 'serious' implications for India, former diplomats feel, with one of them blaming the US and its western allies for adopting 'very soft' approach towards the clandestine axis of atomic cooperation between Pakistan, China and North Korea.
- India deplores nuclear test by N Korea IRNA 09 Oct 2006 -- India on Monday deplored the nuclear test conducted by North Korea, saying it jeopardized peace and stability in the region.
- India worried over rise of Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan IRNA 08 Oct 2006 -- The Indian intelligence is worried about the rise of the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan but there has been no response, officially or otherwise, by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who did not raise the issue in his meeting with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Havana last month.
- India demands tangible steps for nuclear weapons free world IRNA 08 Oct 2006 -- India has demanded multilateral negotiations on prohibiting development, production and stockpiling of nuclear weapons as also destruction of current atomic arsenals for their "global, non-discriminatory and verifiable" elimination within a specified timeframe.
- India in talks with France to purchase second-hand Mirage jets: diplomat IRNA 08 Oct 2006 -- India is in talks with France to purchase several second-hand Mirage 2000 fighters to bolster its air force, a diplomat said.
- Russia, India to use Glonass satellite system together RIA Novosti 04 Oct 2006 -- Russia and India will use a 24-satellite navigational and global positioning system, Glonass, together, a spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency said.
- Pakistan to take action if links with Mumbai blasts proved IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- Pakistan said on Monday it will take action against the people if their links are proved with the July train bomb blasts in the Indian commercial city of Mumbai.
- India to provide Pakistan evidences on Mumbai blasts IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- India is ready to present evidences at the right time and place on its claim Pakistan had a hand in the July 11 Mumbai blasts.
- India, UK Air Forces to hold joint exercise IRNA 02 Oct 2006 -- After undertaking air maneuvers with the US and French Air Forces, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is to undertake a similar exercise with the British Royal Air Force (BRAF) for the first time at Gwalior and Agra Air Bases from Oct 6.
- Pakistan denies Mumbai blast role IRNA 01 Oct 2006 -- Pakistan on Saturday dismissed as 'irresponsible and repetition of baseless allegations' the reported statement by Mumbai Police Commissioner that Pakistan's intelligence agency was behind the train blasts in Mumbai in July that killed 186 people.
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