March 2013 - India Special Weapons News |
- India to create multi-million-dollar fund to insure Iran crude imports Iran Press TV 31 Mar 2013 -- India is set to create a multi-million-dollar Energy Insurance Pool (EIP) fund as part of efforts to support local insurers giving coverage to refiners processing Iranian crude oil.
- India not to halt oil imports from Iran IRNA 31 Mar 2013 -- Notwithstanding the tightening of sanctions by US and European Union (EU), India does not intend to halt imports of crude oil from Iran.
- India Unlikely to Fine Russia for Delay in Warship Delivery RIA Novosti 28 Mar 2013 -- India is unlikely to bill Russia for the delay in the delivery of the refitted aircraft carrier Vikramaditya caused by engine problems last year, said Viktor Komardin, Deputy General Director of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport.
- India calls off 'Annual Defense Dialogue' with Sri Lanka IRNA 19 Mar 2013 -- Indian Government has called off the annual defense dialogue with Sri Lanka scheduled to start as of March 25.
- Russian Frigate Built for India Completes Sea Trials RIA Novosti 15 Mar 2013 -- The last in a series of three frigates that Russia is building for India at the Yantar Shipyard in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has completed contractor sea trials.
- Russia to Deliver First 10 Fighter Engines to India by April RIA Novosti 15 Mar 2013 -- Russia’s Ufa-based engine maker will deliver the first 10 of 920 AL-31FP engines for the Su-30MKI Flanker-H to India before the end of March.
- Pakistan dissmises Indian claim on Kashmir attack IRNA 14 Mar 2013 -- Pakistan has rejected claims by Indian officials that the two militants 'seem to be from across the border, probably Pakistan.'
- India imposes fresh curfew in Kashmir following violence PressTV 14 Mar 2013 -- Authorities have imposed a 24-hour curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir a day after violence killed seven people, including five police officers, in the disputed region.
- Attack on Military Camp in Kashmir Kills Seven VOA 13 Mar 2013 -- Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say two militants opened fire on a paramilitary camp, killing five soldiers and wounding at least seven others.
- Militants Launch Deadly Attack in Kashmir RFE/RL 13 Mar 2013 -- Police say two gunmen stormed a paramilitary camp in the capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir on March 13, leaving five troops and the militants dead.
- India’s cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ fails to hit target IRNA 12 Mar 2013 -- India's first indigenously developed sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay failed to hit the target in its maiden test-firing.
- Mars Mission Marks Milestone in India's Space Program VOA 06 Mar 2013 -- India’s ambitious plan to send a spacecraft to Mars later this year marks a major milestone in its space program.
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