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May 2013 - India Special Weapons News
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- INS Arihant nuclear reactor to be made critical next week IRNA 30 May 2013 -- India will activate the atomic reactor on-board the indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant next week.
- India dispatches 4 warships on long overseas deployment IRNA 29 May 2013 -- India has dispatched four warships on a long overseas deployment.
- Naxals may carry out targeted killings in cities: Reports IRNA 29 May 2013 -- Major urban centers, including national capital, may witness targeted killings by Maoists in coming months, intelligence reports have warned.
- India Test-Fires BrahMos Missile from Ship RIA Novosti 22 May 2013 -- India test-launched a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Russian-built guided missile frigate Tarkash off the coast of Goa on Wednesday, a defense ministry source told RIA Novosti.
- India, China Pledge to Overcome Border Tensions VOA 20 May 2013 -- The leaders of Asian giants India and China say they will take steps to build greater mutual trust a month after a tense dispute over their shared border.
- Indian, Chinese Leaders Discuss Border Dispute VOA 19 May 2013 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese counterpart Sunday discussed efforts to resolve a decades-old border dispute between the world's two most populous countries.
- Afghanistan looks for enhanced defence ties with India IRNA 16 May 2013 -- Afghanistan said it was looking for enhanced defence cooperation with India, from where it was expecting supply of lethal and non-lethal military equipment.
- Russia Puts Finishing Touches on Indian Aircraft Carrier RIA Novosti 15 May 2013 -- The aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya has been put in a dry dock at Russia’s Sevmash shipyard for “cosmetic” repairs ahead of final sea trials and delivery to the Indian navy later this year.
- India Looks for Easier Relations Under Sharif VOA 13 May 2013 -- It was 14 years ago when Nawaz Sharif was prime minister in Islamabad that Pakistan and India initiated the process of normalizing their ties.
- Sharif Calls For Warmer Ties With India, U.S. RFE/RL 13 May 2013 -- Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistani politician poised to become the country's next prime minister, says he wants to ease deep-running mistrust with India.
- India to procure 100 self-propelled howitzers for army IRNA 13 May 2013 -- India will procure 100 self-propelled howitzers for Army in a deal expected to be worth over Rs 2000 crore.
- Indian Army chopper crashes at Siachen; both pilots safe IRNA 13 May 2013 -- An Army helicopter, on air maintenance operations, crashed this morning in the icy heights of Siachen glacier but both the pilots survived.
- India Hopes for Better Ties with Pakistan VOA 12 May 2013 -- With former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appearing set to take power in Pakistan, India has expressed hope that relations with its arch rival will improve, while Afghanistan is hoping for more cooperation in ending the Taliban insurgency.
- Indian Navy Commissions First MiG-29K Fighter Squadron RIA Novosti 11 May 2013 -- The Indian Navy has commissioned its first squadron of MiG-29K/KUB shipborne fighters, dubbed the 'Black Panthers,' a MiG spokesperson in India said on Saturday.
- China, India End Himalayan Border Standoff VOA 06 May 2013 -- India and China have resolved a three-week standoff over an ice-covered plateau along their disputed Himalayan border.
- India Angry About Prisoner's Death in Pakistan VOA 02 May 2013 -- The killing of an Indian prisoner by inmates in a Pakistani jail has fueled deep anger and demands for justice in India.
- India demands Pakistan to probe into Sarabjit's killing IRNA 02 May 2013 -- India demanded Pakistan to conduct a through probe into the incident to ensure that those responsible were punished.
- India Condemns Spy's Prison Death In Pakistan RFE/RL 02 May 2013 -- India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is demanding "justice" from rival Pakistan following the death of an Indian citizen who was jailed in Pakistan on spying charges.
- Indian death row prisoner “Sarabjit Singh” dead IRNA 02 May 2013 -- Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh died in a Lahore hospital Thursday after being comatose for six days following a brutal assault by other inmates of a high-security jail.
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