Defence  

Antony Blames Socio-Economic Milieu for Officer Shortage. Statesman, 21-Oct-08, pg 1.

Defiance Dissent are Legitimate. Ashok K Mehta, Pioneer, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

How not to Deal with Defence Services. Inder Malhotra, Asian Age, 1-Oct-08, pg 1.

India Set to Swing $10 Billion Worth Defence Business. Times of India, 17-Oct-08, pg 1.

Khaki vs Khadi. Inder Malhotra, Indian Express, 17-Oct-08, pg 1.

Military-Civil Ties. Premvir Das, Tribune, 8-Oct-08, pg 1.

Special Forces Get Joint Operation. Statesman, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Defence-Air Force  

Bell Pulls Out of REP for 22 IAF Copters. Asian Age, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.

Chandigarh May be Home to IAF's Hercules. Tribune, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

France and Europe are India's First Partner in the Civil Aviation Sector. Jerome Bonnafont, Hindu, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAF Airbases to Get a Facelift. Sandeep Dikshit Hindu, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAF Begins Revival of Old Airfields in Ladakah Region. Pioneer, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAF Gives Nod to New Runway. Asian Age, 29-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAF Light Copters at Leh for Troops. Sridhar Kumaraswami, Asian Age, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAF Makeover in decade says Air Force Chief. Indian Express, 4-Oct-08, pg 1,

IAF Making Do with Redundant Radars. Pioneer, 31-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAF Not Ready for Woman Fighter Pilots. Asian Age, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAF to Get Radar to Plug Gaps. Asian Age, 4-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAF to Seek Support from Satellite System. Tribune, 31-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAF's Flawed Training Resulting in Pilot Shortage: Cag. Economic Times, 30-Oct-08, pg 1.

India to Reactivate another Strategic Airbase on China Border. Indian Express, 4-Oct-08, pg 1.

Obsolete Technology Makes IAF Sitting Duck. Pioneer, 30-Oct-08, pg 1.

Soon, Eurocopter Training Institute in India. Tribune, 14-Oct-08, pg 1.

Tatas to Set Up First Defence Aerospace Hub Near Hyderabad. Indian Express, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Defence-Army  

After Pay Shock, Army Officers Set to Lose Batmen. Rajat Pandit, Times of India, 22-Oct-08, pg 1.

Army Chiefs Discuss S Asia. Asian Age, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.

Army Post Awards. Statesman, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.

Army Wants Mini Spy Drones with Killer Role. Times of India, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.

At Siachen, Casualties Come to All Time Low. Manu Pubby, Indian Express, 11-Oct-08, pg 9.

Cabinet Upgrades 1,896 Posts in Armed Forces. Asian Age, 4-Oct-08, pg 1.

Chain of Command Demand. Shekhar Gupta, Indian Express, 4-Oct-08, pg 1.

Give Armed Forces Their Rightful Dues. Arun Kumar Singh, Asian Age, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.

Good News for Forces. Pioneer, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

Indian Troops Drinking Military Into the Red. Dawn, 24-Oct-08, pg 1.

Overdue Reform. Editorial, Hindu, 22-Oct-08, pg 1.

President Lauds Army's Contribution. Syed Zarir Hussain, Pioneer, 22-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Defence-Navy  

10-Day India-US Naval Exercise on in Arabian Sea. Pioneer, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.

Confront the Pirate. Statesman, 24-Oct-08, pg 1.

Defending India : An Ageing Naval Fleet, Obsolete Equipment. Rajat Pandit, Times of India, 25-Oct-08, pg 1.

Doctrine for Special Forces Operations Released. Tribune, 10-Jan-08, pg 1.

Govt Formulating Policy on Naval Deployment in Gulf of Aden. Statesman, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.

Indian Navy Steps Up Surveillance. Sridhar Kumar Swami, Asian Age, 29-Oct-08, pg 1.

Indian Warships to Protect Vessels from Pirates. Rajat Pandit, Times of India, 17-Oct-08, pg 1.

Naval Chief Rubbishes Censure Reports. Tribune, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Navy Hunts for Hi-Tech Submarines. Rajat Pandit, Times of India, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.

No Strategy for Sea Pirates. Tribune, 4-Oct-08, pg 1.

Oceanic Indians. Indian Express, 18-Oct-08, pg 1.
 
   
Foreign Policy  

India in West Asia Gradual Move Towards Realism. Harsh V Pant, Tribune, 25-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

 

 
Indo-Bangladesh Relations  

Centre to Conduct Fresh Survey of Indo-Bangla Border. Economic Times, 30-Oct-08, pg 1.

The Don's Nest India and Bangladesh Must Crack the Mystery. Statesman, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

 

 
Indo-China Relations  

India to Seek Dual-Use Know-how. PS Suryanarayana, Hindu, 12-Oct-08, pg 14.

Recall the 62 Chinese Aggression. Prafull Goradia, Pioneer ,15-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

 

 
Indo-Nepal Relations  

India, Nepal to Talk on Security Issues. Tribune, 31-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

 

 
Indo-Pak Relations  

Accord with India on Joint Border Patrol. Dawn, 17-Oct-08, pg 1.

Breaking the Old Mould. Kuldip Nayar, Dawn, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.

Change the Game. Times of India, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Despite Pak Protest, Trek to Siachen Begins. Manu Pubby, Indian Express, 2-Oct-08, pg 5.

How the Men of Honour Rose to the Occasion. Hamid Hussain, Hindu, 31-Oct-08, pg 1.

India Furnishes Data on Chenab Water Level to Pak Officials. Times of India, 24-Oct-08, pg 1.

Pakistan Voices Concern Over Siachen. Nirupama Subramanian, Hindu, 11-Oct-08, pg 14.

Renewed Dialgue. Salman Haidar, Statesman, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.

Zardari Speak Begin a New Era in India-Pakistan Relations. Tribune, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Zardari: India not Threat to Pakistan. Indian Express, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

 

 
Indo-Russia Relations  

India will not Pay Extra for Gorshkov. Asian Age, 21-Oct-08, pg 1.

Russia for India's Inclusion in G-8 UNSC. Ashok Tuteja, Tribune, 21-Oct-08, pg 1.

Russia the Other Superpower. Ranjan Gupta, Statesman, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Indo-Sri Lanka Relations  

Sri Lanka will Address India's Concerns. B Muralidhar Reddy, Hindu 13-Oct-08, pg 1.

We will Address India's Concerns: Sri Lanka. B Muralidhar Reddy, Hindu, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Indo-US Relations  

After the N-Deal. SK Sharma, Tribune, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

India-US Ties Get Stronger. G Parathasarthy, Tribune, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.

US and Us. Saubik Chakrabarti, Indian Express, 9-Oct-08, pg 10.

US Army Chief to Focus on Bilateral Military Issues. Pioneer, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

US Elections & India. Ranjan Gupta, Statesman, 25-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Insurgencies  

20 Jungle Warfare Centers Soon. Asian Age, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

 

 
International Relations  

Asia and Europe. Salman Haidar, Statesman, 30-Oct-08, pg 1.

Eye on Visiting Abbas India Takes on Israel. Statesman, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.

India can't Ignore Growing Pak-Chini Bhai Bhai Chant. Balbir K Punj, Asian Age, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.

India Gets Cosy with US, Japan Begins to Relax. S Nihal Singh, Asian Age, 30-Oct-08, pg 1.

India, Japan Get Close China Feels the Heat. Inder Malhotra Asian Age, 30-Oct-08, pg 1.

India, Japan to Sign Security Pact During PM's Visit. Indrani Bagchi, Times of India, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.

India's Growing Ties with Israel Doesn't Worry Palestine. Times of India, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.

Japan to Focus on Defence and Economic Ties with India. PS Suryanarayana, Hindu, 19-Oct-08, pg 1.

Kazakh Ready to Give India Uranium. Sarwar Kashani, Asian Age, 17-Oct-08, pg 1.

Manmohan and Bush: Different Legacies, Common Goal. Amit Baruah, Hindustan Times, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Pakistan, China Sign 12 Agreements, Protocols. Dawn, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.

PM Sign Security Agreement in Japan. Neena Gopal, Asian Age, 23-Oct-08, pg 1.

Russia, China Sign Boundry Pact. Hindu, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

SA Ready to Sell Uranium to India. Statesman 16-Oct-08, pg 1.

Striking a Balance. Hindu, 24-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Missiles  

Army to Induct Tank Soon, Says Antony. Pioneer, 23-Oct-08, pg 1.

First BrahMos Squadron By 2012. Vijay Mohan, Tribune, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

India Seeks US Smart Bombs Worth $375 Million. Vijay Mohan, Tribune, 8-Oct-08, pg 1.

NKorea Fires Short-Range Missiles. Hindustan Times, 8-Oct-08, pg 1.

Tejas to Test Fire Laser-Guided Bombs. Vijay Mohan, Tribune, 31-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
National Security  

Eye on China, India and Japan Ink Security Pact. P Vaidyanathan Iyer, Indian Express, 23-Oct-08, pg 1.

Needed a Department of Homeland Security. Harjap Singh Aujla, Tribune, 4-Oct-08, pg 1.

PSLV Scores 13 in a Row. Times of India, 22-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Nuclear Issues  

After the Deal, Others Deal. Kalyani Shankar, Pioneer, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Bush Signing Fuel Assurances But US Interpretation of Agreement is Unchanged. Siddharth Varadarajan, Hindu, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.

Civilian Nuclear Sector Must be Transparent. Hindu, 17-Oct-08, pg 1.

Defence Interests Not Taken Into Account. Sam Rajappa, Statesman, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Do Not Operationalise 123. Hindu, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Done Deal. Salman Haidar, Statesman, 9-Oct-08, pg 1.

IAEA Investigates Russian's Role in Iran Nuke Programme. Hindustan Times, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.

India France Link N-Pact. Ashok Tuteja, Tribune, 1-Oct-08, pg 1.

India is Now at Nuclear High Table. Asian Age, 12-Oct-08, pg 6,

It's Finally Done. Times of India, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Let's Look Ahead. G Parthsarthy, Times of India, 13-Oct-08, pg 1.

No India Like N-Deal for Pakistan for Now says US. Arun Kumar, Hindustan Times, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Nonproliferation. Graham Allision, International Herald Tribune, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.

Parliament Ambushed. Brahma Chellaney, Asian Age, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

US Nuclear Players Press India for Liability Framework. Business Line, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.

With Nuke Deal, World Makes Space for India. Indrani Bagchi, Times of India, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

World has Now Recognised India as a Nuke Power: NSA. Indian Express, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Pay Commission  

Anomalies in Armed Forces Pay Revision. C Uday Bhaskar, Hindu, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.

Antony Pitches for Two Key Pay Demands of Service, Pulls Up Navy Chief Again. Indian Express, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

AV Singh Panel Report Before Cabinet Today. Anita Katyal, Tribune, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Decision on Pay Package of Armed Forces soon. Rahul Datta, Pioneer 14-Oct-08, pg 1.

In Defence of the Ranks. Tribune, 4-Oct-08, pg 1.

Minister Downplays Pay Issue. Statesman, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Pay Anomalies Panel Backs Armed Forces. Tribune, 16-Oct-08, pg 1,

Pay Anomalies will be Resolved Soon: Navy Chief. Times of India, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Pay Panel: Army Denies Circulating Papers. Tribune, 8-Oct-08. pg 1.

Pay Panel: Category for Lt Colonel Being Mulled. Indian Express, 30-Oct-08, pg 1.

Pay Panel: Central Police Forces Against Raising Lt Col Rank Above Commandant. Amitabh Sinha, Indian Express, 17-Oct-08, pg 1.

Service Chiefs Talks Pay Issue. Asian Age ,1-Oct-08, pg 1.

Services Contempt of Civil Authority is Not Casual. Arundhati Ghose, Tribune, 22-Oct-08, pg 1.

Services Deserve Their Due Place in Society. Himmat Singh Gill, Tribune, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

   
Space  

After Moon, It's Mission Mars for Indian Scientists. BR Srikanth, Hindustan Times, 23-Oct-08, pg 1.

Beyond the Moon. Mukul Sharma, Times of India, 22-Oct-08, pg 1.

Chandrayaan-I Functioning Normally, Says ISRO. Times of India, 23-Oct-08, pg 1.

Chandrayan-I is Beginning of a New Frontier of Cooperation. Times of India, 22-Oct-08, pg 1.

Chandryaan is Half Way to Moon. TS Subramanian, Hindu ,27-Oct-08, pg 1.

Fact box: Planned Lunar Missions. Times of India, 22-Oct-08, pg 1.

India's Lunar Spacecraft Positioned on Rocket. China Daily, 16-Oct-08, pg 1.

ISRO Battled Leak in Liquid Propellant Facility. Hindustan Times, 24-Oct-08, pg 1.

ISRO Eyes Manned Moon Mission by 2015. Pioneer ,23-Oct-08, pg 1.

Liftoff a Sign of Emerging India. Amit Baruah, Hindustan Times, 23-Oct-08, pg 1.

There's Nothing Called a Free Launch. Hindustan Times, 23-Oct-08, pg 1.
 

Terrorism  

A Distressed Society. Kuldip Nayar, Dawn, 24-Oct-08, pg 1.

A Passion for Death or Life. Gurcharan Das, Times of India, 19-Oct-08, pg 24.

A Wanted American Jihadi Presumed Killed is Alive. B Raman, Pioneer, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.

Another Blast of Questions. Hindustan Times, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Blunting This Sharp Divide. Sitaram Yechury, Hindustan Times, 9-Oct-08, pg 12.

Controlled War lordism, Afghans' Best Hope. Max Hastings, Hindu, 14-Oct-08, pg 1.

Cyber Terrorist Come of Age. B Raman, Pioneer, 13-Oct-08, pg 1.

Divided We Stand on Terror. BG Verghese, Tribune, 1-Oct-08, pg 1.

Getting Baitullah Not Enough. B Raman, Pioneer, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Good Governance will Help Combat Terror. Maja Daruwala and Mandeep Tiwana, Tribune, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.

Govt Should Evolve National Policy to Combat Terrorism: Sharif. Hindustan Times, 8-Oct-08, pg 1.

How Young Minds are Turned to Terror. SK Srivastava, Pioneer, 23-Oct-08, pg 1.

HuJI is a Vital Link in the Wider Al Qaeda Network. Anil Bhat, Asian Age, 8-Oct-08, pg 1.

IBSA Call for Early Adoption of Terrorism Convention. Tribune ,16-Oct-08, pg 1.

Illegal Cattle Trade Funding Terror. Manjari Mishra, Times of India, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

India Ask UN for Strong Measure to Fight Al-Qaeda, Taliban. Hindustan Times, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

India is No Longer Enemy No.1 For Pakistan. Naveed Ahmad, Times of India, 5-Oct-08, pg 10.

Kandhamal, Terrorism and National Integration. Valson Thampu, Hindu, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

Lies and Half-Truth About Partion. KR Phanda, Pioneer, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Look Across the Border. KPS Gill, Times of India, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Making A Mockery of Jihad. Asghar Ali, Times of India, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Mapping the Indian Mujahideen. Praveen Swami, Hindu, 4-Oct-08, pg 01.

Militants Operating in J&K are Terrorists: Admits Zardari. Dharam Shourie, Pioneer, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

Net Advantage to Holy Warriors. Gabriel Weimann, Pioneer ,13-Oct-08, pg 1.

New Face of Terror: Educated and Professionals. Smita Nair, Indian Express, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Old-Style Policing can Counter Terror. Sumanta Sen, Statesman, 5-Oct-08, pg 7 .

Osama Not the Face of Indian Muslim. Ishtiyaque Danish, Times of India, 5-Oct-08, pg 18.

Pak Military Tough Against Militants: Boucher. Times of India, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.

Pakistani Tribal Militias Walk Tightrope in Taliban Fight. Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah, International Herald Tribune,24-Oct-08, pg 1.

Police Reforms Long Overdue. Joginder Singh Pioneer 6-Oct-08 pg 1
Protecting Civilians. Dawn 20-Oct-08 pg 1

State Seems More Helpless, Clueless Than Terror Victims. Anil Bhat, Asian Age, 1-Oct-08, pg 1.

Sustainable Development can't be Achieved without Peace. Anil K Joseph, Hindustan Times, 25-Oct-08, pg 1.

Taliban, Qaida trying to take over Pakistan'. Sachin Parashar, Times of India, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

Taliban, al-Qaida Headed for a Split. Times of India, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Terror War-Room in PMO Consensus: No New Law Just Yet. Ritu Sarin and Manish Chhibber, Indian Express, 2-Oct-08, pg 2.

Terror, Inflation may Dampen N-Celebrations. Rajeev Deshpande, Times of India, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

Terror's Paradigm. Adrain a Husain, Dawn, 1-Oct-08, pg 1.

The Many Faces and Mutations of Terror. TS Jaisoorya, Hindu, 5-Oct-08, pg 16.

The Symbolism of Terrorism. Shahab Usto, Dawn, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

The Terror of This War. Cyril Almeida, Dawn, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

The Terrorist is a Social Activist Gone Wrong. Times of India, 15-Oct-08, pg 1.

The War Against Taliban. B Raman, Pioneer, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

The War on Terrorism can be Won. Daniel Pipes, Pioneer, 20-Oct-08, pg 1.

Trial by Terror This Time It's Assam. Hindustan Times, 31-Oct-08, pg 1.

Turkish Warplanes Bomb Kurd Bases in Iraq: Kurdish Leaders Urged to Arrest Rebels. Dawn, 6-Oct-08, pg 1.

Unstable Pak Extremely Dangerous for World. Indian Express, 3-Oct-08, pg 1.

US Pins Its Hopes on Good Jihadis. Raghav Sharma, Pioneer, 17-Oct-08, pg 1.

War on Terror Bogged Down in Political Quagmire. Amiya K Samanta Statesman, 19-Oct-08, pg 1.

Well Meaning Resolve Bucan Pakistan Defeat Terrorism. Pioneer, 27-Oct-08, pg 1.

White-Collar Jihadists a Cause for Growing Concern. Praveen Swami, Hindu, 7-Oct-08, pg 1.

Why Everybody Loves a Good Sterotype. Antara Dev Sen, Asian Age, 2-Oct-08, pg 7.

Zardari Vows Eliminate 'Cancer' of Terrorism. Hindustan Times, 10-Oct-08, pg 1.