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Disputed territory: What US fighter aircrafts over China mean
Rajeev Sharma • 11 years agoThis was a conscious, deliberate and well-thought policy initiative by the Americans to counter China’s increasingly aggressive moves in the East China Sea vis a vis Japan and to demonstrate Washington’s rock solid support for Japan.
Wikileaks cables: Real evidence or just gossip of the times?
Praveen • 12 years agoFor all the fuss about leaked diplomatic cables suggesting Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his brother Sanjay Gandhi fronted for western aircraft manufacturers, the documents don’t actually tell us that much.
Russia to sell off 18 fighter planes that India rejected
Fp Archives • 13 years ago"The 18 Su-30s previously used by India and then returned, are in an aviation repair plant in Belarus and are on sale to potential buyers," said Alexander Fomin, deputy director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation. He added that the aircraft could be modernized before being sold on.
China's first aircraft carrier to be commissioned in August
Fp Archives • 13 years agoExperts believe the carrier will be commissioned on August 1, China's Army Day, and will be deployed in the South China Sea, the paper said, adding fighter jets will soon be involved in sea trials which are taking place smoothly so far.
Is US envoy victim of failed deal?
Fp Editors • 14 years agoIndo-US ties are not likely to take a hit after India's rejection of the fighter aircraft bids of Boeing and Lockheed-Martin
US sore after India rejects fighter aircraft bid
Fp Editors • 14 years agoIndia had on Wednesday rejected two US companies after technical evaluation