An article by my friend and colleague on the defence beat Sujan Dutta:New Delhi, March 14: India bought its second-largest warship, the INS Jalashva, from the US after signing away the authority to use the vessel in the event of…

Thanks to Jagan Pillarisetti for pointing this one out. Here are some photos of the TAR-21 assault rifle in use by Indian Army soldiers. The full article and photos by Kashmir Newz is here. Photos Copyright Kashmir Newz (Javed Dar)

Just watched Hunters at Dawn, a documentary on the Longewala air battle by Rohan Cowasjee, given to me by my friend, Mail Today correspondent Suman Sharma. If you haven’t seen it, please do — it’s superb. It’s full of never-before-seen…

Ok, so arms dealer Suresh Nanda and his wayward offspring Sanjeev (the chicken-sh!t BMW hit and run chap) have been taken in by the CBI. They’re in custody under investigation for kickbacks in the Barak missile deal, signed in March…