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Indian defence and the Abominable No Men
By Claude ArpiIndias defence sector is today facing one of the grimmest times since the debacle of 1962. Many will infer that it is because India is a democracy governed by the rule of law and not a totalitarian regime. It could be, let us first have a look at the facts. On July 10, A K Antony, the Defence Minister, announced that the 155-mm artillery guns fielded by Bofors and Israels Soltam had not met the Armys parameters during field trials. The government had decided to refloat a global tender. Posted by: john frum 2008-01-01 |
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