Retrospective by Veterans on Republic Day
http://cj.ibnlive.in.com/the-citizen-journalist-republic-day-special-show/20869/

 

Defence related excerpts in India Japan Joint Statement

Japan will join the Malabar in the coming year giving a fillip to Indo Japan US military triad

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/india-defence/defence-related-excerpts-in-india-japan-joint-statement-2418.html

Military only at strategic locations in Sri Lanka's North, Defense Secretary saysA lot of military camps that were in North during the war have been removed now and only the ones essential to national security remain at strategic locations, Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said
http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/sri-lanka/military-only-at-strategic-locations-in-sri-lankas-north-defense-secretary-says-2414.html

Indian External Affairs Minister on India China RelationsIndia and China have to cooperate, collaborate. There are strengths that India has and there are strengths that China has says Khurshid
http://www.security-risks.com/security-issues-south-asia/china-in-south-asia/external-affairs-minister-on-india-china-relations-2415.html

Salman Khurshid on Internal Challenges in Framing Regional Policy
"Easier to handle our neighbourhood than it is to handle our own people in terms of their perceptions about the neighbourhood".
http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/india-north-east/external-affairs-minister-on-internal-challenges-in-framing-regional-policy-2416.html

Indian External Affairs Minister on India Afghanistan Relations

Khurshid affirms commitment to Afghanistan despite the transformation of government and security situation

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/afghanistan/external-affairs-minister-on-india-afghanistan-relations-2417.html

Life expectancy increases by 5 years in the past decadeGovernment increases health sector allocation by 335% to Rs 3 lakh crore in 12th Plan says Ministry of Health
http://www.security-risks.com/security-issues-south-asia/other-security-issue/life-expectancy-increases-by-5-years-in-the-past-decade-2419.html