Last week, Israel, Russia, and India sealed the deal on the sale of three Israeli Phalcon radar systems to India. Russia was part of the deal since the radars are fitted into the nose of the Russian built Ilyushin-76 (Il-76) cargo aircraft. The U.S. had previously blocked the sale of the radar system to India...

Truce talks between Tamil rebels and the Sri Lankan government have reached a stalemate despite foreign attempts to break the deadlock. The latest blow came when the rebels passed a deadline last week for accepting an invitation to attend donor talks in Tokyo next month. European governments, particularly Norway, made last ditch attempts to convince...

In a landmark development in Indo-Pak ties, which have been strained since December 2001, Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee offered peace talks to Pakistan at a rally in Srinagar, in Occupied Kashmir. Behind a bulletproof screen, he nervously addressed the crowd of curious people who had turned up to listen to the first Indian...