Report on Briefing Session for Indian Parliamentarians on Rising Defence Budget and for United Nations Process for an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)
New Delhi, 20 February 2009: India is one of the world’s largest military spender. The…
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Warfare or Welfare? Alternative Civil Society Action during Aero India 2009 in Bangalore
Following, we have put together two selected articles published on our events during the Aero…
Fast-forward on security purchases: 5 months maximum to wrap up deal
New Delhi: With military purchases running slow and new acquisitions being planned to beef up…
India goes for ‘urgent’ purchase of anti-tank missiles
New Delhi: With tensions with Pakistan yet to abate and the indigenous “Nag” missile still…
UN Secretary General asks for “Practical Negotiations That Will Lead To Real Disarmament”
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Conference on Disarmament, delivered by Sergei…
Illegal arms manufacturing industry in India’s Uttar Pradesh state
Criminals favour crude country-made weapons to sophisticated pistol as they are cheap and can be…
Sharp rise in gun licences issued in city
MUMBAI: The number of gun licences granted by the Mumbai police more than doubled from…
Campaigners Welcome Signing Of Historic International Treaty Banning Deadly Cluster Munitions
Oslo, Dec 3rd, 2008 – Today in Oslo, governments from around the world are signing…
International Treaty to Ban Cluster Bombs signed
On December 3, 2008, an international treaty banning the use of cluster bombs was formally…
Women Trafficking & Arms Trafficking in India’s Northeast Region
“Many a times when a minor girl from across the border is found with arms,…
Women, War & Displacement in Sri Lanka: Lessons for India’s Northeast Region
“Paddy fields have become mine-fields in Sri Lanka” – Ms Shreen Saroor at a speech…
2 teenage girls killed for ‘family honour’
GREATER NOIDA: Fired by an anachronistic notion of family honour, a 22-year-old man pulled the…