
	Where results make sense

Topic: Defence Secretaries

Related Topics

Secretary of State for War

John Nott

January 6

Michael Heseltine

Falklands War

January 5

1500

Playboy

Hebern Rotor Machine

PONG

Manic Street Preachers

John Bonham

British coin Five Pounds

Denise Crosby

In the News (Tue 22 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	The Hindu : National : Fixed tenure planned for Home, Defence Secretaries
		The incumbent Defence Secretary, Ajay Vikram Singh, retires at the end of July.
		A two-year tenure for the CBI Director was enjoined by the Supreme Court.
		Initially, the proposal was to include the Finance Secretary also, but it was felt that given the structure of the Finance Ministry there was no case for a fixed term.
	www.hindu.com /2005/02/09/stories/2005020906041100.htm (569 words)

	Secretary of State for Defence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence.
		The post was created on 1 April 1964 and combined the former cabinet positions of First Lord of the Admiralty, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Air.
		The separate offices of the Admiralty, War Office and the Air Ministry were abolished and their functions transferred to an expanded Ministry of Defence.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence (148 words)

	NATO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The meetings of the North Atlantic Council are chaired by the Secretary General of NATO and, when decisions have to be made, action is agreed upon on the basis of unanimity and common accord.
		It provides guidance on military matters to the NATO Strategic Commanders, whose representatives attend its meetings, and is responsible for the overall conduct of the military affairs of the Alliance under the authority of the Council.
		This is supposed to mean matching defences at the level rendered necessary by the Warsaw Pact's offensive capabilities without spurring a further arms race.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NATO (2613 words)

	Pakistan Times \| Lead Story: Nucleus on De-militarization: Pakistan, India hold Talks on Siachen
		Pakistan delegation was led by Defence Secretary Lt Gen (Retd) Hamid Nawaz Khan while Indian side was headed by his counterpart A Vikram Singh.
		While Vikram Singh, Indian Defence Secretary had told the newsmen that the exercise was a part of the Composite Dialogue process between the two sides and efforts would be made to resolve all defence related issues.
		Defence Ministry officials in New Delhi say, a joint statement is expected to be issued at the conclusion of the discussions.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/08/06/top.htm (459 words)

	PM - US view on Saudi Arabia
		Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld quickly denied such a view was initial policy.
		Secretary of State Colin Powell quickly called his Saudi counterpart to emphasise the administration's distaste for the leaked report.
		Mauden Halperin, a former deputy secretary of defence, says the leaks are proof of the existence of an ongoing debate within the administration.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s642673.htm (855 words)

	India Seeks Military Partners
		Defence Minister George Fernandes, flagging the country's first exhibition of military land and naval systems, said India promised great opportunities for collaboration in defence research.
		Thirty delegations headed by defence ministers or defence secretaries are also attending.
		India's defence production, which started with a single ordnance factory in 1801, now comprises giant public sector enterprises, 39 ordnance factories and a number of private sector units.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/india-99e.html (619 words)

	The Hindu News Update Service
		Since the talks between the defence secretaries of Pakistan and India on the issue in August this year, both the sides have been using secret diplomatic channles to reach an accord on troops withdrawal from the world's highest battlefield, official sources were quoted as saying by daily 'The Nation'.
		They said the defence secretaries of the two countries along with military officials would now meet again to sort out the details of troops withdrawal to the 1972 positions that were identified by the two sides when they clinched the Simla agreement.
		The two defence secretaries in their talks in August decided to continue with the talks on the Siachen issue.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/holnus/001200411141333.htm (236 words)

	SC summons defence, interior secretaries: Denial of counsel’s access to court martial convict -DAWN - Top Stories; ...
		ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned the secretaries of interior and defence on June 25 to explain non-compliance with a court order regarding legal counsel’s access to one of the missing persons, Imran Munir, sentenced to eight-year imprisonment by the Field General Court Martial (FGCM) in a spying case.
		The court also sought a complete record of proceedings of the court martial and a report on health condition of Imran Munir who is currently in the military custody in Jhelum.
		The bench served notice on the federal defence and interior secretaries to appear in person on Monday and directed Deputy Attorney General Tariq Mehmood Khokar to prepare a medical report about the health condition of Imran Munir, and provide record of proceedings of the court martial.
	www.dawn.com /2007/06/21/top1.htm (723 words)

	Moving closer to Israel
		Bilateral defence relations had also been kept under wraps to prevent them from affecting New Delhi's ties with the Arab states, including Palestine, on whom it is largely dependent for its energy needs.
		Headed by the respective Defence Secretaries the JWG, which meets every year alternately in New Delhi and Tel Aviv, has prepared a road map to cement military ties, deal with defence purchases and joint ventures and to co-ordinate intelligence and related security matters.
		Defence Minister George Fernandes, during his Moscow visit in January, indicated that the Gorshkov deal was imminent.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2004/stories/20030228002005500.htm (1985 words)

	PIB Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The two-day Defence Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on Siachen, in the framework of the Composite Dialogue, were held in New Delhi on 5-6 August, 2004.
		The Pakistan delegation was led by Defence Secretary Lt.Gen. (Retd.) Hamid Nawaz Khan.
		The two Defence Secretaries agreed to continue their discussions with a view to resolving the Siachen issue in a peaceful manner.
	pib.nic.in /release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=2988 (171 words)

	Tribune editorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		OLDER readers may recall that, at the initiative of a previous Labour Defence Secretary, Britain adopted a radical and controversial review of its strategic and defence policy.
		Defence chiefs shuddered, the Right-wing newspapers fulminated, but the Defence Secretary - a pugnacious, pro-American politician - would not be moved.
		Today, Lord Healey is remembered as one of the best Defence Secretaries of any post-Second World War Government by many of those military experts who now appreciate that a smaller, professional army makes most sense.
	www.tribweb.co.uk /edit23112001.htm (595 words)

	The Nation
		They said since the talks between the defence secretaries of Pakistan and India on Siachen in August this year, both the sides have been using secret diplomatic channels to reach an accord on troops withdrawal from Siachen.
		According to sources, the defence secretaries, along with military officials, would now meet again to sort out the details of troops withdrawal to the 1972 positions, that were identified by the two sides when they clinched the Simla Agreement.
		The two defence secretaries, in their talks held on 5 and 6 August, this year decided to continue with the talks on Siachen issue while predicting a positive outcome of the negotiations.
	www.nation.com.pk /daily/nov-2004/14/index2.php (442 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Thomas Aquinas
		John the Teutonic, fourth master general of the order, took the young student to Paris and, according to the majority of the saint's biographers, to Cologne, where he arrived in 1244 or 1245, and was placed under Albertus Magnus, the most renowned professor of the order.
		Raymond of Pennafort, who desired to have a philosophical exposition and defence of the Christian Faith, to be used against the Jews and Moors in Spain.
		He exhorts the bishops to "restore the golden wisdom of Thomas and to spread it far and wide for the defence and beauty of the Catholic Faith, for the good of society, and for the advantage of all the sciences".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14663b.htm (9682 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		John Deutch and John White, both deputy defence secretaries under President Bill Clinton, and Harold Brown, Jimmy Carter's defence secretary, concluded that NMD technology was "not mature enough to make a confident deployment decision this year." They made their argument in the summer issue of the journal Foreign Policy.
		Defence Secretary William Cohen said on Wednesday that the proposed land-based missile shield could be deployed earlier than a sea-based system of the type advocated by Deutch, White and Brown.
		Former Defence Secretary William Perry, who led a recent review of North Korea policy for Clinton, told Reuters Monday he would make his own views on NMD, likely to be highly influential, known next week.
	www.nautilus.org /archives/pub/ftp/npp/051700NMD.txt (637 words)

	Ministry of Defence - The Defence Portfolio Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Secretary of Defence and Chief of Defence Force (CDF) participate in the Officials Domestic and External Security Committee, which is chaired by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and comprises the Chief Executives of security agencies.
		Constitutional obligations for the defence of the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau entail an obligation to cooperate with, and assist, these countries with their national defence and security.
		Defence links with Japan are expanding through ministerial and senior officials’ visits, and the attendance of NZDF personnel at a number of regional conferences hosted by Japan.
	www.defence.govt.nz /public_docs/elecbrief2002/pg3.shtml (3222 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 71 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The defence secretaries of India and Pakistan yesterday held talks in the Indian capital on military de-escalation on Siachen Glacier, the world's highest and coldest battlefield, after a break of seven years.
		The defence secretary-level talks are part of the composite dialogue between nuclear-powered India and Pakistan.
		The meeting between the defence secretaries came a day after the two countries wrapped up two days of talks on strengthening people-to-people and cultural contacts.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/08/06/d4080601077.htm (731 words)

	Pakistan Times \| Top Story: India, Pakistan wrap-up talks on Siachen Issue
		"The two defence secretaries agreed to continue their discussions with a view to resolving the Siachen issue in a peaceful manner," a joint statement issued at the end of the talks in the Indian capital said.
		Pakistani side was led by Defence Secretary, General Hamid Nawaz Khan while India delegation was headed by his counterpart Ajai Vikram Singh at the talks, held on August 5-6, as part of composite dialogue process between the two countries.
		While Vikram Singh, Indian Defence Secretary had told that the exercise was a part of the Composite Dialogue process between the two sides and efforts would be made to resolve all defence related issues.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/08/07/top1.htm (660 words)

	Further reforms to Defence Acquisitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		As a prescribed agency, the DMO will be financially autonomous from the Department of Defence and be required to prepare separate and auditable financial statements, improving the financial transparency and accountability of the DMO.
		This will be achieved by allocating additional funding at first-pass approval to allow Defence to undertake a detailed study of capability options and by mandating the early involvement of Defence Science and Technology Organisation and the Department of Finance and Administration to provide external evaluation and verification of project proposals.
		Establishing cost centres in Defence and the Department of Finance and Administration, which will build on Defence’s decision earlier this year to establish a Cost Assessment Group; strengthen the review of project costs and risks; and provide a quality assurance role for the Government.
	www.defence.gov.au /minister/Hilltpl.cfm?CurrentId=3130 (715 words)

	The Hawk Deal-No Defence For Arms Sales
		The government's second defence for the deal will be that it is good for the economy and jobs.
		But such an assertion is contested by The Economic Costs and Benefits of UK Defence Exports, a report first published in November 2001 and updated last year.
		They estimated that it would lead to the loss of 49,000 jobs in the defence sector, but that this would be offset by the creation of about 67,000 jobs in non-defence employment over a five-year period.
	www.countercurrents.org /arms-mepham210603.htm (720 words)

	Some facts about New Zealands Defence
		This is an important point, as any defence planning, and therefore defence equipment programme, starts from the conclusions of a strategic assessment to assess risks and threats in the future.
		For defence equipment planning the horizon is 20-30 years, not the 3 years that government forward planning usually presumes.
		This is a fundamental change in the primary focus of defence and security policy since New Zealand has had a defence force.
	www.maxbradford.co.nz /national_news/DEFENCE/defence_facts.htm (1752 words)

	Pakistan Times \| Kashmir: 'India, Pakistan close to agreement on Siachen withdrawal'
		The report quoted the UNI news agency as saying in New Delhi that since the talks between the Defence Secretaries of both countries on Siachen in August this year, both the sides have been using "secret" diplomatic channels to reach an accord on troops withdrawal from Siachen.
		According to sources, the Defence Secretaries, along with military officials, would now meet again to sort out the details of troops withdrawal.
		The two Defence Secretaries, in their talks held on August 5 and 6, decided to continue with the talks on Siachen issue while predicting a positive outcome of the negotiations.
	pakistantimes.net /2004/11/18/kashmir5.htm (313 words)

	Defence Procurement Advisory Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Defence Minister Robert Hill and Finance Minister Nick Minchin today announced the chair of the Defence Procurement Advisory Board.
		The establishment of the advisory board was one of the key decisions flowing from the Government’s adoption of the recommendations of that review.
		The board will comprise four private sector members and the Secretaries of Defence, Finance and Administration, Treasury and the Chief of the Defence Force.
	www.defence.gov.au /minister/Hilltpl.cfm?CurrentId=3429 (274 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Vexed Siachen issue to figure tomorrow in talks
		Amidst continuing firing and conflict at the world's highest battlefield, defence secretaries from India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi tomorrow and make renewed efforts, after a gap of six years, to find a mechanism to reduce tension on the Siachen glacier.
		Pakistan Defence Secretary Lieutenant General (retd) Ifthikar Ali Khan will lead the 12-member delegation from Islamabad at the one-day talks being held as part of the 'composite and integrated' dialogue on the simmering issues between the two countries.
		During the last round of negotiations between the defence services of the two countries, the draft agreement on creating a de-militarised zone was largely accepted with defined arrangements for patrolling and monitoring.
	www.rediff.com /news/1998/nov/05sia.htm (638 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Pakistan’s defence secretary, Lt Gen. (retd) Hamid Nawaz Khan, arrived with his team this evening for the talks with Indian counterpart Ajai Vikram Singh.
		Defence secretary-level talks are being held for the first time in six years.
		But the bonhomie will be tested when the defence secretaries begin talks on the Siachen Glacier.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040805/asp/nation/story_3584717.asp (468 words)

	Closer Sri Lanka-India economic and defence ties
		Investors have their eye on the potential profits to be made from rebuilding Sri Lanka’s infrastructure and exploiting the country’s supply of cheap, educated labour, as well as turning Sri Lanka into a base for regional operations.
		The defence secretaries of the two countries will meet in the near future to establish the basis for a Defence Cooperation Agreement.
		Defence ties have already been growing—last year India trained over 2,000 Sri Lanka security personnel as compared to just 700 in the year 2000.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/nov2003/sri-n03.shtml (1080 words)

	7.30 Report - 25/09/2002: Defence Departments instability
		The two most recent heads of the Defence Department have been dumped -- the latest, Dr Allan Hawke, is to be replaced in the next few weeks.
		More and more often, the defence forces are being required to perform tasks that were not envisaged by the strategy that's been in place since the '80s.
		I think there is clearly, very evidently in Government, a long standing concern about the capability of defence as an organisation as a whole to deliver the levels of efficiency and effectiveness in the management of our defence capability that it would like.
	www.abc.net.au /7.30/content/2002/s685875.htm (952 words)

	India, Pakistan seek to ease tension on world's highest battlefield
		A nine-member Pakistani team led by Defence Secretary Hamid Nawaz Khan began talks with their Indian counterparts on a 1990 proposal to pull out troops from the 6,300-metre (20,700-foot) high Siachen glacier, which divides Kashmir and overlooks Chinese-ruled territory.
		An Indian defence ministry spokesman declined to give details after the two sides wrapped up Thursday's session of talks but said a joint communique would be issued after the discussions ended on Friday.
		Indian Defence Secretary Ajai Vikram Singh said before going into the talks that the discussions on the glacier were "part of the composite dialogue process between the two countries (and) are an effort to solve all defence-related issues."
	www.spacewar.com /2004/040805132331.6ggzswro.html (551 words)

	South Asia Monitor
		More than the remarks, their wide dissemination in the media is a pointer to the new openness in the armed forces in an age of televised wars and bodes well for the future.
		NEW DELHI: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met Indian leaders on Thursday (Dec 9) but sidestepped controversy after New Delhi urged Washington not to sell F-16 fighter planes to rival Pakistan.
		NEW DELHI: Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov met his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee here Wednesday (Dec 1) to discuss steps to boost defence cooperation, including the joint development of hardware and military exercises.
	www.southasiamonitor.org /2006/aug/defence-index.shtml (2847 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)