Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways plans to expand its air cargo services to India to meet high demand to and from the country’s leading information technology cities of Hyderabad and Bengaluru. The airline will launch a twice-weekly freighter service to Hyderabad and add a third weekly freighter flight to Bengaluru, both starting May 17, the carrier says. The new arrangement will present shippers more choice and flexibility in connecting to the airline’s international cargo network through the Hong Kong hub, it says.

AMMO DELIVERY: India is likely to take delivery of 16,000 rounds of ammunition from Russia for its T-90 tanks this year. “A contract for procurement of 16,000 rounds of Fin Stabilized Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot (FSAPDS) ammunition for T-90 tanks was signed with Rosoboronexport ... in December 2010. It became effective in March 2011, and the complete consignment is likely to be delivered in the first half of 2012,” a defense ministry official says.

NEW DELHI — China’s growing military profile is a source of increasing worry in India, as evidenced by a recent report from the Indian defense ministry. “Rapid infrastructure development in Tibet and Xinjiang has considerably upgraded China’s military force projection capability against India and improved its overall strategic and operational flexibility,” the report says. “India remains conscious and watchful of the implications of China’s military profile in the immediate and extended neighborhood.