Defence general
Army conducts door-to-door combing ops in Kashmir
05 May 2017
Last week, at least two video clips appeared on social networking sites with gun toting militants in battle fatigues marching in apple orchards in what appeared to be the landscape of Shopian
Germany imposes burqa ban, tightens security measures
29 Apr 2017
The new laws follow several jihadist attacks, including a truck rampage through a Berlin Christmas market last year that claimed 12 lives
Trump warns of ‘major, major’ conflict with N Korea
28 Apr 2017
While talks are still an option, Trump said North Korea “has to decide they’re ready to talk to us about the right agenda,” and that would not include pausing their nuclear programme at its current level
US starts moving THAAD defence system to S Korea amid protests
27 Apr 2017
China says the THAAD system's advanced radar can penetrate deep into Chinese territory and undermine its security, while it will do little to deter the North
China launches its first fully indigenous aircraft carrier
26 Apr 2017
China now becomes the seventh country with the capability to build its own aircraft carriers after the US, Russia, Britain, France, Italy and Spain
Amid rising tensions, N Korea detains US citizen
24 Apr 2017
L&T ties up with S Korean firm to make howitzers in India
22 Apr 2017
L&T will not only manufacture K9 VAJRA-T in India, with over 50 per cent indigenous content, but also provide through-life support from India
Stop differentiating between terrorists, US tells Pakistan
18 Apr 2017
On a day the Trump administration announced its intent to "abandon the era of strategic patience" practiced by previous US governments, US National Security Advisor Gen H R McMaster arrived in Islamabad to tell Pakistan to stop using terrorism to pursue its goals