Defence general
Philippines rejects China's offer of direct talks on South China Sea
19 Jul 2016
The South China Sea dispute escalated in recent years amid a rise in Chinese military presence in the area
Turkey holds thousands in relentless post-coup crackdown
19 Jul 2016
Turkish security forces launched fresh raids on Monday in a relentless crackdown against the suspected plotters of a coup that left over 290 dead, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mooted reintroducing the death penalty to punish them
Clampdown in Kashmir total, no TV, phones or internet
16 Jul 2016
Police allegedly raided printing press of two major English and Urdu dailies on Friday night and seized newspaper copies
China says won’t cede ‘one centimetre’ of territorial claims
16 Jul 2016
China is currently mustering all its resources to counter the South China Sea judgement by a five-member global tribunal, which has struck down its 'nine-dash line' claim on almost all of the South China Sea
US, China navy chiefs to meet in Beijing
15 Jul 2016
India, Kenya to deepen economic, security ties
12 Jul 2016
Tribunal rules against Beijing in South China Sea dispute
12 Jul 2016
In a scathing judgement that has predictably angered China, the Hague tribunal said there was no legal basis for Beijing’s claim of historic rights to the South China Sea, and its artificial islands were harming the environment
Kashmir violence continues, toll rises to 23
11 Jul 2016
At least 23 people have died in clashes between protesters and security forces in Kashmir in three days after Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani was killed by security forces in an encounter on Friday
US to deploy THAAD in S Korea to counter North threats
08 Jul 2016
The decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-missile system was taken jointly by the US and South Korea, according to the Pentagon
Blair less than contrite after adverse report on Iraq war
07 Jul 2016
Tony Blair, the former prime minister who led Britain into war in Iraq in 2003, launched a defence of his legacy following the publication of the highly critical Chilcot report into the war