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India admitted to Australia Group
19 Jan 2018
While India is now a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime and the Wassenaar Arrangement that deals with conventional arms and duel technology products besides the Australia group, its membership to the NSG is being stalled by China
UK scrambles Typhoons as Russian bombers come too close for comfort
16 Jan 2018
Britain's ministry of defence (MoD) confirmed that the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) aircraft took off from Royal Air Force (RAF) base Lossiemouth in north east Scotland, without confirming the exact number of Typhoons involved
False alarm of missile attack throws Hawaii into panic
15 Jan 2018
Residents and visitors in Hawaii were thrown into a panic on Saturday by a false missile alarm, with many saying they thought they were going to die
Don’t let China wean away our neighbours, Army chief Gen Rawat warns
13 Jan 2018
Addressing the media on the eve of the Army Day, Rawat acknowledged that China was exerting pressure on India along the border but at the same time asserted that the Indian Army was fully capable of dealing with any security challenge on the northern frontier
US looks at long term military ties with India: Kenneth Juster
12 Jan 2018
US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster, has suggested that India can be an alternative market for US investors that have difficulties conducting business in China, and become a hub for US business in the Indo-Pacific region
Rohingya insurgents regrouping to fight Myanmar state: report
08 Jan 2018
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) did not reveal the whereabouts of its leader Ata Ullah, but Myanmar suspects the insurgents who fled to Bangladesh have slipped back into Myanmar to launch attacks
US slaps sanctions on 5 entities linked to Iran's missile programme
06 Jan 2018
The Western powers’ agreement with Iran had focused on the country’s ability to amass fissile material and keeping nuclear weapons in check, it did not address contentious issues such as Iran’s support for militant groups in the region or its ballistic missile activities
US to suspend $1.3 bn a year military aid to Pakistan
05 Jan 2018
The aid could be resumed if Pakistan takes ‘decisive action’ against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network, the US said, but Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafeez Saeed and his LeT did not factor in the decision
Cabinet clears 14-km two-lane tunnel at Zojila pass
04 Jan 2018
The tunnel, to be built at an estimated cost of Rs6,808 crore, would provide all weather connectivity to Srinagar, Kargil and Leh in Jammu and Kashmir
Doklam II? India, China in fresh standoff near Arunachal border
03 Jan 2018
Chinese soldiers with road-building machines crossed 200 metres into Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh last week before Indian troops stopped them, and some reports say the confrontation is still going on
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