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Indian Army set for major restructuring
31 Aug 2017
In the first phase of restructuring approved by the defence ministry, 57,000 officers, JCOs and men for various other tasks will be redeployed by the end of December 2019, in an effort to improve the force’s teeth-to-tail ratio
Doklam standoff resolved; Chinese, Indian troops begin pullback
28 Aug 2017
As a result of diplomatic exchanges, "expeditious disengagement of border personnel at the face-off site at Doklam has been agreed to and is ongoing", an Indian foreign ministry statement said
China holds air and sea drills as North Korea fires missiles again
26 Aug 2017
The drills come in the backdrop of China’s ally North Korea taking a threatening posture against the United States, heightening the possibility of a US-led strike on the rogue state
Confederate submarine crew killed by their own weapon
24 Aug 2017
The H L Hunley, the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship, also instantly killed its own eight-man crew with the powerful explosive torpedo it carried
Donald Trump decides to expand US troop strength in Afghanistan
21 Aug 2017
During its policy review, the Trump Administration is reported to have looked into possibilities of assigning role and responsibilities for India in the fight against terror
PoK leaders stage massive protest, demand end to Pak rule
19 Aug 2017
Leaders of the group accused Pakistani government and its agencies of converting their “motherland into terror sanctuaries” and denying its people all rights while wantonly exploiting the resources of the land
US declares Kashmir’s Hizbul Mujahideen a terror outfit
17 Aug 2017
The designation seeks to deny Hizbul Mujahideen the resources it needs to carry out terrorist attacks while its property and interests in property subject to US jurisdiction will also get blocked
India, US plan new dialogue mechanism to boost India-Pacific security
16 Aug 2017
For India, the new initiative is important because of the prevailing hostile atmosphere in the continent, while the looming threat of a trade war with China and the growing chasm with its NAFTA allies combine to force America to look elsewhere to boost trade
India’s defence imports from US set for big leap: report
14 Aug 2017
India’s imports of defence gear from the United States has already touched $15 billion and this could leap further with US offering to help India modernise is military in the face of duel threat from China and Pakistan
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