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India boosts private sector role in defence production
20 May 2017
The policy is initially expected to be implemented in the production of a few select segments such as fighter aircraft, submarines and armoured vehicles, while additional segments may be added in the future
Army to again pitch for attack copter fleet separate from IAF
20 May 2017
If the procurement gets the ministry's approval, it will make the Army one of the biggest operators of American Apache 64D attack choppers in the country
Pak shelling kills two more, including 14-year old girl
13 May 2017
Escalation of tension on the LoC comes amidst rising incidence of violence inside Kashmir, pointing to a concerted effort by Pakistan and its terrorist outfits to destabilise Kashmir
US slaps sanctions on Pak terror outfits
13 May 2017
Battle of extremists: Hizbul threatens to ‘hang’ Hurriyat
13 May 2017
Hizbul Mujahideen leader Zakir Musa, who succeeded Burhan Wani has threatened the Hurriyat separatists that they would be hanged if they continued to describe Kashmir as a "political struggle" instead of an "Islamic uprising"
US intelligence report warns of worsening India-Pak ties over terror
12 May 2017
Putting the responsibility for improving relations squarely on Pakistan, the report says relations could worsen between the two countries in 2017 without a “sharp and sustained” drop in cross-border terror attacks from Pakistan
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
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