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China to join Russia in 2017 military games
30 Dec 2016
Admiral Sunil Lanba to head Chiefs of Staff Committee
29 Dec 2016
Admiral Sunil Lanba, who received the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee baton from outgoing Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha at a ceremony in South Block today, will be assuming charge in the afternoon of 31 December
Draft Nuclear Suppliers Group rule favours India, but forbids Pakistan
29 Dec 2016
India is seeking membership of the NSG on the strength of the fact that it is already doing business with NSG members
Abe becomes first Japanese PM to visit Pearl Harbour memorial
27 Dec 2016
The importance of Abe's visit may be mostly symbolic for the two countries that, in a remarkable transformation, have grown into close allies in the decades since they faced off in brutal conflict
Former Air Force chief SP Tyagi granted bail in VVIP chopper case
26 Dec 2016
The Patiala House court in Delhi today granted bail to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi and two others in the Rs3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case
India protests China-Pak economic corridor construction over its territory
24 Dec 2016
India has expressed serious concern over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, which is being built in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in violation of India's sovereignty over it
Russian envoy to Turkey Andrei Karlov shot dead
20 Dec 2016
An anti-riot police officer shot the Russian ambassador at an art gallery in capital Ankara, allegedly in revenge for Russia’s role in the Syrian conflict
Five Indian Mujahideens to hang in Hyderabad twin blasts case
19 Dec 2016
A special NIA court in Hyderabad has awarded death penalty to all the five convicts, including Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal
Lt Gen Rawat has experience in key areas, insists govt
19 Dec 2016
Facing widespread criticism for ignoring seniority in the appointment of Lt Gen Bipin Rawat as the new Army chief, the government has linked it to the "security situation" in the context of Pakistan, China and terrorism
China to return seized US drone
19 Dec 2016
China grabs US underwater drone, Pentagon demands its 'Immediate' release
17 Dec 2016
The drone was used by USNS Bowditch, an oceanographic vessel operating in the region, for collecting data in international waters in the South China Sea, US defence officials said
China deploys weapons systems in South Sea islands
15 Dec 2016
China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, new satellite imagery reveals
Trump questions America’s ‘one China’ policy, irks Beijing
13 Dec 2016
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-established position that Taiwan is part of ‘one China’, prompting a furious protest from the Asian giant
US designates India as major defence partner
09 Dec 2016
India’s 'Major Defence Partner’ status has also been made a part of the India Amendment in the National Defence Authorisation Act, 2017, which makes it obligatory for successive governments to adhere to these commitments
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