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Indian LoC ‘violations’ to be met with ‘full force’: new Pak army chief
03 Dec 2016
Newly-appointed Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has warned India of a "response with full force" for alleged ceasefire violations by Indian troops along the Line of Control
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Seven Army men killed in fight to neutralise terror attack in Nagrota
29 Nov 2016
The three terrorists, who held 12 jawans, two women and two children in the camp hostage after they stormed the 166 artillery unit, were shot dead after a prolonged encounter
China to deploy its navy alongside Pak at Gwadar
26 Nov 2016
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Pak wants talks as Indian Army strikes back
24 Nov 2016
India's Director General of Military Operations Lt Gen Ranbir Singh during talks with his Pakistan counterpart stressed that India's retaliatory firing has been targeted at locations from where Pakistan initiated cease fire violations against India
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Pakistan resorts to heavy shelling as Indian Army strikes back
23 Nov 2016
Hours after the Indian Army vowed "heavy retribution" to the attack on its soldiers, the Army today launched a counter-offensive against Pakistan along the LoC
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Three jawans killed, one mutilated in Pak attack
22 Nov 2016
The attack was reportedly carried out by a Pakistani border action team, which consists of terrorists and Pakistan army regulars
Army Chief Gen Suhag in China on goodwill visit
22 Nov 2016
ISIS using wooden tanks, humvees as decoys
18 Nov 2016
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Trump, Putin vow to mend ‘unsatisfactory’ ties
15 Nov 2016
In a phone conversation on Monday, the President-elect of the US and the Russian leader agreed that relations between their countries were ‘unsatisfactory’ and vowed to work together to improve them
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Parrikar clears Rs83,000-cr defence purchases in boost to Make in India
08 Nov 2016
The Rs 83,000-crore defence acquisitions also include purchase of 83 Tejas Mark 1A light combat aircraft from HAL, besides local assembly of tanks and mini drones
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UK military intelligence experts warn of threat from Russia's deadly Armata tank
08 Nov 2016
The tank is faster than any western rival and will incorporate a radar system currently used by Russian fighter jets
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Indian, Chinese troops face off in Ladakh over irrigation canal
04 Nov 2016
Indian and Chinese troops are in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation after the PLA prevented construction of an irrigation canal near the LAC which India says is within the terms of bilateral agreements
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Lockheed bags $6.1bn US contract for F-35s, but ‘not happy’
03 Nov 2016
It was “not a mutually agreed-upon” contract, Lockheed said in an email soon after the Defence Department announced late Wednesday that it had awarded the ninth F-35 production contract, the biggest to date
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