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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
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
End is near for ISIS as chief Baghdadi cornered in Mosul
02 Nov 2016
The battle for Mosul, where the self-declared caliph of IS is believed to be hiding, is likely to end in a decisive defeat for the terrorist group, as there is no viable successor with the authority and prestige of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
LoC on the boil as Pak shelling kills 8 civilans in Kashmir
02 Nov 2016
The Indo-Pak truce is now virtually in tatters with Pakistan violating the ceasefire nearly 60 times after it sent mercenaries to attack an Indian Army base in Uri, in Kashmir, leaving 19 soldiers dead and killed eight more Indian security troops in fighting since then
IS rounds up tens of thousands as human shields around Mosul
29 Oct 2016
IS has built elaborate defences on the outskirts, including an extensive tunnel network, and has planted large numbers of booby traps to slow the progress of Iraqi forces when they enter Mosul
US warns of solitary action if Pakistan failed to rein in terror
24 Oct 2016
Speaking at the Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Adam Szubin, acting under secretary on countering the financing of terrorism, said Pakistan has been and continues to be a critical counterterrorism partner of the US
India likely to buy 145 ultra-light M777 Howitzers from US
22 Oct 2016
While 25 guns will come to India in ready-to-fire condition, the rest will be assembled at the proposed Assembly Integration and Test facility in India in partnership with Mahindra
N Korean Musudan missile test fails again
20 Oct 2016
India to acquire 2nd Akula 2-class nuclear sub from Russia
19 Oct 2016
India is acquiring a second Akula 2 nuclear-powered attack submarine from Russia at a cost reported to be close to $2 billion
N Korean missile explodes on test launch
18 Oct 2016
An explosion almost immediately after launch was behind the failure of North Korea's latest test-firing of a powerful medium-range missile, the South Korean military confirmed on Monday
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