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India pledges $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan
15 Sep 2016
Afghanistan, which survived the Soviet invasion of 1979 and a prolonged Taliban insurgency since then, however, needs to fend for itself as the United States scales back its military presence in the country
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US to boost Israel with $38-bn defence package
15 Sep 2016
The largest military aid package in US history will allow Israel to upgrade its defences with new fleet of fighter aircraft, a more agile ground force and a stronger missile shield
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US B-1 bombers fly over South Korea after North’s N-test
13 Sep 2016
The US also called for a swift and strong response to Pyongyang from the United Nations after North Korea tested nuclear weapon defying sanctions
Ban orders, over 300 held as Cauvery protests rock Bengaluru
13 Sep 2016
Central forces have been rushed to Karnataka where transport remained paralysed and schools were shut early amidst cases of arson, even as one person was killed as protests over the Cauvery water sharing issue turned violent
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Ceasefire in jeopardy as Assad vows to retake all of Syria
12 Sep 2016
Assad said he wants to replace the fake freedom the armed rebels tried to market at the beginning of the crisis, which they hoped to sustain by dollars
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Kashmir back under clampdown after 7 militants, cop killed
12 Sep 2016
Altogether, seven terrorists were killed in four separate encounters in the state on Sunday while a policeman also died in the gun battle
Two killed, 25 injured in fresh Kashmir violence
10 Sep 2016
Chinese army to expand cooperation with Myanmar
10 Sep 2016
US, Russia agree to all-party ceasefire in Syria
10 Sep 2016
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09 Sep 2016
North Korea’s biggest nuclear test to date promptly drew criticism from the US, Japan, South Korea, and even ally China, but experts said there was little more they could do as all possible sanctions are already in place
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India, Vietnam to expand ties in defence, trade and oil exploration
03 Sep 2016
Modi also announced a new Defence Line of Credit of $500 million for Vietnam, for facilitating deeper defence cooperation, which, he said, will also secure economic and trade ties between the two countries
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Pakistan building economic corridor for China over Baloch’s dead: BRP
03 Sep 2016
Pakistan raises hell when a terrorists is shot down in India, but neither the Indian media nor international rights groups care about mass killings of innocent Balochs by Pakistani forces with help from their Chinese allies
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