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Cabinet clears decks for buying 36 Rafale fighter planes
22 Sep 2016
The deal will generate business worth at least €3 billion for Indian companies through offsets, both big and small, and generating hundreds of jobs in India
Pakistan now host to ‘Ivy League’ of terror, India tells UN
22 Sep 2016
In a scathing response to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent United Nations General Assembly address, India told the UNGA that Pakistan was “now host to the Ivy League of terrorism"
Bill in US House to declare Pakistan a sponsor of terrorism
21 Sep 2016
While Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif struggles to garner support in the UN General Assembly over Kashmir, two influential American lawmakers introduced a bill in the US Congress on Tuesday proposing to designate Islamabad a state sponsor of terrorism
Baloch activist at UNHRC slams `illegal’ China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
20 Sep 2016
The renewed push by Baloch activists at various international forums comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised human rights violations in Balochistan during his Independence Day speech
Uri attack: Pak denies involvement, turns guns on India
19 Sep 2016
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s senior aide Sartaj Aziz today said the attack on an Indian military base in Kashmir was a blatant attempt on New Delhi’s part to deflect attention from the situation in Indian Kashmir
Ahead of summit, BRICS NSAs move against terror
17 Sep 2016
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
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
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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