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Russia defies West, sends military aid to Syria
10 Sep 2015
Russia is flying both military equipment and humanitarian aid to Syria, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said today
Pakistan violates ceasefire on eve of talks
10 Sep 2015
Pakistan Rangers team in Delhi, peace talks begin
10 Sep 2015
Amidst heightened tensions along the border and the Line of Control (LoC), India and Pakistan are today holding director general-level talks between the border forces of the two countries in New Delhi
Russia’s pro-Assad moves in Syria worry US
05 Sep 2015
Ex-servicemen miffed over 1-rank, 1-pay terms; to continue stir
05 Sep 2015
Ex-servicemen have decided to continue their agitation over the one-rank, one-pay agitation at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, as most of the critical conditions, they say, remain unmet
Govt announces "1-rank, 1-pay"; ex-servicemen dissatisfied
05 Sep 2015
Announcing the decision at a press conference in New Delhi in the afternoon, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said the OROP policy will cost the exchequer Rs10,000 crore a year
Pak terrorists adding paragliders, UAVs to arsenal
05 Sep 2015
Intelligence reports say terrorists using paragliders as well as unmanned aerial vehicles or unmanned aircraft systems could launch attacks on Indian cities
Modi govt to announce 1-rank, 1-pay in 2-3 days: sources
04 Sep 2015
The new pension formula will kick in from July 2014 and use 2013 as the base year for calculations, but will stick to a five year reset clause for veterans and 10 years for civilians
India, UAE discuss defence, security cooperation
04 Sep 2015
Mumbai is world’s top potential terror destination: Lloyds
04 Sep 2015
Mumbai’s administrators need to be on their toes – insurance giant Lloyds says it has $8 billion at risk from terrorist attacks, and another $1.92 billion from power outages
China flaunts its military might, says will cut force by 300,000
03 Sep 2015
The proposed troop reduction, the forth since the start of a modernisation drive in the 80s, however, is not an olive branch, but a sign of the growing technological sophistication of its armed forces
Boeing’s laser canon burns drones in seconds
29 Aug 2015
Boeing's lase cannon addresses a new threat in commercial drones doubling up as carriers of explosives or chemical weapons
Anil Ambani group to make Kamov 226T choppers with Russian manufacturers
28 Aug 2015
This is the second project that the Russian government has awarded to Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group after the Pipavav deal
Pak well ahead of India in nuclear arsenal, finds study
28 Aug 2015
Pakistan has 120 nuclear warheads against India’s 100, and could outstrip some of the recognized nuclear powers in 10 years. But this strategy is self-defeating, says a study
UN chief appalled at IS destruction of Palmyra temple
25 Aug 2015
The art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, has been a symbol of the complexity and wealth of the Syrian identity and history
Sartaj Aziz tells India Pakistan has nuclear weapons
24 Aug 2015
Pakistan’s NSA, who pulled out of the talks to avoid facing unpalatable evidence of Pakistan harbouring traitors like Dawood Ibrahim, now says that India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is acting like a regional superpower
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