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China ups 2015 defence spending to over $140 billion
04 Mar 2015
China is ramping up investment in high-tech equipment such as submarines and stealth jets, partly to offset a slowing of economic growth
Pak army chief vows ‘fitting response’ to Indian ‘provocation’
27 Feb 2015
In a statement calculated to raise Indian hackles just days before Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar's visit to Islamabad, Pakistan's army chief Gen Raheel Sharif has warned India of a "befitting response to provocation" along the Line of Control
UK army mulls proposal for fresh all-Sikh regiments
26 Feb 2015
If the proposal goes through, it could be a somewhat rueful time for the Indian Army, which would lose some of its best potential jawans and officers to more lucrative and beneficent foreign shores
Fresh ISIL outrage: 90 Christians abducted in Syria
25 Feb 2015
The militants struck before dawn, carrying out house-to-house raids in a cluster of villages in northeastern Syria and abducted at least 90 people — many of them women and children
Abbott orders new measures against Australian ‘jihadists’
23 Feb 2015
Many Australians who are suspected to be adherents of the Islamic State will be stripped of their citizenship as part of tough new counter-terrorism laws, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced today
US warns of terrorist attacks on shopping malls
23 Feb 2015
India clears $8-bn plan to counter China’s naval expansion
20 Feb 2015
It will take a decade or even longer for all the ships to be built, even if the shipyards were to start construction immediately
Strained ties: US hides details of Iran talks from Israel
20 Feb 2015
For the first time the US is withholding from Israel sensitive details of its nuclear negotiations with Iran because Israeli officials have leaked information to try to scuttle the talks
India, Israel to enhance internal security cooperation
19 Feb 2015
The two countries have identified cyber security, including cyber forensics, and joint development of technology as thrust areas for cooperation in the areas of homeland security
Social activist Pansare shot critically, wife hurt in Kolhapur
17 Feb 2015
The 82- year old Pansare, a lawyer and writer and an associate of the deceased activist Narendra Dabholkar, was leading a campaign against the collection of toll on Maharashtra’s roads
Pipavav Defence denies reports of stake sale to Mahindras
12 Feb 2015
Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering has denied it was in talks to sell a stake to M&M, after widespread reports today that the Mahindras were close to picking up a 25-30 per cent stake in it
Obama seeks Congress nod to escalate fight against ISIS
12 Feb 2015
The formal request eases criticism of Obama's failure to seek abacking of Congress, where some accused him of breaching his constitutional authority
Mahindras set to buy up to 30% stake in Pipavav Defence
12 Feb 2015
Although the reports have not been officially confirmed, a stake in Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering will give the Mahindras a big presence in the defence sector
L&T, BEL consortia likely to bag Rs40,000-cr defence project
11 Feb 2015
The defence ministry will fund two Indian consortia to develop a Rs40,000-50-000 crore 'battlefield management system', to interlink soldiers and battlefield sensors through voice and data channels
Chinese expert rules out quick border settlement with India
11 Feb 2015
A Chinese strategic expert on Tuesday aid that China will not make many concessions, and a "breakthrough" in relations would be impossible without concessions from India in Arunachal Pradesh
China, Pakistan assume role in Afghanistan as US exits
10 Feb 2015
China, like the US, also cannot hope to secure peace in Afghanistan without the support of Pakistan and, more specifically, its Taliban elements
Russia vows ‘adequate’ response to NATO’s push into Baltic states
06 Feb 2015
Russia has warned NATO against its move to arm Ukraine with lethal weapons and back it up with additional forces in other Baltic states
US likely to offer technology for India’s largest aircraft carrier
04 Feb 2015
The flat-deck technology will help increase the number of aircraft on board the INS Vishal to 50 from 34 and enable deployment of heavier fighter jets with longer reach as well as airborne early warning aircraft
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