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Iran to present regional security plan at UNGA
23 Sep 2019
President Hassan Rouhani has warned that the presence of foreign forces in Gulf only created 'insecurity', even as he sought to lead a regional security infrastructure
Oil surges as drone attack on Saudi Aramco plant jams supplies
16 Sep 2019
Saudi Aramco is one of the main suppliers to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, India’s biggest private refining-cum-petrochemical player, and a key supplier to public sector oil refiners such as Indian Oil Corporation
PoK activist wants representation for Gilgit-Baltistan in Indian Parliament
12 Sep 2019
Pakistan which cries hoarse over India’s decision to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, blatantly ignores the fact that it had unlawfully grabbed power from the Gilgit-Baltistan leadership a year ago
India successfully test fires man-portable anti-tank guided missile system
12 Sep 2019
The man-portable anti-tank guided missile, a third-generation anti-tank guided missile, comes loaded with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead and has a maximum engagement range of about 2.5 kilometers
Pakistan lets loose Jaish’s Masood Azhar to foment trouble in Kashmir
09 Sep 2019
Pakistan wants trouble in Jammu and Kashmir with people hitting the streets against last month’s move to scrap Kashmir’s special status, as the UN Human Rights Council meet in Geneva today
Army chief Bipin Rawat likely to be first Chief of Defence Staff
16 Aug 2019
While there is some sort of a tri-service joint planning with a head quarters of the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS), the appointment of a CDS continued to be held in abeyance due of lack of consensus among the political leadership and the armed forces
DRDO successfully test-fires quick reaction air defence missile
05 Aug 2019
India is working to bolster its air defence system with several of such systems being developed indigenously while others like the S-400 air defence system, which is under procurement from Russia, is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2020
J&K’s Omar Abdulah, Mehbooba Mufti, Sajad Lone under house arrest
05 Aug 2019
The house arrests come after Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and other leaders held a meeting and issued a resolution warning the government of "consequences" if it changed the special status of Jammu and Kashmir
Trump finds it hard to avoid Kashmir mediation, says he is still willing
02 Aug 2019
Trump’s repeat offer comes after India expressed ‘grave concern’ over US military assistance to Pakistan - the Pentagon last week notified the US Congress that it had decided to approve military sales of $125 million to Islamabad
ICJ stays Kulbhushan’s death penalty, directs case review
17 Jul 2019
The court order means that the death sentence remains suspended 'until Pakistan effectively reviews and reconsiders the conviction/sentence', even as India will get consular access to Jadhav
Hafiz Saeed, 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind, held in Pakistan
17 Jul 2019
Pakistani authorities decided to arrest the JuD chief only days before Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to Washington, where he will hold talks with President Donald Trump and, possibly, seek US help to ease Pakistan out of the "grey list" of the Financial Action Task Force
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