Defence general
India-US-Japan navy exercise not aimed at China: Pentagon
24 Jul 2014
The war games in the north-western seas, in the area adjacent to the East China, are being held ignoring Chinese objections
Israel weighs Egypt-sponsored Gaza truce as Hamas rains rockets
16 Jul 2014
The conflict over the past week was prompted by last month’ s murder of three Jewish seminary students in the occupied West Bank over the revenge killing of a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem
Kurdish forces seize 2 north Iraq oilfields
12 Jul 2014
An oil ministry spokesman in Baghdad described the takeover as dangerous and irresponsible and called for the Kurdish forces to withdraw immediately
Return of Iraq stranded gathers pace; 2,200 await evacuation
07 Jul 2014
About 2,200 Indians in a conflict-free zone in southern Iraq have expressed a desire to return home, and they will be in India in the next 36 to 48 hours
Indian nurses return home from Iraq
05 Jul 2014
The 46 nurses who were trapped and held captive by miltants for a month in strife-torn Iraq, finally returned home on Saturday afternoon
ISIS militants free all Indian nurses
04 Jul 2014
These nurses who are now with Indian consulate officials will be taken to the Erbil airport from where they will be flown back to India
US to sell 22 Harpoon missiles to India for $200 million
03 Jul 2014
The US government plans to sell 22 anti-ship Harpoon missiles to India in a new initiative to strengthen US-India strategic relationship
Pentagon notifies Congress of $200-mn Harpoon missile sale to India
03 Jul 2014
The Pentagon has notified the US Congress of its decision to sell anti-ship Harpoon missiles to India, to strengthen the security of an important partner
Govt prunes list of items requiring defence licensing
27 Jun 2014
Under the pruned list, dual-use items that are not specially mentioned in the list will not require industrial licences for defence production
UN representative endorses use of force in strife-torn Iraq
26 Jun 2014
The success of any military operation hinges on cooperation between Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, and Erbil, the seat of the autonomous Kurdish region
Iran trashes speculation it may cooperate with US over Iraq
23 Jun 2014
Tehran and Washington have been shocked by the lightning offensive, spearheaded by ISIL and involving Sunni tribes and Saddam loyalists
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