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Israelis, Saudis and the Iranian agreement
27 Nov 2013
The US goal is to eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons before they are built, without the United States having to take military action to eliminate them, while Iran's primary goal is regime preservation. By George Friedman
Japan upset as China declares defence zone over eastern sea
25 Nov 2013
Territorial dispute over a group of uninhabited islands known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan and the Diaoyu in China, has led to rising tensions between the two countries
Nuclear capable, Dhanush test fired successfully
23 Nov 2013
Indian Army test-fires deep-diving version of BrahMos missile
18 Nov 2013
India has successfully tested an advanced, deep penetration variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
IAF C130-J leaves on aid mission to Philippines
16 Nov 2013
Saudi Arabia has 'cash-for-N-arms’ arrangement with Pakistan: BBC
07 Nov 2013
Citing intelligence inputs from NATO and Israeli sources BBC said nuclear weapons made in Pakistan on behalf of Saudi Arabia are now ready for delivery
IAF launches own 3G cellular network project
26 Oct 2013
With the inauguration of AFCEL, the IAF has become the first among the three services to commission its own captive 3G network
India, China ink pact on border defence cooperation
23 Oct 2013
India and China have signed a key border defence pact, to avoid face offs between the two armies along the disputed Line of Actual Control
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation