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24 Jul 2013
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India to spend Rs65,000 cr on new, China-specific strike force
18 Jul 2013
The force would be the fourth strike corps in the Army, the only one operationally tasked for offensive and defensive operations on the China frontier
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Chinese troops destroy Indian posts in Ladakh again
09 Jul 2013
Chumar is the only place along the Line of Actual Control to which Chinese troops have no direct access but the Indian side has a road almost to the last point
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Man held for questioning over Bodh Gaya blasts
08 Jul 2013
The National Investigating Agency today detained one person for questioning in connection with the serial blasts at the Mahabodhi temple in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya
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UK govt in cyber security pact with top defence firms
06 Jul 2013
The UK government has roped in nine of the world's biggest defence contractors and telecom providers to boost the country's cyber security
![Chinese general warns India against provoking “new trouble” Chinese general warns India against provoking “new trouble”](/defence/general/images/luo_yuan_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Chinese general warns India against provoking “new trouble”
05 Jul 2013
China today warned India against provoking "new trouble" by increasing its military deployment at the border
Stealth frigate ‘INS Trikand’ joins Indian Navy
29 Jun 2013
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Rescue helicopters trying to reach thousands stuck in Badrinath
25 Jun 2013
Rescue and relief operations are now focused on Badrinath with some improvement in the weather after heavy rains overnight and this morning across Uttarakhand
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Army intensifies rescue operations, reaches isolated spots
21 Jun 2013
Troops skilled in mountain rescue operations, including paratroopers heli-dropped with specialised equipment to reach out and link up with people stranded in isolated areas along the Kedarnath-Badrinath axis
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Army, IAF mount massive flood relief operations
19 Jun 2013
In one of the largest operations in several decades, the Indian Army and the Air Force today mounted massive rescue and relief operations in the flood- and landslide-affected areas, with the Border Roads Organisation having mounted massive clearance operations
US keeps out as nations sign arms trade treaty
04 Jun 2013
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China, India, Pak have scaled up their nuclear arsenals: study
03 Jun 2013
Three nuclear-armed countries — China, India and Pakistan — have increased their nuclear arsenals over the past year
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