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Government revises defence procurement procedures
01 Jun 2013
The new defence procurement policy aims at expediting defence procurement and building up a robust indigenous defence sector while ensuring transparency and accountability
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Chinese media expresses irritation over Japan-India maritime talks
By By Jagdeep Worah | 30 May 2013
Chinese state-controlled media has expressed displeasure over Indo-Japanese maritime cooperation, saying Japan does not have the strength to prevail over China's influence in Asia
Full text of PM Manmohan Singh's address, ''India, Japan must unite to rid high seas of piracy''
29 May 2013
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India, Japan must unite to rid high seas of piracy: PM
29 May 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on a visit to Japan, has made a strong pitch for cooperation between India and Japan in patrolling the Indian and Pacific Oceans to ensure freedom of navigation and eliminate the menace of piracy
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China won’t budge from Indian territory; starts supply convoys
02 May 2013
People’s Liberation Army troops that have pitched tents 19 km inside Indian territory in Ladakh are now getting regular supplies through trucks
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Japan will repel any Chinese bid to land on South Sea isles: Abe
23 Apr 2013
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today said his country would repel by force any attempted Chinese landing on a group of islands claimed by both nations.
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