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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
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.
Blast near BJP office in Bangalore hurts 11 cops, 5 civilians
17 Apr 2013
A bomb-like material placed on a motorbike exploded around 10.30 am near the BJP office at Malleswaram in north-west Bangalore
Fasting Guantanamo detainees clash with guards
15 Apr 2013
Australian think tank warns of nuclear war over US strategy to contain China
15 Apr 2013
A US plan to take on China by "blinding" the Chinese army with hits to its surveillance, intelligence and command systems, that could set off a panic nuclear response from the Asian giant, a study warns
Ferocious, weak and crazy: the North Korean strategy
09 Apr 2013
There is brilliance in North Korea's strategy. When the Soviet Union collapsed, North Korea was left in dire economic straits, with reasonable expectations that its government would soon collapse. Yet, through a combination of bluff and bluster, it continues to survive. By George Friedman, founder and chairman of global intelligence analyst firm Stratfor
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