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Russian arms sales reach $15 billion in 2012
22 Jan 2013
Russia sold $15 billion worth of defence equipment in 2012, maintaining its position as the world’s second-largest arms exporter after the US, Ria Novosti reported yesterday
Gulf states plan unified military command
26 Dec 2012
India signs $4-bn defence deal with Russia
24 Dec 2012
The two countries signed 10 bilateral agreements, including the Sukhoi aircraft deal and on promoting bilateral investments in diverse areas
Pak terrorist Ajmal Kasab hanged at Yerwada Jail
21 Nov 2012
Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving 26 / 11 Mumbai terrorist, was executed at Pune’s Yerwada jail in the early hours of Wednesday
Considering an Israeli ground assault in Gaza
16 Nov 2012
Whether the current air campaign in Gaza escalates to a ground assault will largely depend on the mission that the Israeli military is trying to accomplish. Republished with permission of Stratfor
Terror funds targeting stock markets: Shinde
06 Nov 2012
India pays tribute to 1962 China war martyrs
20 Oct 2012
For the first time in 50 years, India today for the first time paid tribute to the martyrs of the 1962 Indo-China war on the occasion of its 50th anniversary
Peace with India vital, says Pak info minister
20 Oct 2012
Bangla man seeking to blow up Fed Reserve ‘stung’ by FBI
18 Oct 2012
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say 21-year old Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, tried to remotely detonate what he believed was a 1,000-pound bomb in a van he parked outside the building in Lower Manhattan
Gorshkov delivery delayed by another year as Russia, India decide to take defence ties forward
10 Oct 2012
BrahMos test-fired with conventional warhead
08 Oct 2012
The test-launch of the BrahMos follows close on the heels of the successful test launches of the land-based ‘Prithvi-II’ missile on Thursday and the sea-based ‘Dhanush’ on Friday
N-capable Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired
04 Oct 2012
Prithvi is India's first indigenously built ballistic missile, and is one of the five missiles being developed under the country's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
Libyan army gives militia two days to clear out
24 Sep 2012
Purchase of Tatra trucks on hold: Army chief
20 Sep 2012
Army entered Assam ASAP: Gen Singh
20 Sep 2012
India in tune with Pak-China nexus: Army chief
20 Sep 2012
Army chief Gen Bikram Singh says that India was fully geared towards building a credible nuclear deterrence against the deepening China-Pakistan nexus
Pakistan tests Hatf-VII nuclear capable missile
17 Sep 2012
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