US sends clear signal to India: At some point, let us post officers at each other’s combatant commands
US ambassador Kenneth Juster Thursday proposed “reciprocal military liaison officers at each other’s combatant commands” at“some point” in defence relations between the two countries...
Shailaja Neelakantan| TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Jan 10, 2018, 09:27 IST
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Pakistan has hinted it could cut off US access to key supply routes to Afghanistan
This is in retaliation for the US suspending as much as $2 billion in aid to Pakistan
The US says if that happens it will be...
Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat said that there was a major reduction in the number of Chinese troops in Doklam.
By Zee Media Bureau | Updated: Jan 09, 2018, 08:56 AM IST
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Arunachal Pradesh.
This was indicated by Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, during his interaction with...
World Tara Kartha Jan 06, 2018 13:30:41 IST
The State Bank of Pakistan made a rather strange announcement a few days ago. A notice by the bank informed the public that the bank had carried out comprehensive policy related measures to ensure that both private and public sector enterprises...
Why anti-corruption drive in Saudi Arabia spells bad news for Bangladesh's Khaleda Zia
The previous BNP government encouraged religious extremist forces against India.
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Khaleda Zia's possible complicity in money-laundering, corruption...
India gets a step closer to laser weaponry as DRDO successfully tests laser system
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Shaurya Karanbir Gurung
ET Bureau|Updated: Dec 07, 2017, 12.43 PM IST
NEW DELHI: In a leap towards building laser weapons capability, India has made a breakthrough in its efforts to develop directed energy...
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Security forces on Thursday killed five terrorists in two major counter-terror operations in north and central Kashmir. With these two operations, the total number of terrorists neutralised by the security forces in 2017 has crossed the 200...
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In July 2016, the Pakistani senate was informed that the armed forces run over 50 commercial entities worth over $20 billion. Ranging from petrol pumps to huge industrial plants, banks...
After taxis, ‘Free Balochistan’ ads appear on London buses
WORLD Updated: Nov 14, 2017 15:24 IST
Prasun Sonwalkar
Hindustan Times, London
A London bus with the advertisement for “Free Balochistan”.
More than100 buses have been criss-crossing London with advertisements for “Free Balochistan”...
Nepal Scraps Rs 250 Billion Budhi Gandaki Hydro Power Agreement With Chinese Company
Nepal on Monday scrapped the contract for the construction of Budhi Gandaki hydropower project
Kathmandu, Nov 13: The Nepal government on Monday scrapped the contract for the construction of Budhi Gandaki...
The missile system gives India the capability to track all Pakistani air bases, while bringing the Chinese assets in Tibet in its striking range.
Moving a step closer towards acquiring the formidable Russian S-400 Triumf air defence system, the Indian Air Force has completed the trials of the...
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The Doklam pullbacks suggest that the removed chief of the People’s Liberation Army’s joint staff department was an obstacle to clinching a deal with India and probably responsible for precipitating the standoff in the first place.
The Doklam debate has missed one key element –...
How India can bleed Pakistan over Kabul-Islamabad tensions
The clashes along the Af-Pak border drew a worried response from China.
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The verdict by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague staying the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the former...
Pakistan asks India to suspend work on Kishanganga, Ratle hydro power projects in Jammu and Kashmir
TNN & Agencies | Updated: Jan 21, 2017, 02.37 PM IST
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Pakistan adopts resolution seeking immediate suspension of work on two hydro power projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
Two National...
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Pak has been ranked at 122, last amongst its South Asian neighbours
The forum has ranked India at 39th spot, followed by Sri Lanka 71 at the GCI
According to the report, Pak has shown recovery on the economic front
KARACHI: Pakistan has been ranked at 122, last amongst its South...
Wal-Mart in talks to invest up to $1 billion in Flipkart
Wal-Mart may take a minority stake in Flipkart; Final terms of the deal have not been worked out and negotiations are still underway
The deal could benefit both Wal-Mart and Flipkart. The Indian retailer would get access to much-needed...
India improves in Global Competitiveness Index
India fastest riser, moves up 16 spots to 39th rank in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index
India’s ranking in the Global Competitiveness Index for 2016-17, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF), improved 16 places to 39...
Exclusive: Uri Avenged As Spl Forces Cross LoC, Kill 20 Terrorists
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At least 20 terrorists have been neutralised in a daring cross-LoC operation by the Indian Army in response to the Uri attack.
Two units of the elite 2 Paras comprising 18-20 soldiers flew...
In last few days almost 50 people had been killed in Kashmir after killing of Burhan Wani. Yet I have not seen a single news report on CNN news channel and I watch CNN daily.
Yet people in Pakistan believe that this incidence is a golden opportunity for them to internationalize the Kashmir...