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Pakistan placed on FATF's terror grey list
28 Jun 2018
US postpones '2+2 dialogue' with India for `unavoidable reasons’
28 Jun 2018
The move comes after President Trump targeted India for charging 100-per cent duty on US goods and US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley met PM Narendra Modi to reiterate the need for cutting India’s dependence on Iranian oil
China silent on trilateral, but wants India and Pakistan to cooperate
21 Jun 2018
China has distanced itself from the proposal for a trilateral meeting of India, China and Pakistan under the aegis of the SCO, but said New Delhi and Islamabad must find ways of strengthening dialogue and mutual trust
US clears sale of 6 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India
13 Jun 2018
While the proposed sale won't alter the basic military balance in South Asia, the Apache helicopters equipped with Hellfire anti-armour and Stinger air-to-air missiles, would help Indian armed forces tackle ground-armoured threats
Dhanush: India’s first indigenous long-range artillery gun clears final pre-induction test
09 Jun 2018
Putin names India, China and Russia as ‘major players’ in SCO
06 Jun 2018
Putin’s comment is significant as India and Pakistan are set to participate in the summit as full members of the eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Google to end controversial military contract after employee backlash
06 Jun 2018
Google is reported to be ending its controversial defence contract with the US Department of Defence amidst employee backlash that saw 12 employees quitting the company over the controversy and over 3,000 signing a letter in protest
Modi defends India-US defence ties as balancing act
06 Jun 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has effectively used the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore to address Russia’s concerns over India aligning with the US, Japan and Australia
Saudi threatens to strike Qatar over missile deal with Russia: report
04 Jun 2018
The Saudi-Qatar discord has again come to the fore with Saudi Arabia threatening to strike Qatar if it bought Russian S-400 long-range missiles that can strike targets over 400 km away
India, Russia set to sign S-400 Triumf air defence missile deal
28 May 2018
The 'Triumf' interceptor-based missile system can destroy incoming hostile aircraft, missiles and even drones at ranges of up to 400 km and is most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system with Russia
South Korea shocked as US abandons talks with North Korea
25 May 2018
While Trump prides himself on his ability to make deals with his unconventional style, this is his second backtracking after he pulled off from the Iran nuclear deal
US boots China out of RIMPAC defence exercise; India still in
25 May 2018
The Pentagon said it was ‘disinviting’ China from this year’s Rim of the Pacific exercise because of its ‘destabilising’ actions in the South China Sea, most of which Beijing claims in the face of international opinion
US defence budget for fiscal 2019 aims at improved ties with India
25 May 2018
Apart from aiming to strengthen ties with India, the National Defence Authorisation Bill-2019 also seeks renaming US Pacific Command as Indo-Pacific Command
India test-fires BrahMos cruise missile with extended life
22 May 2018
The fire-and-forget missile has the capability to take on surface targets by flying a combined hi-lo trajectory, thus evading enemy air defence systems
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