Defence general

03 Mar 2016

Security forces in armoured vehicles reached the scene in time, while civilians fled, helping forces to deal with the attackers before they could enter the consulate compound

02 Mar 2016

The ITBP and Afghanistan security forces are currently engaged in a fierce gunbattle with terrorists who are believed to be hiding in a nearby building

02 Mar 2016

27 Feb 2016

The truce for all practical purposes is limited to Moscow’s assurance to Washington that it would not bomb the "moderate opposition" in Syria fighting the Assad regime till the ceasefire holds

27 Feb 2016

Veteran senator John McCain has thrown his weight behind the growing demand in both the Senate and the House for a full hearing on the proposed sale of eight F-16 fighter planes to Pakistan, but the Obama administration is determined to push the sale through

27 Feb 2016

27 Feb 2016

The IAF will induct three to four indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft 'Tejas' this year, and a total of eight squadrons in eight years, defence minister Manohar Parrikar says

26 Feb 2016

China and the United States had differed on how strongly to respond to Pyongyang`s most recent test, with Washington urging harsh punitive measures and Beijing emphasizing dialogue and milder UN steps confined to non-proliferation

25 Feb 2016

25 Feb 2016

India disagreed with the US' rationale that such arms transfers help Pakistan in combating terrorism and believes the US military aid to Pakistan goes into anti-India activities

23 Feb 2016

23 Feb 2016

Last week China confirmed it had placed "weapons" on Woody Island in the Paracels, defending what it said was its sovereign right to do so

23 Feb 2016

Russia and the United States have announced a landmark truce in war-torn Syria, which would take effect from Saturday

23 Feb 2016

23 Feb 2016

22 Feb 2016

A fierce 48-hour gun-battle on the outskirts of Srinagar ended this evening with the killing of three heavily-armed terrorists holed up in a government building

18 Feb 2016

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the spate of deadly strikes in Turkey on jihadists and Kurdish rebels

17 Feb 2016

17 Feb 2016

Russia has accused Turkey and its allies of nursing the Islamic State terrorists with continued supplies through Azaz in Aleppo

15 Feb 2016

Saudi Arabia is reported to be amassing forces from 20 nations, including Pakistan, in a major military manoeuvre against Iran's circles of influence

13 Feb 2016

If the Syrian troops succeed in retaking Aleppo and sealing the Turkish border, it would deal a crushing blow to both ISIS and Syrian insurgents opposed to Assad's rule

13 Feb 2016

13 Feb 2016

13 Feb 2016

13 Feb 2016

US lawmakers have voiced concern over potential of the Pakistani military to use these F-16s to deliver nuclear weapons in a conflict scenario with India