India prepares to counter China's clout with INS Satpura
Jun 10, 2012
India, US natural allies: Panetta
Jun 6, 2012
ISI denies Pasha's resignation, US visit reports
May 7, 2011
CIA on how Osama fought Navy SEALs
May 4, 2011
Commentary: The CIA's Angry Birds
Maureen Dowd, The New York Times | Wednesday April 17, 2013
Over the winter, I heard military commanders and White House officials murmur in hushed tones about how they would have to figure out a legal and moral framework for the flying killer robots executing targets around the globe.
Doctor who helped capture Osama bin laden to be declared an American hero
Press Trust of India | Thursday February 28, 2013
A Congressional resolution has been introduced in the US House of Representatives to recognise a Pakistani doctor, who helped CIA trace Osama bin Laden, as an American hero.
12,000 US, allied troops for Afghanistan beyond 2014
Associated Press | Saturday February 23, 2013
The US and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants of al-Qaeda and helping Afghan forces with their own s...
Leon Panetta, a reluctant defence secretary, left Pentagon mark
Reuters | Thursday February 14, 2013
On his last trip abroad as U.S. defense secretary, Leon Panetta was asked what he thought of "Zero Dark Thirty," the movie about the intense manhunt and daring raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
US military extends benefits to same-sex partners
Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2013
In a landmark decision, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday announced to extend benefits being accorded to same sex partners serving within the American armed services.
Top US general backed arming Syrian rebels 'conceptually'
Reuters | Monday February 11, 2013
The top US military officer said on Sunday he favoured the idea of arming Syrian rebels during discussions within the Obama administration about how to help resolve the country's civil war, but there was never a specific plan under review.
Barack Obama salutes Leon Panetta as he prepares to retire
Associated Press | Saturday February 9, 2013
Calling it "the hononr of my life," Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said farewell to the US military on Friday, capping a venerated public service career that spanned four decades and included stints as a lawmaker, a top White House official and the s...
India wants to jointly develop, export arms with US
Saturday February 9, 2013
India not only wants to co-develop and co-produce arms with the US, but also wants to jointly export them, a top Pentagon official has said adding that the United States supports such Indian aspirations.
Leon Panetta, General Martin Dempsey to testify on Libya attack
Associated Press | Tuesday February 5, 2013
The Senate Armed Services Committee says Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will testify on Thursday about the deadly assault on the US Consulate in Libya last September.
Pentagon lifts US ban on women in combat
Reuters | Friday January 25, 2013
The Pentagon lifted its ban on women in front-line combat roles on Thursday in a historic step toward gender equality in US armed forces after 11 years of nonstop war.
Pentagon set to lift ban on women in combat roles
Elisabeth Bumiller and Thom Shanker, The New York Times | Thursday January 24, 2013
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is lifting the military's official ban on women in combat, which will open up hundreds of thousands of additional front-line jobs to them, senior defense officials said Wednesday.
US, Afghanistan discuss 'last chapter' in war aims: Leon Panetta
Reuters | Thursday January 31, 2013
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed on Thursday the "last chapter" in building a sovereign Afghanistan that can provide its own security, including the nature of US involvement after combat troops withdraw in...
Israeli, US defence chiefs discuss Middle East issues
Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 10, 2013
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak met on Wednesday for a meeting that underscored a "strong US commitment to Israel's security," the Pentagon said.
Leon Panetta in Afghanistan to meet with Hamid Karzai
Associated Press | Wednesday December 12, 2012
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday for an unannounced visit to consult with top commanders and President Hamid Karzai.
No new Syria steps on chemical weapons: US intelligence
Reuters | Tuesday December 11, 2012
United States intelligence agencies have detected no new moves by the Syrian government in recent days that would indicate it was preparing to use chemical weapons against rebel forces, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday.
