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Pakistan Minister Warns Of 'Immediate Threat' Of India War
A top Pakistan defense official warned of the possibility of war with India but said it can be averted, as tensions rise over last week's terrorist attacks in the northern region of Kashmir that killed 26 people.
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Transparently False: US Slams Russian "Dirty Bomb" Claims On Ukraine
A senior US official on Sunday dismissed Russian claims that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb as "transparently false," while the Pentagon chief "rejected any pretext for Russian escalation."
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Rajnath Singh Hands Over Key Military Systems To Army To Boost Capability
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday handed over to the Army a raft of home-grown military hardware including unmanned aerial systems, quick reaction fighting vehicles, patrol boats and surveillance equipment.
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Many Terror Incidents Involve Educated Youth, Says Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said there have been many instances of terror incidents in India involving educated youth.
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Rajnath Singh Lays Foundation Stone For Brahmos Missiles Production Unit In Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of BrahMos Missiles production unit and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab in Lucknow on Saturday.
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China Will Never Give Up An Inch Of Territory, Says Defence Minister
China will never give up an inch of its territory, whether the self-ruled island of Taiwan it claims as its own, or in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, the country's defence minister said on Thursday.
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Japan And India To Build Military Ties With Eye On China: Foreign Media
Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley agreed in Tokyo on Monday to increase military cooperation with Japan, which could potentially complicate U.S. policy in the region.
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Malaysia, Australia To Share Intel On Any ISIS Returnees From Iraq
Malaysia and Australia will share intelligence on terrorists in Southeast Asia, a senior Malaysian minister said on Tuesday, as the two allies brace for the possible return of ISIS terrorists from Iraq.
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Defense Ministers Discuss Defusing South China Sea Incidents
Singapore's defense minister says countries need to look for practical ways to defuse incidents in the South China Sea.
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Japan To Boost South China Sea Role With Training Patrols With US: Minister
Japan will step up its activity in the contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with the United States and bilateral and multilateral exercises with regional navies, Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said on Thursday.
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Thailand Bomb Attacks The Work Of 'At Least' 20 People: Police
Thai police on Monday said at least 20 people were involved in carrying out a wave of deadly bombings in the country's south earlier this month.
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More Than 100 Bodies Recovered From South Sudan Gunfire, Doctors Say
Soldiers have brought scores of bodies to a hospital in South Sudan's capital after gunfire erupted throughout Juba on Friday evening, a doctor at the hospital said today, as panicked residents worried of a return to civil war.
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Japan Readies Military To Shoot Down North Korean Rocket
Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Wednesday ordered ballistic missile defense units, including Aegis destroyers in the Sea of Japan and Patriot missile batteries onshore, to be ready to shoot down any North Korean rocket that threatened Japan.
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Hundreds Of Journalists Protest In Serbia
Hundreds of journalists have rallied throughout Serbia demanding that the Prime Minister keep the promise to sack his Defense Minister, who recently made a sexist comment to a female journalist.
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US Flexes Muscle, Pentagon Chief Visits Ship in South China Sea
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter flew to a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea today and blamed China for rising tension in the region on a visit sure to infuriate Beijing.
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Pakistan Minister Warns Of 'Immediate Threat' Of India War
A top Pakistan defense official warned of the possibility of war with India but said it can be averted, as tensions rise over last week's terrorist attacks in the northern region of Kashmir that killed 26 people.
-
Transparently False: US Slams Russian "Dirty Bomb" Claims On Ukraine
A senior US official on Sunday dismissed Russian claims that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb as "transparently false," while the Pentagon chief "rejected any pretext for Russian escalation."
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Rajnath Singh Hands Over Key Military Systems To Army To Boost Capability
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday handed over to the Army a raft of home-grown military hardware including unmanned aerial systems, quick reaction fighting vehicles, patrol boats and surveillance equipment.
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Many Terror Incidents Involve Educated Youth, Says Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said there have been many instances of terror incidents in India involving educated youth.
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Rajnath Singh Lays Foundation Stone For Brahmos Missiles Production Unit In Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of BrahMos Missiles production unit and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab in Lucknow on Saturday.
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China Will Never Give Up An Inch Of Territory, Says Defence Minister
China will never give up an inch of its territory, whether the self-ruled island of Taiwan it claims as its own, or in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, the country's defence minister said on Thursday.
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Japan And India To Build Military Ties With Eye On China: Foreign Media
Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley agreed in Tokyo on Monday to increase military cooperation with Japan, which could potentially complicate U.S. policy in the region.
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Malaysia, Australia To Share Intel On Any ISIS Returnees From Iraq
Malaysia and Australia will share intelligence on terrorists in Southeast Asia, a senior Malaysian minister said on Tuesday, as the two allies brace for the possible return of ISIS terrorists from Iraq.
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Defense Ministers Discuss Defusing South China Sea Incidents
Singapore's defense minister says countries need to look for practical ways to defuse incidents in the South China Sea.
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Japan To Boost South China Sea Role With Training Patrols With US: Minister
Japan will step up its activity in the contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with the United States and bilateral and multilateral exercises with regional navies, Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said on Thursday.
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Thailand Bomb Attacks The Work Of 'At Least' 20 People: Police
Thai police on Monday said at least 20 people were involved in carrying out a wave of deadly bombings in the country's south earlier this month.
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More Than 100 Bodies Recovered From South Sudan Gunfire, Doctors Say
Soldiers have brought scores of bodies to a hospital in South Sudan's capital after gunfire erupted throughout Juba on Friday evening, a doctor at the hospital said today, as panicked residents worried of a return to civil war.
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Japan Readies Military To Shoot Down North Korean Rocket
Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Wednesday ordered ballistic missile defense units, including Aegis destroyers in the Sea of Japan and Patriot missile batteries onshore, to be ready to shoot down any North Korean rocket that threatened Japan.
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Hundreds Of Journalists Protest In Serbia
Hundreds of journalists have rallied throughout Serbia demanding that the Prime Minister keep the promise to sack his Defense Minister, who recently made a sexist comment to a female journalist.
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US Flexes Muscle, Pentagon Chief Visits Ship in South China Sea
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter flew to a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea today and blamed China for rising tension in the region on a visit sure to infuriate Beijing.
