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India Has More Nuclear Weapons Than Pak, China Far Ahead: Report
Nine nuclear-armed nations including the US, Russia, France, China, India and Pakistan, continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals and several of them deployed new nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2023, a Swedish think-tank said on Monday.
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In A First, India In Top 3 Of Largest Military Spenders In 2019: Report
Global military expenditure at 3.6 per cent saw its largest annual spike in a decade in 2019 with China and India being the second- and third-largest spenders after the US, a Stockholm-based think-tank said on Monday, the first time the two Asian giants were among the top three countries spending more on armaments.
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"Admitted To Sheltering Terror, Now Take Action": India To Imran Khan
The central government today welcomed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's admission that terrorists from his country were carrying out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, but said that he should now take the next step and act against them.
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"Will Hafiz Saeed Be Let Off Again?" Imran Khan Dodges Question In US
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan dodged a question on 26/11 mastermind and UN-proscribed terrorist Hafiz Saeed during an event at the US Institute of Peace on Tuesday.
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'Expect No Restraint': Pakistan's Warning To India Against Surgical Strikes
Hours after Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa said India had the capability of responding at short notice to a nuclear threat and locating, striking targets across the border, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif warned, "If that happens, nobody should expect restraint from us".
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Hostel, Food Court, US Professors: Centre's Prescription For NIT Srinagar
The students who left the National Institute of Technology, or NIT Srinagar, last month are back and 1,400 of them sat for their exams this weekend. A delicate agreement has taken place behind the scenes, which led to their return and hopefully, peace on campus, NDTV has learnt.
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Cost of Violence Hits US $14 Trillion in Increasingly Divided World
The cost of violence around the world reached a record $14.3 trillion in 2014, equivalent to the combined economies of Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, a global security report said on Wednesday.
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Vietnam Seeks Western Warplanes to Counter Potential Chinese Threat
Vietnam is in talks with European and US contractors to buy fighter jets, maritime patrol planes and unarmed drones, sources said, as it looks to beef up its aerial defences in the face of China's growing assertiveness in disputed waters.
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Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani Walks Tightrope Over US, Pakistan Ties
In pursuing rapprochement with Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is the very antithesis of his fiery predecessor, but his unprecedented diplomatic overtures have prompted rumblings of unease back home.
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Afghan election season off to a messy start
With Afghanistan's next presidential election just five months away, authorities say they are facing a possible repeat of the abuses that have discredited the country's efforts to build a democracy.
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Bill Clinton, WikiLeaks suspect among Nobel Peace Prize nominees
A total of 231 nominees are up for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the Nobel Institute said Monday, with Bill Clinton, Helmut Kohl, the EU and US soldier and WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning known to be on the list. "As always, there are the usual 'nominees' and some newcomers, some famous and some unknowns, hailing from the four corners of the w...
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India Has More Nuclear Weapons Than Pak, China Far Ahead: Report
Nine nuclear-armed nations including the US, Russia, France, China, India and Pakistan, continued to modernise their nuclear arsenals and several of them deployed new nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2023, a Swedish think-tank said on Monday.
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In A First, India In Top 3 Of Largest Military Spenders In 2019: Report
Global military expenditure at 3.6 per cent saw its largest annual spike in a decade in 2019 with China and India being the second- and third-largest spenders after the US, a Stockholm-based think-tank said on Monday, the first time the two Asian giants were among the top three countries spending more on armaments.
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"Admitted To Sheltering Terror, Now Take Action": India To Imran Khan
The central government today welcomed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's admission that terrorists from his country were carrying out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, but said that he should now take the next step and act against them.
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"Will Hafiz Saeed Be Let Off Again?" Imran Khan Dodges Question In US
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan dodged a question on 26/11 mastermind and UN-proscribed terrorist Hafiz Saeed during an event at the US Institute of Peace on Tuesday.
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'Expect No Restraint': Pakistan's Warning To India Against Surgical Strikes
Hours after Indian Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa said India had the capability of responding at short notice to a nuclear threat and locating, striking targets across the border, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif warned, "If that happens, nobody should expect restraint from us".
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Hostel, Food Court, US Professors: Centre's Prescription For NIT Srinagar
The students who left the National Institute of Technology, or NIT Srinagar, last month are back and 1,400 of them sat for their exams this weekend. A delicate agreement has taken place behind the scenes, which led to their return and hopefully, peace on campus, NDTV has learnt.
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Cost of Violence Hits US $14 Trillion in Increasingly Divided World
The cost of violence around the world reached a record $14.3 trillion in 2014, equivalent to the combined economies of Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, a global security report said on Wednesday.
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Vietnam Seeks Western Warplanes to Counter Potential Chinese Threat
Vietnam is in talks with European and US contractors to buy fighter jets, maritime patrol planes and unarmed drones, sources said, as it looks to beef up its aerial defences in the face of China's growing assertiveness in disputed waters.
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Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani Walks Tightrope Over US, Pakistan Ties
In pursuing rapprochement with Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is the very antithesis of his fiery predecessor, but his unprecedented diplomatic overtures have prompted rumblings of unease back home.
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Afghan election season off to a messy start
With Afghanistan's next presidential election just five months away, authorities say they are facing a possible repeat of the abuses that have discredited the country's efforts to build a democracy.
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Bill Clinton, WikiLeaks suspect among Nobel Peace Prize nominees
A total of 231 nominees are up for the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the Nobel Institute said Monday, with Bill Clinton, Helmut Kohl, the EU and US soldier and WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning known to be on the list. "As always, there are the usual 'nominees' and some newcomers, some famous and some unknowns, hailing from the four corners of the w...
