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Americans won’t leave Afghanistan, they did not come to leave: Hamid Karzai

The former Afghan President says reconciliation talks with Taliban won’t succeed until and unless they are Afghan-led and Afghan-owned.

India needs to join the bandwagon on engaging with Taliban, J&K is different: Army chief

Gen. Bipin Rawat has said if India has an interest in Afghanistan, it needs to engage with the Taliban. But on J&K, he says ‘one size does not fit all’.

General Bipin Rawat says Indian Army following hard and soft approach in Kashmir

At annual press conference, Army chief General Bipin Rawat insists forces only “facilitator of peace” in Valley, says Kashmiris suffering due to violence from their own.   

This bomber, a mainstay of the Chinese air force, is now being deployed against India

After the 2017 Doklam stand-off, the Chinese army has turned the gaze of the H-6K bomber aircraft towards India by deploying it at Wugong.

Russia says US sanctions don’t matter, we’ll deliver S-400 missiles to India on time

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov calls America’s CAATSA legislation ‘arbitrary’, says it targets ‘legitimate forms of international cooperation’.

Rafale controversy stops Japan from pushing sale of amphibious aircraft for Indian Navy

India and Japan have been trying to negotiate a deal for the procurement of 12 amphibious aircraft for the Indian Navy’s Indian Ocean Region patrols. 

Beijing equips troops in Tibet with vehicle-mounted howitzers: state-run China daily

Indian experts say development not alarming, but long-term implications need to be kept in mind given China is beefing up security in the region.

China’s footprint in the Antarctic is growing and is set to match the US soon

China is building its fifth research station in Antarctica and is the second biggest source of tourists to the frigid continent.

IAF fighter jets to get superior shelters to protect them from Chinese bombs

The Modi government has allocated Rs 5,500 crore to build the Next Generation Hardened Aircraft Shelters (NGHAS) on India's northern borders. New Delhi: The air...

Three terrorists killed in Kashmir in first encounter of 2019

The encounter broke out in south Kashmir's Tral belt, known to be a hotbed of terrorists.

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Pakistani fundamentalists closer to controlling state. Now the battle is over baby milk bank

Islamic clerics push back against human milk banks as Shari’a proscribes marriages between so-called milk siblings. But several Islamic countries, including Iran, operate them.

Noida International Airport, Delhi NCR’s 2nd, delayed. To begin operations by April 2025

According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.

India’s 15-yr quest for anti-tank missile: Israeli Spike, DRDO option, back to US for Javelin talks

Recent high-profile visit was of US National Security Adviser this month during which a number of key issues, including military cooperation, was discussed by both sides.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.