Chinese, US defence chiefs hold talks
September 18th, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie Tuesday held talks with visiting US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta who said the key to healthy Sino-US relations is "to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Task force suggests security revamp (Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A task force on national security Wednesday sumitted its final report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, reportedly suggesting a major revamp of the structures ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Pranab dismisses talk of rift between army chief and government
March 31st, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday dismissed speculation of a rift between Defence Minister A.K. Antony and army chief General V.K. Singh."There is no difference ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Army chief sounds conciliatory, BJP demands Antony quit (Roundup)
March 30th, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Amid controversy over the alleged bribe offer in purchase of vehicles and his claims of gaps in India's defence preparedness, army chief Gen. V.K. ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Army chief blames ‘rogue elements’ for creating wedge
March 30th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Sounding a conciliatory note over the controversies relating to him, Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh Friday blamed "rogue elements" for trying to create ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
All three chiefs enjoy government’s confidence: Antony
March 29th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday the chiefs of the three armed forces "enjoyed the confidence" of the government and that there was no embarrassment ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Gilani meets defence chiefs; Kayani talks with Zardari (Lead)
January 14th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Amid the stand-off between the political and military leadership in Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday told military chiefs that the armed forces were ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Britain may pull out of Afghanistan by 2013
December 14th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) British troops may be pulled out of Afghanistan in 2013, a year earlier than scheduled, according to a plan being studied by Prime Minister David ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Princess Di’s family to occupy front row at Wills-Kate wedding
April 24th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 24 (ANI): The Spencers, the family of the late Princess Diana, will occupy front row seats during the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Katherine Middleton.
They will sit ... Read more...
Posted in World |
British defence ministry spent 50 mn pounds to host VIPs
March 8th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 8 (IANS) Even as 11,000 British troops face the axe as part of efforts to reduce the defence budget, a media report said the country's defence chiefs spent ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Proposed US defence radar on Czech soil was ‘blind’ to long-range missiles: Wikileaks
February 4th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): The United States' plans to build a missile defence system on Czech soil experienced troubles when defence chiefs discovered that the proposed radar lacked the ability to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UK security could be compromised if RAF’s Nimrod fleet is scrapped
January 27th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.27 (ANI): Leading British militayr figures have warned that the David Cameron Government faces a huge security risk if it decides to go ahead with plans to scrap the Royal ... Read more...
Posted in World |
8,000 security personnel to guard I-Day celebrations
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Helicopters, anti-aircraft guns and CCTV cameras are in place ahead of the main celebration for India's 64th Independence Day here Aug 15 that will also see ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Ex-Oz armed forces chiefs for clarity on troop exit strategy from Afghanistan
July 17th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 17 (ANI): As the Australian death toll in Afghanistan this week reached 17, former defence chiefs contacted by The Age said Australia lacked a clear strategic objective and exit strategy ... Read more...
Posted in World |
UK Schools Secretary terms some students Tories
April 29th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.29 (ANI): Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary, has managed to embroil himself in a war of words with the sixth-formers at Woodkirk High School in West Yorkshire. According to The Telegraph, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Plan for mosque near Britain’s military academy opposed
February 22nd, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 22 (IANS) A plan to build a huge mosque overlooking Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, where Prince William and Harry were both trained, was being opposed, a media report ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mosque building plans near Royal Military Academy leave Brit defence chiefs ‘concerned’
February 21st, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 21 (ANI): Plans to build a giant mosque overlooking Britain's top military academy has come under fire after top defence chiefs claimed that the new structure poses a security threat ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Prince William’s Royal Air Force dreams in jeopardy
February 14th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 14 (ANI): Prince William's dreams of serving the Royal Air Force in his native UK have reportedly been shot down over the government's plans to privatise the service.The second ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Musharraf handed over Pak airports to US without consulting defence chiefs
December 7th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf did not consult with the corps commanders before allowing US forces to use Pakistani airports, a retired Pakistan Army general has alleged.The ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Blair asked defence chiefs to prepare war strategy a year before Iraq invasion
December 1st, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 1 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair asked his defence chiefs to secretly chart out war strategy in June 2002 - nearly a year before the Iraq invasion, an ... Read more...
Posted in World |
PM alerts defence chiefs to deteriorating security situation
October 20th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday exhorted senior defence commanders here to shore up their preparedness in the wake of the worsening security scenario in the sub-continent, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
PM to address senior defence commanders in Delhi
October 20th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.20 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will meet the senior most commanders of the Army, Navy and Air Force here on Tuesday.He is likely to inform them ... Read more...
Posted in National |
‘Chilled beer reception’ planned for Brit soldiers returning from Afghanistan
September 7th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 7 (ANI): Defence chiefs in the UK are planning a "chilled" reception for the boys returning from a tumultuous Afghanistan to their homeland after a gruelling six months, by handing ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mauritanian troops to fight Al Qaeda in Sahara region
August 16th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dakar, Aug 16 (Xinhua) Mauritania will send 4,000 troops to the Sahara region to combat Al Qaeda linked terrorists who have intensified their activities there, according to media reports reaching here from ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Balle balle! British Queen to be guarded by Sikhs (Lead)
July 29th, 2009 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, July 29 (IANS) Two years after the British army abandoned a proposal to raise a Sikh regiment, the country's reining monarch has got her first Sikh bodyguards.Queen Elizabeth ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Britain to deploy 125 more troops in Afghanistan after heavy casualty
July 25th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): Britain has been forced to deploy 125 extra troops on the front line in Afghanistan even as the Chief of the Defence staff warned that more lives ... Read more...
Posted in World |
British Army plans to axe 800 Gurkhas
July 13th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 13 (ANI): Faced with immense pressure to trim the 34 billion pound budget, British Defence chiefs are planning to axe about 800 Gurkha warriors.According to the Daily Express, up to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pak, Afghanistan based terrorists pose potent threat to Persian Gulf countries : Gates
June 25th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 25 (ANI): The US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates has warned that the terror threat emanating from Pakistan and Afghanistan is dangerous for the Gulf countries as well.Speaking at ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Australia’s spy chiefs cross swords over China, but Rudd favours hawks
April 11th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra (Australia), Apr.11 (ANI): Defence strategists have ignored the advice of Australia's most senior intelligence chiefs and rejected the view that China's military expansion poses little threat to the nation's long-term ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US confident new Af-Pak strategy would work
April 1st, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 1 (IANS) President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser Jim Jones is confident the new US Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy would be successful in removing terrorist safe havens in the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Brit defence chiefs under the scanner over submarine collision
February 17th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.17 (ANI): Britains defence chiefs are facing an inquiry into the safety of the United Kingdom''s nuclear deterrent after British and French submarines, each laden with missiles powerful enough for ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Obama puts the brake on troop surge in Afghanistan
February 8th, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.8 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Americas defence chiefs to review their strategy in Afghanistan before going ahead with a troop surge.According to a report in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mugabe abandons deal with Tsvangirai
August 22nd, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.22 (ANI): Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has abandoned a negotiated solution with Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai at the behest of the generals who prop him up.
Sources told The Independent that ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
UK soldiers were exposed to radiation risks in 50s
August 4th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne/London, Aug.4 (ANI): Britains defence chiefs have admitted that their servicemen were exposed to dangerous radiation levels during nuclear tests in Australia and the South Pacific in the 1950s.
The admission, made ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Barak to visit US for talks over Iran: Report
July 11th, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Jerusalem, July 11 (Xinhua) Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak will head to the United States Monday for talks with the Pentagon over Iran, Jerusalem Post reported Friday. Sources say Israel is trying ... Read more...
Posted in World |