Panetta vows military action against Iran
March 7th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that Washington will act militarily against Iran if it fails to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons by ... Read more...
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US to cut armed forces: Obama
January 6th, 2012 - 2:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has unveiled a new defence strategy that seeks to cut the country's armed forces in a bid to reduce the ... Read more...
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Obama plans to cut down military spending
January 6th, 2012 - 2:16 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US President Barack Obama is targeting the military as he seeks ways to cut spending. Obama is under enormous pressure to cut the country’s spending as ... Read more...
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End Siachen row, Pakistan and India urged
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Pakistan and India must resolve their conflict over the icy mountain peak of Siachen "and withdraw their forces from this futile war of attrition", a Pakistani ... Read more...
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Gaddafi army ‘not at breaking point’ despite repeated Allied air strikes
April 1st, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.1 (ANI): The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen has said that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's armed forces are not at a 'breaking point' despite hundreds ... Read more...
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Afghanistan was Soviets graveyard and will the Americans also: Taliban spokesman
November 27th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov.27 (ANI): The withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan in 1989 after nearly ten years of occupation is a favourite public relations theme of the Taliban movement, which itself was ... Read more...
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US should formulate withdrawal plan to save lives of remaining troops: Afghan Taliban
November 20th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 20 (ANI): The Taliban have advised the United States to formulate a withdrawal plan from Afghanistan, so that it can at least save those troops that are still alive, ... Read more...
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Taiwan seeks F-16s to boost defence
August 19th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Aug 19 (DPA) Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou called Thursday on the US to sell F-16s to Taipei to boost the island's defences after the Pentagon said this week that China ... Read more...
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Rising India, China not yet ready to assume global role: US panel
August 4th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun KumarWashington, Aug 4 (IANS) The rise of China and India suggests an emerging multi-polar great-power balance, but no rising power stands ready to assume the global role played by the ... Read more...
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Palestinians take Gandhi’s path and win followers
April 29th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
West Bank, Apr.29 (ANI): Though militancy and stone throwing remain deeply ingrained in the Palestinian psyche, passive resistance protests on the lines of what India's iconic leader Mahatma Gandhi followed and espoused ... Read more...
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Thai-Cambodian border quiet as two sides meet
October 16th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Oct 16 (DPA) The Thai government Thursday rebuffed a Cambodian claim that it was an unreliable and biased chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as the two sides ... Read more...
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US concerned about secretive Chinese military build-up
March 4th, 2008 - 11:25 am ICT by admin
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Washington, March 4 (DPA) China's secretive military build-up could fuel instability in Asia and create confusion about Beijing's intentions, the Pentagon has said in a report. "The lack of transparency in China's ... Read more...
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Maritime security prime concern of nations: Ansari
February 15th, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by admin
By Praful Kumar Singh
New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari today said maritime security has been the prime concern of states and of their nationals undertaking international trade.
Addressing Chiefs/Heads ... Read more...
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