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Panetta discusses strategic defence ties with Antony

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United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta met India's defence minister A.K. Antony here on Wednesday and reportedly briefed him about the new U.S. military strategy in the Asia Pacific region.

Sri Lankan defence forces to get enhanced training from India, US

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India and the US have agreed to provide enhanced training facilities to Sri Lankan defence personnel, a move aimed at strengthening security of busy sea lanes in the Indian Ocean.

The development ca

China's military spending a cause of concern for India: Antony

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Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Saturday said that India was concerned about rise in China's military spending.

China's military budget jumped 11.2 per cent year on year to 106 billion dollars in 201

Vice-Admiral Satish Soni new head of southern naval command

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Vice-Admiral Satish Soni assumed office as the Flag Officer Commanding- in-Chief of Southern Naval Command in Kochi, on Thursday. He succeeds Vice-Admiral K.N. Sushil, who retired from the navy, after

Eastern Army headless

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The crucial post of the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command has fallen vacant after General Bikram Singh took over as the new Army chief of the country

Forget bitterness of past: Antony

In an indication of the tension between the Army leadership and the ministry of defence (MoD) during the last few months of Gen. V.K. Singh’s tenure as the Army Chief, defence minister A.K. Antony tol

Nothing will be brushed under the carpet: Gen. Bikram Singh

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In his first public comments after taking over as Army Chief, Gen Bikram Singh on Friday made it clear that no controversy in the force will be 'brushed under the carpet'.

Sending a firm message to

BEML serves legal notice on ex-Army chief, denies charges

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A day after Gen V.K. Singh retired as chief of Army, public sector BEML on Friday slapped a legal notice on him demanding an apology for his 'false and motivated' allegations against it on the Tatr

Pakistan defence budget goes up by 10pc

Pakistan on Friday hiked its defence budget for fiscal 2012-13 by nearly 10 per cent to Pak Rs545 billion.

Official budget documents presented in Parliament said a sum of Pak Rs545 billion (about $5

MoD, Army are on good terms: Gen VK Singh

General V.K. Singh, Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, on Wednesday said there was no rift between the Army and the ministry of defence (MoD). The Army Chief was in Pune to review the passing out para

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