India, US to hold string of high-level interactions next week August 28, 2016 at 07:55AM

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Senior officials from India and the US will hold several high-level interactions over the next few days that are likely to be the last for the Obama administration. Defence minister Manohar Parikkar is scheduled to hold his third meeting with US defence secretary Ash Carter on Monday, at which officials hope to wrap up […]

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Pakistan army committing ‘tsunami of rights violations’ in Balochistan: Brahumdagh Bugti August 28, 2016 at 07:54AM

SOURCE: PTI Pakistani forces are engaged in a “tsunami of human rights violations” in Balochistan, a top Baloch leader alleged today as he sought the help of the international community including India in the Baloch nationalist movement. Brahumdagh Bugti, president of the Baloch Republican Party and the grandson of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti […]

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Baloch protesters come out on streets in Germany, raise slogans against Pakistan, wave Indian Tricolour August 28, 2016 at 07:35AM

SOURCE: INDIA TODAY On a day when Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed 22 parliamentarians to lead propaganda on Kashmir, Islamabad had to face major embarrassment in Germany. Baloch people living in Germany staged a protest in Leipzig city accusing Pakistan Army and the Sharif government of committing atrocities on the people of Balochistan. The overseas […]

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US to look for opportunities to push India’s NSG membership bid August 28, 2016 at 07:25AM

SOURCE: PTI President Barack Obama believes that the time has come for the NSG to take up the matter of India’s membership and the US will continue to look for opportunities to advance the case, an American official has said. “We certainly continue to work with our Indian colleagues on the way forward and continue to […]

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Govt signals all-party talks on Kashmir next month may include separatists August 28, 2016 at 07:22AM

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES Decks appeared to clear on Saturday for a meeting between Kashmiri separatists and members of an all-party delegation scheduled to visit Srinagar early next month. The Centre and the state government reached an understanding that no member of the delegation will be discouraged from engaging with the separatist leaders, sources said after […]

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Pakistan spy operated two Facebook accounts to obtain strategic info August 28, 2016 at 07:20AM

SOURCE: PTI Pakistani national Nand Lal Maharaj, who was arrested on charges of being an ISI agent, operated two accounts on Facebook for obtaining strategic information from people living in the border districts of Barmer and Jaisalmer, police said on Saturday. The spy, also known as Nand Lal Garg, revealed during interrogation that he used […]

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Indian army lost 256 men in various operations in last four years August 28, 2016 at 07:18AM

SOURCE: TNN Living up to their motto ‘Service before Self’, in last four years, Indian army lost 256 bravehearts, who made the supreme sacrifice during various counterinsurgency operations and offensive tactical mission.The maximum casualty of 85 men was reported in the year 2015. According to army, maximum causality was reported from 6 Dogra regiment in […]

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Indian Navy forum looks to ‘Make in India’ with MSME participation August 28, 2016 at 07:16AM

SOURCE: TNN Indian Navy Forum, in association with ASSOCHAM and SICCI, said that they aimed to come up with the first Indian Aerospace and Defence manufacturing cluster with the help of the government of Tamil Nadu in Sriperumbudur in line with “Make in India.” Trying to optimise the defence forces reliance on Indian MSMEs, the […]

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Redrawing New Silk Road: China ‘to Shift Its Focus to Russia, India’ August 28, 2016 at 07:15AM

SOURCE: SPUTNIK It’s time to re-draw New Silk Road routes given security threats emerging in the Middle East and Central Asia, as well as a looming economic crisis in the West, geostrategic analyst Mathew Maavak told Sputnik. While the BRICS bold infrastructural projects aimed at creating a unified trade space in Eurasia have begun to take shape, Russia, […]

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ISRO Successfully Conducts Futuristic Rocket Test, Joins Select Club August 28, 2016 at 07:03AM

SOURCE: IANS The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted scramjet engine test today at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh around 80 km from Chennai. The rocket took off at 6 am today.The scramjet engine, used only during the atmospheric phase of the rocket’s flight, will help in bringing down the launch […]

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PoK diaspora to get red carpet for Pravasi Divas August 28, 2016 at 07:00AM

SOURCE: ENS As tension in the Kashmir Valley refuses to die down, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ratcheting up the Balochistan issue to rattle Pakistan, both at home and abroad. The neighbour, who has been encouraging meetings between separatist leaders and successive High Commissioners in Delhi, will be further discomfited when residents of PoK and […]

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Pakistan further needles India, dispatches 22 special envoys on Kashmir issue August 28, 2016 at 06:58AM

SOURCE: ENS Stepping up its rhetoric to needle India, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said he would raise the Kashmir issue at the 71st United Nations General Assembly next month. He also deputed 22 special envoys to garner support for Pakistan’s stand on the issue. Pakistan expressed its ‘disappointment’ at the rejection of […]

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Whistleblower to hand over leaked Scorpene data to Australian government August 28, 2016 at 06:54AM

SOURCE: IANS The leaked data on Scorpene submarine has changed a few hands, after being taken from DCNS by a subcontractor, before reaching the whistleblower who gave it to The Australian newspaper, and will be handed over to the Australian government on Monday, said a report by the journalist who broke the story. The report […]

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Navy sticks its head in the sand while evaluating Scorpene “worst case scenario”

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India talks tough with Pak., says willing to discuss cross-border terror August 27, 2016 at 05:01PM

SOURCE: THE HINDU Hardening its position on talks, New Delhi has sent another letter to the Sharif government, outlining the need for talks on battling terror emanating from Pakistan that targets “not just India, but other countries in the region”. The letter sent by Foreign Secretary S.Jaishankar in reply to a letter from Pakistani Foreign Secretary […]

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Kashmir unrest: India should be worried that the situation has gone out of control August 27, 2016 at 05:01PM

SOURCE: FIRSTPOST   Home Minister Rajnath Singh took a trip to the Kashmir Valley on Thursday, which has remained on the boil since the killing of Burhan Wani, the Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander on 8 July. As he took stock of the situation, he appealed to all the people of Kashmir to not interfere with the […]

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Support to Balochistan may back fire, Congress warns Govt. August 27, 2016 at 05:01PM

SOURCE: ANI The Congress Party on Thursday downplayed the protests in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertion on the atrocities committed in Balochistan and PoK and warned the ruling dispensation at the Centre to remain vigilant as this may back fire. Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit told ANI that the protest by Baloch Republican Party […]

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France, India play down security risk of leaked submarine data August 27, 2016 at 05:01PM

SOURCE: REUTERS France and India on Thursday played down the security risk posed by leaked data on French-designed submarines that a source told Reuters was probably stolen by a French former employee and that has raised concerns over a $38 billion contract with Australia. More than 22,000 pages of data about six submarines that France’s DCNS […]

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India keen to acquire US ‘predator’ armed drones after entry into the MTCR August 27, 2016 at 01:37PM

SOURCE: ECONOMIC TIMES India is likely to make a renewed pitch to acquire armed dronesfrom the US during defence ministerManohar Parrikar’s visit to Washington next week to meet a requirement of the air force for a stealth cross border strike option. These are the very drones the US deploys frequently on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Any such […]

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