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June 18, 2018 04:51 IST
The US had granted India the status of a ‘Major Defence Partner’ in 2016 but no tangible benefits on military technology front have come to New Delhi so far.
Mon, Jun 18, 2018
June 18, 2018 02:01 IST
BJP sources indicated that the party’s senior leadership at the Centre and in J&K did not see “encouraging signs” on the ground to extend the ceasefire, especially with security forces preparing to sanitise the routes for the Amarnath Yatra.
Mon, Jun 18, 2018
June 17, 2018 05:33 IST
Faure is scheduled to come to India around June 25 on a State visit to India. According to the Seychelles News Agency, the President also said that the military base issue would not be up for discussion in the meeting he holds with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his trip.
Sun, Jun 17, 2018
June 16, 2018 00:40 IST
The US’s relationship with the subcontinent and the crucial role played in it by the intersection of culture, ideology and power
Sat, Jun 16, 2018
June 15, 2018 02:58 IST
The major objection to the opening of roads is related to the security of military installations and families of Army personnel staying inside the cantonments.
Fri, Jun 15, 2018
June 10, 2018 01:39 IST
Since 2014, the Pakistan Army has conducted a sustained campaign against militant hideouts in North Waziristan and the larger FATA region on the country’s western border with Afghanistan, setting off a massive humanitarian crisis. Now, as Pakistan rebuilds the region, The Indian Express travels to North Waziristan, where Pakistan displays its shiny, new infrastructure. But where are the people?
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
June 06, 2018 04:16 IST
Refusing to give any indication about its extension post-Ramzan, Sitharaman said, “We honour the ceasefire. We have been given room to hit back when there is unprovoked attack."
Wed, Jun 06, 2018
June 04, 2018 01:40 IST
Procurement process has been a focus, reforms include Defence Planning Committee. The defence budget as a percentage of GDP fell to 1.47, lower than the levels seen in 1962.
Mon, Jun 04, 2018
June 02, 2018 01:29 IST
The book in the eye of a storm, The Spy Chronicles has created sharp divisions in the ranks of stakeholders in the subcontinent
Sat, Jun 02, 2018
May 30, 2018 04:40 IST
This reiteration of ceasefire on the LoC follows Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s “ceasefire” announcement on May 16 that security forces will terminate all offensive operations in Kashmir during the month of Ramzan.
Wed, May 30, 2018
May 27, 2018 04:06 IST
The Army asked for certain roads in four cantonments — Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar, Satwari road at Jammu, Cannanore Cantonment and Delhi Cantonment - to be exempt from the order due to security reasons.
Sun, May 27, 2018
May 22, 2018 04:45 IST
“Whether it should be a grand reconciliation or small steps, we have to take the first steps. That will take us forward,” Major General Asif Ghafoor, DG ISPR and spokesperson for Pakistan military told a group of visiting South Asian journalists in Islamabad recently.
Tue, May 22, 2018
May 21, 2018 04:53 IST
Dulat, however, argues about "his colleague and good friend" and "Modi's henchman" Doval that "As far as his capabilities go, he's one of our outstanding operational guys. He's a field man."
Mon, May 21, 2018
May 21, 2018 04:47 IST
Pakistan has more than 35 million Pashtuns, the second-largest group among the country’s population of nearly 210 million.
Mon, May 21, 2018
May 18, 2018 05:11 IST
Known as “terror central”, Miranshah was, until a few years ago, a safe haven for some of the most dreaded terror groups in the region: the Haqqani Network, East Turkestan Islamic Movement and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Sun, Jun 10, 2018
May 17, 2018 13:05 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express on the sidelines of an interaction with participants of South Asia Media Conference, Major Gen Ghafoor said that there were more than 200 political parties in Pak and about 160 of them hadn’t won a single seat in Parliament.
Thu, May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018 06:21 IST
Major General Ghafoor spoke to the Indian Express in Islamabad on the sidelines of an interaction with media representatives from South Asian countries.
Thu, May 17, 2018
May 10, 2018 00:19 IST
Civil-military relations are delicately poised. Keep them away from electoral battles
Thu, May 10, 2018
May 09, 2018 05:41 IST
Sources in the Ministry of Defence told The Indian Express that air bases in Car Nicobar and Campbell Bay have been identified as possible bases to station the IAF fighters.
Wed, May 09, 2018
May 07, 2018 00:55 IST
The General disagreed with Defence Minister Krishna Menon and Nehru over matters of policy, strategy.
Mon, May 07, 2018
May 04, 2018 01:04 IST
Not just this, after the surgical strikes, the present Army chief... a senior Congress leader went to the extent of calling him a gunda,” Modi said.
Fri, May 04, 2018
May 02, 2018 04:45 IST
All the members of the Collegium — CJI Misra and Justices Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph — are expected to attend the meeting.
Wed, May 02, 2018
April 28, 2018 05:25 IST
No formal agenda for the Collegium meeting has been circulated so far but it is widely expected to be about the reconsideration of Justice Joseph’s name for elevation to the Supreme Court.
Sat, Apr 28, 2018
April 27, 2018 05:02 IST
The government Thursday returned for reconsideration the Collegium’s recommendation to elevate Uttarakhand Chief Justice K M Joseph to the Supreme Court even as it notified the appointment of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as a judge of the apex court.
Fri, Apr 27, 2018
April 27, 2018 04:24 IST
Regarding the government’s argument that there is no representation from SC/ST communities in the Supreme Court, there would be four remaining vacancies in the apex court even after Justice Joseph’s elevation.
Fri, Apr 27, 2018


