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  Quetta attack: Citing ‘Bhasmasur’, Manohar Parrikar warns Pakistan against creating 'uncontrollable violence'

  India | October 25, 2016 17:23 IST

  Regretting the loss of lives in the deadly attack on a police training academy in Pakistan’s Quetta that left 60 cadets dead, Defence minister Manohar Parrikar today warned Islamabad against creating “uncontrollable violence”.

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  ‘Donation to Army voluntary, no need to catch anyone’s neck’: Manohar Parrikar on MNS-Karan Johar deal

  India | October 25, 2016 16:40 IST

  Amid the ongoing row over the Raj Thackeray-led MNS asking film producers employing Pakistani actors to pay Rs 5 core to Army welfare fund, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today made it clear that he does not agree with the idea of coercing others

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  India, US likely to ink pact for 145 ultra-light M777 howitzer guns

  October 21, 2016 21:28 IST

  The proposal which has been in the pipeline for several years is now likely to see light of the day as the Defence Ministry may acquire 145 American Ultra-Light Howitzers, worth about Rs 5,000 crore,

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  Rafale is the best deal: Manohar Parrikar rejects Swaraj Abhiyan charge

  Politics | October 21, 2016 8:51 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday rejected Swaraj Abhiyan's Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav's allegation that the government paid double price to France for Rafale fighter jets.

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  Government needs to increase Defence budget to pay for new purchases: Report

  India | October 19, 2016 9:57 IST

  Having signed Rs 59,000 crore Rafale deal, the government will have to increase the defence budget midway through this financial year to pay for new orders.

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  Army giving befitting reply to Pak's ceasefire violations: Parrikar

  India | October 17, 2016 15:28 IST

  A day after a jawan was killed in firing by Pakistani troops, defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said the Indian Army was giving a befitting reply to such ceasefire violations. "Ceasefire violations have taken

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  Surgical strikes: Somebody must control Manohar Parrikar, says former Defence minister AK Antony

  Politics | October 13, 2016 15:54 IST

  Taking strong exception to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s statement on “surgical strikes”, senior Congress leader and former Defence Minister AK Antony today said that somebody must control him.

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  I dress better than previous defence ministers: Manohar Parrikar

  India | October 13, 2016 9:09 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, responding to a somewhat different question amid the raging debate on India's surgical strikes, commented yesterday that he dresses "better than" his predecessors. At an event in Mumbai, Mr Parrikar, 60,

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  Rajnath Singh chairs high-level meeting to review security situation

  Politics | October 13, 2016 7:39 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir at a high-level meeting in New Delhi.

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  Parrikar’s denial of earlier surgical strikes undermines sacrifices made by Army: Congress

  Politics | October 12, 2016 19:51 IST

  The Congress today said Manohar Parrikar was blinded by political vote garnering and was unabashedly lying and misleading people by denying that any surgical strike was carried out during the UPA's tenure.

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  No surgical strikes during UPA, this is first ever: Manohar Parrikar counters Congress claim

  Politics | October 12, 2016 17:50 IST

  Defence minister Manohar Parrikar today said 127 crore people of the country and the Indian armed forces deserve the credit for the operation.

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  Army conducted surgical strikes with outdated weapons despite MoD’s approval for modernisation: Report

  India | October 11, 2016 13:57 IST

  The Indian Army’s Special Forces (SF), which carried out surgical strikes in PoK targeting at least seven terror launch pads, used weapons that should have been replaced with modern ones as per Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s directives last year

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  Manohar Parrikar attacks Rahul Gandhi, reminds him of 'dalali' in defence deals under Congress rule

  Politics | October 10, 2016 22:36 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today targeted Rahul Gandhi and said those who focused on dalali in defence deals fully understood the meaning of the word.

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  Those seeking proof of surgical strikes not loyal to country, govt won’t oblige them: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | October 06, 2016 16:18 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday hit out at politicians seeking proof of surgical strikes conducted by the Indian army in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) saying no one had ever doubted the bravery of our forces.

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  Delegitimise terrorism as an instrument of state policy: Manohar Parrikar’s veiled attack on Pakistan

  Politics | October 06, 2016 13:47 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today termed terrorism as the foremost challenge in the region and urged ASEAN countries to ‘cooperate unreservedly’ to locate and destroy terror networks.

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  No need to release footage of Indian Army’s surgical strikes: Parrikar tells PM Modi

  Politics | October 06, 2016 9:21 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is believed to have told Prime Minister Narendra Modi there was no need to release the footage of Indian Army’s surgical strikes across the Line of Control.

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  We are fully prepared for any escalation with Pakistan: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | October 03, 2016 8:01 IST

  Amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the ‘surgical strikes’ by Indian Army on terror launch pads in PoK, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said the country was "fully prepared for any escalation".

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  Rafale deal: India may get jets sooner than 36 months, hints Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | October 02, 2016 14:19 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today hinted that India may get getting Rafale fighter aircraft from France earlier than the agreed-upon 36 months

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  Standard mechanism ‘activated’ at DGMO level to bring back captured Indian soldier: Parrikar

  Politics | October 02, 2016 14:04 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the efforts to bring back Indian soldier has been activated at the DGMO level.

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  Post surgical strikes, Pakistan is behaving like anaesthetised patient: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | October 01, 2016 18:17 IST

  Defence minister Manohar Parrikar, in his first remarks post the cross Line of Control (LoC) anti-terror strikes, likened Pakistan’s condition to that an “anaesthetised patient” after a surgery. He also said that like Hanuman, Indian