Pentagon
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India friend Ashton Carter is Obama pick for Pentagon chief
World | Dec 03, 2014, 01:06 PM ISTWashington: Ashton Carter, former second in command at the Pentagon, credited with enhancing defence ties with India, is said to be President Barack Obama's choice to replace Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, who was ousted last
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Barack Obama broadens mission in Afghanistan
World | Nov 22, 2014, 11:24 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama has quietly approved guidelines in recent weeks to allow the Pentagon to target Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, broadening previous plans that had limited the military to counterterrorism missions against al-Qaida after
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Chuck Hagel: US needs game-changing military innovation
World | Nov 16, 2014, 08:45 AM ISTCalifornia: Wary of a more muscular Russia and China, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday the Pentagon will make a new push for fresh thinking and creative ideas about how the U.S. can keep
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Countries must refrain from hosting terrorist acts: India
India | Nov 05, 2014, 05:06 PM ISTMonaco: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, India has said nations must refrain from hosting and encouraging terror activities and ensure that their territories are not used for setting up terrorist training camps.Addressing the 83rd
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US approves two technology transfer licenses to India
World | Oct 10, 2014, 01:57 PM ISTWashington: The Pentagon has approved two previously-stalled technology transfer licenses to India and in an unprecedented move has set aside USD 20 million for strategic cooperative science and technology projects with New Delhi.While the decision
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Barak Obama goal of Gitmo closure stalled at Pentagon
World | Sep 30, 2014, 10:43 AM ISTWashington: The transfer of prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay has ground to a halt amid a slow Pentagon approval process, causing deep frustration within the administration and raising doubts that President Barack Obama will be
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Obama marks 13th anniversary of 9/11 with new war on the horizon
World | Sep 12, 2014, 11:15 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama paid tributes to the victims of the Sep 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and emphasised the imminent end of the war in Afghanistan, although the US is on the verge of a
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Russia intensifies efforts inside Ukraine: Pentagon
World | Aug 30, 2014, 09:39 AM ISTWashington: Russia continues to build up along its border with Ukraine and has moved sophisticated weapons systems into the country, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday.Russian forces are "facilitating the movement and then helping the
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US general killed in Afghanistan
World | Aug 06, 2014, 08:40 AM ISTWashington: A US army general was killed in Afghanistan by an individual believed to be a member of the Afghan security forces who fired into a group of coalition troops, Pentagon said on Tuesday.The troops
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Bowe Bergdahl on way back to US: Pentagon
World | Jun 13, 2014, 07:54 AM ISTWashington: The Taliban-released US service man Bowe Bergdahl has left the hospital in Germany and is scheduled to arrive in San Antonio on Friday where he will resume his recovery, a Pentagon spokesperson said on
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India's defence budget is one-third of China: Pentagon
World | Jun 06, 2014, 11:25 AM ISTWashington: India's annual defence budget is just one-third of that of China despite the tensions that remain along their shared border, according to a Pentagon report.The official annual defence budget of China in the year
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US lawmakers urge Pentagon to end ban on Sikhs serving in army
World | Mar 11, 2014, 08:48 AM ISTWashington : A group of 105 US lawmakers has urged the Pentagon to lift the presumptive ban on the Sikhs serving in the military by easing restrictions on beard, turbans, and other religious accoutrements. “Given
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Gen Singh discusses Indo-US defence ties with Pentagon
World | Dec 08, 2013, 04:01 PM ISTWashington: Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh and top US military leadership have discussed ways to enhance bilateral defence ties through joint training exercises and military exchanges to advance India's military interests. Singh visited important
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India strongly supports Afghanistan, Pentagon tells Congress
World | Nov 09, 2013, 10:38 AM ISTWashington : India continues to strongly support Afghanistan and views a secure and stable regime in Kabul as vital to its regional security and economic interests, the Pentagon informed the US Congress yesterday. “The Indian
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Pentagon suffers $600 million loss due to US shutdown
World | Oct 18, 2013, 09:24 AM ISTWashington : The US government shutdown is over but it will take time to overcome the effects caused by the lockdown. The partial shutdown has cost the Pentagon nearly $600 million. The shutdown has also
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Pentagon's Deputy Defense Secretary announces resignation
World | Oct 11, 2013, 10:24 AM ISTWashington : US Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced his resignation , saying “it is time for me to go” after a four-year stint at the Pentagon.As per the announcement he will step down in
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Pentagon to recall most furloughed civilian employees
World | Oct 06, 2013, 10:21 AM ISTWashington : The US Department of Defence announced Saturday that it will recall most of its 400,000 or so furloughed civilians starting next week.The announcement by Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel was based on a law
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North Korea's use of WMD unacceptable, asserts Pentagon
World | Oct 02, 2013, 12:58 PM ISTSeoul : US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel Wednesday said North Korea's use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and chemical weapons is unacceptable.Hagel made the comments during the joint press conference with his South
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China exported arms worth $11 billion in 5 years, Pakistan major buyer: Pentagon
World | May 07, 2013, 05:06 PM ISTWashington, May 7: Asserting that China has signed agreements for arms exports worth USD 11 billion from 2007 to 2011, the Pentagon has said that Pakistan remains Beijing's primary customer for conventional weapons."From 2007 to
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Know about America's future Drone - The TERN
World | Mar 30, 2013, 06:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: U.S. agency DARPA (defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has launched a new program named Node to design something called the TERN-, a surveillance and strike drone that can fly up to 900 miles