North Korea claims successful hydrogen bomb test
Upping tensions in the Korean peninsula, North Korea has claimed that it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. This is the fourth time it has detonated a nuclear device. The …
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Terror attacks won’t stop, but neither can talks
The Pathankot attack has brought out a lot of shortcomings in our system, from the quality of our border management to that of local policing and counter-terrorism response. One aspect …
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Parrikar admits gaps in Pathankot lapses
The ease with which a bunch of terrorists infiltrated the high-security Pathankot air base and unleashed mayhem has shocked India. Even as speculation continues about the identity of attackers, Defence …
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Sharif dials Modi, promises Pakistan’s support in probing Pathankot attacks
Amid mounting national outrage over the Pathankot terror attack, suspected to be the handiwork of a Pakistan-based militant group, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and offered the latter his country’s support in probing the attack at a key Indian Air Force base in Punjab.
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Japan reaches out to Russia for peace deal
Seeking to mend fences, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reached out to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for a summit meeting as he renewed his call for progress on an …
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Targeting Iran: Sudan, Bahrain cut ties, UAE downgrades ties
After the historic nuclear deal in July 2015 between Iran and the P5+1 countries, Iran’s international isolation seemed to have come to an end. However, the recent developments in the …
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After Mazar-e-Sharif, blast near Indian consulate in Jalalabad
Barely hours after terrorists targeting the Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif were gunned down, an explosion erupted in Jalalabad near the Indian consulate on January 5, signaling the renewed onslaught on …
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US’ message to Saudi Arabia, Iran: Show restraint
In the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East, the US has asked Saudi Arabia and Iran to show restraint as the tensions between the two regional powers erupted …
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US asks Pakistan to take action against Pathankot terrorists
In an act of solidarity with India in the wake of the Pathankot terror attack, the US has literally served a notice to Pakistan saying that it expects Islamabad to …
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Questions we must ask about the Pathankot attack
Some things about the attack on the Pathankot IAF base are obvious. First, something is seriously wrong with our border management in the area. Despite the fencing and presumably heavy patrolling, …
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