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ITBP names pups after sites of face-off with Chinese Army
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) named newly born 17 Belgian Malinois pups after Galwan, Shyok, Khardungi, etc where Indian troops are engaged in a face-off with the Chinese army.
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US executing plans to reduce troop presence in Afghanistan by Jan 15
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump's administration is making progress on its intent to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by January 15, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley said on Wednesday.
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Winters force Chinese to rotate troops on the front line daily, Indians st
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): It appears the Chinese soldiers are not being able to withstand the harsh winters of the eastern Ladakh sector as they are being rotated on a daily basis at the forward positions, whereas Indian troops are staying for longer periods at the same locations.
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BJP govt failed to prevent Chinese from trespassing, using force to suppre
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Congress on Saturday demanded that the BJP government should apologise for the use of tear gas, lathicharge and water cannons on farmers protesting the farm laws and alleged that Centre failed to prevent Chinese troops from trespassing the Line of Actual
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US closed at least 10 bases in Afghanistan since signing deal with Taliban
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 10 US military bases in Afghanistan have been closed since the United States committed to decreasing military presence under the deal with the Taliban in February, the Washington Post newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources.
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Chinese troops struggle to survive extreme cold at Indian border due to po
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], November 26 (ANI): The People's Liberation Army's misadventure in the Eastern Ladakh sector has started to cost it heavily, as inexperienced Chinese soldiers are struggling to survive in sub-zero temperatures, at heights of over 12,000 feet, with poor quality of clothing and
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BSF holds flag meeting along international border with Pak rangers to hand
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 24 (ANI): Troops of Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday conducted a flag meeting with Pakistan Rangers along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district and handed over the body of a Pakistani intruder, officials said.
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France calls US' plan to withdraw troops from Iraq dangerous as terrorist
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 22 (ANI/Sputnik): French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the French LCI broadcaster on Sunday that Washington's intention to pull out its military personnel from Iraq is dangerous, as the threat posed by the Islamic State terror group still persists.
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"China sustains border disputes to win concessions from neighbours"
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 19 (ANI): China has long stoked and sustained borderland disputes as a tactic to win concessions on wider issues with its neighbours, according to strategic expert Bertil Lintner.
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Nearly 2,425 troops killed in Karabakh conflict, says Armenia health minis
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 2,425 Armenian servicemen have been killed since the long-simmering dispute in the unrecognized republic of Nagorno-Karabakh was reignited in late September, the Armenian Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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NATO chief warns of 'heavy price' if US troops leave Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said that the military organisation could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan too early, after US President Donald Trump's administration's plan to withdraw A
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Trump orders Pentagon to withdraw 2,500 troops from Afghanistan, Iraq
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the Pentagon to pull 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by mid-January, acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced Tuesday.
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