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Pakistan most dangerous country to deal with: Former US Defence Secretary
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Sept 4 (ANI): Former US Defence Secretary James Mattis has called Pakistan "the most dangerous country" he had to deal with.
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US Defence Secretary has telephonic conversation with Rajnath, appreciates
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
US Defence Secretary has telephonic conversation with Rajnath, appreciates India's position on J-K New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held telephonic conversation with US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper on Tuesday in which Esper appreciated India's position
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S Korean, US defence officials to meet in Seoul on Aug 9
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 31 (Sputnik/ANI): The South Korean Defence Ministry on Wednesday said that its Defence Minister, Jeong Kyeong-doo, is slated to hold a meeting with the new US Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, on August 9.
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US House passes Defense Authorisation Bill to check Trump from striking Ir
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 13 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Friday (local time) approved a defence policy bill that would restrict President Donald Trump's ability to authorise a military strike on Iran.
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US House to vote for further enhancing India-US defence cooperation
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): The US House Committee on Wednesday made to order an amendment which will further enhance defence cooperation with India.
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US, Chinese defence chiefs discuss sanctions enforcement on N Korea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, Jun 1 (ANI): Patrick Shanahan, the acting US Defence Secretary, and Wei Fenghe, the Chinese Defence Minister, discussed ways to better enforce UN sanctions on North Korea during a "constructive and productive" meeting held on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum
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Taliban retaking Afghanistan 'real risk' if US troops are withdrawn: Rober
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 12 (ANI): Former US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said that there was a "real risk" that the Taliban could re-take control over Afghanistan if US troops were withdrawn from the country.
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US to cut Turkey off F-35 programme over Russia S-400 deal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Pentagon is planning to eliminate Turkey from a programme on creating F-35 multi-role fighters over the latter's deals to buy Russian S-400 defence system, said acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan.
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Top US General defends India's A-SAT test
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 12 (ANI): A top US General on Thursday defended India's steps towards development and testing of anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile capabilities, saying India developed it for self-defence as it was "concerned about threats" from space.
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Venezuela slams US defence attache's decision to defect as 'treason'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 27 (ANI): Venezuela on Sunday slammed its defence attache to Washington's decision to recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as President, labelling his move as "treason".
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Venezuela's US defence attache breaks with Maduro
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 27 (ANI): In a jolt to the Nicolas Maduro-led Venezuelan government, the South American nation's military attache to the United States broke with the regime and asked other armed forces members to recognise Juan Guaidó as the legitimate interim president.
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S Korea deletes reference to DPRK as 'enemy' in defense white paper
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jan 15 (Xinhua/ANI): South Korea's military deleted its reference to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as an "enemy" in the latest defense white paper amid a rising peace mood on the Korean Peninsula.
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