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China doesn't want India to closely partner with US: Pentagon
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On China Military Report, which details Chinese strategy, aims, and capabilities, Pentagon said this congressionally mandated report serves as an authoritative assessment of the DOD's pacing challenge and the current course of the country's military.
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From 400 China's nuke stockpile to swell to 1500 by year 2035: US Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a report titled "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (PRC), Pentagon said Beijing probably accelerated its nuclear expansion last year, surpassing the operational 400 nuclear warheads stockpile.
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Republicans pursuing audit of Ukraine aid from US Congress
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This comes as the Biden administration has provided more than USD 20 billion in military assistance to Kyiv, as well as about USD 10 billion in humanitarian assistance and about USD 13 billion in economic assistance, The Hill reported.
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Biden holds emergency roundtable meeting with world leaders: White House
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The meeting took place Tuesday night after reports emerged on Russian-made missiles landing in Poland earlier in the day. Moscow has denied and described it as an effort to escalate the situation in Ukraine, the Sputnik news agency reported.
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Poland summons Russian envoy over 'missile' incident as NATO calls emergen
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On November 15, Polish media reported that two missiles fell on the territory of Poland in the Lubelskie province bordering Ukraine. The Russian Defence Ministry dismissed reports, saying its military has performed no strikes targeting the Ukrainian-Polish border zone.
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NATO 'monitoring situation' in Poland, alliance chief says after missiles
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Tuesday, media reports emerged of two Russian missiles possibly landing within Polish territory near the border with Ukraine. Top NATO and US officials have said they are looking into reports of Russian missiles falling within the territory of the NATO member.
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Looking into reports Russian missiles hit inside Poland: Pentagon
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Tuesday, media reports emerged of two Russian missiles possibly landing within Polish territory near the border with Ukraine. Ryder said the Pentagon does not have any information to corroborate the reports at this time.
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US Treasury Secy to visit New Delhi to participate in US-India economic me
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen will travel to New Delhi, India to participate in the US-India Economic and Financial Partnership on November 11. She will then hold a bilateral meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Astronomers spot largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in eight
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Twilight observations with the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, have enabled astronomers to spot three near-Earth asteroids (NEA) hiding in the glare of the Sun. These NEAs are part of an el
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India's Defence ministry is world's biggest employer: 'Statista' report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Statista is a Hamburg-based private organisation that provides data and statistics about various issues worldwide. After India's Defence Ministry, a close second is the US Department of Defense which employs 2.91 million people.
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US plans to fortify defense ties with India to deter China: Pentagon
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Biden administration plans to cement its defence ties with India to tame China.
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US: 2 arrested, 13 charged in Chinese spying scheme
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
FBI continues to consider the counterintelligence and economic espionage efforts from China as a grave threat to the economic well-being and democratic values of the United States.
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