Category: India

Three militants arrested in Manipur

On April 20, a militant of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak-Progressive (PREPAK-pro), identified as Toijam Naocha alias Tenden alias Malemnganba Singh was arrested from Kondong Lairembi Haraobung road in Tengnoupal District, reports Imphal Free Press. The arrested militant, according to the Police stated that he was recruited to PREPAK-pro by a militant identified as ‘sergeant major’ Thoiba. Separately, a militant […]

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Ceasefire agreement with NSCN-R extended

Government of India (GoI) has extended ceasefire agreement with National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Reformation (NSCN-R) for a year, with effect from April 28, 2018 till April 27, 2019, reports Nagaland Post on April 20. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs statement (UMHA), the agreement was signed on April 19, 2018 by Satyendra Garg, joint secretary of UMHA […]

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Strike over civilian killings disrupts life in Jammu and Kashmir

Life in Kashmir valley was disrupted on April 12 due to shutdown against civilian killings in Kulgam District even as authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar and closed colleges and schools, reports Daily Excelsior. The shutdown was called by separatists to protest against the killings. Shops and business establishments remained closed in most parts of Valley while public transport […]

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India is ready for any situation in Doklam, says Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The statement comes ahead of an expected bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in June. India is “alert and ready” for any situation that may arise in the Doklam area along the border with China, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday. The Doklam plateau, near the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction, was the site of a […]

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India-China hold talks on Brahmaputra for the first time after Doklam

China has indicated it will resume provision of hydrological data to India, as both sides held talks on the Brahmaputra river through their expert-level mechanism on trans-border rivers which convened its first sitting following last years suspension of data-sharing by China. India and China held expert-level talks for the first time after the Doklam crisis. Both the countries engaged in […]

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India, US to share information on terror groups, individuals

India and the United States on Tuesday committed themselves to strengthening information sharing on some of the world’s most dangerous terrorist groups and individuals apart from exchanging views on efforts to counter the financing and operations of regional and global terrorist organisations. The 15th meeting of the India-US counter-terrorism Joint Working Group (JWG) was held in New Delhi on Thursday. […]

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India, France signed secrecy pact this year, says Minister

An agreement on protecting classified data was signed by India and France on March 10, 2018, replacing an earlier agreement signed in 2008, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said on Wednesday. “An agreement between India and France regarding the Exchange and Reciprocal Protection of Classified or Protected Information was signed on March 10, 2018, during the visit of […]

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US pressures India to scale down ties with North Korea

The American message was communicated shortly before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit. As war clouds gathered over the Korean peninsula following the North Korean missile tests, visiting U.S. officials have asked India to cut down ties with Pyongyang, senior diplomatic sources have said. American pressure on the issue has been rising over the last few months even as India […]

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China, India agree to pull back troops from Doklam

India’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had agreed with China to an “expeditious disengagement” of troops at a disputed border area where soldiers from the two countries have been in a stand-off for more than two months.

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Indian forces kill 5 on Kashmir border

Indian forces on Monday killed five alleged rebels in Indian-held Kashmir, reports said. The five were killed in a major gun battle in the Machhil sector of the border in northern Kashmir, the reports said, quoting an Indian defence spokesman. Press Trust of India news agency quoted the spokesman as saying that a major ‘infiltration’ bid was foiled in the […]

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