Tag Archives: Military

• In first winter stay, 1,800 Chinese troops camping at Doklam 13 December 2017 | Rajat Pandit This post has 2 comments

  Around 1,600 - 1,800 Chinese troops have now virtually established a permanent presence in the Doklam area, near the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction, with the construction of two helipads. ...

• India and Japan sign deals on military, train sales, nukes 12 December 2015 | Ashok Sharma This post has no comments yet

  Japan and India signed agreements Saturday that could pave the way for Tokyo to supply New Delhi with military aircraft and high-speed trains. ...

• Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile 11 December 2015 This post has no comments yet

  Pakistan test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, two days after the government confirmed it would resume high-level peace talks with India. ...

• Why China is far from ready to meet the US on a global battlefront 22 June 2015 | David Axe This post has no comments yet

  The trick for the United States is to avoid going to war with China on China’s terms without also surrendering the western Pacific to Chinese control. ...

• India tests long-range missile from mobile launcher 1 February 2015 This post has no comments yet

  India on Saturday succeeded for the first time in using a mobile launcher to test-fire a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead deep inside rival China. ...

• China to hold military parade to ‘frighten Japan’ 27 January 2015 This post has no comments yet

  China will this year hold its first large-scale military parade since 2009, reports said on Tuesday, with one key goal described as being to "frighten Japan". ...

• Fighter jet MiG29K commissioned into Indian Navy 11 May 2013 This post has no comments yet

  New-age fighter aircraft MiG29K was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Defence Minister AK Antony at INS Hansa near Panaji. ...

• China defends massive growth in military spending 4 March 2013 | Christopher Bodeen This post has no comments yet

  Newly installed Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces a key test of his campaign to end corruption and reduce extravagance when outlays for the politically influential military are announced Tuesday. ...

• Secretive Chinese military unit behind hacking attacks uncovered 19 February 2013 This post has no comments yet

  A secretive Chinese military unit based in Unit 61398 in Shanghai is believed to be behind a prolific series of hacking attacks around the world. ...

• Special Report: China’s military hawks take the offensive 16 January 2013 | David Lague This post has no comments yet

  Tough talk backed up with firepower delivered over a three-decade military buildup, is sending an unnerving signal that a rising China may be ready to use force. ...