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    Sharif wants probe on Musharraf's role in Kargil war

    NDTV.com: Sharif wants probe on Musharraf's role in Kargil war The new government in Pakistan should review the causes for the Kargil war, including President Pervez Musharraf's role, and fix responsibility for the conflict with India, former premier Nawaz Sharif has said. The Charter of...
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    India not a threat to Pakistan - Analysis

    Tehelka:: Free. Fair. Fearless TWO EVENTS in the last three months have radically changed the course of Indo-Pak relations, and have the potential to radically alter the future direction of South Asian history. The first of these events took place on November 24, 2007. On this day, a...
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    Dawood is in Pak, says Interpol boss

    Dawood is in Pak, says Interpol boss- Hindustan Times Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is in Pakistan. That’s not what is being claimed by India but has been stated by one of Interpol’s top bosses. The international police organisation secretary-general Ronald K Noble revealed, almost accidentally...
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    Soldiers rerun desert battle of 1971 Indo-Pak war

    outlookindia.com | wired The desert reverberated with heavy artillery fire today as soldiers recreated one of the most decisive battles of the 1971 Indo-Pak war when a handful of 'faujis' took on a 2,500-strong advancing column. Witness to the replay of the "Laungewala Epic" of December...
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    Psyche of a Suicide Bomber

    I think this is a fairly good topic to discuss as most of the terrorist strikes take in the form of sucide bombing. This is a topic worth thinking. Why is the terrorist ready to kill himself? He is not doing this for greed, because he does not gain anything from it. How does he start...
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    ISI Agent held in India

    ISI agent among 3 held in MP for passing on info about Army- Hindustan Times Three persons, including an ISI agent from Pakistan, were arrested by Madhya Pradesh Special Task force (STF) for allegedly passing on sensitive information about Indian Army, a senior officer said on Sunday...
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    Pakistan Army Unwilling or Unable?

    ABC News: Pakistani Army: Unwilling or Unable? For the second day in a row, Pakistani troops abandoned an army base in South Waziristan, a region along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border that is a stronghold for militants. And this time, the militants didn't even attack. One hundred frontier...
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    Will India get USS Kitty Hawk?

    http://standeyo.com/index_images/USS.Kitty.Hawk.jpg Thanks largely to India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who shared with his leftwing British friends a dislike of the Yanks, the geopolitically senseless alienation between the United States and India continued for five decades...
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    Ministry of Defence - Year End Review 2007- INDIA

    The successful launch of Interceptor Missile (AAD) towards developing a ballistic missile defence system, test flight of Agni-III (A3-02), user trial of Akash Missile by Army and Air Force, Handing over of first batch of land version of BrahMos missile systems to Army and successful conduct of...
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    Quarter of Pak Military Budget comes from US aid

    Pakistan: PPP shocked over squandering of US aid U.S. Officials See Waste in Pakistan Aid - New York Times
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    Boeing signs $1 b deal with HAL

    NEW DELHI: The U.S. Aircraft major, Boeing, has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to source sub-systems for fighter aircraft and helicopters.Boeing has signed a ten-year MoU to bring over $1 billion of aerospace manufacturing work to the...
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    India's defence imports to touch $30 bn by 2012: study

    New Delhi, Dec 21 - With its armed forces expected to ink big-ticket defence deals for combat jets, 155mm howitzers, a variety of helicopters and long-range maritime spy aircraft, India's military hardware imports bill is expected to reach a whopping $30 billion by 2012, a new study says. The...
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    Nixon promised using influence with India to ease Pak concerns

    WASHINGTON: The US would use its influence with India and the Soviet Union to "restrain" them, President Richard Nixon had in 1974 assured a visiting Pakistani Minister who raised concerns about New Delhi's nuclear test, defence budget and arms purchase from the USSR. Nixon had also told...

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