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The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju - India- Politics
China   Defence   India   Photos   Wikipedia: People's Republic of China–India relations		  The Hindu 
China poses no threat to India: Pallam Raju
Sat 19 May 2012
China posed no threat to India despite border dispute but the country was equipping itself well and having a strong deterrence posture so that no adversary took it for granted, the Minister of State... (photo: PIB of India)
File - British Army Lt. Gen. James Bucknall, the International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, speaks with Afghan National Army soldiers during his visit to Joint Combat Outpost Pul-e-Sayad, Afghanistan, April 27, 2011.
Afghanistan   Britain   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)		  The Daily Telegraph 
Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete
Sat 19 May 2012
Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. Despite the winding down of operations, the remaining years... (photo: US Army / Spc. Kristina Gupton)
An Afghan villager unlocks the door of a suspected homemade explosives factory for U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rodgers in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 4, 2012.  Al Jazeera  Fri 18 May 2012
The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the Afghan Presidential Palace, on the... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Nato   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2012 Chicago Summit
In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, a girl walks past Syrian rebels at Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria.  France24  Fri 18 May 2012
Syria-wide protests urged as Qaeda fears grows
AFP - Anti-regime activists have called for Syria-wide protests on Friday in support of students in Aleppo, a day after thousands of them rallied, emboldened by the presence of UN truce observers.... (photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan)
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Yemeni policemen sit in a pickup truck in front of Sanaa's International airport in Yemen, Sunday, April 8, 2012. BBC News Sat 19 May 2012
Yemen's hidden war with al-Qaeda
Since 12 May fierce fighting has been raging in southern Yemen between government forces, backed by US advisers, and Islamist militants allied to al-Qaeda in the Arabian... (photo: AP / Hani Mohammed)
Photos   Qaeda   War   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Yemeni revolution   Yemen
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan Tulsa World Fri 18 May 2012
House OKs continued war in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   Troops   Washington   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
The burqa reminder Chicago Tribune Fri 18 May 2012
The burqa reminder
Since a 2009 trip to Kabul, I have kept a sky-blue burqa in my office as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the women of Afghanistan. As world leaders gather in... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod)
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Rights   Wikipedia: Afghanistan   Women
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) transit the Strait of Hormuz, 1 May, 2012. ABC News Thu 17 May 2012
US Is Ready for Attack on Iran If Need Be, Says Ambassador to Israel
The United States is militarily ready to carry out a strike on Iran to stop it from obtaining a nuclear weapon if international pressure fails, American ambassador to... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Alex R. Forster)
Iran   Israel   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
In this image from television, foreign reporters and workers in protective gear are seen at North Korea's main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. The Daily Telegraph Thu 17 May 2012
North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor
Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts... (photo: AP / APTN)
North Korea   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of North Korea
Syrian rebels are seen in Idlib, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. France24 Thu 17 May 2012
Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast... (photo: AP)
Photos   Syria   UN   Violece   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising


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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi looks at a photo during the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition entitled "Aung San Suu Kyi, The Burmese Way to Democracy" at Institute of French in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 17, 2012. Myanmar's Suu Kyi to address British parliament in June The Star
A man holds up a child during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's regime in the outskirts of Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday Feb. 26, 2012. Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city The Guardian
Former Sri Lankan soldier amputees participate in a parade to invoke blessings against the UN resolution against war crimes and human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 22, 2012. Sri Lanka to probe civil war abuses on its own Jakarta Post
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Hiroshima aftermath. During World War II, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were destroyed by atomic bombs dropped by the United States military on August 6 and August 9, 1945, respectively, killing at least 120,000 people outright, and around Navy Commander Joseph Rochefort cracked the code to defeat Admiral Yamamoto The Examiner
Indian Civilian visitors are visiting the war ship INS Airavat, INS Karmuk, INS Kuthar in Kolkata on Tuesday, 08 November 2011. The Indian Navy allowed members of the public to board three of their warships anchored in Kolkata as part of forthcoming Naval Day celebrations in Eastern India City 12th Defence Plan: Focus on Navy's 'expeditionary' ops Indian Express
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Russian naval vessel fires a shell during the China-Russia joint naval exercise in the Yellow Sea Thursday, April 26, 2012. China's Maritime Navy and Politics of Acknowledgement WorldNews.com
Air Force
The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony presiding over the first bi-annual Air Force Commanders Conference in New Delhi on April 10, 2012. Air Force being steadily modernised, says Antony Newstrack India
Indonesian Minister of Defense Purnomo Yusgiantoro talks to Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta during a bilateral meeting in Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 23, 2011. The meeting reaffirmed U.S.-Indonesian defense relations and addressed mutual defense interests in the Asia-Pacific region. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force) (Released) Minister calls for modernizing air force Jakarta Post
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Intelligence
Ali Jamali Fashi, center, attends his trial, at the revolutionary court in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Jamali has been charged with the killing last year of a Tehran physicist, an assassination that Iranian authorities blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency. Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing BBC News
This Dec. 2009 photo released by the U.S. Marshal's Service on Monday Dec. 28, 2009 shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Milan, Mich. Abdulmutallab, 23, has been charged in federal court with trying to detonate an explosive device on a Dec. 25 flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. Robert Fisk: Must we stand idly by while world leaders spout this codswallop? The Independent
Google workers ride bikes outside of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Thursday, April 12, 2012. Google may not be evil, but it's also not trustworthy The Los Angeles Times
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