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IONS workshop in Mumbai to analyze security aspects in IOR

September 14, 2013

The IONS Operational Seminar and Preparatory Workshop – 2013 was hosted by the Western Naval Command at Mumbai on the theme, ‘Roles and Expectations of Emerging Navies in Cooperative Engagement for Peace and Stability in IOR’. The seminar was attended ..

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North, South Korea to reopen Kaesong joint industrial park

September 12, 2013

Following long negotiation, North and South Korea decided to reopen their Kaesong joint industrial park next week. The industrial complex has been shut for the last five months during heightened military tensions between the two nations. The North accepted the ..

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Melbourne tops the list of livable cities in world

September 1, 2013

According to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the Australian city of Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world while conflict battered Syria‘s capital Damascus is the least liveable city. The survey also lists Karachi and Dhaka among the least liveable cities. Top ..

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Indian Air Force land heavy lift aircraft in Daulat Beg Oldie

August 23, 2013

The Indian Air Force landed its C-130J Super Hercules transport plane at the world’s highest and recently opened airstrip at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) in Ladakh that is close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) where Indian and Chinese ..

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Sikkim is India’s greenest state

August 23, 2013

As per an official data, Sikkim is India’s Greenest State with a forest cover 47.3% of its total geographical area and is more than double the national average of 21 %. The state government has fixed a target of bringing ..

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Tension escalates between U.K.-Spain over Gibraltar

August 8, 2013

There is a sudden spike in the Anglo-Spanish conflict over Gibraltar as Spain has threatened to impose border charges and close airspace which can turn into a form of economic blockade of the peninsula. Where is Gibraltar? Gibraltar, less than ..

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Pacific Marshall Islands under threat of climate catastrophe

August 3, 2013

The Marshall Islands has sought support to ward-off a future Pacific “climate catastrophe” that, it says, will expunge it from the map without critical action on global warming. The government of the Marshall Island has called for decisive action on ..

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Semaandhra people to search for fourth capital in 60 years

August 3, 2013

In case the division of Andhra Pradesh goes through, the people of the newly created Andhra state, which will include the Rayalseema region, will have to search for their fourth capital city in the last 60 years. The creation of ..

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