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India's state of Nagaland borders Myanmar, and has seen decades of unrest among ethnic and separatist groups. Photo: Arun SANKAR / AFP

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Fury as India quashes charges for botched army ambush

The Supreme Court in New Delhi ruled on Tuesday that charges against soldiers have to be quashed because there had been no government approval for prosecution.

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India raises defence spending by nearly 13 per cent to ₹5.94 lakh crore

The special forces consist of some of the toughest soldiers who undergo rigorous training. (GOI via Wikimedia Commons)

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Indian Air Force allows women to join its elite Garud commando force

Arunachal: Smoke billows from site where military helicopter crashed in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday. Photo: Hindustan Times

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Indian army chopper crashes in Arunachal, 2 bodies found

File photo of (retired) Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan speaking at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.(ANI Photo)

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India appoints retired General Anil Chauhan as defence chief

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‘India crucial for US to counter China' says US Navy chief

An Indian Air Force (IAF) light combat aircraft "Tejas" flies during the "Aero India 2021" air show at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Samuel

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India bids to sell fighter jets to Malaysia, says six other countries interested

A vehicle carrying Indian Army soldiers skidded off the road and fell into the Shyok river in Ladakh’s Turtuk sector on Thursday. (SOURCED.)

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Seven Indian soldiers killed after army vehicle falls into Shyok river in Ladakh

Captain Abhilasha Barak was awarded ‘wings’ along with 36 army pilots by Army Aviation director general Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Suri during a valedictory ceremony at the Nashik-based training school.

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Captain Abhilasha Barak becomes Indian Army’s first woman combat aviator

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