The Chinese mainland agrees to discussing the issue of military security and mutual trust across the Taiwan Strait at an appropriate time, said a mainland spokesman on Wednesday.

• Date: 17.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 17.03.2010  |  Security  |  from peopledaily.com

Noting that recent attacks on Indians in Afghanistan were aimed at forcing India out of that country, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao today ruled out scaling down New Delhi's operations in the war-torn nation.

• Date: 16.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.03.2010  |  Security  |  from IndiaTimes

South East Asian nations are ramping up their military capacity in a move that could destabilise the region, a report says.

• Date: 15.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 15.03.2010  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

Conventional Western public opinion regards the war in Afghanistan as a struggle between NATO and extremist Islamic militants. Since assuming office Barack Obama has redefined the conflict by calling it the Af-Pak war.

• Date: 15.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Deutsche Welle

Russia's state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India.

• Date: 12.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 12.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

Russian Federation Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has expressed concern over terror groups operating from within Afghanistan and Pakistan.

• Date: 12.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 12.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from IndiaTimes

China says it will end a long period of double-digit growth in military spending, but its 7.5% target will still alarm the West.

• Date: 04.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2010  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

China says it will end a long period of double-digit growth in military spending, but its 7.5% target will still alarm the West.

• Date: 04.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2010  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk