CHINA CARRIES OUT OVERHAUL OF MILITARY

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Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-23 CHINA CARRIES OUT OVERHAUL OF MILITARY Relevant for: Science & Technology | Topic: Defence related developments Lean and mean:The Army now absorbs less than half of the total personnel in the Chinese armed forces.Reuters China is on course to overhaul its military by pumping in technology and cutting down…

PULL-OUT PUZZLE: ON WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS FROM SYRIA

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Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-11 PULL-OUT PUZZLE: ON WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS FROM SYRIA Relevant for: International Relations | Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed & developing countries on India’s interests President Donald Trump’s planned withdrawal of American troops from Syria ran into trouble this week as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…