PICS: Beating the Retreat

Members of an Indian armed forces band perform during ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony rehearsals in New Delhi, India, 19 January 2021. ‘Beating the Retreat’ is conducted on 29 January in India, three days after the Republic Day, marking the adoption of the constitution of India and the transition of India from a British colony into a republic on 26 January 1950.(Credits: Pallav Paliwal/Asianlite)

MI6 Gets First Female Chief

Metreweli, 47, will become the first woman to lead MI6 in its 116-year history….reports Asian Lite News Underscoring the rising role of cyber intelligence in modern espionage, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has

Exercise Catamaran brings together over 3,000 personnel

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Colombia backs India on terror

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