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Pakistan: Army chief Asim Munir’s family wedding puts spotlight on widespread cousin marriages

OpIndia Staff - 30 December, 2025

Pakistan Army Chief Syed Asim Munir's daughter Mahnoor married cousin Captain Syed Abdul Rehman Qasim, highlighting 60-70% cousin marriages despite double birth defect risks, thalassaemia burden, and 30-40% infant deaths per WHO. Experts push screening like Iran's 70% success

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Bangladesh Army Chief rejects proposal of ‘humanitarian corridor’ to Myanmar saying “no bloody corridor business”, asserts interim govt can’t handover a port to foreign...

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2025

Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman has reiterated his opposition to the proposed ‘humanitarian corridor’ to Myanmar, saying there will be “no bloody corridor business”.

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Bangladesh: Interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus will be sworn in tomorrow night: Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman

OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2024

The Bangladesh Army Chief assured that all those who were involved in crimes over the past few days will not be spared and legal action would be taken against them.

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Battle Squads to be converted into Integrated Battle Groups, old establishments and units are being disbanded or revamped: Army Staff

ANI - 15 January, 2023

"Our aim will be to move from a manpower-intensive to a technologically driven Army," said Army chief General Manoj Pande

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‘Incursion at LAC could be result of conspiracy between China, Pak: Former Army Chief Gen Chowdhury says India-China relation will remain tense

ANI - 14 December, 2022

India's relations with China will always remain "somewhat tense" since Beijing considers India a challenger to its status, former Chief of the Army Staff General Shankar Roy Chowdhury has said

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Pakistan-backed law firm in the UK requests London police to ‘arrest’ India’s army chief and home minister for killing Islamic terrorist in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff - 19 January, 2022

Pakistan-backed law firm in the UK Stoke White has requested the UK police to arrest Indian Army Chief and Home Minister

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Army chief General Naravane takes over as chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee till the selection of a new Chief of Defence Staff

OpIndia Staff - 16 December, 2021

General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee till the post of Chief of the Defence Staff is filled

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CDS Bipin Rawat in IAF Chopper crash: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefs PM, 11 confirmed dead

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2021

India's first CDS and former Army Chief General Bipin Rawat was in a IAF chopper that crashed in the Nilgiris earlier today.

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Union Minister VK Singh slams Shekhar ‘Coupta’ for suggesting to plant fake news against Modi government, calls him sold out

OpIndia Staff - 16 May, 2020

Taking a note against the misinformation war by the Congress ecosystem against the ruling BJP, senior party leader and Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways - Retd General VK Singh on Friday lambasted 'journalist' Shekhar Gupta for his endorsement of fake news campaign to target the Modi government.

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