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US Defence Secy meets NSA Ajit Doval
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Friday.
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US Defence Secy meets PM Modi, expresses desire to enhance strategic partn
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Lloyd James Austin III met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and expressed America's strong desire to further enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific re
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US mulls extension of troop deployment in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration is considering a six-month extension for US troops in Afghanistan contrary to the May 1 deadline that the previous Trump administration had negotiated with the Taliban to withdraw all US forces from the war-ravaged country,
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Afghan special forces helicopter crash lands, 9 dead
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): Nine people on board a special forces helicopter were killed after it crash-landed in the Maidan Wardak province, on Wednesday night, according to the Afghan Ministry of Defense on Thursday.
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Experts raise concern over Taliban emerging powerful after US withdrawal f
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], March 17 (ANI): Experts and diplomats have raised concerns over the Taliban becoming more powerful after the withdrawal of the United States and NATO forces from Afghanistan.
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Blinken, Austin meet Japanese PM Suga in Tokyo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], March 16 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III on Tuesday met with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo wherein they discussed the importance of "US-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation to tackle COVID-19" among other
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MKU Limited delivers next-generation, high-performance body armour to Mili
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): Global defense and homeland security company - MKU Limited based in India and Germany became the first company outside Brazil to provide ballistic vests to the elite Military Police Sao Paulo.
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Balance of power in Taiwan Strait is changing in China's favour: Japanese
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 16 (ANI): In a rare statement about Taiwan, Japan Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Saturday (local time) said that the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait is changing in China's favour, reported Taiwan Times.
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China building new helicopter base facing Taiwan Strait: Report
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 15 (ANI): China is building a new helicopter base in Fujian province that could threaten Taiwan, a Taiwanese military expert said citing satellite imagery.
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Afghan forces kill 18 Taliban militants in Kandahar province - Defense min
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] March 15 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 18 Taliban militants were killed during a special operation in the Afghan southern Kandahar province, according to the country's Defense Ministry.
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Working with allies critical to push back Chinese aggression: US
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called international alliances "force multipliers" for Washington adding that working with allies is "critical" to push back against China's aggression.
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US Secretary of Defence to tour Asia, focus on strengthening ties with Ind
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): Following the first-ever virtual summit of the top leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) on March 12, the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin informed that he has arrived at the US Indo-Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii on Sunday to beg
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