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Biden administration views India as important partner in countering China:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 24 (ANI): With China's growing assertiveness in the Indian Ocean region, the Joe Biden administration in the US sees India as its most important partner to counter Beijing's ambitions.
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US mulls extension of troop deployment in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 2 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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US offers temporary legal status to Myanmar citizens
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration will offer temporary status to people from Myanmar living in the US, its latest reaction to the February coup in the country.
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WHO incapable of holding China accountable for COVID-19: Dissident
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): The chances of a deeper investigation on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and holding Beijing accountable will depend a great deal on Joe Biden administration, said Jianli Yang, a Chinese dissident and son of a former Communist Party leader, a former po
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White House 'doesn't take advice' from Trump on immigration: Psaki
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday defended President Joe Biden administration's immigration agenda as Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, argued that Biden's rhetoric and policies have spurred a surge in migration at the souther
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Taliban enlisting Russian pressure on US to improve its position at negoti
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 3 (ANI): As the Joe Biden administration is recalibrating the Afghan peace deal and rethinking its exit strategy from the country, Taliban is enlisting Russian pressure on Washington to improve its position at the negotiating table, according to Middle East Media Re
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Biden administration won't let Taliban have its way in Afghanistan: Ex-Pak
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration has made it clear that it is not willing to let the Taliban have its way as the price for ending the war in Afghanistan amid reports of al Qaeda gaining strength in the country, according to former Pakistan ambassador to the US
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Biden reviewing latest actions taken during Trump's term, says Blinken
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 28 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration is currently reviewing the latest actions taken by the Donald Trump administration before their departure, including its designation of Yemen's Houthis as a terrorist organisation, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on
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Biden administration to buy 200 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI): The Joe Biden administration is working to purchase additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to reach 600 million doses this summer, in a bid to vaccinate 300 million people, said the White House on Tuesday.
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Seoul hopes appointment of new foreign minister will persuade Biden to eng
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], January 21 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday named Chung Eui-yong, a key player behind North Korean-US summits (denuclearization talks), as his new foreign minister only hours before the Joe Biden administration took office, reported Asia Times.
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Indian-American Sabrina Singh appointed as deputy press secretary to Vice
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 08 (ANI): Indian-American Sabrina Singh has been named as the Deputy Press Secretary to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the upcoming Joe Biden administration.
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Equity indices trade flat, PSU banks in focus
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices saw a flattish opening during early hours on Wednesday as global markets awaited the outcome of US Senate runoff elections in Georgia that will likely shape fiscal policy in the President-elect Joe Biden administration.
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