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"Difficult to get 20 clocks to...": White House official on joint declarat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The United States hoped that all the countries would sign the joint declaration in this week's G20 Summit in India but also signalled that it is difficult to get a consensus as countries like Russia and China are less likely to "sign on" it.
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Russia, North Korea “actively advancing” in arms deal negotiations: US
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Biden government stated on Wednesday that they are still concerned that the two pariah states are engaged in arms negotiations and that, following Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's visit to North Korea last month, a second delegation of Russian officials have arrived in Pyongya
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Niger military declares support for presidential coup plotters
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Niger's army command on Thursday said it was supporting the takeover against Niger President Mohamed Bazoum.
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"India has to make its own choices," says top White House official John Ki
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"India has to make its own choices about (Russian) oil purchases and we hope that we can continue to see that they purchase Russian oil at or below the price cap, as they have been," said Kirby.
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PM Modi's state visit to US wasn't about China: Top White House official J
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US was not about China but about sending a message to the Indian people and American people about the importance of a bilateral relationship between the two nations, White House National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategi
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"India is a world player...": Top White House official John Kirby
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"They (India) are already exporting security in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, and they are contributing to the Indo-Pacific Quad. We are participating with India in the I2U2. I think you understand that that's a multilateral arrangement for the Middle East. So India is a world playe
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India to decide....to buy oil in keeping within price cap: White House on
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Speaking on the price cap on Russian oil, Kirby said, "The price cap is working and proven effective. It's working and we are gratified to see that. It is up to India to decide and we hope that India will continue to buy oil in keeping within the price cap."
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PM Modi's State visit is not about China or Russia: White House
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"This state visit is also not about Russia. And what we're trying to do with our bilateral relationship with India is improve the bilateral relationship for its own sake and on its own foundation, because it's that important to us. It's not about forcing or coercing or trying to convince
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President Biden, PM Modi will discuss deepening people-to-people ties: Whi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"We want to make sure that we are investing properly in their growth, development, mutual understanding, in the relationship that they are going to take forward in the future".
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"Big week at White House...India critical strategic partner in coming deca
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Kirby said India and the US are "increasingly partners of first resort" in the Indo-Pacific
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"Our belief in that designation speaks for itself": White House on China b
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"There is a very robust defence cooperation with India. We are working and will continue to work to see if we can improve and deepen the defence cooperation with India," US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said.
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Chinese spy base has been operating in Cuba for years: John Kirby
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"This is not a new development that China has been trying to achieve some intelligence-gathering capabilities in Cuba. From day one, when we came in, we took this issue seriously. We've taken some steps to try to mitigate the vulnerability of those activities," Kirby added.
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