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US President Joe Biden to host PM Modi for state dinner this summer
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The White House aims for the state dinner to take place in June but the timing could slip. However, a spokesman for the National Security Council declined to comment, reported Bloomberg.
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US urges Turkey to 'quickly' ratify Sweden's NATO membership
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"We encourage Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden's accession protocols as well. In addition, we urge Hungary to conclude its ratification process for both Finland and Sweden without delay," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.
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Poland becomes first NATO member to pledge fighter jets to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Poland President Andrzej Duda said that almost a dozen aircraft that Poland had inherited from the former German Democratic Republic would be handed over in the upcoming days after being serviced.
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"Sale won't resolve US security concerns over TikTok": App's CEO
Updated : 3 years ago IST
TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew, in an interview, said that divesting the company from its Chinese owners--a move the US is now demanding--doesn't offer any more protection than a multibillion-dollar plan the company has already proposed.
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TikTok can threaten America's safety, national security: White House
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Responding to a media query over the TikTok ban during a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, "We have expressed concerns over China's potential use of software platforms that could endanger or threaten America's safety and national security so that is the
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Chinese spy balloon posed no immediate security threat to US, but revealed
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While the balloon on its own did not constitute a clear and present danger to US national security, its trajectory over sensitive American military installations, such as Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, betrays the non-benign nature of the overflight. Indeed, it could even be seen as a
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Biden indicates willingness to speak with China's Xi Jinping soon, no date
Updated : 3 years ago IST
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, "President Biden has indicated his willingness to have a telephone conversation with President Xi once they're back and in stride coming off the National People's Congress."
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China's soft power influences the Middle East's Pax Sinica: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
China has a negligible footprint in the Middle East by US standards. But China's influence in trade and technology, particularly, has expanded significantly in Western Asia, enabling Beijing to transform its slow buildup of soft power into an unheard-of diplomatic coup.
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Navy Chief raises concern over growing geo-political power play in Indo-Pa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In an address at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) at "Vimarsh on National Security Challenges in the Maritime Domain," he said, "US-China rivalry is here to stay and it isn't short spin but it will be a long marathon they are engaged in. It has led inevitably to a naval arms
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China's 'Digital Silk Road' in Africa, US raises questions on spying
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A group of US lawmakers recently drafted a resolution criticizing South Africa's government for its close relations with Beijing, including its use of Chinese technology, and called on President Joe Biden to review Americans' relationship with Pretoria, South Africa, Global Security reported
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3 Hong Kong activists behind pro-democracy protests jailed for 4.5 months
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan, and Tsui Hon-kwong were convicted of failing to comply with a notice from national security police demanding information. They were leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and were found guilty last week.
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CM Dhami meets National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Delhi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Earlier in the day, CM Dhami called on Union Minister for Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey in the national capital.
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