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Officials discuss bilateral priorities, regional issues at 6th US-India De
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl on Friday (local time) co-chaired the 16th US-India Defense Policy Group alongside Defense Secretary Ajay Kumar and discussed bilateral priorities and regional issues.
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US, Australia concerned over China's expansive maritime claims
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): The US and Australia expressed concerns regarding China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea and called on Beijing to implement relevant domestic legislation, including the Maritime Traffic Safety Law, in a manner consistent with UNCLOS.
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US Defense Secy, Philippines counterpart vow to support free, open Indo-Pa
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 11 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and reiterated their commitment to supporting the security, stability, and prosperity of a free and open Indo-Pacific, Pentagon informed on Saturda
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FS Shringla meets with US defense official Colin Kahl, discusses ways to a
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 4 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Colin Kahl on Friday and discussed ways to advance India-US strategic and defense partnerships.
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US evacuates 6,800 people from Afghanistan in past 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): The US has evacuated nearly 6800 people in the past 24 hours from Afghanistan bringing the total number of evacuees to 1,11,900 since August 14, a top official said on Saturday.
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US airlines to assist Afghan evacuation
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 23 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered US airlines to provide 18 aircraft to support evacuation missions from Afghanistan, the Pentagon informed on Sunday.
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'Not on the cards': UK Defence Secretary on whether British forces will re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 16 (ANI): British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said on Monday that British forces will not be returning to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized the Afghan capital city of Kabul.
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US Defence Secretary pays tribute to PFPA officer died in Pentagon shootin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 4 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense on Tuesday ordered to half-mast the flags flown on the Pentagon Reservation in honour of Pentagon Force Protection Officer who died as a result of injuries during a shooting incident outside the Pentagon.
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Philippines to restore military deal with US with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 30 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday thanked Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana for "full restoration" of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) on the deployment of US troops in the country.
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Former US Defense Secy Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 1 (ANI): Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who oversaw the Iraq war and the US invasion of Afghanistan, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday.
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Former US defense secy asks Biden to donate vaccines to Taiwan amid China'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 3 (ANI): Amid China's pressure to block access to the Covid-19 vaccine to Taiwan, former US assistant secretary of defense has said Biden administration's plan to donate COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide should include Taiwan.
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Jaishankar discusses regional security challenges with US, says Quad fills
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on a five-day US visit, discussed wide range of issues related to shared priorities and regional security challenges including Quad during his meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defe
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