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Make in India, Asia Pacific, technology transfer on table during Rajnath-
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): The meeting between US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin and his Indian counterpart Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to take place at 11 am in South Block on Saturday.
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US warns China of respecting global order or facing 'more violent world'
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) told senior Chinese officials that the country's activities in places like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as its cyberattacks on the US and economic coercion of US allies threaten the rule
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US Senate confirms Xavier Becerra as health secretary
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The US Senate on Thursday (local time) confirmed Xavier Becerra as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a 50-49 vote, with only one Republican Senator voting in his favour.
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US sanctions 24 Chinese, Hong Kong officials ahead of Blinken's Alaska mee
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Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): Ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with top Chinese diplomats in Alaska later this week, Washington has imposed sanctions on 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's ongoing crackdown on the city.
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Philippines to reimpose entry restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise
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Washington [US], March 15 (ANI/Xinhua): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during his first official trip to Seoul that his country would work with South Korea, Japan and other allies to denuclearize the North, media reported on Wednesday.
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US sanctions 24 Hong Kong and Chinese officials ahead of Alaska meet
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Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): The United States has sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's ongoing crackdown on the city, ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meeting with top Chinese diplomats in Alaska later this week.
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Blinken, Austin meet Japanese PM Suga in Tokyo
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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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Kim Jong-un's sister warns US, S Korea on military drills, threatens to sc
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 16 (ANI): Ahead of the planned tour to South Korea by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin this week, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday threatened to scrap a military peace agreement with Seoul
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Sitharaman discusses global economic outlook with US Treasury Secy Janet Y
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New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held a discussion on global economic outlook with US Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen, wherein the latter appreciated India's contribution to the world's global efforts.
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US reentering Iran nuclear deal would make Middle East 'less secure': Pomp
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Washington [US], March 15 (ANI): Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that the US re-entering the Iran nuclear deal would make the Middle East 'less secure.'
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Working with allies critical to push back Chinese aggression: US
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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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Two years of good governance led to victories in municipal elections: YSRC
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 14 (ANI): As the trends of municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh shows the lead of YSRCP, General Secretary of the party Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Sunday said that the two years of good governance of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Re
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