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Japan will defend Taiwan if China tries to use force, says ex-US official
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): Former US deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger has said that Japan would step up militarily to defend Taiwan if China moved to reunify the island with its mainland by force.
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US officials press China to provide greater transparency on COVID-19 origi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): With a renewed focus on a fresh investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus, US experts and officials on Sunday called on China to provide greater transparency and speed inquiries into whether the pandemic began with a leak from a lab.
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Jaishankar holds strategy session in New York, says India will shape big d
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], May 25 (ANI): Ahead of meeting with senior US officials on COVID-19 agenda, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday had a "productive strategy session" with Ambassador of India at United Nations TS Tirumurti.
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Opposition quiz Pak govt on US claims of airspace use for Afghan ops
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): A few days after a Pentagon official said that Pakistan had allowed the US military to use the country's airspace to support its operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan's opposition on Monday asked Imran Khan government to explain to National Assembly about th
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EAM Jaishankar arrives in New York to discuss COVID-related cooperation wi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], May 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday landed in New York, as part of his US visit, to meet with senior United States officials, and discuss COVID-related cooperation between the two countries.
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US draws plan to monitor post-withdrawal situation in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 22 (ANI): As the United States continues to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, US officials are divided over plans for monitoring the worn-torn country from beyond its borders, and some are even saying that a complete retreat from the country will make it difficult
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Jaishankar to visit US from May 24-28 , discuss COVID-related cooperation
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to visit the United States next week beginning May 24 to meet with US officials and discuss COVID-related cooperation between the two countries.
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80 million COVID-19 vaccines to be shared across world, no decision on all
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Noting that India has been a major priority for Washington given the surge of COVID-19 cases in the second wave of pandemic, President Biden's point-person for global pandemic response has said that no decision has been taken regarding ulitmate allocation o
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Washington to send 'Strike Team', COVID vaccine raw material and oxygen to
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): President Joe Biden spoke to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, pledging US assistance after growing pressure on Washington to help.
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Hundreds of US-funded scientists under probe for being compromised by Chin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 24 (ANI): Amid rising tensions with Beijing on multiple fronts, US officials have shared concerns that China may have compromised hundreds of federally funded scientists from different colleges and universities across the country.
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'Truly' independent probe needed as WHO was focused on 'pleasing' Beijing:
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 20 (ANI): The recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing, said a former US National Security Council's senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense, add
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American students claim being wrongfully detained in China: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 19 (ANI): Nine students, including six Americans, who attended New York University in Shanghai, were detained by Chinese police in two separate incidents on the same night last week, The Washington Post reported citing university personnel and US officials.
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