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India, US renew Triangular Cooperation Agreement for global development
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): India and the United States today signed the Second Amendment to the Statement of Guiding Principles (SGP) on Triangular Cooperation for global development, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday.
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Philippines to restore military deal with US with eye on China
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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China miffed over Blinken's Tibetan monk affair during India visit
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 30 (ANI): China on Thursday opposed contact between foreign officials and the Dalai Lama after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with a Tibetan Buddhist monk during his India visit.
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Blinken says Taliban takeover would make Afghanistan 'Pariah State'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Afghanistan would become a "pariah state" if the government (after Taliban takeover) commits atrocities against its own population, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday.
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US, India against military takeover of Afghanistan: Jaishankar in RS
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that he had a very detailed discussion with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and they both agreed that there cannot be a t
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US reaffirms support to WHO's plan for probe into COVID-19 orgins, includi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 29 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday met WHO chief Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesu in Kuwait, where he reaffirmed support to the UN agency's additional studies on the COVD-19 origins, including in China to better understand the pandemic.
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India-US Strategic Partnership will be of even greater global significance
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the India-US Strategic Partnership will be of even greater global significance in the coming years, in the context of the challenges posed by COVID-19, global economic recovery and climate change.
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Jaishankar was forthright, blunt on India's democratic credentials in talk
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The US delegation led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken was candid on all issues during his interaction with External Affairs S Jaishankar including COVID vaccines, China, Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific and global issues, sources said.
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PM Modi meets Blinken, welcomes President Biden's strong commitment to str
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and welcomed President Joe Biden's strong commitment to strengthening the India-US Strategic Partnership.
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Quad not military alliance but to advance cooperation on regional challeng
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a two-day visit to India, on Wednesday said that Quad is not a military alliance rather its purpose is to advance cooperation on regional challenges while reinforcing international rules and values.
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India-US determined to end Covid pandemic through Quad vaccine partnership
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said India and the US are determined to end the Covid-19 pandemic together with the Quad vaccine partnership.
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Democracy is work in progress: Blinken on Indian Govt's backslide on issue
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Regarding the Indian government approach on human rights matters, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that every democracy is a ‘work in progress’ and the challenges it faces renews and strengthens the democracies, Humbly In
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