"I extend my warmest wishes to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the occasion of his 88th birthday, an auspicious day for the Tibetan community," Blinken said in an official press statement.
Although the previous advisory also listed mainland China as a "Level 3: Reconsider Travel" destination, it was due to the risk of "arbitrary enforcement of local laws".
The United States Department of State on Tuesday said that Washington will soon announce measures against the Wagner group over its past activities in Africa.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller was responding to a query on the joint statement of India-US during Prime Minster Narendra Modi's recent US visit and which called on Islamabad to ensure its territory was not used as a base for terrorist attacks.
Citing former PM Jawaharlal Nehru's bust being displayed at Britain's renovated national portrait gallery, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party over the 'high-profile' state visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States.
A senior administration official in a statement on Wednesday said, "It should come as no surprise that the president speaks candidly about China and the differences that we have. We are certainly not alone in that", VOA News reported.
Although 'China' was not categorically mentioned during the whole state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States, there was a 'strong' signal sent to Beijing, in a quiet and subtle way.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi successfully concluded the US State visit, actor-turned-politician Hema Malini penned a note praising his leadership qualities.
"India is the mother of democracy, and America is the champion of advanced democracy. Today, the world is seeing the partnership between these two great democracies getting stronger," said PM Modi in his address.