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More than a month ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, India and the US on Wednesday held extensive talks focusing on operationalising their ‘Major Defence Partnership’ and co-development of military platforms. Boosting defence industrial cooperation, sharing of critical technology and having joint long-term research were also the focus of the 17th meeting of India-US
Singapore, India does not believe in partnering in military alliances but sees itself as an equal participant in all the mechanisms that it is a part of, Deputy National Security Adviser Vikram Misri said here on Saturday. Addressing delegates at the Shangri-La Dialogue organised by the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), Misri said equality is at the heart of many of these
New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin is set to arrive in India on an official visit, on Sunday, starting the third leg of this four-nation tour.He will depart from Singapore and will reach New Delhi to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with an aim to expand defence-industrial partnership.The visit holds particular significance considering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming state
Cape Town: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the US, saying that he refrains from indulging in politics when he goes abroad and will argue "vigorously" on his return to India.While not naming Rahul, Jaishankar said, "I may differ strongly with someone but how I counter it … I would like to go back at home and do
Malik was charged with terror funding in 2017, and arrested in 2019On May 26, the National Investigation Agency moved the Delhi High Court seeking the death penalty for Yasin Malik, the separatist leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, in a terror funding case. Three days later, the court ordered that Malik be produced before it on August 9 for defending himself.Malik was charged with
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu’s Suriname visit begins on Sunday.The President on Saturday left the national capital for a six-day visit to Suriname and Serbia.This is the president’s maiden visit to Suriname and also her first state visit since assuming office in July 2022.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (East) Saurabh Kumar on Friday informed that President Murmu will
Cape Town: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar invoked the three-decade-old ties between India and South Africa stating that there is a very "deeply emotional" connection between the two countries.He said India’s and South Africa’s respective struggles were "deeply intertwined".Jaishankar made these remarks while interacting with the Indian diaspora in Cape Town. He is in the South
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka ‘Prachanda’, on his arrival at Kathmandu, dubbed his four-day visit to India an "astounding success".Speaking to media persons upon his arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, PM said, "This four-day visit has basically resulted in the fulfilment of promises I made before setting foot in India. A slew of agreements of
“It defies reason that Iran, the number one cause of regional instability, claims it wants to form a naval security alliance to protect the very waters it threatens,” US 5th Fleet spokesperson Cmdr. Tim Hawkins said.
The United States, in a rare mention of nuclear weapons, “reaffirmed its steadfast alliance commitments to Japan and the ROK backed by the full range of U.S. capabilities, including nuclear.”