US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin Arrives In Delhi To Strengthen Defence Partnership With India

New Delhi: US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin arrived in India from Singapore on Sunday to further strengthen the defence partnership between the two nations.Upon his arrival, US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, received the Pentagon Chief who kickstarted the third leg of his four-nation tour.Taking to Twitter, the US Defence Secretary wrote, "I’m returning to India to meet with key leaders

June 4, 2023
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Conflict Between China, U.S. Would Bring Unbearable Disaster For World, Warns Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu

Singapore: Seeking dialogue over confrontation with the United States Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu warned that any conflict between the two nations would bring "unbearable disaster for the world", Al Jazeera reported.Li while speaking at Asia’s top security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, on Sunday said that the world was big enough for China and the US to grow together."China and the US

June 4, 2023
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India, US Look To Enhance Defence Industrial Cooperation

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

June 4, 2023
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India Does Not Believe In Partnering In Military Alliances, Says Deputy NSA Vikram Misri

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

June 4, 2023
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin’s India Visit To Begin Today

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

June 4, 2023
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‘Watch Me When I Get Back’: Jaishankar On Rahul Gandhi’s Remarks In US

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

June 4, 2023
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‘Working Together To Bring Terrorists To Justice And We Won’t Stop’: Envoy Eric Garcetti On Terrorist Tahawwur Rana’s Extradition

New Delhi: The United States Court has given the mandate that the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, the 26/11 Mumbai attacker, should occur, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Tuesday, adding that it is a sort of collaboration and cooperation where both the nations are working together "to bring terrorists to justice, and we won’t stop."Answering a question whether India can expect an early

May 30, 2023
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‘We Cannot Have Indo-Pacific Without India…’: Envoy Garcetti On PM Modi’s Upcoming U.S. Visit

New Delhi: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to the US will be an opportunity to elevate India-US relations to the next level, adding that America wants to work with India to make the Indo-Pacific safe as "We cannot have the Indo-Pacific without India.""Our leaders are good friends and our countries are great friends. This is

May 30, 2023
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‘US Did Not Call India A Country of Particular Concern’: Envoy Garcetti On Panel Report On International Religious Freedom

New Delhi: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, on Tuesday, said that America did not mention "India a country of particular concern.""So this is an independent commission, part of the government that’s not the State Department. But it did not actually call India a country of particular concern," Envoy Garcetti said in an exclusive interview with ANI."It did highlight incidents as we

May 30, 2023
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Deal To Manufacture GE F414 Engine In India For TEJAS Mk-2 To Be Cleared Ahead of PM Modi’s US Visit

India and the United States are on the brink of finalizing a multi-billion dollar agreement to manufacture fighter jet engines in the country.The long-anticipated deal is expected to be finalised during the visit of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Delhi next week.Sources close to the matter have revealed that the highly significant deal is likely to be unveiled during Prime Minister

May 28, 2023
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