US, Australia To Cooperate With India To Ensure Security And Stability of Indo-Pacific

Washington: US and Australia on Saturday agreed to further cooperate with India, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Korea to ensure the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific at the 33rd Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN).Officials from the two countries on Saturday met in Brisbane. The US delegation was led by Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J Austin, and Secretary of State,

July 29, 2023
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US Will Work To Ensure Restoration of Democratic Rule In Niger: State Secretary Antony Blinken

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and former president Mahamadou Issoufou, saying the US will continue to work to ensure full restoration of democratic rule in Niger."Secretary Blinken underscored that the United States will continue to work to ensure the full restoration of constitutional order and democratic rule in Niger," US State

July 29, 2023
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Micron Technology Chief Sanjay Mehrotra Calls On PM Modi, Discusses Plans To Bolster Semiconductor Manufacturing Within India

Gandhinagar: Micron Technology Chief Sanjay Mehrotra called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and discussed plans to bolster the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem within India.The Micron Technology Chief met the Prime Minister in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar.He is in India to attend the three-day ‘SemiconIndia 2023’ conference, which kicked off here on Friday.The conference, its second

July 29, 2023
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US Will Continue To Support Allies As They Resist China’s ‘Bullying’ Behaviour, Says Pentagon Chief

Brisbane: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that Washington stands with the nations resisting China’s "bullying behaviour," as he began bilateral talks in Australia to oppose Beijing’s sweeping claims in the Asia-Pacific.For the negotiations, which will also centre on an agreement to give Australia a fleet of submarines powered by US nuclear technology, Austin and US Secretary of State

July 29, 2023
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The US Steps Up Pressure On Argentina To Choose Danish F-16s Over Chinese Or Indian Fighter Jets

The Capitol is close to authorising the sale of 24 F-16 fighter jets to Argentina, aiming to become the main arms supplier since the Falklands WarThe White House has once again pressured Congress to approve the sale of 24 F-16 fighter jets to Argentina, which has not yet decided whether to buy the Pakistan-made JF-17 Thunder or the Indian-made HAL TEJAS from China.The estimated cost of the

July 28, 2023
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Lockheed Martin Selected To Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft

DARPA and NASA’s Joint DRACO Project Technology Will Help Enable Humans to Travel to MarsDENVER — US Defence conglomerate Lockheed Martin has won a contract from the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and demonstrate a nuclear-powered spacecraft under a project called Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO). The project will represent a rapid

July 27, 2023
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Non-Basmati White Rice Shortages Hit Stores Across US; Purchase Restrictions, Hoarding And Price Gouging Compound Woes of Consumers

Washington: After scanning the aisles at the local Patel Brothers, Apna Bazaar, Lotte Plaza and other South Asian grocery stores across US for Sona Massori, a staple rice relished by her mother in law and son, Aruna was relieved not to have returned home empty handed but with a bag of rice.“I visited almost 10 plus stores. I started looking for a bag of Sona Massori at 9 am and it wasn’t until 4

July 26, 2023
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With New MOUs, India And Voyager Space Set Stage For Burgeoning Private Space Race

July 2023 may go down in history books as an important pivot in the private space race, thanks to the launch of India’s Chandrayaan-3 and now two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) between Colorado-based Voyager Space and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as well as the ISRO’s commercial arm, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), stating that Voyager Space will use Indian rockets and

July 25, 2023
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Tesla To Discuss With Centre Factory Plan For New Rs 20 Lakh Car: Report

Tesla indicated that the factory in India would be for a new vehicleNew Delhi: Tesla representatives are set to meet India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal this month to discuss plans to build a factory to produce what the company has described as an all-new $24,000 car, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.Tesla has expressed an interest in building a factory in India that

July 25, 2023
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US Climate Envoy John Kerry On 5-Day India Visit From Tuesday

Washington: After his China trip, the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry is scheduled to undertake a five-day visit to India on Tuesday to discuss climate and clean energy.During his visit from July 25 to 29, Kerry will visit Delhi and Chennai. In Delhi, Secretary Kerry will meet with senior government officials.Kerry’s visit is to advance shared objectives on

July 25, 2023
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