COVID-19, CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, QUAD: SOME IMPORTANT TOPICS OF S JAISHANKAR'S MEETING WITH US OFFICIALS

After holding a meeting with the United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on Friday met his American counterpart Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The top officials discussed several iss...

US TO CONTINUE SUSPENSION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN SAYS PENTAGON

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• This statement from Pentagon after the US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had a word with Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Geneva

• In January 2018, the former American President Donald Trump had suspended all security assistance to Pakist...

DEFENSE SECRETARY AUSTIN SAYS US IS DOING EVERYTHING TO SUPPORT INDIA'S FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS

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• According to Austin, the US has already delivered tons of supplies to India in last couple of days

• Austin said his country is doing everything to support India’s frontline healthcare workers in the time of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic...

U.S. TO DEPLOY EXTRA 500 TROOPS TO GERMANY SAYS US DEFENCE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN

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• At a news conference with his German counterpart Annegret Kramper-Karrenbauer, Austin said “We have ceased planning (for a troop drawdown).”

• Austin recently met Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, and said that the US is committed towards...

US COMMITTED TO BOOST ISRAEL’S SECURITY & TAKE CARE OF THREATS POSED BY IRAN: DEFENCE SECRETARY

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• US Defence Secretary Austin is currently on two-day visit to Israel and this is first by a US official since President Joe Biden took over the office on January 20

• Austin said “I’m committed to continuing our close consultations on threats ...

INDIA PLANS TO SEEK HELP FROM US AS CHINA-BACKED HACKS THREATEN MILITARY

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• While US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in New Delhi last month, this issue was discussed with him

• Recently there were several attacks in the country that are likely to have caused power outage in Mumbai, crippled systems at many banks and also ...

US' CLIMATE ENVOY JOHN KERRY WILL TRAVEL TO INDIA NEXT WEEK

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• The US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate will be traveling to UAE, India and Bangladesh between April 1 and April 9

• Kerry will be the second top official from President Joe Biden’s Administration to visit India as last month, the US Defence ...

US, NATO ALLIES WILL MEET TO DISCUSS PLANS TO END WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

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• Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to travel this week to Brussels for meetings with allies from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries

• Blinken’s trip follows an unannounced visit by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Afgh...

MEETING WITH US DEFENSE SECRETARY ‘COMPREHENSIVE AND FRUITFUL': INDIAN DEFENCE MINISTER

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• After the meeting concluded, Indian Defence Minister said “I am happy to say that we had comprehensive and fruitful talks with Secretary Austin and his delegation.”

• The US Defense Secretary after landing in New Delhi met PM Modi and India&r...

BIDEN ADMIN TO PROVIDE INDIA ACCESS TO BETTER TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET INDO-PACIFIC CHALLENGE

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• The US Defense Secretary Austin is currently in New Delhi for first-in person meeting between the newly elected Biden administration and Modi government

• US Defense Secretary after landing in New Delhi met PM Modi and India’s National Security Adv...

INDIA-CHINA BORDER STANDOFF ON US DEFENSE SECRETARY AUSTIN’S AGENDA

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• This meeting between Austin and his Indian counterpart Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will be first in-person meeting between the Biden administration and the Modi government

• In the month of January, Austin had told the Senate confirmation hearing that...

TOP US LAWMAKER ASKS DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN TO RAISE HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS WITH INDIA

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• A US lawmaker who deals with foreign relations has asked Austin to specifically raise democracy and human rights concerns during his meeting with the Government of India

• Menendez said this needs to be done to make clear that respect for democratic valu...

NO DIALOGUE BETWEEN WASHINGTON & PYONGYANG UNTIL U.S. WITHDRAWS ITS HOSTILE POLICY: NORTH KOREA

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• This statement from North Korea came at a time when two Biden administration officials were set to hold talks in Seoul

• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on several occasions have called for the complete denuclea...

US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN & DEFENCE SECRETARY AUSTIN ARE ON THEIR WAY TO JAPAN

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• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will be meeting their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu and Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi

• The two secretaries in piece published on Monday in an American newspaper ...

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO HELP INDIA DEVELOP ITS OWN DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL BASE SAYS PENTAGON

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• Talking to lawmakers, a senior Pentagon official said that the Biden administration is looking at deepening its military and technical ties with India by not only providing it with arms and equipment

• Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacif...

US DEFENCE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN TO VISIT INDIA IN COMING WEEK

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• This visit will also be the first in person visit from a cabinet member of the new Biden administration, which took over the White House on January 20

• This visit is likely takes place at a time when efforts are on to get the leaders of the US, Australi...

US PRESIDENT BIDEN PROMOTES TWO FEMALE GENERALS TO LEAD TOP JOINT FOUR-STAR MILITARY COMMANDS

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• The US President at a press conference at White House called his women nominees as ‘two outstanding and eminently qualified warriors and patriots.’

• Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, at present heads the Air Mobility Command, was nominate...

CHINA BUSY MODERNIZING ITS MILITARY & DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES: US DEFENCE SECRETARY AUSTIN

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• Talking on ABC News' talk show, Austin said “China has been busy modernizing its military and developing capabilities and trying to close the competitive edge that we have always enjoyed.”

• The Asian country has been very aggressive and ...

THROUGH AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA, PRESIDENT BIDEN PROTECTED US PERSONNEL: WHITE HOUSE

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• The White House said that via these airstrikes in Syria, President Biden protected US personnel and facilities, and deterred the risk of additional attacks

The United States launched airstrikes in Syria near the Iraqi border which is used by militia groups ba...

US LAUNCHED AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA TO TARGET IRANIAN-BACKED MILITIA GROUP

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• This airstrike was the first military action ever since the President Joe Biden took over the office

• Austin said that we are confident that target was being used by the same Shia militants that conducted the strikes

• Austin said that he...