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US Defence Secy attends wreath-laying ceremony at War Memorial in Delhi

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III on Saturday attended the wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in the nation's capital.

US Def Secy in India, discusses 'pressing' challenges facing Indo-Pacific

The US defence Secretary also held wide-ranging discussions with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and almost all key issues of mutual concerns

US Def Secretary Austin arrives in India; focus on strengthening ties

This is the first visit by a top Biden administration official

Austin's visit to highlight progress in US-India defence ties: Expert

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin's India visit will signal the importance of the bilateral defence and security partnership, which has grown over the past decade, a top American defence expert said

US Defence Secretary to travel to India along with Japan, S Korea next week

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit India next week

Rajnath Singh speaks to new US Defence Secy Lloyd Austin on global issues

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday spoke to new US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, in the first high-level engagement

US Senate confirms Gen Austin as country's first black defense secretary

Vice President Kamala Harris would administer the ceremonial oath to Austin next week

Biden nominates Lloyd Austin as the first black man to lead US defence dept

US President-elect Joe Biden selected retired Army General Lloyd Austin, former commander of US Central Command, to be his Secretary of Defense, a source said

Biden facing growing pressure over who he chooses as defence secretary

President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalises his choice for secretary of defence

Indian-American named Chief of Staff to acting US Defence Secretary

The new appointment from the Pentagon comes a day after Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper

White House faces risk of delayed Biden transition as Trump rejects outcome

Biden's team has begun the informal work of transition anyway, preparing to name some early White House appointees soon and hold the first meeting of his coronavirus task force on Monday

How BECA with US can help India in 'another Balakot'; keep an eye on China

The in-person talks between India and the United States is taking place at a time when India is locked in a tense standoff with China in eastern Ladakh

US will give India access to its satellite network for defence purposes

India and US militaries have decided to ink a deal to share real-time geospatial intelligence, information on maps and satellite images for defence

China more aggressive during Covid-19, threat is global: US defence chief

Esper said Beijing was trying to use the coronavirus tragedy to their advantage for "propaganda purposes"

'It was a bomb of some kind': Trump insists Lebanon explosion was an attack

The Lebanese government ordered the house arrest of several port officials in connection with the explosion, which killed at least 135 people and injured 5,000 more

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper warns of Huawei threat to NATO

The US has warned that partners using Huawei hardware in their 5G telecommunications networks could put military and intelligence relationships at risk

Developments in J&K are India's internal matter: US Defence Secy to Rajnath

In a telephonic conversation with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper on Thursday called recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir as internal matters of India and hoped that any issue between New Delhi and Islamabad will be resolved bilaterally. Singh raised the issue of cross-border terrorism and appreciated the US support for India's effort to maintain peace and stability in the region, a defence ministry spokesperson said. He conveyed to Esper that withdrawing special status of Jammu and Kashmir was India's internal matter and that the decisions relating to it were aimed at improving economic growth, enhancing democracy as well as prosperity of the people of the region. "US Secretary of Defence appreciated India's position that the recent developments in Jammu & Kashmir are an internal matter of India. He hoped that any issue between India and Pakistan will be resolved bilaterally," the spokesperson said. The talks between Singh and Esper came a ...

Trump nominates army veteran Mark Esper as new defence secretary

The US Senate needs to confirm his nomination before Esper can be sworn in as the Defence Secretary