Washington: – US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, claimed that the visit of Indian Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, to the Pentagon was historic. Secretary of Defense Austin himself posted his reaction on social media. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the two sides had an in-depth discussion on defence partnership, space, cyber sector and emerging military […]
Kuwait City/Kabul: US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has said that Al-Qaeda, which launched a terrorist attack on the United States two decades ago, could reemerge in Afghanistan. He also said that the reunification of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan is dangerous and claimed that the United States is ready to stop Al-Qaeda. Last month, President Joe […]
Washington/Kabul: Former US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned that the US military will have to be in Afghanistan to fight the IS and Al Qaeda. Panetta also warned that the United States could withdraw from the war in Afghanistan but could not escape the war on terror. During Panetta’s tenure as Secretary of Defense […]
Tokyo/ Taipei/ Beijing – Japan, which claimed that Taiwan’s stability is important for it, has given another jolt to China. In the White Paper published by the Japanese foreign ministry, Japan has indicated its withdrawal from the One China Policy. In that, Taiwan has been shown in the China map published alongside the articles about […]
Washington: – Ashton Carter, Former US Secretary of Defence, said, ‘India has traditionally had a non-aligned foreign policy. Russia is an important country supplying weapons and defence equipment to India. India is still dependent on Russia for its weapon supplies. It should be remembered that no one can have an unrealistic expectation that India will buy new weapons […]
Kerem Shalom: – Israeli Defence Minister Benni Gantz said ‘Israel will not sign direct defence agreements with the Gulf countries. But Israel can definitely have special defence cooperation with the Gulf countries who have developed diplomatic ties with Israel.’ The statements made by the Israeli Defence Minister become significant at a time when talks are […]
Jerusalem/ Beirut: ‘If Iran-allied militant group Hezbollah incites war against Israel, then it will have to suffer tremendous damage. Even Lebanon will be shaken by Israeli response’, warned Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz. A month ago, a Hezbollah leader claimed that Iran could avenge the death of Major General Qasem Soleimani. But, since the last […]
Washington: The new US Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, clarified that the Biden administration is committed to strengthening India-US relations. Pentagon informed that the US Defense Secretary assured of it during his discussion with the Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. On Thursday, both the Defense Ministers held a telephonic conversation. The analysts expressed concerns that the […]
Washington/Ankara: – The United States has imposed economic sanctions against Turkey, who went ahead with the purchase of the S-400 air defence system, from Russia, without paying heed to the US warnings. US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo announced the sanctions against Turkey. Secretary of State Pompeo said that the sanctions are being imposed as […]
New Delhi: – India and Philippines have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the Defence and marine sectors. Both the countries will be focussing on the supply of defence equipment and military training. The Philippines has adopted an aggressive stand regarding the Chinese claims about the South China Sea. Only a few days ago, Philippines announced […]