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Biden announces key nominees for Department of Defense
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday selected two former senior officials for top positions at the Pentagon, according to the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition team.
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Biden, Harris formally introduce Lloyd Austin as first Black Defen
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Wednesday (local time) formally introduced retired Army General Lloyd Austin as their nominee for Secretary of Defense during an event in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Biden formally names ex-general Lloyd Austin as Defense Secretary
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) formally named retired General Lloyd Austin as his Secretary of Defense nominee, reported CNN.
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Biden nominates ex-general Lloyd Austin as Defense Secretary
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday selected retired Army General Lloyd Austin, former commander of US Central Command, to be his Secretary of Defense, a source familiar with the decision informed CNN.
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Pompeo, Esper, PM Modi discuss security, defence cooperation
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed several issues of regional and global concern, including the COVID-19 response, security, and defence cooperation, and
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2+2 meet: India, US applaud 'exemplary cooperation' in confronting
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): India and the United States on Tuesday applauded the "exemplary cooperation" between the two countries in confronting challenges emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic and reiterated their commitment to further strengthening partnership between the two natio
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Doval held constructive talks with Pompeo, Esper on global securit
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Ahead of the India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had a very constructive meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, at South Block, said sources.
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Holding of third 2+2 dialogue demonstrates India-US commitment to
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): The holding of third US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in just over two years demonstrates the high-level commitment the two countries give to shared diplomatic and security objectives, US State Department said as Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and Secret
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Defense Secy Esper, State Secy Pompeo to travel India for 2+2 Mini
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 24 (ANI): US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper is set to travel to India and other countries in the region alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from October 25 to 29, US Department of Defense said on Friday.
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Germany 'very delinquent' in 2 pc fee to NATO, says US President
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 30 (ANI): In the backdrop of announcement of withdrawal of over 11,000 US soldiers from Germany, President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) wondered as to why US should protect the European country from Russia.
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Very pleased to see India, China trying to de-escalate along LAC:
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): The United States is closely monitoring the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and it is pleased to see India and China attempting to de-escalate the tensions, the US Defense Secretary Mark T Esper said on Tuesday.
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Defence Ministers of Australia, Japan, US hold virtual meeting ove
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 8 (ANI): Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds, Japanese Minister of Defense KONO Taro, and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper convened a virtual trilateral defence ministerial meeting on Tuesday (local time) to re-affirm mutual cooperation amid coronavirus
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