US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed India's decision to set up a high-level committee to probe the involvement of an Indian national involved in the failed assassination plot of designated Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannunx
Biden called Xi, a "dictator", just hours after they met for the first time in more than a year and held candid and productive discussions to revive bilateral ties on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.
"Our defence cooperation, which we’re strengthening again today, is a key pillar of that work," said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the '2+2' India-US Ministerial Dialogue.
This came months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington where a formal agreement was struck to produce General Electric fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force in India.
Kwatra said that the Indian side raised grave concerns over the recent threat video uploaded by Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, wherein he threatened the Indian government and Air India to blow up the flight on November 19.
The 2+2 Dialogue, which has strategic importance for both the US and India, kickstarted on Friday at a time when the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East (Israel-Hamas war) and Europe (Russia-Ukraine war) were at their zenith.
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Delhi on Thursday night primarily to attend the India-US "2+2" foreign and defence ministerial dialogue.
Austin last visited India on June 2023 when he held a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will reach India tomorrow to co-chair the dialogue alongside External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
US Defence Secretary will visit India on November 9 and 10 for the upcoming 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi, announced the Ministry of Defence. US State Secretary Antony Blinken will arrive tomorrow to co-chair the dialogue with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and EAM S Jaishankar.
This would be the fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, where Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will participate. Both sides will take stock of contemporary regional issues and exchange views about shared priorities on cooperation.
The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war with Israel has jumped over 10,000. The figures, released Monday, mark a grim milestone in what has quickly become the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian violence since 1948.
In the Turkish capital of Ankara, Blinken met with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan following a frantic weekend of travel that took him from Israel to Jordan, the occupied West Bank, Cyprus and Iraq, to build support for the Biden administration's proposal for “humanitarian pauses”.
Despite repeated calls by the Arab leaders, Blinken held firm to the US position that a cease-fire would harm Israel’s right and obligation to defend its citizens after the surprise attack by Hamas on October 7 across southern Israel.
Israel-Hamas war: The latest attack of IDF on a refugee camp in Gaza killed at least 33 people on early Sunday. This came despite the soaring death toll in Gaza has sparked growing international anger and Antony Blinken's recent visit to the war-torn nation.
After Netanyahu outrightly rejected Blinken's call for pause, he reached Jordan's national capital and met with senior Jordanian and other Arab officials, who remain angry and deeply suspicious of Israel as it intensifies its war against Hamas.
Israeli Defence Forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus admitted the forces struck an ambulance in Gaza but reiterated the militants were using it to ferry arms and ammunition to the battlefield. According to Gaza health officials, at least 15 "civilians" were killed in the attack.
Hamas kidnapped some 240 people in its bloody October 7 cross-border attack that triggered the Israel-Hamas war. The attack killed some 1,400 people, while over 9,000 people have been killed since Israel began striking Gaza the same day, according to Palestinian health officials.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who visited Israel for the fourth time since war with Hamas began, once again reiterated support to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but also urged him to take steps to protect Palestinian civilians.
Blinken reached the war-torn nation where he is currently meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials in Tel Aviv. The White House said he will reiterate US support for Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorism consistent with international humanitarian law.
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin will be accompanying Blinken during his visit to India. The US delegation will meet with top Indian leaders, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, and others, to discuss several key issues.
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