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  US urged Russia not to use nuclear, Trump had 'secret' calls with Putin: Woodward's explosive claims

  World | October 09, 2024 7:25 IST

  Biden also reached out to Putin directly in a message, warning of the “catastrophic consequences” if Russia used nuclear weapons, According to Woodward's account.

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  US makes big move in Middle East as Pentagon chief sends submarine, aircraft carrier to war zone

  World | August 12, 2024 12:25 IST

  Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area. The Lincoln was expected in the region by month's end.

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  India-US jet engine deal is revolutionary, will provide a great capability to Delhi: Defence Secy

  World | April 18, 2024 8:24 IST

  Last year in June when PM Modi visited the United States and met President Biden, he signed a memorandum of understanding with General Electric to make fighter jet engines for the Indian Air Force in collaboration with Hindustan Aeronautics.

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  US defence chief Austin remains hospitalised, will not travel to Brussels for Ukraine, NATO meetings

  World | February 13, 2024 9:41 IST

  Austin was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday afternoon to address bladder issues and admitted to the intensive care unit. It was his second hospitalisation this year in Walter Reed's ICU following the surgery in December.

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  US hints large response to Iran-backed militias as Houthi rebels target another ship in Red Sea

  World | February 01, 2024 23:52 IST

  Since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out in October, Iranian-backed militant groups have struck US bases in Iraq and Syria at least 166 times with rockets, missiles and one-way attack drones.

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  US Defence chief meets Zelenskyy in unannounced visit to Kyiv, vows military support against Russia

  World | November 20, 2023 20:20 IST

  Austin, who travelled to Kyiv by train from Poland, met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and was scheduled to meet with Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and Chief of Staff Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

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  At 2+2 Dialogue, India and US strike deal to co-produce Stryker armored vehicle

  World | November 10, 2023 17:59 IST

  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.

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  India, US hold 2+2 dialogue in Delhi amid Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars I TOP QUOTES

  World | November 10, 2023 15:30 IST

  The American delegation at the '2+2' ministerial dialogue was led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin while External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh headed the Indian side.

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  What is 2+2 Dialogue and why it is crucial for India and US amid Middle East and Russia-Ukraine war?

  World | November 10, 2023 14:09 IST

  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.

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  America stands with countries against China's 'bullying behaviour': US Defense Secretary Austin

  World | July 29, 2023 8:40 IST

  Ahead of a bilateral meeting with his Australian counterpart, Austin highlighted "troubling" PRC coercion from the East China Sea to the South China Sea, and in the entire Indo-Pacific region.

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  US Defence Secretary Austin lands in India, set to discuss free and open Indo-Pacific with Rajnath

  India | June 04, 2023 20:29 IST

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Austin are set to discuss in their talks on Monday General Electric's proposal to share technology with India for fighter jet engines and New Delhi's plan to procure 30 MQ-9B armed drones at a cost of over USD 3 billion.

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  US wants to continue improving ties with Pakistan: Pentagon

  World | August 11, 2021 14:21 IST

  Secy Austin "expressed his interest in continuing to improve the US-Pakistan relationship and build upon our multiple shared interests in the region", a statement said, the Dawn reported on Wednesday.

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  India-Pak tension affecting regional stability, says US Centcom chief

  World | March 04, 2015 14:33 IST

  New Delhi: US Pentagon Central Command chief General Llyod Austin has told a Congressional committe in Washington that India-Pakistan tension is affecting regional stability and directly impacting Pakistan's strategy in Afghanistan.Gen Austin told the US