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  Pakistan's 'bribery' derailed our ties: Ex-Pentagon official slams Trump's India policy

  World | December 07, 2025 10:18 IST

  After returning to office last year, Trump has shown interest in improving ties with Pakistan. Earlier this year, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir had also visited the White House, with the two gifting some rare earth samples to Trump.

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  Ashley Tellis, Mumbai-born foreign policy expert accused of illegally keeping secret documents

  World | October 15, 2025 8:39 IST

  Ashley Tellis, a US policy analyst of Indian origin and former adviser on South Asia, has been arrested and charged for unlawfully retaining classified national defense documents and reportedly meeting Chinese government officials.

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  'Osama in suit': Ex-Pentagon official tears into Asim Munir over nuclear rant, calls for US visa ban

  World | August 12, 2025 8:14 IST

  Munir visited the US for the second time since military engagement between India and Pakistan. While interacting with the officials, he issued a nuclear threat, saying Pakistan would 'take half the world down' with it if his country faces existential crisis from New Delhi.

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  Ex-Pentagon official calls Pakistan Army incompetent, asks 'Is Asim Munir going to keep his job?'

  World | May 15, 2025 4:17 IST

  Rubin said Pakistan and India come into conflict, US tries to mediate behind the scenes, and this is reasonable because US is trying diplomatically to provide an off-ramp to prevent unrestricted warfare and also, in a worst-case scenario, prevent an escalation to any sort of nuclear exchange'.

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  'Fake news': Trump voices support for Hegseth as Signal chat revelation stirs fresh turmoil

  World | April 22, 2025 11:30 IST

  The Democrats are demanding Hegseth's firing following media reports claimed that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive military details in another Signal messaging chat with his wife and brother.

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  Trump fires Joint Chiefs chairman CQ Brown, nominates Lt Gen Dan Caine in Pentagon shake-up

  World | February 22, 2025 10:23 IST

  President Trump has fired Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen CQ Brown in a dramatic Pentagon shake-up, nominating Lt Gen Dan Caine as his replacement. The move, just 16 months into Brown’s tenure, is part of Trump’s efforts to reshape military leadership.

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  India to purchase anti-submarine warfare sonobuoys worth $52.8 million from US | What are they?

  World | September 12, 2024 8:57 IST

  Last month, the US had approved the sale of High-Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare (HAASW) sonobuoys worth $52.8 million to India to enhance New Delhi's naval security. The purchase requires approval from the US Congress, which was notified about the sale this week.

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  US reaches plea deal with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two accomplices

  World | August 01, 2024 8:24 IST

  According to the Pentagon, the US reached plea deals with Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. They were allegedly involved in flying hijacked planes to the World trade Centre and the Pentagon, killing 3,000 people.

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  Pentagon says Iranian drone 'attack' hit chemical tanker in Indian Ocean

  World | December 24, 2023 10:18 IST

  Earlier, India voiced its support for the free movement of commercial shipping, in the wake of attacks on commercial ships in the strategic Red Sea by Houthi rebels in Yemen amid the Israel-Hamas war.

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  'We would continue to..': Pentagon on India-US defence partnership, says THIS on China

  World | October 06, 2023 12:33 IST

  Ryder's remarks come in the backdrop of Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly in the South China. India and the US have repeatedly called for a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific.

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  Trudeau made 'huge mistake', US will choose India over Canada: Ex-US official on Khalistan row

  World | September 23, 2023 13:19 IST

  Rubin noted that India's strategic importance is higher than Canada, especially in view of the Indo-Pacific region and the growing concern of Chinese aggression.

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  US military to conduct fresh interviews of service members on deadly 2021 Kabul airport attack

  World | September 16, 2023 9:09 IST

  Pentagon’s Central Command has ordered interviews of nearly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked the US forces during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

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  Surat Diamond Bourse overtakes Pentagon as world's largest office building

  Business | December 17, 2023 11:06 IST

  Following four years of development work, which was partially blocked by coronavirus-related delays, the Surat Diamond Bourse is set to invite its most memorable tenants in November. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the official opening.

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  'We are not alone': Ex–intelligence official accuses US of hiding alien technology from Congress

  World | June 07, 2023 11:10 IST

  David Grusch, a former intelligence official who led a US Department of Defense agency's investigation into unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAP), claimed that the US has a craft of non-human origin.

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  Mike Pompeo eases path for his ex-boss, Trump: 'I will not contest for 2024 US Presidential polls'

  World | April 15, 2023 7:23 IST

  Pompeo's announcement came nearly six months after his former boss Donald Trump had started a political campaign for the next Presidential election.

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  US begins probe on alleged leak of classified documents related to NATO, Russia-Ukraine war, China

  World | April 08, 2023 19:21 IST

  According to the statement released by the Defence Ministry, the documents were morphed and were meant to spread misinformation.

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  US expresses 'strong objections' over Russian jet's collision with American drone; Moscow responds

  World | March 15, 2023 8:08 IST

  Russia-US jets collision: State Department spokesperson Ned Price termed it a “brazen violation of international law" and said that US Ambassador to Russia has conveyed a strong message to the Russian government.

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  US reacts as media reports link 'unidentified object' to 'alien'; reveals China spy balloons secrets

  World | February 14, 2023 17:10 IST

  US Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre humorously said she wanted to reassure the US population before making reference to the movie ET.

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  'US owns world's largest spy network & its balloons fly over Chinese airspace for 10 times': China

  World | February 13, 2023 18:20 IST

  The latest remarks from China came a day after the US fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron.

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  Pentagon asserts US wants to be India's 'premier partner' in its remarkable growth story | DETAILS

  World | February 09, 2023 11:55 IST

  India-US relations: The Pentagon's press secretary said the Department of Defense is eager to collaborate with other US agencies and partners as part of the United States-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET).