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09 Sep 2021

US Defence Secy thanks Amir of Kuwait for support in Afghanistan evacuation

Lloyd is travelling to visit four Persian Gulf nations including Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Defence Secretary met Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

US-India bilateral relationship

20 Mar 2021

EAM discussed Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific issues with US Defence Secretary

US Defence Secretary Llyod Austin met with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on March 20 The one-hour long talks included discussions around the current strategic situation in the Indo Pacific region

US-India bilateral relationship

19 Mar 2021

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to arrive in India on 3-day visit today

US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin III is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Friday (March 19) on a three-day visit to India. Austin is set to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the visit.

02 Jan 2020

US sees signs Iran or allies may be planning more attacks: Pentagon chief

Iranian-backed demonstrators who hurled rocks at the U.S. embassy in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops. US President Donald Trump, who faces a re-election campaign in 2020, accused Iran of orchestrating the violence. He threatened on Tuesday to retaliate against Iran but said later he did not want war.

20 Aug 2019

Rajnath Singh speaks with US, raises cross-border terrorism affecting India

The defence minister asserted that issues relating to Article 370 are an internal matter of India which is aimed at improving growth and economic development, democracy and prosperity for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

23 Dec 2018

Donald Trump names Patrick Shanahan Acting Secretary of Defence

The new Acting Secretary of Defence will assume charge on January 1, 2019.

21 Dec 2018

US Defence Secy Jim Mattis quits after clashing with Donald Trump on policies

Mattis announced plans to resign after a face-to-face meeting with Trump in which they aired their differences, a senior White House official said.

06 Sep 2018

Donald Trump seeking to replace Defence Secretary Jim Mattis: Report

The report quoted an unnamed White House official as saying that speculation about a replacement was now "more real than ever" after revelations in famed investigative journalist Bob Woodward's upcoming book titled "Fear: Trump in the White House".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

02 Jun 2018

PM Modi meets US Defence Secretary in Singapore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis in Singapore and discussed security related issues, days after the Pentagon renamed its Pacific Command as Indo-Pacific Command in a largely symbolic move to signal India's importance to the US military.

13 Mar 2018

Elements in Taliban open to peace talks, says Mattis in Kabul

Elements of the Taliban are open to talks with the Afghan government, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday.

08 Dec 2017

'Jim Mattis meeting with Pak leaders was to find common ground in fight against terror'

The meeting of US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis with the leaders of Pakistan during his visit to Islamabad early this week was to find common ground in fight against terrorism, the Pentagon said on Friday.

US Defence Secretary

04 Dec 2017

US Defence Secretary Mattis arrives in Pakistan

US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrived in Pakistan on Monday.

05 Oct 2017

Stop supporting terror outfits or face grave consequences: James Mattis warns Pak

05 Oct 2017

End terrorism for economic gains from India: US to Pakistan

Trump administration has changed the US approach to Pakistan, which continues to harbour militants and terrorists

26 Sep 2017

Terrorism tops PM Modi, US Defence Secretary Mattis meet

James Mattis and PM Modi on Tuesday discussed cooperation between India and US.

26 Sep 2017

India, US hit out at 'terror safe haven' Pakistan in joint statement

In a major boost to India, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday said that the administration of President Donald Trump will no longer tolerate terror safe havens anywhere in the world.

26 Sep 2017

Jim Mattis-Narendra Modi meet to focus on terrorism, defence deals with India

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who is the first high-ranking official from the Donald Trump administration to arrive in India, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and NSA Ajit Doval to discuss ways to boost the bilateral strategic ties.

04 Aug 2017

Donald Trump may sack Nicholson for not winning Afghan war

New commander will be announced soon but it is not known if he would agree to retire or demand to be fired as General David McKiernan did when Defense Secretary Robert Gates replaced him in 2009 as the Obama administration adopted a new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.

04 Jun 2017

US recognises India as major defence partner: Defence Secretary James Mattis

The US recognises India as a major defence partner, Defence Secretary James Mattis has said.

03 Jun 2017

Jim Mattis praises China's efforts on North Korea, dials up pressure on South China Sea

The United States is encouraged by China`s efforts to restrain North Korea but Washington will not accept Beijing`s militarisation of islands in the South China Sea, U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday.

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