NSA Ajit Doval cited India’s 70-year history of military hardware acquisitions from Russia. More than 60% of Indian military inventory is from Russia. read more

Describing it “as a very broad-based discussion”, the sources said that Doval and the three top Trump administration officials talked about the “future direction” of the strategic relationship and identified areas of co-operation. read more

India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s visit comes just a week after the inaugural 2+2 dialogue between the foreign and defence ministers of the two countries. read more

The Trump administration has recently cancelled $300 million in military aid to Islamabad after it failed to take actions against terror groups. read more

US National Security Advisor John Bolton said, “We will not cooperate with the ICC. We will provide no assistance to the ICC. We certainly will not join the ICC. We will let the ICC die on its own.” read more

There is already a direct line between US National Security Advisor John Bolton and Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. read more

American intelligence agencies had in 2016 issued a joint assessment, which was updated in 2017, that Russia had interfered in the 2016 elections to damage Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and help Trump win the presidency. read more

Dan Coats was among five top national security leaders who blasted Russian efforts to interfere in US elections. read more

US intelligence agencies have alleged that Russian hackers had tried to help Trump win the White House, something Russia has flatly denied. read more

US President Donald Trump said he is “most likely” to hold a summit meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Europe next month. Trump is scheduled to attend the July 11-12 NATO summit in Brussels. He is also likely to visit London for talks... read more

A foreign affairs adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow and Washington have agreed on the date and location for a summit of Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. read more

The White House announced on Thursday that national security advisor John Bolton will travel to Moscow next week to explore the idea of a meeting between Trump and Putin. read more

On the meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Donald Trump said things could “work out very nicely” . read more

North Korea, in an angrily-worded statement, had warned that it may back out of the Trump-Kim summit if the US pressures it to give up its nuclear arsenal. read more

Trump’s pulling the US out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which it signed with Iran in 2015, would re-impose oil sanctions --- leading to India being forced to re-review its list of oil suppliers as well as “Plan-B options”. read more