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US deputy secretary of state on 3-day India visit; Afghanistan on agenda
Sherman's key meeting with foreign secretary Shringla on October 6 will have her focus on regional issues, “pertaining to South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region”, as well as contemporary global issues – including the evolving situation in the war-torn land of Afghanistan.
Published on Oct 06, 2021 05:37 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
US says attempts at changing Taiwan's status quo will be a 'serious mistake'
US State Department issued new guidelines that will enable US officials to meet more freely with officials from Taiwan, a move that deepens relations with Taipei amid stepped-up Chinese military activity around the island.
Published on Apr 11, 2021 10:00 PM IST
Reuters | , Washington
Antony Blinken succeeds Mike Pompeo as 71st secretary of state
- Blinken, 58, served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration.
Published on Jan 26, 2021 11:31 PM IST
AP | , Washington
Biden admin will engage the world 'as it is', not 'as it was': Antony Blinken
Blinken in his prepared testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ahead of his confirmation hearing also did not rule out a military intervention overseas if the lives of Americans were at stake.
Published on Jan 19, 2021 06:43 PM IST
PTI | , Washington
US, India have never been closer, says Mike Pompeo
“The US-India relationship was made all the stronger with a great diplomat and leader as my friend,” the US secretary of state tweeted, referring to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar.
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 11:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | HT Correspondent, Edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Joe Biden to name Antony Blinken as US secretary of state
“We have no time to lose when it comes to our national security and foreign policy. I need a team ready on day one to help me reclaim America’s seat at the head of the table,” Biden said
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Stop sowing discord between China, regional countries: Beijing on Pompeo’s India trip
The Chinese foreign ministry’s reaction came as the US secretary of state and defence secretary Mark T Esper attended the third edition of the US-India 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi.
Updated on Oct 27, 2020 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | Sutirtho Patranobis
China has deployed 60,000 troops on India’s northern border: Mike Pompeo
The US secretary of state spoke of the India-China conflict along with other issues in a string of interviews since he travelled to Japan for a meeting of the ministers of the Quad
Published on Oct 11, 2020 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington, DC | Yashwant Raj
Indians received 67-72% of total US H-1B visas in last five years: MEA
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
Updated on Jul 18, 2019 08:35 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
China slams Pompeo’s ‘lunatic ravings and babbling nonsense’ on Tiananmen
Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang called Pompeo statement as an attack on China’s political system and human rights.
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 04:00 PM IST
Beijing, China | Agence France-Presse
Sweeping ocean view, lawns and pool: 50,000-sq ft mansion worth ₹445 crore awaits Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal
The 50,000 square-foot mansion, which stands in the swanky locality of Worli in South Mumbai and has sweeping views of the Arabian Sea and the Sea-Link bridge is still a step down for the bride, given that Isha Ambani father’s home is more than eight times that size.
Published on Dec 14, 2018 10:09 PM IST
Reuters | Reuters
When Shah Rukh Khan made John Kerry, Hillary Clinton dance to Abhi Toh Party at Isha Ambani’s sangeet. Watch video
A video, showing former US first lady Hillary Clinton and John Kerry dancing with Shah Rukh Khan at Isha Ambani’s sangeet in Udaipur, has gone viral.
Updated on Dec 13, 2018 04:28 PM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International
Former US secretary of state Rex Tillerson says Trump is ‘undisciplined’
Rex Tillerson, the former US secretary of state, broke his silence Thursday calling his former boss, President Donald Trump, “undisciplined” and saying that he was given to violating the law.
Updated on Dec 07, 2018 11:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | HT Correspondent
US $5 mn award for the 26/11 attackers is tokenism
India tried and hanged Ajmal Kasab. The US can — and must — push Pakistan to take tougher measures.
Updated on Nov 26, 2018 06:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Harinder Baweja
Diwali celebrates triumph of light over darkness: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Pompeo tweeted a Diwali message wishing people a joyous and prosperous holiday.
Published on Nov 07, 2018 02:21 PM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India
Mike Pompeo confirmed as US secy of state after rocky hearing
India had been watching the process closely as the confirmation will determine the timing for the first 2+2 dialogue between India and US’s foreign and defence ministers.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 11:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | Yashwant Raj, Washington
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ‘not feeling well’, cancels activities in Kenya
Tillerson, 65, is four days into his first diplomatic trip to Africa, where he has visited Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya, and is scheduled to go on to Nigeria and Chad.
Updated on Mar 10, 2018 11:42 PM IST
Nairobi | Reuters