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Biden admin will engage the world 'as it is', not 'as it was': Antony Blinken
PTI, Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:43 PM IST
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.

US, India have never been closer, says Mike Pompeo
By HT Correspondent, Edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 11:09 AM IST
“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.

Joe Biden to name Antony Blinken as US secretary of state
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, DC
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 12:33 AM IST
“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

Stop sowing discord between China, regional countries: Beijing on Pompeo’s India trip
By Sutirtho Patranobis | Hindustan Times, Beijing
UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 04:34 PM IST
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.

China has deployed 60,000 troops on India’s northern border: Mike Pompeo
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, DC
PUBLISHED ON OCT 11, 2020 12:21 AM IST
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

Indians received 67-72% of total US H-1B visas in last five years: MEA
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 18, 2019 08:35 AM IST
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.

China slams Pompeo’s ‘lunatic ravings and babbling nonsense’ on Tiananmen
By Agence France-Presse | Beijing, China
UPDATED ON JUN 04, 2019 04:00 PM IST
Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang called Pompeo statement as an attack on China’s political system and human rights.

Sweeping ocean view, lawns and pool: 50,000-sq ft mansion worth Rs 445 crore awaits Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal
By Reuters | Reuters
PUBLISHED ON DEC 14, 2018 10:09 PM IST
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.

When Shah Rukh Khan made John Kerry, Hillary Clinton dance to Abhi Toh Party at Isha Ambani’s sangeet. Watch video
By Asian News International | New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2018 04:28 PM IST
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.

Former US secretary of state Rex Tillerson says Trump is ‘undisciplined’
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2018 11:01 PM IST
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.

US $5 mn award for the 26/11 attackers is tokenism
By Harinder Baweja | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2018 06:18 PM IST
India tried and hanged Ajmal Kasab. The US can — and must — push Pakistan to take tougher measures.

Diwali celebrates triumph of light over darkness: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
By Press Trust of India | Washington
PUBLISHED ON NOV 07, 2018 02:21 PM IST
Pompeo tweeted a Diwali message wishing people a joyous and prosperous holiday.

Mike Pompeo confirmed as US secy of state after rocky hearing
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, Washington
UPDATED ON APR 26, 2018 11:17 PM IST
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.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ‘not feeling well’, cancels activities in Kenya
By Reuters | Nairobi
UPDATED ON MAR 10, 2018 11:42 PM IST
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.