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03 Jan 2022

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests COVID positive with mild symptoms

Austin, 68, said he was fully vaccinated and received a booster in October.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

10 Jul 2020

Rajnath holds talks with US counterpart Esper, discusses defence cooperation

According to the sources, the two ministers have been in regular touch with each other. In the recent meetings, they have spoken several times on bilateral defence cooperation and issues of mutual interest.

12 Jan 2020

Pentagon says no specific evidence Iran was plotting to attack US embassies

Democrats and a few Republicans in Congress have questioned the justification of the attacks and said they have not been given adequate, detailed briefings. Trump said on Friday Iran probably had targeted the US embassy in Baghdad and was aiming to attack four US embassies before Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike on January 3.

US defense secretary

06 Dec 2017

Yemen humanitarian situation likely to worsen with Saleh death: Jim Mattis

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday that the killing of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh would, in the short term, likely worsen an already dire humanitarian situation in the country.

02 Dec 2017

Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final stages, he expected the focus to move towards holding territory instead of arming Syrian Kurdish fighters.

09 Aug 2017

US Defense Secretary issues stark warning to North Korea

The South Korean capital, Seoul, is within range of massed North Korean rockets and artillery, which would be impossible to destroy in a first U.S. strike. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops remain stationed in South Korea and in nearby Japan.

US defense secretary

08 Dec 2016

US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter meets PM Narendra Modi

US Defence Secretary on Thursday met PM Modi.

20 Nov 2016

Trump touts retired general as potential defense secretary

Trump's recent choices for other key posts have come under fire on civil rights grounds from Democrats and other critics.

South China Sea

04 Jun 2016

US warns Beijing of `self-isolation` in South China Sea

Beijing`s claim to nearly the entire South China Sea has angered Southeast Asian neighbours and pitted it against the United States.

South China Sea

15 Apr 2016

US Defense Secretary Carter visits warship in South China Sea

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited a warship close to flashpoint waters of the South China Sea on Friday, as Beijing reacted defiantly to an American military build-up in the area.

11 Feb 2016

NATO 'exploring possibility' of joining anti-IS coalition: US

NATO is considering joining the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said today.

17 Dec 2015

Now, US defense secretary engulfed in email scandal

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that it obtained 72 work-related emails that Carter sent or received from his personal email account.

US defense secretary

23 Apr 2015

Pentagon seeking brains and ideas in Silicon Valley

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will head to Silicon Valley on Thursday in a bid to recruit tech gurus for the Pentagon, even if just on a part-time basis.

03 Dec 2014

Ashton Carter likely next Pentagon chief: Reports

The former number-two ranking official at the Pentagon, Ashton Carter, will likely be named as the next US defense secretary, American media reported Tuesday.

US defense secretary

02 Aug 2014

Hagel's India visit aimed at nurturing defense ties: Pentagon

He is likely to call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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