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TopicAntony Blinken

Topic: Antony Blinken

Expect to see ‘something on Covid vaccines’ coming out of Quad summit, Blinken says

During a Congressional hearing, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said US is working to make sure that the country is a leading international actor in creating greater access to vaccines.

Blinken ‘writes to Ghani, proposes UN meeting of India, 5 other nations on Afghan peace’

This suggestion has been made in a letter from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, accessed exclusively by private Afghan broadcaster TOLO News.

Focus on Indo-Pacific developments, Quad cooperation as Jaishankar, Blinken hold talks

The talks came a day after PM Modi and US President Biden held a telephonic conversation since the new American administration took charge last month.

Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Trump was right to take tough stand on China

Blinken reiterated Biden administration's policy of engaging Beijing from a position of strength, and putting human rights and democracy back at the center of US foreign policy.

President Biden has been a firm supporter of stronger India-US ties, says Ambassador Sandhu

The India-US partnership has been on a steady upward trajectory in recent years and enjoys strong bipartisan support, India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said.

Blinken calls Pakistan FM Qureshi, seeks accountability in Daniel Pearl murder case

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Pakistan to explore all legal options to ensure that the killers of Pearl are brought to justice.

Antony Blinken says Iran should take first step to restart nuclear deal

Blinken said after Iran returns to the agreement the US would seek to build a 'longer and stronger' accord to address what he called 'deeply problematic' issues.

India a ‘bipartisan success story’ for US, the ties can be deepened in many ways — Blinken

Incoming US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said US and India will deepen their cooperation 'to pursue the path that successive administrations have put us on'.

Rift between US & WHO is poised to heal, Biden appointee signals

The US became estranged from the WHO during the pandemic as Trump suggested that the global health agency had coddled China, where the virus emerged.

In a rebuke of Trump, next US Secretary of State Blinken promises diplomacy with ‘humility’

Blinken's remarks show he intends to draw the curtain on 4 years of 'America First,' in which Trump browbeat the NATO alliance and slammed staunch allies such as Germany and France.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?