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TopicAntony Blinken

Topic: Antony Blinken

US shoots down Chinese ‘spy’ balloon off East Coast, Beijing condemns decision

The balloon had set off a diplomatic crisis with US State Secretary Antony Blinken canceling trip to China. President Biden had ordered the US military to shoot down the device.

Antony Blinken postpones trip to China after spy balloon flies over US, says report

Blinken did not want the balloon to dominate his meetings with Chinese officials, the report said, citing an unnamed US official.

Ajit Doval meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, discuss India-US strategic partnership

During their meeting on Wednesday, India & the US elevated their strategic partnership with the launch of the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology or iCET.

European Parliament declares Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’, Zelenskyy welcomes decision

The European Union, however, does not have a legal framework in place to back up the move. The bloc has also imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

US says India & Pakistan are its partners, urges both nations to have ‘constructive’ relations

The comment came after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told the Joe Biden administration that its relationship with Pakistan has not yielded any result.

SC is finally live-streaming hearings. But it shouldn’t be used for grandstanding

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

US to expand internet access to help Iranians dodge state surveillance, censorship

The moves come after Elon Musk said he would activate the firm's satellite internet service Starlink, in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's tweet about the new license.

Why Jaishankar’s US visit more than formality and aims to fix Biden’s disinterest in India

The unhappiness in Washington DC is taking its toll—and manifesting in increasing disinterest, for example, in signing a free trade agreement with India.

‘India and US strong proponents of ASEAN centrality,’ Blinken tells Jaishankar in Cambodia

The two leaders held talks on pressing global challenges, amid rising tension between China and Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

US to send diplomats back to Ukraine, provide more military aid as Blinken, Austin visit

American diplomats will return to Ukraine, starting with day trips into the western city of Lviv & eventually resuming a presence in Kyiv, according to a senior State Department official.

On Camera

The court is not Rahul Gandhi’s uncle. Its job is to protect rights, not preach

Which humanitarian crisis should be prioritised, which words are ‘simple’ enough to avoid hurt feelings, or who is a ‘true Indian’, are not questions warranting court input.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.