General CQ Brown Jr was appointed by Biden administration as 2nd black chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff. The broader shake-up in Pentagon is spearheaded by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Pentagon Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense's visit to Taiwan could exacerbate tensions between Beijing & Washington. He is the senior most US defence official to visit Taiwan since 2019.
Frank Kendall, Secretary of the US Air Force, says the unescorted access to Pentagon for Indian defence attaché 'is aligned with the trust and cooperation we share'.
Pentagon Press Secy John Kirby also said that US has been 'honest' about its concerns with Pakistan for a long time about the terrorist safe havens along the border of Afghanistan.
Top US military leaders point rare criticism at key decisions by Biden & Trump, say their personal view was that US troops should have stayed to bolster the Afghan government.
In 2020, Beijing escalated tensions over a host of issues with its neighbours, including Australia, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines, Dr Kathleen Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense said.
The significance of visit lay precisely in the combination— limited time, expansive representation, substantive outcomes. Such visits do not occur when pressing issues are absent.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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