Mike Pompeo said that China has “begun to accumulate enormous forces against India in the north” (Archive) Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged closer ties with India as he warned of China’s growing power at its doorstep amid a wave of diplomacy between the world’s two …
Read More »Mike Pompeo Warns of China’s Risks Ahead of US-India Talks
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged closer ties with India as he warned of China’s growing power at its doorstep amid a wave of diplomacy between the world’s two largest democracies. “They absolutely need the United States to be their ally and partner in this fight,” Pompeo …
Read More »China claims that the coronavirus broke out in various parts of the world last year; only reported first
BEIJING: China claimed on Friday that the coronavirus broke out in various parts of the world last year, but was the only one to report and act first, refuting the widely held view that the deadly contagion originated in Wuhan before turning into a pandemic. China, in addition to denying …
Read More »China claims that the coronavirus broke out in various parts of the world last year; only reported first
BEIJING: China claimed on Friday that the coronavirus broke out in various parts of the world last year, but was the only one to report and act first, refuting the widely held view that the deadly contagion originated in Wuhan before turning into a pandemic. China, in addition to denying …
Read More »Mike Pompeo is expected to travel to India for a 2 + 2 dialogue this month
The 2 + 2 India-US dialogue is expected to The two sides’ foreign and defense ministers will meet in New Delhi from October 26-27 to boost strategic cooperation and security ties, people familiar with the events said on Thursday. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper …
Read More »Jaishankar and Pompeo will meet again later this month as the threat from China looms
EAM S Jaishankar meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tokyo. (File photo) Two meetings in a span of 20 days and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, traveling half the world both times during a pandemic for an in-person engagement, gives a sense of urgency to the …
Read More »China’s ‘serious aggression’ fuels Quad members: US official
China’s actions in the region and its “sudden turn toward serious aggression” are the factors currently driving members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, a senior US State Department official said. The official’s remarks, made during a background press conference, followed Tuesday’s meeting of foreign ministers from the four …
Read More »At the meeting of the Pacific nations, India talks about sovereignty and dispute resolution
S Jaishankar said India remains committed to “upholding the rules-based international order.” New Delhi: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar today underscored India’s commitment to “a rules-based international order, territorial integrity, sovereignty and peaceful dispute resolution” at the Quad meeting, four major Indo-Pacific democracies of India, United States , Japan and Australia. …
Read More »Quad Meet in Tokyo takes a big leap and sends a stern message to China
Hours before starting the Quad’s security dialogue in Tokyo, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday backed the formalization of the informal group to build a “true security framework” that could counter the challenge posed by a Aggressive China. Other countries, Pompeo told Nikkei Asia in an interview, could …
Read More »Quad: India committed to a rules-based world order, says MEA Jaishankar
In the context of the India-China border standoff, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that New Delhi remains committed to a rules-based world order, respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Jaishankar made the remarks in his opening speech at the second ministerial meeting …
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