New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met visiting US Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby on the sidelines of the India–US Defence Policy Group meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, discussing strengthening defence cooperation and strategic partnership. “Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge A. Colby on the sidelines of the India–US Defence Policy Group meeting today. They exchanged views on advancing bilateral defence coopera…
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New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and visiting US Under Secretary of War for Policy, Elbridge Colby held a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, discussing current geopolitical scenario. “Pleased to meet US Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby this afternoon. Exchanged views on the current geopolitical scenario,” EAM Jaishankar posted on X after the meeting.On Tuesday, Colby said the US views India with deep respect and New Delhi’s decisions will profoundly sh…
New Delhi/Washington, March 24 (IANS) Emphasising that the United States views India with deep respect, the US Under Secretary of War for Policy, Elbridge Colby on Tuesday said the country has a proud strategic tradition and New Delhi’s decisions will profoundly shape the future of the Indo-Pacific. “The United States views India with deep respect — as a republic of continental scale, as a nation with a proud strategic tradition, and as a country whose decisions will profoundly shape the futur…
Washington, March 13 (IANS) The White House pushed back against reports that the Trump administration has shifted its goals in the war with Iran, as it released a compilation of remarks by President Donald Trump and senior officials outlining what it said have been the campaign’s consistent objectives.The compilation brings together statements made over the past ten days by Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, senior Pentagon leaders, and the White House press secretar…
Washington, Mar 6 (IANS) The United States’ new defence strategy aims to prevent China from dominating the Indo-Pacific, a senior Pentagon official told lawmakers, underscoring Washington’s growing focus on the region as the centre of global strategic competition.Elbridge Colby, Undersecretary of Defence for Policy, told members of Congress that the Indo-Pacific is now the most important theatre for US military planning due to its economic and strategic significance.“The strategy focuses o…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) US lawmakers sparred on Thursday over the role of allies in global security as Congress examined the newly released National Defense Strategy during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee.The debate highlighted differences between Republicans and Democrats on the extent to which allies should assume greater responsibility for defending their own regions while the United States focuses on major strategic priorities.Opening the hearing, committee chairman Mike R…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) The Trump administration’s new defence doctrine prioritises deterring China in the Indo-Pacific while pushing US allies to assume greater responsibility for their own defence, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told the Senate Armed Services CommitteeTestifying before lawmakers on the 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), Colby said the administration’s military planning centres on maintaining a favourable balance of power in Asia while ensuring allies step up th…
Washington, March 4 (IANS) The United States is urging allies to assume greater responsibility for regional security as it confronts simultaneous threats from adversaries across multiple regions, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told the Senate Armed Services Committee.Testifying on the Trump administration’s 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), Colby said Washington must rely more heavily on partners and allies while focusing its own military resources on the most consequential challenge…
New York, March 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump signalled on Tuesday that he was ready for a prolonged war in a post on Truth Social, asserting that its munition stockpiles can hold out. In a post that used the ominous word “forever”, he said, “As was stated to me today, we have a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons” at the medium and upper medium levels.“The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better,” he wro…
Seoul, Jan 28 (IANS) North Korea has test-fired an upgraded large-caliber multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS) to assess its effectiveness, overseen by leader Kim Jong-un, state media said on Wednesday.Kim called Tuesday’s test of “great significance in improving the effectiveness of our strategic deterrent,” saying the weapon system could be used for “specific attacks,” the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.The weapons test came as North Korea is widely expected to convene its first ruli…