Latest US Secretary of State News & Updates

Washington, June 6 (IANS) India and the United States held the 29th edition of Army-to-Army Staff Talks in Hawaii, discussing ways to deepen bilateral defence cooperation while reaffirming their commitment to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.According to the Indian Army, the talks were co-chaired by Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Strategy), and Lieutenant General Joel Vowell, Deputy Commanding General of US Army Pacific.Sharin…

Washington, June 2 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran must commit to disposing of its highly enriched uranium and accept long-term restrictions on enrichment activities, while also revealing signs of growing divisions inside Iran’s leadership.Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said the US administration was pursuing a phased approach to negotiations following weeks of heightened tensions and military confrontation.The first step, he sa…

Moscow, May 28 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday stated that there cannot be any double standards in the fight against terrorism and responsible nations have to evaluate their choices in deciding whether they support sponsors of terrorism or counter them with decisive action.Addressing the gathering of National Security Advisors (NSAs) and security chiefs of several countries at the first International Security Forum and the 14th Meeting of High Representatives for Se…

Tokyo/New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) India remains an important and indispensable partner for Japan in realising a free and open Indo-Pacific, spokesperson of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated in New Delhi on Tuesday. “India is a very important and indispensable partner for Japan in realising a free and open Indo-Pacific. In this regard, we welcome the commitment of the Indian government, especially Prime Minister Modi, to work with the Japanese government,” Press Secretary of Japan’…

New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Beleaguered with charges of capitulation and surrender before foreign forces, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday came up with a counter to blunt Opposition’s attack on the crude oil deal and shared ‘instructions’ from two erstwhile US Secretary of States including Hillary Clinton, directing multiple countries including India to cut down their volume of oil imports from Iran.BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya took to social media to share how in 2012 (when Cong…