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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has once again defended India's stand of buying Russian oil in the presence of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken despite the Western sanctions on Moscow due to war in Ukraine.
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Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir raked up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during his visit to the US before Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, and other officials.
The exact dates of his trips to these countries have not been announced. In New Delhi, the US delegation will participate in the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
Biden "will hear from Israel what it needs to defend his people as we continue to work with Congress to meet those needs," he said.
Antony Blinken met staff of the American embassies in Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Chennai, and their family members.
Quad grouping of countries comprising of US, Japan, Australia and India on Friday announced the establishment of a Working Group on Counter-Terrorism in sharpening of the group's focus to combat terror.
On March 1, Blinken will travel to New Delhi to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which will focus on strengthening multilateralism and deepening cooperation on food and energy security, sustainable development, counter-narcotics, global health, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and gender equality and women's empowerment, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
Ukraine’s attempt to retake Crimea could cause Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government to retaliate, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a group of experts. Blinken also said that the US thinks Ukraine should stay away from trying to retake Crimea at this point in time.
During their meeting, India and the United States elevated their strategic partnership with the launch of the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology or iCET.
Ned Price said, that "India of course, is the world's largest democracy. It's home to a great diversity of faiths. Our annual report on international religious freedom outlines some of the concerns we've taken note of when it comes to India. And we continue to carefully monitor the religious freedom situation in all countries and that includes India."
"Today, the scope has become extensive, its form effective. At the Quad level, with our mutual cooperation, a free, open and inclusive Indo Pacific Region is getting encouraged – it is the shared goal for all of us."
“In the case of India, there is a relationship that goes back decades. And Russia, for India, was out of necessity a partner of choice when we were not in a position to be a partner,” he told lawmakers.
Jaishankar said India was entitled "to have views about their (US) views and the interests and the lobbies and the vote banks which drives that".
The quadrilateral is a new grouping that builds on ongoing cooperation between the US-Israel-UAE
EAM Jaishankar to visit the US next week, expected to meet UN Secretary
On the occasion of the colorful festival Holi, foreign dignitaries have extended their warm greetings to the people of India. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, US vice president, and US secretary of state Antony Blinken have greeted people ahead of Holi, saying the festival of colors is all about positivity and coming together.
The United States has asked China to release the pro-democratic leaders, that have been detained in Hong Kong. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has stated that the US stands with the people of Hong Kong.
QUAD ) will hold its third ministerial meeting on Feb 18, 2021. The meeting will be held to exchange their views on global and regional issues. It will focus on the practical areas of cooperation in order to maintain an open, free and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
Joe Biden administration in United States is all set to re-join the UN Human Rights Council. The United States had withdrawn from the council in the year 2018 under Presidency of the Donald Trump.
