Home » jim mattis

You Searched For "Jim Mattis"

While PM Modis bear hug with President Trump and a clutch of deals at their encounter in June symbolised a budding friendship, trade between the two nations has underperformed and Washington wants to narrow a $31-billion deficit. (Photo: AP)

Pentagon official says India committed to broaden Afghan developmental...

Mattis observed that Trump administrations South Asia strategy is not an exclusive strategy.

4 Oct 2017 12:52 PM IST

The new South Asia strategy comprises of regionalisation, realigning of forces, reinforcing them and to reconciliation, the political goal, he told reporters at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. (Photo: AFP)

NATO nations aim to ensure Pak removes safe havens for terrorists: Jim...

A border adjoining Afghanistan, makes Pakistan a priority,' Jim Mattis said.

10 Nov 2017 11:29 AM IST

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

S Korea will not develop atomic weapons of its own: President Moon...

In recent months Pyongyang has carried out its sixth nuclear test, its most powerful by far.

1 Nov 2017 5:21 PM IST

At the time of the rocket attack, SpiceJets SG 22 Kabul-Delhi flight was preparing for take-off at the airport. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Close shave for 180 SpiceJet passengers after rockets land near Kabul...

The Taliban has said on Twitter that US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who was visiting Kabul, was the target of the...

28 Sept 2017 8:09 AM IST

Mattis, along with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, will meet President Ashraf Ghani and other top officials to discuss the US-led NATO train and assist mission designed to strengthen Afghanistans military so it can defend the country on its own. (Photo: AP/File)

6 rockets land near Kabul airport after Mattis arrives in Afghanistan

The attack came hours after Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital, the first member of Donald Trump's cabinet to visit...

27 Sept 2017 2:21 PM IST

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis presented the initial draft of the review to Trumps top national security advisors. (Photo: AP)

US defence secretary Mattis to visit India next week, to meet Modi,...

Pentagon chief will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the India Gate, and meet the prime minister and...

23 Sept 2017 2:53 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo: AP)

After nuclear test, Pentagon chief warns N Korea of 'massive military...

Trump threatened drastic economic sanctions, including 'stopping all trade with any country doing business with North...

4 Sept 2017 10:51 AM IST

Following a global outrage, the Saudi government on Friday in a statement acknowledged that Khashoggi was killed in a fistfight inside the consulate and noted that an interrogation went wrong. (Photo: File)

Khashoggi murder 'must concern us all': Mattis to Arab forum

The United States 'does not tolerate this kind of ruthless action to silence Khashoggi, a journalist, through violence,'...

27 Oct 2018 1:20 PM IST

Chinas military ties with the United States are important and sensitive, Wei said, adding that Taiwan was a core interest of Chinas and Beijing opposed displays of strength by outside forces in the South China Sea. (Photo: AP | File)

China will never give up an inch of territory: Defence Minister

Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe made the remarks at the opening of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing.

25 Oct 2018 4:34 PM IST

Jim Mattis, US defence secretary

Russia, China 'growing threats', must be ready for war: Jim Mattis

Mattis's assessment came as he unveiled the Pentagon's vision for the future detailed in a document called the national...

20 Jan 2018 12:23 PM IST

At a hearing to confirm nominees for top State Department roles, senators said they had been told by members of President Donald Trumps national security team that no such idea was even on the table. (Photo: File)

US lawmakers say, possibility of 'bloody nose' strike on N Korea zero

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has vowed to pursue a diplomatic solution.

16 Feb 2018 3:14 PM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Trump rolls out new policy to modernise nuclear arsenal

The strategy, President Donald Trump said, is tailored and flexible to address the wide array of threats in the 21st...

4 Feb 2018 2:22 AM IST