PM Modi and US Defense Secretary met today after a top Biden administration official visited India on a three-day visit. PM Modi tweeted, "Pleasure to meet US Defence Secy Lloyd Austin today. Conveyed my best wishes to POTUS Joe Biden, India and the US are committed to our strategic partnership that is a force for global good".

Today Tonight: US' Pentagon Chief Austin meets Indian PM Modi, pictures surface

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in New Delhi on Friday to deepen ties between India and United States. Austin is making the first visit by a top member of the United States President, Joe Biden administration to Delhi as part of efforts to ally with countries seeking to push back against China's assertiveness in the region.

Why is India crucial to America's Indo-Pacific policy?

US Senator Robert Menendez on Wednesday urged US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to talk about the ongoing farmers protest in India during his official visit to the country.

US Senator Robert Menendez complains about Indian democracy

Lloyd Austin is the first US defence secretary to include India on his maiden foreign trip. He will also be the first Biden administration official to visit India.

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin, the 'trailblazer' retired Army general

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin will be arriving in India today in the first visit by a top official from US President Joe Biden's cabinet. Watch: Upon arrival, Austin is set to meet Indian National Security Advisor(NSA) Ajit Doval and external affairs minister S Jaishankar.

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin to arrive in India today; set to meet Rajnath Singh, Ajit Doval

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India. Austin will meet his Indian counterpart (Defence Minister Rajnath Singh) and other senior dignitaries of the government during this visit.

What could be the key focus of Lloyd Austin's 3-day visit to India?

US Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin arrives in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India. Austin will meet his Indian counterpart Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other senior dignitaries of the government during this visit.

WION Dispatch: Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin arrives in India on a 3-day visit

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India. Austin will meet his Indian counterpart Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other senior dignitaries of the government during this visit.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in India on a 3-day visit

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is the first US official from the Joe Biden administration to visit India and will meet National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar upon arrival.

India: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin set to arrive in New Delhi

North Korea on Thursday blasted the recent attempt made by the United States to initiate contact as a "cheap trick" that would never be answered until Washington dropped hostile policies.

North Korea blasts US attempt to initiate contact as 'cheap trick'

US Top diplomat Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin visited Japan to extend America's Pacific outreach. In a stern message to China, Blinken said America would push back against Beijing's aggressive tactics if needed. WION's Palki Sharma gets you a full report.

Gravitas: Top US officials extend Pacific outreach in Japan

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that Washington's alliance with South Korea is ever more important because of growing security concerns over China and North Korea.

US-South Korea alliance important due to security concerns over China, North Korea: Austin

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrived in Seoul on Wednesday with top US diplomat Antony Blinken following for talks with South Korean officials to bolster a united front against an increasingly assertive China and the nuclear-armed North.

Top US officials arrive in Seoul with China, North Korea on agenda

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China against using "coercion and aggression" on Tuesday during his first overseas trip to Japan. China's extensive territorial claims in the East and South China Seas have become a priority issue in an increasingly testy Sino-US relationship and are an important security concern for Japan.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns China against 'coercion and aggression'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Japan for high-level meetings with their counterparts.

Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin on 4-day trip to Japan and South Korea

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have held crucial 2+2 talks with their Japanese counterparts.

United States boosts partnerships with key regional allies

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin landed in Tokyo on Monday, starting a four-day visit to the region, highlighting Washington's renewed focus on alliances in Indo-Pacific in the face of assertive China.

US secretary of state, defence secretary arrive in Japan for China-focused talks

In an effort to bolster United States' influence in Asia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are heading to Japan and South Korea for four days of talks.

United States: Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin to meet Chinese officials this week

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh next week in India and discuss ways to operationalise the major defence partnership that the two countries have, according to a top Pentagon official.

US defence secretary and Rajnath Singh to discuss ways to operationalise major partnership: Pentagon

United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will be on an India visit on March 19-21 as part of his first overseas travel since taking charge at the Pentagon. This is the first in-person visit by an official of the Joe Biden administration to India, and comes just two months after the new US president took charge.

US defence secretary set to visit India, in the first from Biden admin

The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups.

'Correct target was hit in Syria strike', says Lloyd Austin

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reaffirmed mutual commitment to a strong partnership between the United States and Afghanistan and the importance of making urgent progress on the Afghan peace process during a call on Friday (local time) with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

US Defense Secretary discusses bilateral partnership, peace process with Afghanistan president

Newly-appointed United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke on Wednesday -- in what can be termed as the first official and public contact between New Delhi and the new Biden administration.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

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Today Tonight: US' Pentagon Chief Austin meets Indian PM Modi, pictures surface

Why is India crucial to America's Indo-Pacific policy?

US Senator Robert Menendez complains about Indian democracy

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin, the 'trailblazer' retired Army general

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin to arrive in India today; set to meet Rajnath Singh, Ajit Doval

What could be the key focus of Lloyd Austin's 3-day visit to India?

WION Dispatch: Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin arrives in India on a 3-day visit

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in India on a 3-day visit

India: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin set to arrive in New Delhi

North Korea blasts US attempt to initiate contact as 'cheap trick'

Gravitas: Top US officials extend Pacific outreach in Japan

US-South Korea alliance important due to security concerns over China, North Korea: Austin

Top US officials arrive in Seoul with China, North Korea on agenda

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns China against 'coercion and aggression'

Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin on 4-day trip to Japan and South Korea

Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin on 4-day trip to Japan and South Korea

United States boosts partnerships with key regional allies

US secretary of state, defence secretary arrive in Japan for China-focused talks

United States: Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin to meet Chinese officials this week

US defence secretary and Rajnath Singh to discuss ways to operationalise major partnership: Pentagon

US defence secretary set to visit India, in the first from Biden admin

'Correct target was hit in Syria strike', says Lloyd Austin

US Defense Secretary discusses bilateral partnership, peace process with Afghanistan president

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh