Lloyd Austin, United States Secretary of Defense, said on Saturday (Jun 1) that the ties between India and the US are based on a common vision and common values.

US defence secretary says ties with India really strong, based on common vision and values

The United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has cancelled his trip to Brussels where he was supposed to participate in meetings with his counterparts from other NATO nations, a US official told Reuters on Monday (Feb 12).

US Defence Secretary Austin cancels travel for NATO meeting after hospitalisation; to resume duty from Tuesday

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, on Saturday (Jan 7) released a statement taking “full responsibility” for failing to disclose a recent and ongoing week-long hospitalisation following reports that the White House was not informed about it until at least Thursday morning.

Prez Biden kept in dark about Austin’s hospitalisation, US defence secretary pledges transparency

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin was hospitalised due to complications arising from a "recent elective medical procedure", according to a statement released by Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Pat Ryder on Friday (Jan 5).

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin hospitalised, defence department gives update 

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.