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Another top Pentagon official resigns from his post following Defe
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): After US President Donald Trump fired former Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, another Pentagon official on Tuesday announced his resignation, marking another high profile departure from the Defence Department.
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US Defence Secretary hails India-US 2+2 Ministerial dialogue
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): After his visit to India for 2+2 Ministerial dialogue, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday said that the partnership between India and the United States was one of the most consequential partnerships of the 21st century and thanked Prime Minister N
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Pompeo, Esper attend wreath laying ceremony at National War Memori
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper on Tuesday attended the wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in the national capital.
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India, US third 2+2 inter-ministerial dialogue today, geospatial p
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): With a focus on regional security cooperation, India and the United States are set to hold the third 2+2 ministerial dialogue on Tuesday during which both the sides will sign a military agreement to expand geospatial information sharing between armed f
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India delighted to host US Defence Secretary, discussions will add
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday said that talks with US Defence Secretary Mark Esper were fruitful and were aimed at further deepening defence cooperation in a wide range of areas.
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Next week's 2+2 dialogue in Delhi will focus on challenges in Indo
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): The next week's US-India's 2+2 dialogue will be focused on challenges in the Indo-Pacific region and the ways to overcome those challenges, said US Defence Secretary Mark Esper.
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US, Japan reiterate commitment to maintain rules-based order in So
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], August 29 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper and Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono on Saturday reiterated their commitment to maintain a 'rules-based order' in the East and South China Seas.
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Pentagon chief Esper's trip to Central and South Asia postponed ov
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar 11 (ANI): The Pentagon on Tuesday announced that US Defence Secretary Mark Esper's trip to Central and South Asia has been postponed in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
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US ready for pre-emptive action against Iran's 'bad behaviour': Pe
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States is ready to take pre-emptive action if needed to defend its personnel, allies and interests in the Middle East against Iranian bad behaviour, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper said in an interview on Thursday.
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US Defence Secretary says Trump ordered him to allow convicted Nav
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 26 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday said that President Donald Trump ordered him to allow a Navy SEAL acquitted of posing with a corpse of a slain ISIS terrorist, to retire without losing his elite status.
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Trump nominates Ambassador to Norway as ousted Navy Secretary Rich
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Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that he would nominate country's current Ambassador to Norway, Kenneth Braithwaite, for the post of Navy Secretary, shortly after Richard Spencer was asked to resign from the same post by Defence Secr
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Pentagon chief asks for US Navy secretary's resignation over his h
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over his handling of a case involving a Navy SEAL officer who was accused of war crimes in Iraq.
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