Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Islamabad should target safe hideouts of the Taliban along its border with Afghanistan, said US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during his phone call with Army Chief of Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Secretary Austin and General Bajwa discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, regional security and stability, and the bilateral defence relationship more broadly, said Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.
China is pacing challenge for US: Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin
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China is pacing challenge for US: Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin
PTI / Jun 18, 2021, 09:55 IST
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China is a pacing challenge for America, says Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. (PTI)
WASHINGTON: China is a pacing challenge for America, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said, asserting that it is really important for the US to focus more on creating opportunities to better partner with its allies and partners in the strategically vital Indo-Pacific region.
Austin told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee during a hearing on 2022 Budget Request for the Defence Department on Thursday that China was his “priority focus”.
“As we look at some of the aggressive behaviour that we have witnessed from China in the Indo-Pacific, I’m concerned about something that could happen that could spark a crisis,” U.S., Defence Secretary Llyod Austin said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on an official trip to the US, said India has clarity on its membership to Quad, adding that he had been personally involved with its progress over the past several years