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US provided info, equipment to India amid China crisis: Pentagon

The US provided some information, cold-weather clothing and some other equipment to India during its recent border crisis with China, which has adopted an increasingly assertive military posture to exert pressure and expand its influence across the region, a top Pentagon commander has told American lawmakers. Admiral Philips Davidson, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, also told the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that China's recent activities along the Line of Actual Control have opened India's eyes to what cooperative effort with others might mean for their own defensive needs as he observed that New Delhi, in the very near term, will deepen its engagement with the Quad. "India has long had an approach called strategic autonomy, you know, a nonaligned approach with others, but I think certainly the activities along the Line of Actual Control with China has opened their eyes to what cooperative effort with others might mean for their own defensive needs,"

Historic opportunity to deepen, solidify India-US ties: Pentagon Commander

USINDOPACOM defines the security relationship with India as a strategic imperative, Davidson said

Could Joe Biden's climate change policy lead to more militarism?

Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn't mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon

Joe Biden says Pentagon task force will review US china strategy

The 15-member task force will have a broad portfolio, including defense strategy, Chinese technology and intelligence, and US alliances and partnerships in Asia

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin purges defence boards; Trump loyalists out

Austin said the review will assess whether each board provides value and make sure its focus aligns with "our most pressing strategic priorities and the National Defense Strategy"

Defense department ensuring smooth power transition: Top Pentagon official

The US Department of Defense is ensuring a smooth transition of power, a top Indian-American official at the Pentagon said, and asserted it's fully cooperating with Biden administration in this regard

20,000 national guard with lethal weapons being deployed in Washington

As many as 15,000 have already been deployed in and around the Capitol Hill and another 5,000 would be added around the January 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden

Indian-American Raj Iyer becomes US Army's first Chief Information Officer

Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army, after the Pentagon created the position in July 2020

US poll fraud claim: 10 ex-Pentagon chiefs caution Trump against using army

In an extraordinary rebuke of President Donald Trump, all 10 living former secretaries of defence have cautioned against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud

After telecom companies, Chinese oil majors may face US delisting

China's largest offshore oil producer CNOOC could be most at risk as it's on the Pentagon's list of companies it says are owned or controlled by Chinese military

Acting Secretary of Defence tells US troops 'time to come home'

Newly appointed US Acting Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller told the military that all wars must end and it is time to come home, according to a memorandum issued by the Pentagon

Joe Biden likely to break barriers, pick a woman to lead Pentagon

Her selection would come on the heels of a tumultuous Pentagon period that has seen five men hold the top job under President Donald Trump

Pentagon estimates cost of new land-based nuclear missiles at $95.8 billion

The Pentagon has raised to $95.8 billion the estimated cost of fielding a new fleet of land-based nuclear missiles to replace the Minuteman 3 arsenal that has operated continuously for 50 years

How Trump fell out of love with his generals, and why the feeling is mutual

Critics say Trump has used the military as a prop and purposefully undermined Pentagon efforts to remain apolitical

Pentagon leaders want war to keep contractors 'happy', says Donald Trump

President Donald Trump has said that top Defense Department leaders want to keep waging wars in order to keep defense contractors "happy"

China eyes military facilities in Pak, Myanmar, 10 other nations: Pentagon

The other countries are Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania, Angola, and Tajikistan, the report said on Tuesday

China using coercive tactics for territorial, maritime claims: Pentagon

China has been using coercive tactics in pursuit of territorial and maritime claims in the South and East China Seas, as well as along its border with India and Bhutan, the Pentagon said on Tuesday

'Absolutely false': CEO Pichai denies Google's link with Chinese military

In one of the harshest attacks on Google, two US representatives accused the company of helping China's military

US wants to be India's first choice in defence solutions: Pentagon official

The Political-Military Affairs Bureau State Department said that defence trade with India has increased from near zero in 2008 to over $20 billion in 2020