Trump outlines sweeping ‘America First’ agenda in security strategy

IANS | December 7, 2025 9:40 AM

Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The Trump administration this week revealed a sweeping National Security Strategy that places “America First” at the centre of US foreign and defence policy, and calls for tighter borders, reindustrialisation, major shifts in global burden-sharing, and a sharpened push to counter China’s economic and military reach.

Indian American expert fights renewed push for detention as judge weighs arguments

IANS | December 7, 2025 8:54 AM

Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian American Ashley J. Tellis, foreign policy expert on US and South Asian affairs, returned to federal court this week to contest the Justice Department's attempt to detain him pending trial, telling a judge that prosecutors have offered no legally valid basis to reopen his release conditions.

US outlines China deterrence strategy built on ‘strength, not confrontation'

IANS | December 7, 2025 8:50 AM

Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The United States will anchor its China strategy on deterrence “through strength, not confrontation,” US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said, declaring that Washington intends to maintain an unambiguous military edge across the Indo-Pacific while keeping diplomatic channels with Beijing open.

US warns of China's 'historic' military buildup, signals implications for India

Lalit K Jha | December 7, 2025 8:16 AM

Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The United States has issued a sharp warning about China's accelerating military expansion, calling Beijing's defence buildup "historic" and underscoring the need to urgently strengthen America's defence industrial base — a development with direct implications for India's security calculus in the Indo-Pacific.

India positions Delhi AI Summit as a major global tech diplomacy moment

IANS | December 7, 2025 7:20 AM

Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) New Delhi’s upcoming AI Impact Summit will bring together 100 countries to shape inclusive and equitable governance of artificial intelligence, Ambassador Vinay Kwatra told senior US officials and technology leaders, casting the event as a significant moment in India’s global technology diplomacy.

Bangladesh: Awami League slams Yunus govt for erasing 1971 history

IANS | December 6, 2025 9:08 PM

Dhaka, Dec 6 (IANS) Bangladesh's Awami League party on Saturday reiterated that the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government continues to work towards erasing the history of the country's 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan, terming it as a deeply troubling pattern.

Quad members vow to punish perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of Red Fort blast

IANS | December 6, 2025 7:26 PM

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Unequivocally condemning terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including cross-border terrorism, Quad partners - including, India, Japan, Australia, and the United States - have jointly called for the perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of the last month's terror incident near Delhi's Red Fort to be brought to justice and also urged all UN Member States to cooperate in doing so.