National Security Adviser John Bolton will depart Washington Friday for stops in Israel, where he'll meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Turkey. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will visit eight countries in the Middle East.
4 min read5 Jan 2019Trump announced Shanahan's appointment in a tweet, calling the former Boeing Co executive very talented
1 min read24 Dec 2018The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week with a loss of nearly 7% amid worries about trade wars and US government shutdown
2 min read22 Dec 2018India likely to convey to the US its decision to buy five S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems from Russia for $4.5 billion
1 min read5 Sep 2018Jim Mattis, Michael Pompeo travel to India this week in an effort to seal a new defence cooperation accord with their Indian counterparts despite tensions over threatened US sanctions on purchase of Russian missiles
3 min read3 Sep 2018The United States has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia, under which any country engaged with its defence and intelligence sectors could face secondary US sanctions
1 min read30 Aug 2018Jim Mattis' statement did not mention India, but he has been seeking waivers for India from the CAATSA, under which sanctions kick off on countries that purchase significant military equipment from Russia
3 min read21 Jul 2018Xi Jinping says China is committed to peace and won't cause 'chaos' in the world, but cannot give up even an inch of territory that the country's ancestors have left behind
3 min read27 Jun 2018Narendra Modi met the US secretary of defence Jim Mattis on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday
1 min read4 Jun 2018US defence secretary Jim Mattis's remarks came after China voiced 'strong dissatisfaction' Sunday after two US warships sailed by an island in the disputed Paracel Island chain
1 min read30 May 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared