Johnson, who was scheduled to attend the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi as chief guest, has cancelled his visit to India later this month due to the growing health crisis created by the new coronavirus variant in the UK

Sandhu said according to a recent report, Indian startups raised $9.3 billion until mid-December this year

The US-India relationship was made all the stronger with a great diplomat and leader as my friend, Pompeo tweeted

The Chinese Communist Party is a predator. The US comes in a different way, we come as a friend, Pompeo said in response to a question

At a joint media briefing attended by his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper, Pompeo also mentioned about his visit to the National War Memorial

Pompeo arrived in India on Monday along with Defence Secretary Mark T Esper for the third edition of the US-India 2+2 dialogue with their counterparts, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

BECA, which is the last of four foundational agreements for boosting defence ties, will be signed during the third edition of the 2+2 dialogue between the two countries on Tuesday

The US State Department also said the US is looking forward to work closely with India during the latter's upcoming UNSC term, starting January 1, 2021

India is closing in on an agreement with the United States that will give it access to satellite data for better accuracy of missiles and drones

Pompeo will hold two-way talks in Colombo on Oct. 28, a spokesman for Sri Lanka's foreign ministry said

At a virtual summit on increased U.S.-Brazil cooperation aimed at post-pandemic recovery, Pompeo underscored the importance of expanding bilateral economic ties, given what he called \"enormous risk\" stemming from China's significant participation in their economies

Jaishankar and Motegi are also understood to have discussed preparations for the annual India-Japan summit which is likely to take place by end of this year

Pompeo on Tuesday visited Japan and called for deeper cooperation with Australia, India and Japan to counter China's growing regional influence

The East Asia visit, Pompeo's first in more than a year, coincides with worsening tensions with China

The Quad is an informal grouping of likeminded partners formed to deepen cooperation on sub-regional issues and shape a more closely-aligned Indo-Pacific region

In one of the most harshly worded attacks on China from an American official in decades, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on July 23 that China's military, the People's Liberation Army (PLA), was not a normal fighting force

Pompeo said \"securing our freedoms from the Chinese Communist Party is the mission of our time,\" and America was perfectly positioned to lead it

The US had imposed sanctions on Russia under the stringent CAATSA. The law also provides for punitive action against countries purchasing defence hardware from Russia

Jacinda Ardern on Monday announced the country would stay in lockdown for another week before slightly easing some work restrictions to help restart the economy

US-Afghan ties: The US and Taliban signed a landmark deal in Doha on February 29 to bring lasting peace in war-torn Afghanistan and allow US troops to return home