Trump’s America First akin to Modi’s India First: Tulsi Gabbard | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid increasing fears of US isolationism under President Trump, visiting Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Tuesday that the president’s America First policy should not be misunderstood as “America alone”. Addressing the Raisina Dialogue, she said America First is similar to PM Modi’s commitment to India First.“This is the expectation of any…

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US secretary of state Rubio Rubio to hold first bilateral meeting with EAM Jaishankar | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to hold his first bilateral meeting with India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday at the State Department in Washington. The meeting follows the inaugural QUAD ministerial hosted by Rubio at the same venue, marking a significant start to the new administration’s foreign engagements.“Secretary…

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Eye on China, India & Japan to upgrade pact to counter security challenges | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid growing convergence on strategic issues, including their vision for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific, India and Japan agreed in a joint statement issued after the 2+2 dialogue on Tuesday to revise and update the 2008 Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation to reflect contemporary priorities and to be responsive to the current…

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