Lloyd Austin

Navigating security challenges: India's maritime strategy amid rising proxy threats

India has not done too badly in the acquisition or use of foreign ports and military bases

Countdown to February 8: Why Gen Asim Munir is key to ensuring Nawaz Sharif's comeback and Pakistan regaining US trust

While 2024 would reveal how far US and Pakistan go to revive their relations it is clear that the General Munir visit shows that the former is serious about stabilising its ties with Pakistan

US defence secretary makes visits USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier defending Israel

The nuclear-powered Ford, a small, floating city of over 4,000 people with eight squadrons of aircraft, became a powerful symbol of American resolve by rushing closer to Israel after it was attacked by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on Oct. 7.

Vantage | Can a 10-nation force prevent Houthi attacks in Red Sea?

The situation in the Red Sea demands international attention and collaborative efforts to secure vital trade routes

In Israel, US defence secretary Lloyd Austin to look to next phase of Gaza war 

Israel reopened its main cargo crossing with Gaza to allow more aid in — also after a request from the U.S. But the amount is still less than half of prewar imports, even as needs have soared and fighting hinders delivery in many areas.

US embassy in Baghdad hit with seven mortars amid surge in attacks

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a call with Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, condemned the attacks and singled out Iran-aligned armed groups Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba for the recent targetting of US military personnel

‘Gap remains’: Antony Blinken on Israel's intent to protect civilians and results on ground

Top US officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, as well as Blinken, have urged Israel publicly to conduct a more surgical offensive in southern Gaza to avoid the heavy civilian casualties inflicted by its attacks in the north

‘No accountability, Congressional oversight’: Biden accused of arming Israel amid Gaza war

Already drained by the Ukraine war, the American arms industry has now reached an inflection point with the Hamas-Israel war

'We will get even stronger': NATO member-to-be Sweden and US ink defence deal

With Sweden on the verge of joining NATO, the country has inked a defence cooperation agreement with the United States which grants Washington access to all of Sweden's military bases, with the aim of enhancing regional security

Vantage | American taxpayers are big losers in Israel's war

America's national debt is inching close to $34 trillion. So Americans feel they can ill-afford to pay for another war