
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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

The United States has outlined a more rigid defence posture to counter China's growing military and economic influence in the Indo-Pacific. ...

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker will be on a visit to India from December 7-11, during which she is scheduled to meet Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and other officials and discuss regional security, economic cooperation, and shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific. ...

The South Korean presidential office said Sunday it has established task force teams to support South Korea's working-level negotiations with the United States on nuclear-powered submarines, uranium enrichment and South Korea's share of defence costs. ...

The United States Embassy in India has called for New Delhi's cooperation in tracking down and arresting Hameed Nazeer, a fugitive listed on the FBI's Most Wanted roster and "known to be living in India", according to the FBI....

A federal court in Michigan has denied an emergency request from an Indian national seeking to stop US immigration authorities from arresting him during a scheduled check-in next week. ...