Mark T Esper

Donald Trump vented fury at protesters outside the White House in 2020, saying "Can't you just shoot them?" according to then defense secretary Mark Esper in book excerpts released Monday.

Ladakh standoff: India and China will continue the ongoing military and diplomatic-level dialogues to arrive at a "mutually acceptable solution" to the months-long face-off between their troops along the Line of Actual Control -- the de-facto border -- in eastern Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

China, in a sharp reaction to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing support for India's efforts to defend its sovereignty - a reference to the military stand-off in Ladakh - has stressed that the "boundary question is a bilateral matter" and there is no space for a third party to intervene.

The long-awaited Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement or BECA, which gives India access to classified geo-spatial data as well as critical information having significant military applications from the US, was signed today as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held the third edition of the 2+2 talks with US...

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval exchanged elbow bumps, skipping the conventional handshake, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper today in Delhi, following social distancing norms amid the coronavirus pandemic.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper on Tuesday attended the wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in the national capital.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his US counterpart Mark T Esper held extensive talks on Monday, covering various aspects of fast expanding defence and strategic ties, including ways to further deepen military-to-military cooperation, between the two countries.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper arrived inNew Delhi today for the third edition of the 2+2 talks with their Indian counterparts, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The dialogues, which take place tomorrow,come eight months after US President Donald Trump's visit to India and day...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his US counterpart Mark T Esper during which India's border row with China in eastern Ladakh and the overall security scenario in the region figured prominently, people familiar with the development said.

The border tension between India and China figured in a phone conversation between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper today, sources have said. The two have been in regular touch discussing bilateral defence cooperation and issues of mutual interest, and today's phone call was initiated on Mr Esper's request, th...

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not mind Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to end a decades-old military agreement with the United States, a position at odds with that of his defense secretary who viewed the move with dismay.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper in Bangkok on Sunday on a range of issues of strategic importance including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region and ways to further bolster bilateral security cooperation.

In a phone conversation with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today, US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper said today that the developments in Jammu and Kashmir are India's internal matter. Mr Esper added that he hopes issues between New Delhi and Islamabad will be resolved bilaterally.

US Defence Secretary nominee Mark T Esper has told lawmakers that he wants to solidify the enduring strategic partnership with India supported by strong defence cooperation with the Indian military.

Donald Trump vented fury at protesters outside the White House in 2020, saying "Can't you just shoot them?" according to then defense secretary Mark Esper in book excerpts released Monday.

Ladakh standoff: India and China will continue the ongoing military and diplomatic-level dialogues to arrive at a "mutually acceptable solution" to the months-long face-off between their troops along the Line of Actual Control -- the de-facto border -- in eastern Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

China, in a sharp reaction to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing support for India's efforts to defend its sovereignty - a reference to the military stand-off in Ladakh - has stressed that the "boundary question is a bilateral matter" and there is no space for a third party to intervene.

The long-awaited Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement or BECA, which gives India access to classified geo-spatial data as well as critical information having significant military applications from the US, was signed today as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held the third edition of the 2+2 talks with US...

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval exchanged elbow bumps, skipping the conventional handshake, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper today in Delhi, following social distancing norms amid the coronavirus pandemic.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper on Tuesday attended the wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in the national capital.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his US counterpart Mark T Esper held extensive talks on Monday, covering various aspects of fast expanding defence and strategic ties, including ways to further deepen military-to-military cooperation, between the two countries.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper arrived inNew Delhi today for the third edition of the 2+2 talks with their Indian counterparts, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The dialogues, which take place tomorrow,come eight months after US President Donald Trump's visit to India and day...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his US counterpart Mark T Esper during which India's border row with China in eastern Ladakh and the overall security scenario in the region figured prominently, people familiar with the development said.

The border tension between India and China figured in a phone conversation between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper today, sources have said. The two have been in regular touch discussing bilateral defence cooperation and issues of mutual interest, and today's phone call was initiated on Mr Esper's request, th...

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not mind Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to end a decades-old military agreement with the United States, a position at odds with that of his defense secretary who viewed the move with dismay.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper in Bangkok on Sunday on a range of issues of strategic importance including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region and ways to further bolster bilateral security cooperation.

In a phone conversation with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today, US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper said today that the developments in Jammu and Kashmir are India's internal matter. Mr Esper added that he hopes issues between New Delhi and Islamabad will be resolved bilaterally.

US Defence Secretary nominee Mark T Esper has told lawmakers that he wants to solidify the enduring strategic partnership with India supported by strong defence cooperation with the Indian military.