US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin answers reporters questions at the Pentagon as the US military nears the formal end of its mission in Afghanistan in Arlington, Virginia, US July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
USA

US Defense Secretary Austin contracts Covid-19

Austin is the latest high-profile US official to contract Covid-19 as the Omicron variant drives a record surge in infections

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi (not in picture) at Defence Ministry in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool/Files
World+Biz

Not made final decision on pullout of US troops from Afghanistan yet: US Secretary of Defense

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi. ANI Photo via HT
South Asia

Modi and Austin discuss Indo-Pacific, defence ties