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More India is strong, more calm things will be: Former US Defence Secy

He said that all NATO could do was remind Putin that it is a nuclear-armed alliance. Its message was that Russia should not even think about it

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis to visit India on Tuesday

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis will visit India and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM Modi and Mattis discuss ways to combat terrorism

They also discussed the cooperation between India and U.S., regionally and globally, in pursuing shared priorities for peace

Pak most dangerous country, leaders don't care about their people: Mattis

Mattis, who led the US forces into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, has a decade of experience of interacting with the military leadership in Pakistan

Trump to replace defence secretary Jim Mattis with deputy Shanahan on Jan 1

Donald Trump on Sunday announced he would replace Defence Secretary Jim Mattis with his deputy Patrick Shanahan, days after the outgoing Pentagon chief quit while citing key policy differences with the US president. "I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, will assume the title of Acting Secretary of Defense starting January 1, 2019," the Republican leader tweeted, accelerating Mattis's planned departure by two months. "Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing.

What James Mattis' resignation means for Syria, Afghanistan and NATO

The catalyst for Mattis's departure was Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw all 2,000 US troops from Syria

With Generals gone, world may see what Trump's 'America First' truly means

President Trump appointed more generals to senior positions than any other modern president. But with the resignation of Jim Mattis, no will generals remain

Mattis' resignation letter lays out strategic hazards facing his successor

Jim Mattis exit was prompted by the decision by the president to pull all of the approximately 2,000 US troops from the fight against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria

Jim Mattis resigns as Pentagon chief over policy differences with Trump

Mattis told Trump it was the 'right time' for him to step down because the US president deserved a defence secretary 'whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects'

We will work everything out on S400 missile and CAATSA sanctions: Mattis

India needs a presidential waiver to get around the punitive CAATSA sanctions

Killing of Afghan official won't change Kandahar security situation: Mattis

At least two other people died during the attack inside a fortified government compound in Kandahar city that targetted a high-level security meeting

Jim Mattis holds firm as chaos engulfs Trump's national security team

Long a champion of alliances and diplomacy, Mattis increasingly finds himself surrounded by policy hawks on issues from Iran to North Korea

Jim Mattis in Turkey to discuss US role in arming Kurdish militia in Syria

Pentagon had started transferring small arms, vehicles in May