Antony Blinken

08 Feb

US says Chinese balloon also spied on India, others

Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) The US believes that the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that it shot down on February 4 over the Atlantic Ocean, was part of a wider effort by Beijing to spy on military assets in other countries, including India. Meanwhile, an Indian official had attended a briefing conducted by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday for representatives from 40 embassies. These developments were first reported by The Washington Post citing unidentified US officials who further said that such a balloon had been sighted over five continents. The Post reported that US officials believe the surveillance balloon…

12 Apr

US monitoring rise in human rights abuses in India: Blinken

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US is monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in a rare direct rebuke by Washington of the South Asian nation's rights record, TRT World reported. "We regularly engage with our Indian partners on these shared values (of human rights) and to that end, we are monitoring some recent concerning developments in India, including a rise in human rights abuses by some government, police and prison officials," Blinken said on Monday in a joint press briefing with US Defence Secretary Lloyd…