A secret plan by the United States -- to launch a mission by Special Operations forces into Pakistani tribal areas to capture or kill top Al Qaeda leaders -- has been held up for more than six months and there was mounting frustration in Pentagon over the continued delay, a media report said.Intelligence reports for more than a year had been streaming in about Osama bin Laden's network rebuilding in the Pakistani tribal areas.
United States President-elect Joseph Biden has always been a strong supporter of India and India-US partnership since his days in Senate and later as a Vice-President.
The US president stayed in the Grand Presidential Suite of the ITC Maurya Hotel.
'At a time when our world has been rattled in ways we have never encountered before, these mornings have been my window into a universe where all that matters is living in the moment,' says Veenu Sandhu.
While we seem to want soldiers on short-term engagement, warfare itself is getting more technical and needs skilled manpower. The world has seen the dismal performance of armies that rely on short tour of duty soldiers or have outsourced war to 'contractors' in Afghanistan and now in Ukraine, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
'The Pangong Tso lake is frozen from September-October to February-March. The windchill factor is phenomenal. The night temperature goes to minus 40. The area is like a barren desert. You are out in the open with no trees or bushes to take cover.'
Biden said that he was glad Trump decided not to attend and that Pence is "welcome to come.'
Some of the Shortlisted finalists for the Sony World Photography Awards.
During his two-day visit, Gutierrez will meet his counterpart Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath, senior Indian officials and business leaders.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, that if the government re-thinks about filing a detailed affidavit in the case, he can mention the matter before it.
President George W Bush signs the first part of the enabling legislation into law today.
