India- US relations

India, US strengthen homeland security cooperation

The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the vibrant people-to-people ties between the two countries and agreed to take steps to enable safe and legal migration, counter illegal immigration, human trafficking, cyber crimes, and misuse of the cyber domain for illegal activities, including terror financing.

India aims for US-level road infrastructure in next 5 years, says Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI : India is set to embark on an ambitious journey to rival the road infrastructure of the US within the next five years, according to Shri Nitin Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways. The minister, determined to enhance road safety and efficiency, outlined the nation’s goals in a recent interview published […]

‘Matter of concern’ says India on official’s involvement plot to kill Khalistani

NEW DELHI: On Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs expressed concern over US government’s allegations of an Indian official being related with national Nikhil Gupta in a failed plot to assassinate Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi illustrated how these allegations contradict India’s foreign policy, while also highlighting the […]

US and India join hands to combat illegal drug shipments and unsafe medical devices

Investigators meticulously examined over 1500 shipments originating from India, taking action on approximately 500 products, including illegal medications intended to treat serious diseases.

Real lesson from PM Modi’s US visit: A more equal economic partnership

Joint press conference of PM Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden highlighted a more equal economic partnership than was normal in the past

PM Modi receives 16 standing ovations, autograph request from Speaker McCarthy

WASHINGTON, DC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made history on Thursday as he became the first Indian leader to address the joint session of the US Congress twice. His nearly hour-long speech captivated American lawmakers and resonated with the Indian-American community, prompting multiple standing ovations, applause, and chants of ‘Modi, Modi’. But what is more captivating […]

India as a geopolitical ‘Pivot’ – Part 2

The ‘nationalist’ government in India has quickly learnt to prostrate before the West-led liberal lobby.

Modi, Biden To Discuss Ukraine, Indo-Pacific in Virtual Meet

NEW DELHI: Ahead of 2+2 dialogue between the two states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joseph R. Biden of the US will hold a virtual meeting on Monday April 11, the Ministry of External Affairs and the White House confirmed. The two leaders will take a stock of bilateral cooperation and discuss the COVID-19 […]

Amid Ukraine Row, India-US Prepare For 2+2 Face-Off

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to Washington DC to hold the fourth India-US 2+2 Dialogue with their US counterparts Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Llyod Austin on Monday, April 11. The dialogue will span a range of issues of the partnership […]