Reacting to a video of the US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti performing bhangra along with Embassy staffers on Diwali, Sputnik India termed the moves ‘cringe-worthy’.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was responding to the US ambassador’s remarks last week. Garcetti had said there’s 'no such thing as strategic autonomy' in times of conflict.
The US envoy to India was speaking at an event focused on defence & trade ties between the two countries. ‘Don't take this relationship for granted,’ he said.
Eric Garcetti says 2023 was arguably 'most productive year' in history of India-US relations, highlights $200-bn trade, tariff reduction & processing of 1.4 million visas in a year.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said earlier this month that India was 'pressured' to not buy crude oil from Russia in light of sanctions imposed by US, EU.
A day earlier, US ambassador commented on alleged plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on US soil, saying it's a 'red line' for govt employees to be involved in such matters.
Speaking at an event in Delhi, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti adds 'FDI isn't flowing into India at pace it should' & New Delhi must not view its self-reliance as 'fortress'.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
After not having appointed an ambassador for years the US finally found this joker. So much to the India -US defining relationship.