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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicIndia-US ties

Topic: India-US ties

India & US close to mega defence deal: Pact for fighter jet engines 1st, ship engines likely next

Transfer of Technology (ToT) for jet engines was the main thrust of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's talks with his American counterpart Jack Sullivan in February.

‘The Forever Prisoner’: New book throws light on CIA’s contentious interrogation techniques

Published by HarperCollins, 'The Forever Prisoner: The Full and Searching account of the CIA’s Most Controversial Covert Program', will be released on 16 May on ThePrint’s Softcover.

Bracelets for Melania & Ivanka, Makrana vase for Trump among 17 ‘unreported gifts’ from India: Report

Worth over Rs 38 lakh, 17 gifts from India are part of 100 presents Trump White House 'failed to declare' including dagger from Saudi crown prince and gifts from China.

2 years on, India to finally have full-time US envoy as Senate confirms Biden pick Garcetti

Former LA mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination was stalled for months due to allegations that he was aware of but didn't take action against former aide accused of sexual harassment & bullying.

Export controls, ways to boost advanced tech trade — all about India-US Strategic Trade Dialogue

Jaishankar & US commerce secy Gina Raimondo agreed to launch the dialogue, expected to work slightly like oversight mechanism for trade of sensitive goods of national security interest.

Not looking to sanction India, welcome role in supplying to global oil markets: US officials

It's 'natural' for India to leverage its refining capacity to supply global oil markets, said US officials in a telephonic conference Wednesday night.

From sanctions to indispensable partners, latest book examines complex US-India relationship

Published by HarperCollins, 'Friends with Benefits: The India-US Story' by Seema Sirohi will be released on 9 February on ThePrint’s Softcover.

Doval, Sullivan talk jet engines, long-range artillery & Stryker at launch of tech initiative

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke with his American counterpart Jack Sullivan in Washington this week, highlighting the need to convert intentions, ideas into action through focused, timely steps.

India-US training exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ goes high altitude this year, to LAC in Uttarakhand

In ongoing exercise at Auli, US soldiers of 2nd Brigade of 11th Airborne Division & jawans from Assam Regiment are focusing specifically on high-altitude & extremely cold warfare.

Modi meets Biden at G20 summit, express ‘satisfaction’ over Quad, I2U2 ties between India & US

PM Modi has also met British PM Rishi Sunak and World Bank President David Malpass, among other leaders, at the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.