US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster, whose tenure ends this month, highlights issues of growing market access restrictions, increasing tariffs, limitations on free flow of data.
India & US earned top grades for robust disclosure regimes across 6 categories including fees, transparency of fund holdings & issues such as conflicts of interest.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Asia was perceived as a US bid to bolster Indo-Pacific cooperation and and thereby arrest Beijing’s influence in the region.
US Secretary of State and Defence Secretary will visit India on 26 & 27 October for the high-level dialogue aimed to boost defence, security & global strategic ties.
Biegun’s remarks, made at a media teleconference, come at a time when the Quad countries are increasingly aligning with each other in their effort to stand up against China.
The meeting between S Jaishankar & his US counterpart Mike Pompeo comes as the India-China border stand-off in Ladakh looks set to continue through the region's harsh winter.
Both sides reviewed progress and developments in bilateral ties in defence, security, and foreign policy areas since the last 2+2 ministerial meeting on 18 December, the MEA said.
Instead of focusing on China's failing economy, Xi's strategy is to challenge the strongest global player (the US) and the strongest regional adversary (India).
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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