Deal is one of big highlights of PM Modi's visit to the US. While India & other countries manufacture their own fighter aircraft, only a select few make jet engines.
Under protocol, state visits are only for foreign heads of state & not heads of government like PMs. To get around this, US has come up with another category: 'official state visit'.
Georgia first US state to pass such a resolution. It was sponsored by Republican representatives, and comes a year after India called upon UN to address danger of 'religious phobias'.
Speaking at launch of Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD), Kerry says both nations will collaborate on achieving green energy goals and promoting bilateral trade.
Apart from complaining to the WTO that India's export subsidies were hurting US companies, the latter has also put India on its currency manipulators watch-list.
Joseph Dunford, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, engaged with the academia recenlty, and addressed topics like North Korea, cyber security & space.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
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.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
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.
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