Gabbard, 43, was confirmed US Director of National Intelligence by the US Senate Wednesday, hours before the military officer and politician met PM Modi.
The prime minister is on a two-day visit to the US at the invitation of President Trump. In a post on X, Modi said he looks forward to building upon the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
International media is also focused on the upcoming Modi-Trump meeting, reporting that are likely to discuss the trade imbalance & illegal immigration among other issues.
In their first call since Donald Trump's inauguration, the US president stressed the importance of a 'fair' bilateral trade relationship between India and the US.
Senior US State Department official Melisa Doherty has said ‘India should have a diverse (military) supply chain in its efforts to maintain its own territorial integrity and security’.
The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to mitigate political and currency risks.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
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