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Monday, August 11, 2025
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Topic: US Ambassador

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.

Biden’s nominee Eric Garcetti ‘unfit’ to become US envoy to India, says former aide

Hours before Garcetti is to be voted as the next US envoy to India in the Senate, Naomi Seligman, his former aide accused him of ignoring sexual harassment allegations

How Gautam Adani is helping Modi govt with India’s foreign policy challenges

India’s decision to walk the middle path, both on the Quad and the Russia-US tangle, is not only right but also courageous.

What is the sex scandal that threatens confirmation of Biden’s pick for ambassador to India

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti could face further delay in his nomination by the Senate due to allegations that he was aware of a former aide's alleged sexual misconduct.

Biden’s ‘trusted political ally’ Eric Garcetti could be next US ambassador to India

AXIOS report says Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti likely to be chosen, had previously served as co-chair of Biden's presidential campaign & was considered for Biden's cabinet.

Iran will see attack 1,000 times greater if it attacks US, says Donald Trump

Recent media reports suggest Tehran is planning to avenge the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani, including an assassination attempt on a US ambassador.

Nikki Haley is coming to town. Does she want to be US president?

The buzz is that Haley’s real purpose is to check India’s reaction to her possible candidature in the US presidential race.

‘America First’ & ‘Make in India’ won’t align perfectly, but co-op will grow: New US envoy

Ambassador Kenneth I. Juster lays out several areas for enhanced Indo-US cooperation, hopes to announce fighter jet and helicopter deals next year.

US Ambassador speech on India US relations at Carnegie India

Remarks by Kenneth I. Juster U.S. Ambassador to India Thursday at Carnegie India on India-US relations

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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.