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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicUS-India relations

Topic: US-India relations

India lies in tough neighbourhood, will boost its capacity to secure borders: US envoy nominee

Eric Garcetti, currently serving as the Mayor of Los Angeles, says he will 'double down' on US efforts to strengthen India’s capacity to defend its sovereignty and deter aggression.

Modi-Biden bilateral meet will strengthen India-US ties, add momentum to Quad: White House

During the first in-person meeting at the White House, the two leaders are expected to discuss Afghanistan situation and ways to fight terrorism together.

How US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld kept India-Pakistan peace after 2001 Parliament attack

George W. Bush's Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who passed away Tuesday, played a decisive role in India-Pakistan relations during the period of Operation Parakram of 2001.

US undecided on how many vaccine doses India will get out of 80 million announced by Biden

US State Department official Gayle E. Smith says India is a ‘major priority’ for US but can’t say what allocation of vaccine doses per country will be.

CEOs of 40 US companies pledge support to India’s Covid fight, create global task force

The task force during its meeting Monday committed to get 20,000 oxygen concentrators to India in the next few weeks, said Deloitte CEO Puneet Renjen.

Climate partnership to be ‘core pillar’ of US-India cooperation, says Biden

The US-India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership includes deploying 450 gigawatts of renewable power to meet the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement.

US Defence Secretary urged to discuss rights issues, Russian S-400 sale during India visit

Lloyd Austin, the first US defence secretary to include India on his maiden foreign trip, is scheduled to meet Rajnath Singh, Jaishankar and Ajit Doval from 19 to 21 March.

The 3 foundational agreements with US and what they mean for India’s military growth

Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement, the last of the key foundational agreements between India & US, was signed Tuesday. LEMOA was signed in 2016 and COMCASA in 2018.

India will be the most consequential partner for us in Indo-Pacific this century, says US

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said a lot more closer collaboration related challenges in Indo-Pacific will be seen and reflected in 2+2 Dialogue next week in New Delhi.

US approves $90 million sale of spares, support for C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to India

The proposed sale will support US foreign policy and national security by helping to strengthen US-India strategic relationship, US Defence Security Cooperation Agency said.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.