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US Congress overrides President Trump's veto of defence budget, 1st for his admin
The overriding of the Congressional veto – the first of his administration – is seen as a stinging rebuke to President Trump given that the...
China cites 2003 pact to block India from backing US on Tibet
“In 2003, China and India signed a the declaration on principles for relations and comprehensive cooperation, in which India recognises tha...
Busy agenda for Joe Biden's first 100 days as President of the US
From battling the coronavirus to rejoining the Paris climate agreement and immigration reform, a Biden presidency, he says, would change co...
New York's progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez easily wins second House term
Democratic socialist Ocasio-Cortez raised more than $17 million for her second congressional campaign, making it the second most expensive ...
Busy agenda for Joe Biden's first 100 days if elected president
From battling the coronavirus to rejoining the Paris climate agreement and immigration reform, a Biden presidency, he says, would change co...
View: A Biden presidency may put both India and US to a tougher maturity test
The challenge is that the Democratic Party has politically moved left in the past few years, while India has gravitated more to the right.
2020 Watch: Has Donald Trump surrendered to the coronavirus?
Much of the political world, including people we speak to close to the Trump campaign, believes that the Republican president is facing the...
US Congressman backs India on J&K efforts
US Congressman Paul A Gosar (Arizona) has come out strongly in support of PM Narendra Modi's measures to promote peace in J&K and combat cr...
US presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren come out in support of Pramila Jayapal
Jaishankar refused to meet Jayapal who introduced a Congressional resolution on Kashmir urging India to lift all the restrictions in Jammu ...
Congress seeks Pentagon briefing on India US cooperation in Western Indian Ocean
The conference report on National Defense Authorisation Act or NDAA 2020 identified five topics to be covered in the briefing, including a ...
US Congressman backs India in fight against terror & to balance China
Francis Rooney said, “India faces many regional and geopolitical threats. Islamic insurgents are a constant threat, spreading terror throug...
Jamaat-e-Islami promotes terrorism & radicalism in South Asia: US lawmaker
Congressman Jim Banks stressed that there is a lack of awareness and action by the US against the activities of the JeI. It may be pointed ...
US lawmakers seek access of foreign journalists, congressmen to Kashmir, writes to Indian envoy
The lawmakers' letter to Shringla comes as the US on Thursday sought from India a "roadmap" to political and economic normalcy in Kashmir a...
US on back foot as India denies Kashmir talk between Trump & Modi
India and US have no record of any mention of Kashmir during bilateral talks at G20 Summit; Jaishankar tells Parliament no request was made...
Sterlite Technologies ropes in lobbyist in US for advocating trade issues
Wiley Rein LLP, which has been roped in by Sterlite Technologies as its lobbyist on this issue, is a leading Washington-based law firm.
Steve Bannon: As a nationalist, Modi was a Trump before Trump
Steve Bannon talks about PM Narendra Modi, systematic Chinese takeover of Indian-American owned printed circuit board industry in the US an...
US senate passes law to bring India at par with NATO allies
The National Defense Authorisation Act or NDAA for the fiscal year 2020, that contained such a proposal was passed by the US Senate last we...
US Fed faces trillion-dollar bond dilemma
Currently, the Fed holds just a little less than $4 trillion in assets.
India-US ties continue to benefit from Vajpayee's vision: Michael Pompeo
Vajpayee, one of India's most charismatic leaders and inspirational orators, died yesterday at the age of 93.
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