NEW DELHI: A planeload of 119 illegal Indian immigrants from the US landed in Amritsar on Saturday making it the second deportation flight this year. This is one of the two flights of deportees expected to land in the country this weekend, news agency PTI reported, quoting official sources.It comes a day after PM Modi…
TOI correspondent from Washington: For perennial, knee-jerk critics of Prime Minister Modi, his visit to Washington DC was a disaster: The US President did not turn up to greet him when he arrived at the White House; Trump snubbed him by doubling down on reciprocal tariffs at a joint press conference; Elon Musk insulted him…
President Donald Trump meets with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP/PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of trade negotiations with former US President Donald Trump is being hailed as a “masterclass” by CNN, after the two leaders secured key agreements despite escalating tariff tensions. Modi,…
Before Modi could respond, Trump chuckled and took the question himself. During a joint press conference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former US President Donald Trump, an American journalist fired a pointed question at Modi, contrasting Trump’s leadership with what he called “Biden’s incompetence and weakness” over the last four years.Before Modi could respond,…
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo/NYT News Service) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday concluded his two-day visit to the US following his bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump.The discussions between the leaders encompassed various aspects of US-India ties, including trade, energy, and defence cooperation. PM Modi was amongst…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met at the White House on Friday, where they greeted each other with handshake and hug.While welcoming PM Modi, Trump said, “We missed you, we missed you a lot.” Modi responded, “It’s great to see you again.” Trump introduced Modi to US officials, including…
S. Paul Kapur, who previously worked on US-India relations, has been nominated by the Trump administration to lead the South Asia bureau at the State Department, which manages diplomatic ties with India and the region. A statement from Vice President J.D. Vance’s office announced the nomination: “Paul Kapur, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of…
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday, responding to a question about the use of a military aircraft for deporting Indian ‘aliens,’ said that, according to the US administration, the deportation was classified as a national security operation. As a result, a military aircraft was used instead of the commercial flights typically used in…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Washington a week from now to meet a US President consumed with grand geo-political ideas and theater, with little bandwidth for the small stuff and minor details. While mollifying Trump on trade issues by reducing tariffs and buying more US products will be…
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to hold his first bilateral meeting with India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday at the State Department in Washington. The meeting follows the inaugural QUAD ministerial hosted by Rubio at the same venue, marking a significant start to the new administration’s foreign engagements.“Secretary…
