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…
MUMBAI: Among the many Executive Orders (EO) signed by President Trump on Day 1, is one that seeks to promptly remove all aliens (which means foreign nationals) who enter or remain in violation of US Federal Law. In other words, this spells bad news for undocumented immigrants including those from India. This EO together with…
NEW DELHI: US President-elect Donald Trump is planning to visit India and China and after assuming his second term in the Oval office.According to a report in Wall Street Journal, Trump has expressed interest in traveling to China in his first 100 days in office as part of his effort to deepen relations with Beijing….
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. (Photo/NYT News Service) After the recent tensions over the Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun murder plot, the Biden administration looked to sign off on a positive note with India as outgoing ambassador Eric Garcetti Thursday welcomed the conclusion of the Indian probe into the murder-for-hire case, saying the investigation delivered 2 of…
Source: archivespmo.nic.in NEW DELHI: The White House on Saturday issued a statement from US President Joe Biden, expressing condolences on the passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday night at the age of 92. Singh, widely regarded as a transformative leader and the architect of India’s economic liberalisation. He served as…
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh played a pivotal role in placing US-India relations on a “fundamentally new footing” with the landmark 2008 Civil Nuclear Deal between the two nations, former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said.Singh, who served as prime minister for two consecutive terms…
NEW DELHI: Manmohan Singh believed India’s development priorities should shape its foreign policy and, in his own words, create a global environment conducive for India’s growth. It was with this in mind that he met President George Bush in 2005 on the margins of the UNGA and asked him if the US could help India…
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: World leaders and dignitaries from around the globe expressed their deep sorrow after the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday, a pivotal figure in modern India’s economic transformation and a respected statesman on the international stage.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid tribute…
