U.S. Treasury Secretary Criticizes China’s Measures Against U.S. Firms

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets Chinese Premier Li QiangBeijing: Amidst the ongoing tensions between the United States and China, American executives have expressed their frustration regarding the difficult and sometimes hostile business environment they encounter in China, The New York Times reported.Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen echoed these concerns during her visit to Beijing,

July 8, 2023
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US To Send Widely-Banned Cluster Munitions To Ukraine As Part of New Military Aid Package

Washington: United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Friday announced that the US will send cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package, reported CNN.The announcement came following months of debate within the Biden government about whether to provide Ukraine with the controversial weapons banned by over 100 countries including key US allies."I’m not going

July 8, 2023
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‘Not Sure Foreign Diplomats Would Usually Comment On Internal Matters In India’: MEA On US Envoy Eric Garcetti’s Remarks

New Delhi: In an apparent reference to US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti’s remarks on the situation in Manipur, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has said that foreign diplomats would not usually comment on internal developments in India.Bagchi said in response to queries at the regular media briefing on Thursday that government agencies are working towards peace in the

July 7, 2023
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US, India Conduct ‘Operation Broader Sword’ To Stop International Shipments of Illegal And Dangerous Drugs

New Delhi: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) in collaboration with Indian Government’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) carried out ‘Operation Broader Sword’, a special bilateral multi-agency enforcement operation

July 7, 2023
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‘Vile, Unacceptable’: US Lawmakers Condemn Attempted Arson At Indian Consulate

Washington: Several lawmakers in the United States condemned the attempted arson and violent rhetoric aimed at Indian diplomats, including the Ambassador of India to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.US Congressmen Shri Thanedar, Rich McCormick and Brian Fitzpatrick, from Michigan 13th district, Georgia’s 6th Congressional district and Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional district respectively

July 7, 2023
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Indian, US Navies Conclude 11-Day Military Exercise In Kerala

The two navies have been participating in joint salvage and EOD exercises since 2005Kochi: The navies of India and the US carried out a 11-day military exercise in Kochi that focused on boosting interoperability and operational coordination.The seventh edition of the Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise concludes on Thursday, the Indian Navy said.The two navies have been

July 6, 2023
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US Envoy Garcetti Commends West Bengal Govt For Making State A ‘Logistics Hub’

Kolkata: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti while addressing a press conference in Kolkata on Thursday praised the West Bengal government’s emphasis on making the state a major logistics hub in the region."I want to commend the West Bengal government’s emphasis on developing ports and land waterways, multimodal transportation infrastructure, to make West Bengal a major logistics hub

July 6, 2023
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How Will India Counter The J-20 Dragon? Maybe With The F-35?

The US recently approved the sale of 24 Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to the Czech Republic for US$5.6 billion. This package includes weaponry and spare parts. The Czech Republic will also receive 25 Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines to improve NATO operations. The Czech Air Force chose this fifth-generation fighter over the Lockheed F-16 and Saab Gripen JAS 39 fighter.Similarly,

July 6, 2023
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Indispensable India: How Modi’s Visit Recalibrated Power Balancing Between US And Russia

Much buzz was made on the big takeaway by India during the recent visit to USA by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The American political analysts were upbeat for growing ties between India and USA, irrespective of Russia re-emerging a stronger political and economic partner.India is not an important trading partner of USA. Neither, it is a political ally or major buyer of defence

July 6, 2023
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New York Times Hails India’s Space Program, Says Will ‘Transform Planet’s Connection To Final Frontier’

"One of India’s advantages is geopolitical," the paper said as it added that Russia and China had historically offered lower-cost options for launchesNEW YORK: Lauding India’s ambitious space program, The New York Times has said the country, currently witnessing an “explosive” growth in space-tech start-ups, is set to “transform the planet’s connection to the final frontier” and can emerge as a “

July 6, 2023
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