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New Delhi: US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin is set to arrive in India on an official visit, on Sunday, starting the third leg of this four-nation tour.He will depart from Singapore and will reach New Delhi to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with an aim to expand defence-industrial partnership.The visit holds particular significance considering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming state
Cape Town: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in the US, saying that he refrains from indulging in politics when he goes abroad and will argue "vigorously" on his return to India.While not naming Rahul, Jaishankar said, "I may differ strongly with someone but how I counter it … I would like to go back at home and do
New Delhi: The United States Court has given the mandate that the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, the 26/11 Mumbai attacker, should occur, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Tuesday, adding that it is a sort of collaboration and cooperation where both the nations are working together "to bring terrorists to justice, and we won’t stop."Answering a question whether India can expect an early
New Delhi: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to the US will be an opportunity to elevate India-US relations to the next level, adding that America wants to work with India to make the Indo-Pacific safe as "We cannot have the Indo-Pacific without India.""Our leaders are good friends and our countries are great friends. This is
New Delhi: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, on Tuesday, said that America did not mention "India a country of particular concern.""So this is an independent commission, part of the government that’s not the State Department. But it did not actually call India a country of particular concern," Envoy Garcetti said in an exclusive interview with ANI."It did highlight incidents as we
India and the United States are on the brink of finalizing a multi-billion dollar agreement to manufacture fighter jet engines in the country.The long-anticipated deal is expected to be finalised during the visit of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to Delhi next week.Sources close to the matter have revealed that the highly significant deal is likely to be unveiled during Prime Minister
On President Joe Biden’s invitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the United States on June 22. One of the primary agendas of the meeting should be to expedite the process of acquiring armed drones from the US, specifically the MQ-9 Reaper. Meanwhile, according to reports, the Indian Navy also wants to extend the lease of the two Sea Guardian drones, a variant of the Reaper, which
Austin is routing his visit to India following travels to Japan and Singapore. He will also visit France, says a US Department of Defence statementThe readout pointed out that Secretary Austin will travel to Tokyo to meet with Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada and other senior leaders, and visit U.S. troops stationed in Japan. Austin’s visit comes as United States and Japan step out to
Washington: US lawmaker Grace Meng on Friday introduced a bill in the US Congress to declare Diwali as a federal holiday in the US."Today, I was proud to announce the introduction of the #Diwali Day Act, my bill that would make Diwali a federal holiday. Thank you to all my government colleagues and the many advocates who joined me to express their support," Meng tweeted on Saturday.Diwali, also
Hyderabad: US Ambassador Eric Garcetti inaugurated the US Consulate in Hyderabad on Friday during a gala celebration of the 247th anniversary of American Independence. Telangana State Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan joined Ambassador Garcetti, along with US Consul General Jennifer Larson and Ausaf Sayeed of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).The event took place as a part of Ambassador