US Military Deals Not Enough To Wean India Off Russian Arms Yet

India is the world’s biggest arms importer but almost all of its major weapons purchases now include provisions for joint manufacture or technology transfer, irrespective of which country it is dealing withIndia’s multi-billion-dollar purchases of U.S. arms are less about shifting its reliance on Russian defence equipment and moving towards the West – it’s more about developing its own domestic

July 10, 2023
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U.S. Special Envoy To Travel To India, Will Meet Senior Govt Officials

Washington: US special envoy Uzra Zeya will travel to India next week, the US State Department said on Friday.This visit comes a few weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent maiden State visit to the US.Uzra Zeya, US Under Secretary of State for democracy and human rights, will travel to India and Bangladesh July 8-14, informed US State Department.In India, she will meet with senior

July 8, 2023
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This Is An Indian Challenge: Cong’s Jairam Ramesh After Envoy Says U.S. Ready To Mediate In Manipur

New Delhi: After Eric Garcetti condemned the Manipur violence, adding that he was ready "to assist in any way" if asked, Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said External Affairs Minister Jaishankar should tell the US Ambassador to India that he had no role to play in the Northeast state and the onus was on the Union and the state governments to restore normalcy."Will the External Affairs

July 8, 2023
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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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