Keeping friends close
6 years, 5 months ago

Keeping friends close

The Hindu  

In a recent interview, former Vice-President Hamid Ansari said, “Our relationship with Iran has been built carefully by all past governments as Iran for us is not just an energy supplier… For us, Iran is a land power on the other side of Pakistan that provides us with an alternative route to Afghanistan.” Mr. Ansari, veteran diplomat and Ambassador to Iran in the 1990s, made these remarks in response to the threat by the U.S. Unfortunately, India was unable to take full advantage of Iran’s new anti-Pakistan orientation despite repeated exhortations by the then Indian Ambassador to Tehran, Akbar Mirza Khaleeli, for several reasons. First, New Delhi was worried that increasing closeness with Tehran could provoke adverse reactions from the U.S., especially after Iranian students held American embassy staff hostage for months. They were unable to decipher that this nomenclature meant very little as far as India-Iran relations were concerned and that Iran’s new policy of non-alignment converged with Indian stances in the region.

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India holds highest-level talks with Taliban over security concerns, trade and aid
6 days, 19 hours ago

India holds highest-level talks with Taliban over security concerns, trade and aid

The Independent  

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How return of Donald Trump as POTUS is bad news for Pakistan
2 months ago

How return of Donald Trump as POTUS is bad news for Pakistan

Firstpost  

In Trump’s new strategic geopolitical balance sheet, India is a valuable asset, while Pakistan is a manageable liability The return of Donald Trump as the US president is a bad news for Pakistan, as American strategy shifts uncomfortably and unpredictably fast. In Trump’s new strategic geopolitical balance sheet, India is a valuable asset, while Pakistan is a manageable liability. As …

India-Pakistan relations: US says, ‘We will continue to…’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

India-Pakistan relations: US says, ‘We will continue to…’

Live Mint  

The United States has reiterated its stand on terrorism, saying that it hopes any country on the planet condemns terrorism anywhere. Responding to a question about US relations with India and Pakistan, Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State said: “We would hope that any country on the face of the planet condemns terrorism anywhere.” Vedant …

Pakistan's defence minister says relations with India can improve after Lok Sabha elections
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan's defence minister says relations with India can improve after Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday exuded hope that thorny relations with India can be improved after the upcoming Lok Sabha elections are held in the neighbouring country. His remarks came after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Pakistan is sponsoring terrorism at nearly an "industrial level" and India "will not skirt this problem anymore". However, Pakistan's Foreign …

‘Inflection point’: US hearing on Pakistan shines light on complex ties
10 months ago

‘Inflection point’: US hearing on Pakistan shines light on complex ties

Al Jazeera  

Many Congress members have asked Joe Biden to not recognise Pakistan’s new government, after controversial elections, but analysts say an upcoming congressional hearing will not affect ties. Islamabad, Pakistan – The US Congress will hold a hearing next week on the “future of democracy” in Pakistan and the state of relations between the two countries, weeks after a controversial election …

US: Nikki Haley vows to strengthen alliance with India if elected as presidential race heats up
10 months, 4 weeks ago

US: Nikki Haley vows to strengthen alliance with India if elected as presidential race heats up

India TV News  

Washington: Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has promised to strengthen alliances with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation member-countries and along with several other countries like India, Australia, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines if she is elected to power in November's presidential elections. Haley on Trump's NATO remarks Trump recently raised a storm of criticism from the White House …

‘India thinks US is weak, so playing smart by remaining aligned with Russia’
11 months, 1 week ago

‘India thinks US is weak, so playing smart by remaining aligned with Russia’

Live Mint  

Washington: Nikki Haley, an aspiring Republican presidential candidate, stated that India wants to be a partner with the US but currently lacks trust in American leadership. In an interview with Fox Business News, 51-year-old Nikki Haley stated that India doesn't trust American leadership, and as of now, India sees the United States as weak. "The problem is, India doesn't trust …

Iran's foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian to visit Pakistan next week amid tension
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran's foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian to visit Pakistan next week amid tension

Firstpost  

Iran’s foreign minister will visit the country next week, Pakistan said on Monday signalling efforts to rebuild ties after the neighbours exchanged missile strikes last week at what they said were militant targets. “At the invitation of Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, will undertake a visit to Pakistan on …

Pakistan, Iran agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions after tit-for-tat attacks
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan, Iran agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions after tit-for-tat attacks

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan and Iran’s foreign ministers emphasised ‘brotherly relations’ during a phonecall on Friday, Islamabad said. “For the first time, we’re seeing both countries’ militaries get involved in what has been a slow-burner proxy war that has continued in these two provinces of Balochistan and Sistan-Baluchestan, and now, as we’ve been hearing from various sources and analysts, things seem to be …

Kamal Davar | Amidst global churn India, US need a new road to Kabul
1 year ago

Kamal Davar | Amidst global churn India, US need a new road to Kabul

Deccan Chronicle  

A nation projects its diverse strategic interests by a plethora of measures in which carefully conceived diplomatic initiatives play a pre-eminent role. In dealing with its strategically significant neighbour, Afghanistan, otherwise dubbed as "the graveyard of empires", New Delhi’s outreach towards Kabul will require a fresh appraisal considering newer ground realities emerging in that fratricidal violence-driven nation. The ongoing policy …

India's approach to Afghanistan continues to be guided by historical relations, friendship with Afghan people: Jaishankar
1 year, 1 month ago

India's approach to Afghanistan continues to be guided by historical relations, friendship with Afghan people: Jaishankar

The Hindu  

In the past two years, some Afghan diplomats have left India as they obtained residency in third countries but the remaining diplomats have taken over the responsibility for continued functioning of the diplomatic missions of that country, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on December 15. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, he said India's approach …

Allowing Protests, US, UK, Canada, Australia Envoys Should Visit Punjab to Know Khalistan Bogey - News18
1 year, 6 months ago

Allowing Protests, US, UK, Canada, Australia Envoys Should Visit Punjab to Know Khalistan Bogey - News18

News 18  

Punjab is a few hours’ drive from Delhi for the ambassadors of Canada, the US, UK and Australia. Amidst the so-called “peaceful protests” in their countries on the issue of Khalistan, which have now transgressed into “Kill India” drive with photographs of Indian diplomats on posters, the ambassadors perhaps need to transmit the “real picture” of Punjab’s mood to their …

The US primarily looks after its own interests: Can Washington be a good ally?
1 year, 7 months ago

The US primarily looks after its own interests: Can Washington be a good ally?

Firstpost  

A question has been going around in the strategic circles in the recent weeks: Should India enter into a military alliance with the US and will Washington be a good ally? Quoting several experts, The Scroll.in noted: “India may eventually help the United States militarily in a security contingency involving China, in some form, to protect its own interests.” The …

Amid ongoing turmoil in Pakistan, U.S. Ambassador to India stresses importance of stability
1 year, 7 months ago

Amid ongoing turmoil in Pakistan, U.S. Ambassador to India stresses importance of stability

The Hindu  

The United States, India and the world want stability in Pakistan, says U.S. “This will be India’s first official state visit to the United States in 14 years and just the third official state visit hosted by the Biden Administration. The U.S. is now India’s biggest trading partner, with $191 billion in bilateral trade last year and India now sends …

Book Review | India-US ties: Will a shadow fall between friendship & alliance?
1 year, 10 months ago

Book Review | India-US ties: Will a shadow fall between friendship & alliance?

Deccan Chronicle  

Seema Sirohi has been a foreign correspondent for various Indian newspapers based in Washington for nearly four decades. However, non-proliferation remained high on the US agenda and became the main thrust point, while ignoring Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme. It has not been a linear progression as the rise of the BJP in India, India’s nuclear tests in May 1998, Pakistan’s …

Another India-Pakistan war? High possibility of military retaliation: US intel
1 year, 10 months ago

Another India-Pakistan war? High possibility of military retaliation: US intel

Live Mint  

A US intelligence report has raised concerns about the possibility of India retaliating against Pakistan in the event of a terror attack on India or an orchestrated "violent unrest in Kashmir" by extremist groups based in Pakistan. The annual threat assessment report by the US Director of National Intelligence predicts the possibility of a conflict between India and Pakistan with …

'India is a friend. Pakistan is not': What George W Bush told Barack Obama in secret memos
1 year, 11 months ago

'India is a friend. Pakistan is not': What George W Bush told Barack Obama in secret memos

Firstpost  

Newly declassified memos reveal how the world appeared to a departing George W Bush administration. “They were designed to provide the incoming administration with what they needed to know about the most critical foreign policy and national security issues they would face,” Bush wrote in a foreword to the book. While Bush’s agreement called for a 2011 withdrawal, the memo …

DC Edit | Pak an irritant, keep eye on key adversary China
2 years ago

DC Edit | Pak an irritant, keep eye on key adversary China

Deccan Chronicle  

The United States has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for cessation of hostilities and pursuing the path of diplomacy to end the Ukraine war. In the next half century, India may have had to engage with Pakistan in Siachen in 1999 and in more recent times to contend with China’s belligerence and its continued transgression and encroachment in pursuit …

Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat to convey anguish over attack on its envoy in Kabul
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat to convey anguish over attack on its envoy in Kabul

The Hindu  

Pakistan has summoned Afghanistan’s Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad and conveyed to him its deep concern over the attack on the country’s Head of Mission in Kabul, it emerged on December 3. The Pakistan Foreign Office said in a late-night statement that the Afghan diplomat was summoned on Friday evening and “conveyed Pakistan’s grave concern over the serious incident in which, …

India objects to recent visit of U.S. envoy to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
2 years, 3 months ago

India objects to recent visit of U.S. envoy to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

The Hindu  

India has conveyed its objections to the United States over the recent visit of the American Ambassador to Pakistan’s visit to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs said on October 7. Reacting to the visit, which the U.S. referred to as “AJK”, of Ambassador David Blome to Muzaffarabad and other areas across the Line of Control that India recognises …

US rolls out red carpet for Pak Army chief as India wavers on anti-Russia stand
2 years, 3 months ago

US rolls out red carpet for Pak Army chief as India wavers on anti-Russia stand

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday will host Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa at the Pentagon for talks amidst signs of enhanced military engagement between the two countries. Last week, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was in the town meeting top officials of the Biden Administration, including Secretary of State Tony Blinken. Last month, the …

Ties reset: The Hindu Editorial on India-Iran relations
2 years, 7 months ago

Ties reset: The Hindu Editorial on India-Iran relations

The Hindu  

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian’s first visit to India this week has many implications for bilateral relations, but it is the multilateral context and timing that stand out. For New Delhi, which always seeks to run a balance in ties between the two rivals, the Iranian visit comes a week after that of Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz. While …

Not in line with diplomatic norms: India's former UN envoy on US Deputy NSA's LAC remarks | Exclusive
2 years, 9 months ago

Not in line with diplomatic norms: India's former UN envoy on US Deputy NSA's LAC remarks | Exclusive

India Today  

India’s former envoy to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin today tweeted his condemnation of US Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh for his remarks on India's trade deals with Russia amid the war against Ukraine. The former envoy spoke to India Today TV at length, explaining that the US official’s comments were a “display of rather crude public diplomacy of …

US Will Press Pakistan to Target All Terrorist Groups Without Distinction, Says Ambassadorial Nominee
3 years, 1 month ago

US Will Press Pakistan to Target All Terrorist Groups Without Distinction, Says Ambassadorial Nominee

News 18  

The US will press Pakistan to target all terrorist groups without distinction, America’s ambassadorial nominee to Islamabad Donald Blome told lawmakers on Tuesday. During his confirmation hearing, the nominee for the US ambassador to Pakistan told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, On the critical issue of counterterrorism, if confirmed, I will press Pakistan to target all terrorist groups …

Why India is hosting plurilateral talks of NSAs on Afghanistan now
3 years, 2 months ago

Why India is hosting plurilateral talks of NSAs on Afghanistan now

India Today  

This meeting was supposed to take place in 2020. India is hosting a meeting of national security advisors from Afghanistan's ‘regional’ neighbours on November 10 and 11 on the country’s situation. The two countries that have rejected India’s invitation for talks on Afghanistan are the ones who have emerged as staunch supporters of the Taliban Pakistan and China. The rejection …

'White House Indifferent to Islamabad': Pak Foreign Minister's Angry Letter to Envoy in US - News18
3 years, 3 months ago

'White House Indifferent to Islamabad': Pak Foreign Minister's Angry Letter to Envoy in US - News18

News 18  

Even as Pakistan has been growing closer to China in recent years with Beijing emerging as a powerful partner for Islamabad’s economic plans, its ties with the United States have been on the slide. There is fresh evidence of that in a letter, exclusively accessed by CNN-News18, from Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to his country’s ambassador in the …

India conveyed its concerns in US on Afghanistan, Pakistan, China with finesse, balance
3 years, 3 months ago

India conveyed its concerns in US on Afghanistan, Pakistan, China with finesse, balance

Firstpost  

After the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and with the ongoing threats of the Covid-19 pandemic, the regional and international environment has been tense, unfriendly, unreliable and unpredictable. For the US, the current Quad summit at Washington after the recent signing and announcement of the AUKUS alliance, Joe Biden’s first address to the UN General Assembly and an opportunity to discuss …

India an important country, no threat to them: Taliban spokesperson | Exclusive
3 years, 4 months ago

India an important country, no threat to them: Taliban spokesperson | Exclusive

India Today  

India is an important country in the region and the new regime in Afghanistan will not be a threat to them, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid told India Today. In an exclusive interview, Zabihullah Mujahid recounted India's good relations with Afghanistan and said the new government formed under the Taliban would want good relations with India. Asked about reports suggesting the …

India and Pakistan need to work together to resolve bilateral issues: US
3 years, 5 months ago

India and Pakistan need to work together to resolve bilateral issues: US

India TV News  

India and Pakistan need to work with each other to resolve their bilateral issues, the United States has said, observing that it had always encouraged the two neighbours to build a more stable relationship going forward. "With regard to India-Pakistan, I would just note that we strongly believe that India and Pakistan's issues are ones for them to work out …

UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan, says senior diplomat
3 years, 9 months ago

UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan, says senior diplomat

Al Jazeera  

UAE envoy to the US confirms the Gulf state is mediating between the two nuclear-armed rivals to help them reach a ‘healthy and functional’ relationship. The United Arab Emirates’ envoy to Washington has confirmed that the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship. Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba said …

India narrowing differences in UNSC, helped shape discussions on Afghanistan, Myanmar, says Ambassador
3 years, 9 months ago

India narrowing differences in UNSC, helped shape discussions on Afghanistan, Myanmar, says Ambassador

India Today  

India has "been a bridge" in a polarize d UN Security Council, narrowing differences and helping shape the Council's statements, discussions on Afghanistan and Myanmar, pushing for greater meeting of minds to address humanitarian crisis in Syria and focusing on terrorism, India’s envoy to the UN said. With India completing three months as an elected non-permanent member of the 15-nation …

Anand K. Sahay | Afghan challenges for India & Taliban factor
3 years, 10 months ago

Anand K. Sahay | Afghan challenges for India & Taliban factor

Deccan Chronicle  

In the Afghanistan context, the present juncture can be characterised as the twilight hour embedding the deepest uncertainty. India’s interest has lately been underlined in spite of the unsettling political and military situation in Afghanistan, which may well permit the return of the Taliban to the seat of power in Kabul. Whether the Taliban’s recapture of Kabul comes to pass …

Pakistan Needs to Continue to Put Extreme Pressure on Terrorist Groups: US Diplomat
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan Needs to Continue to Put Extreme Pressure on Terrorist Groups: US Diplomat

News 18  

Pakistan needs to continue to put extreme pressure on the terrorist groups operating on its soil, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, a top American diplomat nominated to be the country’s next envoy to Islamabad has told US lawmakers. Pakistan needs to continue to put extreme pressure on the various terrorist groups that live and reside inside Pakistan,” senior diplomat William Todd, who has …

Pakistan must take irreversible action against terrorism, says US diplomat
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan must take irreversible action against terrorism, says US diplomat

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Trump administration’s new pick as ambassador to Pakistan William E Todd has said that Islamabad must take "sustained and irreversible" action against terrorism to rebuild a strong relationship with the US as well as reduce regional tensions. In a statement to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, Todd said he would actively engage Pakistan …

Experts raise concerns for India over U.S.-Taliban agreement
4 years, 10 months ago

Experts raise concerns for India over U.S.-Taliban agreement

The Hindu  

New Delhi has signalled its acceptance of the U.S.-Taliban and U.S.-Afghanistan peace agreements in Doha and Kabul that aim to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan, by sending envoys to witness them. However, after a closer look at the texts of the two agreements distributed to news agencies, named the “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan between the Islamic Emirate …

Taliban peace deal on the heels of Trump’s India visit? Experts wary of US’ expectations from India
4 years, 10 months ago

Taliban peace deal on the heels of Trump’s India visit? Experts wary of US’ expectations from India

India TV News  

As the US gets ready to sign the much-awaited peace deal with the Taliban, Indian army veterans and foreign policy experts have cautioned that any such agreement would entail the Donald Trump administration renewing its earlier demand of having Indian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. “In all probability, President Trump may once again throw in a request for Indian troops to …

US-Iran standoff: India must reach out to multiple regional players to ensure restrain, says diplomat
5 years ago

US-Iran standoff: India must reach out to multiple regional players to ensure restrain, says diplomat

India Today  

India must reach out to multiple regional and international players to ensure that the United States and Iran observe restrain during the current tensions, career diplomat Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar said. Speaking to India Today TV's Shiv Aroor, Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar said that the worst-case scenario of the current situation between US and Iran can spell trouble for India as we …

India-Pakistan relations depend on Islamabad’s action against terrorists: US
5 years, 3 months ago

India-Pakistan relations depend on Islamabad’s action against terrorists: US

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The US on Thursday said the easing of tensions between India and Pakistan will depend on Islamabad's seriousness about taking action against those who engage in "cross-border infiltration." Alice Wells, US acting assistant secretary for South and Central Asia, urged Pakistan to prosecute terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar - a long standing demand of India. "And …

Act against terror groups if you want peace with India, US tells Pakistan ahead of Imran Khan's UNGA speech
5 years, 3 months ago

Act against terror groups if you want peace with India, US tells Pakistan ahead of Imran Khan's UNGA speech

India Today  

The US has asked Pakistan to prosecute terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, saying the reduction of the Indo-Pak tensions would depend on Islamabad's seriousness in taking action against those who engage in "cross-border infiltration". Alice Wells, US Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, during a special briefing during the 74th Session of the United Nations General …

US senators urge India and Pakistan to ’de-escalate tensions’ on Jammu & Kashmir issue
5 years, 4 months ago

US senators urge India and Pakistan to ’de-escalate tensions’ on Jammu & Kashmir issue

Live Mint  

Washington: A group of American lawmakers have expressed "grave concern" over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the US ambassadors in New Delhi and Islamabad to "de-escalate tensions" between India and Pakistan. Tension between the two Asian nations spiked after India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 on August 5 and bifurcated the state into …

Syed Akbaruddin's brilliant press interaction at the UN
5 years, 4 months ago

Syed Akbaruddin's brilliant press interaction at the UN

Op India  

After the closed-door consultations of the UNSC over a China-initiated deliberation on the Kashmir issue, India’s permanent envoy to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin addressed a press conference at New York yesterday. All three of you,” to a Pakistani journalist when asked,”when will you begin a dialogue with Pakistan?” pic.twitter.com/0s06XAaasl — ANI August 16, 2019 Akbaruddin stated that any country …

Pakistan downgrades diplomatic ties with India over Kashmir
5 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan downgrades diplomatic ties with India over Kashmir

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The political crisis over the disputed territory of Kashmir escalated Wednesday when Pakistan said it would downgrade its diplomatic ties with India, expel the Indian ambassador and suspend bilateral trade with its regional rival. In response to India’s action, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told parliament that it will expel the Indian ambassador, and the Foreign Ministry …

Ties with Iran not influenced by any third country: India
5 years, 6 months ago

Ties with Iran not influenced by any third country: India

India TV News  

India on Wednesday said its ties with Iran stand on their own and are not influenced by any third country, an assertion which came in the wake of US sanctions on import of Iranian oil. After six-month-long exemptions from US sanctions to buy oil from Iran ended in May, India said it will deal with the issue based on three …

India, Iran discuss Afghanistan, regional situation
5 years, 8 months ago

India, Iran discuss Afghanistan, regional situation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday told visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif that India would take a decision on continuing oil imports from Iran "after the elections keeping in mind our commercial considerations, energy security and economic interests", Government sources said on Tuesday. The ministry of external affairs meanwhile only issued a brief statement, saying Ms …

India's reluctance to play greater role in Afghanistan shows Modi govt unwilling to shed Nehruvian foreign policy just yet
5 years, 8 months ago

India's reluctance to play greater role in Afghanistan shows Modi govt unwilling to shed Nehruvian foreign policy just yet

Firstpost  

According to the US’ Congressional Research Service, “India has been the largest regional contributor to Afghan reconstruction but New Delhi has not shown an inclination to pursue a deeper defence relationship with Kabul.” According to the US’ Congressional Research Service, which prepares periodic reports for American lawmakers to make informed decisions, “India has been the largest regional contributor to Afghan …

Govt apprehensive Trump administration's sanctions on Iran could boost oil prices, inflation
5 years, 8 months ago

Govt apprehensive Trump administration's sanctions on Iran could boost oil prices, inflation

Firstpost  

Washington: US sanctions on Iran could boost oil prices and inflation to a point that hurts the common person in India, the country’s ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday, after the Donald Trump administration said it would end waivers for Iran’s oil buyers. “We are apprehensive that that impact can translate into inflation, higher oil prices,” that could …

Balancing Iran, US ties to get harder for India
5 years, 8 months ago

Balancing Iran, US ties to get harder for India

Deccan Chronicle  

Two senior American officials — US principal deputy assistant secretary for state Alice Wells and assistant secretary for defence Randal G. Shriver — were in New Delhi last week to, besides discussing other issues, convey Washington’s ending of the waivers for India and other countries importing Iranian oil. India’s dilemma transcends Iranian oil imports, which the US has said Iran …

India-US ties must be self-sustaining
5 years, 9 months ago

India-US ties must be self-sustaining

Hindustan Times  

Recently, President Trump again publicly derided India for “high tariffs”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump at the White House, June 2017 However, after India’s anti-satellite missile test on March 27, the United States spoke of its strong strategic partnership with India, and asserted that it “will continue to pursue shared interests in space and scientific and technical …

India, US seek 'tangible and irreversible' action by Pakistan against terrorist groups and leaders
5 years, 10 months ago

India, US seek 'tangible and irreversible' action by Pakistan against terrorist groups and leaders

Firstpost  

India and the United States sought “tangible and irreversible action” by Pakistan against terrorist groups and leaders, with the US national security advisor saying Washington stands shoulder-to-shoulder with New Delhi in its fight against terrorism. The US support to India was expressed by American NSA John Bolton during a meeting with Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Wednesday. Washington: India and …

U.S. must ensure tensions between India and Pakistan don't go out of control: Albright
5 years, 10 months ago

U.S. must ensure tensions between India and Pakistan don't go out of control: Albright

The Hindu  

The US needs to figure out some way to make sure that there is no nuclear confrontation between Pakistan and India, a former top American diplomat said. We can’t allow this to get out of control, Ms. Albright said responding to a question from Congressman Brad Sherman during a hearing on Trump Administration Foreign Policy Assessment on Wednesday. Ms. Albright …

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