Washington: The United States has provided $720 million in assistance to India over the past four years, with a strong focus on health and democratic participation, according to an analysis of US government data. Under the Biden administration, 64% of the aid—$462 million—was allocated to healthcare programs, including efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, largely managed by…
Washington: President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Ukraine was responsible for Russia’s invasion of the country three years ago, arguing Kyiv could have made a deal to avoid the conflict. “You should have never started it,” Trump said of Ukraine while criticizing President Volodymvr Zelenskvy, who had expressed concern that his country was not included…
New York: The US Department of Government Efficiency led by billionaire Elon Musk has announced a series of expenditure cuts, including USD 21 million allocated for “voter turnout in India.” US President Donald Trump chose Musk to head the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) last month. Tasked with improving governance and curbing wasteful expenditures,…
Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a dig at the Western countries for treating democracy as a “Western characteristic”, accusing them of not practicing abroad what they valued at home. Jaishankar made these remarks on Friday at a panel discussion titled “Live to Vote Another Day: Fortifying Democratic Resilience” at the Munich Security Conference….
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has coined a new term ‘Make India Great Again’ (MIGA) inspired by President Donald Trump’s motto ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) and said the two visions together form the “MEGA partnership for prosperity” and gives new scale to bilateral partnership. His comments came during a joint press conference on Thursday…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine, insisting that a solution to the conflict cannot be found on the battlefield and that dialogue and diplomacy is the only way to bring peace. After his wide-ranging talks with Trump at the White House on Thursday…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have called on Pakistan to “expeditiously” bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks even as the latter announced approving extradition to India of Tahawwur Rana, a key plotter of the dastardly strike. The US president hosted Modi at the White House on…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration has approved the extradition of “very evil” Tahawwur Rana, wanted by Indian probe agencies for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, “to face justice in India”. Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, is currently lodged at a metropolitan detention centre in Los…
Washington: India and the US have decided to take a big leap in broad-basing their strategic ties in several critical areas, with President Donald Trump announcing after talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Washington is paving the way to provide New Delhi with F-35 fighter jets as part of increasing military supplies by billions…
Washington: US President Donald Trump announced plans to firm up “some wonderful trade deals” for India and the US as he hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wide-ranging talks focussing on charting a new pathway for broadening the bilateral partnership, including in the areas of defence, energy, and critical technology. At his Oval Office on…
