Washington: India's Ambassador Nirupama Rao has asked American students to be alert to the "stifling effects" of protectionism as it is retrogressive and hinders economic growth and development in the age of globalisation. "Borders between nations are becoming increasingly porous, and in time, they will be increasingly irrelevant, as people are allowed to move freely to transact trade and commerce, and to travel without hindrance," Rao said delivering the commencement...
03:58 AM, Apr 29, 2012
New York: India has taken up with the US the issue of Shah Rukh Khan's detention at a New York airport, conveying its "deep concern" over the incident that "need not have happened". "We have taken it up with the State Department," Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao told reporters. Rao, who was in the city for a Columbia University conference on India, said the detention of the Indian...
12:37 PM, Apr 15, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday talked tough on the Shah Rukh Khan detention case at a New York aiport, saying that such incidents could not continue anymore. "It has become a habit these days to first detain and then apologise. This can't continue," said Krishna, who is in Moscow currently. Meanwhile, India has asked its Ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao, to take up the issue...
11:27 AM, Apr 13, 2012
Washington: The bomb threat to the Indian Embassy in Washington was made by a caller from the western US state of Utah speaking in "Hinglish", indicating that he was apparently of South Asian origin, sources said in Washington. The bomb threat prompted the evacuation of the Embassy premises, chancery and Ambassador Nirupama Rao's residence. Giving more details about the threat, police and US Secret Service said a suspicious object was...
08:02 PM, Apr 11, 2012
Washington DC: The Indian Embassy in the US was on Tuesday evacuated following a bomb threat. However, all the employees of the embassy were reported to be safe. The authorities conducted searches in the buildings of both the Indian embassy as well as the consulate in Mass Avenue, downtown Washington DC. Reacting to the incident, Indias Ambassador to US, Nirupama Rao, said that an anonymous called had claimed to have...
10:25 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Washington: China is a key priority of India's foreign policy and the country is attempting to establish a strategic and co-operative partnership with Beijing, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao has said. "China, as another immediate neighbour, is a key priority of India's foreign policy. We have attempted to establish a strategic and cooperative partnership with China," Rao said in her address to the Hudson Institute on "Indian Foreign...
03:59 AM, Mar 24, 2012
Washington: Piggybacking on the anti-Iranian sentiments, an anti-India campaign seems to be gaining ground in the United States. This comes amidst escalation in tension between Iran and Israel and the United States slapping additional sanctions on the Iranian regime. The anti-India lobby, which was lying low for the past several years in the aftermath of the historic Indo-US civil nuclear deal, is using the opportunity to portray New Delhi as...
04:52 PM, Feb 17, 2012
New Delhi: Unfazed by US sanctions and Israel linking Tehran to the attack on an Israeli embassy car in New Delhi, India is set to ramp up its energy and business ties with Iran, with a Commerce Ministry team heading to Tehran to explore fresh business opportunities. The team is expected to go to Tehran later this month to discuss steps to expand India's trade with Iran, part of a...
05:31 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Washington: American Jewish Committee, the most powerful lobbying group in the US, has expressed dismay at the expanding Indian trade ties with Iran. Referring to recent announcement by Commerce Secretary, Rahul Khullar that a "huge delegation" of India businesses are going to Iran soon, the American Jewish Committee (AJC), in a letter to Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao, said this reflects that New Delhi is taking economic advantage...
03:40 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Washington: India and the United States have agreed to continue efforts to consolidate upon the 'tremendous progress' made in strengthening the India-US global strategic partnership, the two countries announced after a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao. They have also agreed to work towards implementing the initiatives that had been taken in the last few years, including in the area of civil nuclear cooperation,...
10:21 AM, Jan 26, 2012
Washington: India has made "sincere efforts" to reduce trust deficit with Pakistan with which it has a history of complicated relationship, a top Indian diplomat has said, as she expressed concern over "difficult terrain" ahead. "We are engaged in a very conscious effort, a sincere and honest effort to try and see how we can reduce the trust deficit in our relationship with Pakistan in order to see how we...
01:42 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Washington: With the bilateral engagement experiencing remarkable transformation, Indo-US relationship has now matured into a strategic partnership of global dimensions, Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has said. "Our bilateral engagement with the United States has witnessed remarkable transformation and has matured into a strategic partnership of global dimensions," Rao said in her speech at the American University on 'India's role in a Changing World'. "Our multi-faceted strategic partnership is based on...
10:47 AM, Nov 11, 2011
Washington: Pakistan's Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani attended a Diwali reception hosted by his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao at her residence in washington, reflecting the improved ties between the neighbouring nations. Haqqani spent nearly two hours at Rao's residence on Friday, interacting with other invited guests, including eminent Indian-Americans and officials of the Obama administration. BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha, who is in town after attending the United Nations General...
11:42 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Washington: The United States has assured India that it was 'continuing to work' on the issue of hundreds of Indian students affected by the 'horrible visa scam' by California based 'sham' Tri-Valley University. Some 85 per cent of over 1500 TVU students were Indian, mostly from Andhra Pradesh. US authorities are reviewing a letter sent by the Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao to the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking that...
11:10 AM, Oct 27, 2011
Washington: India has said it will set up a 'higher education platform' aimed at taking forward the dialogue process with the US on enhancing collaboration in research, skill development and student and faculty exchange as the first ever India-US education summit wrapped up here. In a joint statement on higher education cooperation released at the conclusion of the summit, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Minister for Human Resources Development...
10:23 AM, Oct 14, 2011
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