Arul Louis- The U.S. State Department now appears to stand behind President Donald Trump’s claim that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate or arbitrate the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, moving away from a department official’s clarification that it considered it a bilateral issue. Asked by a reporter if there […]
IANS- Senior Trump administration official Larry Kudlow has made a perfunctory defense of President Donald Trump’s credibility but would not go into the specifics of his claim about being asked to mediate on Kashmir. Asked by a reporter on Tuesday about India’s denials of Trump’s comment that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him […]
IANS- Moving swiftly to counter the diplomatic embarrassment caused by President Donald Trump’s flub on Kashmir and assuage an upset New Delhi, the US administration clarified that Kashmir is very much a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, even as US Democrats apologized to India’s envoy for the US President’s “amateurish claim” about Kashmir. India […]
IANS- India on Monday rebuffed US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate on the Kashmir issue, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had never made such a request to him, and stressed that all outstanding issues with Pakistan are “discussed only bilaterally”. “We have seen the US President’s remarks to the press that he […]
IANS- India and the United States will continue discussions over bilateral trade-related issues, the government said on Friday. According to the Central government, both sides have agreed to continue “their discussions for achieving mutually beneficial outcomes aimed at further growing the economic relationship and addressing mutual trade concerns”. The development comes after a delegation led […]
IANS- US President Donald Trump lashed out at social networking platforms, especially Twitter, during the social media summit at the White House for censoring Republican views and blocking Americans from following him. As the summit was about to begin on Thursday, Twitter went down for nearly an hour. The outage was due to an […]
IANS- US President Donald Trump, in his July 4th address at the National Mall in Washington, commemorated the “extraordinary heritage” of America at a controversial event marked by the presence of tanks and military aircraft. “As we gather this evening, in the joy of freedom, we remember that all share a truly extraordinary heritage. Together […]
Justice Markandey Katju- President Trump has recently called for the withdrawal of India’s high import tariffs, calling them unacceptable. He said India must give greater and ‘equitable’ access to US products in Indian markets. The question is whether India should heed his call. In this connection, it is important to know the theory of […]
IANS- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed to US President Donald Trump concerns over tensions in the Persian Gulf related to Iran, saying “instability” in the region affects India in “many ways” besides the energy aspect. The two leaders agreed that they and their officials will continuously remain in touch to ensure that the […]
IANS- US President Donald Trump has again taken aim at India’s tariffs on Harley Davidson motorcycles ahead of his meeting with his “very good friend” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asserted that they were working on reducing them. The 50 percent duty on Harley Davidson bikes imported into India is “unacceptable”, Trump said on […]
