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Blinken and Austin to travel to India for 2 plus 2 ministerial dialogue

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin would be travelling to India for the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with their Indian counterparts External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi this month, the State Department has said. In a statement issued on Wednesday, State Department Sokesperson Matthew Miller said that Blinken's trip to India comes at the end of a more than a week-long trip November 2 to November 10 beginning with Israel and Jordan, following which he would continue with his Indo-Pacific travels to Japan, S Korea and India. The exact dates of his trips to these countries have not been announced. In New Delhi, the US delegation will participate in the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. The delegation will meet with Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar, Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh, and other senior Indian officials to discuss both bilateral and global concerns and developments in the Indo-Pacific, ..

US emerges as India's biggest trading partner during Apr-Sep this fiscal

The US has emerged as India's biggest trading partner during the first half of the current financial year despite global economic uncertainties and declining exports and imports, according to government data. According to the provisional data of the commerce ministry, the bilateral trade between India and the US has declined by 11.3 per cent to USD 59.67 billion during April-September 2023 against USD 67.28 billion in the same period last year. Exports to the US have come down to USD 38.28 billion during April-September 2023 from USD 41.49 billion a year ago. Imports also declined to USD 21.39 billion during the first six months of the current fiscal compared to USD 25.79 billion in the same period last year. Similarly, the two-way trade between India and China also dipped by 3.56 per cent to USD 58.11 billion. Exports to China contracted marginally to USD 7.74 billion during the first half of the current fiscal from USD 7.84 billion in the year-ago period. Imports fell to USD 50.

Announcements at USIBC meet to bolster US-India economic relations

The announcements made by several American companies, including the manufacture of Pixel Phones by Google in India, during the just concluded Global Board of Directors Mission will further drive the bilateral relationship between both countries and unlock long-term growth, the US India Business Council (USIBC) said. The landmark investment and manufacturing announcements by USIBC Global Board companies during the three-day event beginning October 17 will further unlock India's long-term growth, empower the next generation of homegrown talent, and reinforce the flourishing economic linkages between the US and India, the world's oldest and the largest democracies, USIBC said on Thursday. Held on the heels of India's historic hosting of the G20 last month and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the United States in June, the USIBC Mission saw over thirty industry-leading executives and high-level representatives from the US and India partake in substantial meetings and ...

US SEC to impose measures to halt $130 mn fraud targeting Indian Americans

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday announced that it has obtained a temporary restraining order, asset freeze, and other emergency relief to halt an ongoing fraud targeting the Indian American community that has raised nearly USD 130 million since April 2021. Nanban Ventures LLC, its three founders Gopala Krishnan, Manivannan Shanmugam, and Sakthivel Palani Gounder, collectively known as the Founders, and three other entities that these Founders control are allegedly involved in committing the fraud, the SEC said in a press statement. Unsealed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the SEC complaint alleged that the defendants raised more than USD 89 million from more than 350 investors for investments in purported venture capital funds that the Founders managed through Nanban Ventures LLC. They also raised over USD 39 million from 10 investors which was later invested directly in the three other entities controlled by the Founders. The complaint .

India one of the fastest-growing overseas visitor markets for SF: Official

After JFK airport in New York, San Francisco has emerged as the number two gateway for Indians in the US which is mainly driven by the expansion and new non-stop flights of Air India, according to officials who were in Mumbai this week to explore avenues to tap the huge Indian market. Our market measurement shows there are about 1,100 passengers per day each way between San Francisco, the Bay Area and India, Kevin Bumen, Chief Financial & Commercial Officer at San Francisco International Airport told PTI in an interview after concluding his two-day visit to Mumbai. Air India, he said, has been a real bright spot during the pandemic with a carrier that grew and really made the most of a difficult market and made some big moves with their expansion in San Francisco. Today San Francisco is the number two gateway in the US behind John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). We're 17 flights a week. JFK has 21 flights a week. And if United Airlines were operating their full schedule, ..

US govt seeks industry feedback on defence procurement agreement with India

The US government on Tuesday sought feedback from its defence industry community on the reciprocal defence procurement agreement it is planning to have with India. On behalf of the US government, the Department of Defense is contemplating negotiating and concluding a new Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement with the Republic of India, said a notification issued in the Federal Register on Tuesday. DoD is requesting industry feedback regarding its experience in public defense procurements conducted by or on behalf of the Indian Ministry of Defence or Armed Forces, it said. So far, the United States has concluded Reciprocal Defense Procurement (RDP) Agreements with 28 countries. It is done by the Defense Secretary and his counterpart from the other country. The purpose of an RDP agreement is to promote rationalisation, standardisation, interchangeability, and interoperability of conventional defence equipment with allies and other friendly governments, said the Federal Register T

Will continue to foster stronger defence partnership with India: Pentagon

The United States will continue to foster a stronger defence partnership with India, the Pentagon said on Friday. We very much appreciate our relationship with India on a defence level. We continue to foster a stronger defence partnership with India and that is something that I think you'll continue to see us do going forward, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder told reporters at a news conference here. In 1997, defence trade between India and the US was almost negligible, today it stands above USD 20 billion. Responding to a question, Ryder said China remains the pacing challenge for the Department of Defense. We do appreciate the partnership that we have with India and other countries in the Indo-Pacific region when it comes to preserving individual nations' sovereignty and abiding by the international rules-based order that has preserved peace and stability for many years, he said.

India is rapidly resolving trade disputes: What does that mean for the WTO?

The WTO might continue to be the bedrock of the global trading system, but its context in today's era has perhaps changed

Eric Garcetti will lead ambitious effort to deepen US-India cooperation: WH

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti will be leading an ambitious effort to deepen America's cooperation with India, including in defence and economic sectors, according to the White House. Garcetti, the former Mayor of Los Angeles, was officially sworn in as the US Ambassador to India on March 24 by Vice President Kamala Harris during a ceremonial event here. The US Senate confirmed 52-year-old Garcetti's nomination earlier last month, ending a protracted hiatus of over two years to fill the key diplomatic position. Garcetti's nomination was pending before the US Congress since July 2021 when he was nominated by President Joe Biden. The president has said, when we look at the relationship with India, it's one of the most consequential relationships that the United States has in the world. That still stands, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Tuesday. Ambassador Garcetti will be leading an ambitious effort to deepen our ..

Top US officials laud growing strategic relations between India-US

The former envoy also praised Jaishankar as the architect behind the modern US-India relationship and exuded confidence that US-India strategic ties have enhanced under his watch

US-India ties built on shared ideas, values: US deputy secretary of state

The US-India relationship is built on shared ideas and shared values, and top among those is a commitment to democracy and social justice, a top Biden Administration official has said. Richard Verma, the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources - the highest ranking Indian-American ever in the US State Department, made the remarks on Saturday at an event at the Indian Embassy held to celebrate the diversity and vibrancy of Indian culture and India-US relationship. The event at the Indian House was attended by top Indian-American officials from the Biden Administration and eminent Indian American community leaders from across the US. Honouring the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, Verma said the US-India relationship is built on shared ideas and shared values. "Top among those is a commitment to democracy and social justice. Gandhi would write to President Roosevelt in 1942 that he had profited greatly by the writings of Thoreau and Emerson and some years later, Dr. .

Like Chandrayaan, Indo-US ties will go to moon and even beyond: Jaishankar

The India-US relationship is at an all-time high and the two nations have moved to a position where they see each other as very desirable, optimal and comfortable partners, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, stressing that like the Chandrayaan, bilateral ties will go to the moon and maybe even beyond. Jaishankar made the remarks while addressing several hundred Indian-Americans who had gathered at the India House from various parts of the US to attend the 'Celebrating Colours of Friendship' event organised by the Embassy of India here on Saturday. There is one clear message today that our relationship is at an all-time high. But as they say in America, you ain't seen anything yet. So, we are going to take this relationship to a different level, to a different place, he said at the largest-ever gathering of Indian-Americans at the India House. "In this changing world, I would say today that India and the US have moved to a position where we see each other as very ...

Like Chandrayaan, US-India relation will go to moon and even beyond: EAM

The India-US relationship is at an all-time high and the Modi government is going to take it to a different level, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, stressing that like the Chandrayaan, bilateral ties will go to the moon and even beyond. Jaishankar's remarks came as he addressed several hundred Indian-Americans gathered at the India House from various parts of the US to attend the 'Celebrating Colours of Friendship' event organised by the Embassy of India here on Saturday. There is one clear message today that our relationship is at an all-time high. But as they say in America, you ain't seen anything yet. So, we are going to take this relationship to a different level, to a different place, he said at the largest-ever gathering of Indian- Americans at the India House. Jaishankar said that the success of the G20 could not have happened without the support of the US. As the host, when things go well, the host always gets the credit. It's reasonable. But, the G20 could

India, US see each other as very desirable, optimal partners: S Jaishankar

"We keep finding new domains, the more we do with each other, the more we find we are able to do, explore together and achieve together," he added

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EAM Jaishankar to meet US Secy Blinken amid India-Canada diplomatic row

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here on Thursday, amid the diplomatic rumpus between India and Canada stirred over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. Although officials from both sides are tightlipped about the agenda of the meeting, the latest diplomatic crisis between two of America's friends, its traditional ally Canada and India, is expected to come up prominently during the talks. I don't want to preview the conversations he (Blinken) will have in that meeting (with Jaishankar) , but as we've made clear, we've raised this; we have engaged with our Indian counterparts on this and encouraged them to cooperate with the Canadian investigation, and we continue to encourage them to cooperate, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters. He was responding to questions about the meeting between Jaishankar and Blinken at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department here on Thursday afternoon .

India, US discuss opportunities to further strengthen logistics cooperation

Underscoring the transformative momentum in the India-US relationship, officials of the two nations held discussions on opportunities to further strengthen interoperability and logistics cooperation. During the India-US 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue held here on Tuesday, the officials also discussed combined maritime engagements in the Indian Ocean Region, as well as expanded cooperation in the space and cyber domains, the Pentagon said. The Indian delegation was led by Additional Secretary Vani Rao of the Ministry of External Affairs and Joint Secretary Vishwesh Negi of the Ministry of Defence, it said. The American side was led by Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu. "The officials also discussed regional security developments and strategic priorities across the Indo-Pacific region," a statement said. The 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue advanced a wide range of ..

There ought to be fair probe into Canada's allegations against India: US

The United States has said there ought to be a full and fair investigation into Canada's allegations that the Indian government was involved in the killing of a separatist Sikh leader in British Columbia earlier this year. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said this at a news conference here on Tuesday. "They are such concerning allegations that we think there ought to be a full and fair investigation," Miller said, adding, "Canada has said it is committed to doing that, and we believe the Indian government should cooperate with it." The official was responding to a question on a row between Canada and India after the conclusion of the G20 Summit in New Delhi. Canada has accused India of being involved in the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. India has termed the allegations "baseless" and said Canada has become a safe haven for terrorists. "We are obviously quite concerned about the situation in Canada. We have cooperated closely with

India, US eyeing collaboration in batteries, minerals: Advisor to PM

Amid the quest for energy transition and ambitious net zero goals, India and the US are looking to collaborate in the fields of battery technologies and critical minerals, said Tarun Kapoor, the special advisor to the Prime Minister.He was speaking at the 20th Indo-US Economic Summit, organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC).The theme of this year's summit is 'Sharing ideas & potential for a substantial partnership between India and the US for the next 25 years'.Addressing a session on infrastructure, road transport and highways, he noted that both countries are already collaborating to set up funds for renewable energy, and are also working on payment security mechanisms for electric buses."We have a good scope of collaboration even further in terms of getting more investments into the country, partnerships between companies in India and US companies particularly considering the technology play which is happing all over the world," he said."Batteries and ...

US-India partnership vital for stability in Indo-Pacific: US Army Chief

As per the US Army chief, the character of war is changing, and they all have to talk about how to strengthen their profession, the trust between the leaders in the land and standards and discipline