India's position as the third largest importer of US crude is more a political statement of friendship between New Delhi and Washington DC, and comes at a cost
By the time Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked hand-in-hand in a Houston stadium in September 2019, the US had raised tariffs on 14% of Indian exports
Malabar naval exercises confirm the grouping is at the core of its Indo-pacific strategy
Senator Cantwell expressed disappointment over high import tariffs on apples from her State to India
Even as US President-elect Biden makes his first moves towards the White House without a concession from incumbent Trump, Harsh Pant assesses the real import of the choice American voters have made.
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US-India defence cooperation must not adversely affect the India-Russia interface, which has its own strategic meaning and content
India will have to make some effort with the next president
Biden, 77, who has a track record of advocating a stronger India-US relationship, also believes that there is a lot of scope in bilateral trade
India said the global strategic partnership between the two countries have a very strong bipartisan support in the US, suggesting that the bilateral ties will not be impacted by the poll outcome.
Former vice president Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, has a strong track record of being an ardent advocate of a strong India-US relationship
On Tuesday, India and the US inked the BECA that provides for sharing of high-end military technology, classified satellite data and critical information
India has an ambitious plan to increase its renewable energy capacity to 175 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, nearly three-fifths of which will be solar power
What India and the US can learn from game theory as they try to tackle the China challenge
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The two countries inked a total of five agreements, including the long-negotiated Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) that will allow sharing of high-end military technology
India must secure its own regional interests as well
A joint statement issued after the talks said the ministers applauded the exemplary cooperation between India and the US in confronting challenges emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic
The in-person talks between India and the United States is taking place at a time when India is locked in a tense standoff with China in eastern Ladakh
Becoming a BECA signatory will take India into a select group of long-range missile powers, which can strike targets thousands of kilometres away with an accuracy of 100 metres or less