South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun, centre, poses for photos with United States Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, right, and Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano during their trilateral meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United States, Japan and South Korea on … Read more
Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s recent four-day visit to the United States, Mr. Gehlot said the BJP has completely “panicked” due to the success of Mr. Gandhi’s U.S. visit and has started spreading rumours about it. | Photo Credit: ANI Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday (September 13, 2024) that the ruling BJP … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused the RSS of considering some religions, languages, and communities of being inferior to others. File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of considering some religions, languages, and communities of being inferior to others and said that the fight in India … Read more
A file photo of former Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Monday (August 12, 2024) took charge as the Indian ambassador to the United States. Mr. Kwatra, 61, till recently was India’s Foreign Secretary. Privileged to assume charge as the Ambassador of India to the United States … Read more
A ‘village volunteer’ stands guard at a bunker set up in conflict-hit Manipur. | Photo Credit: PTI The United States has asked its nationals not to travel to Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan border, and parts of central and eastern parts of the country where Naxalites are active. In a revised travel advisory for … Read more
The Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee staging a protest against the U.S. ban on Indian wild-caught shrimp on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Fishermen under the aegis of Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee, representing fisheries trade unions across the spectrum of political affiliations, organised a march to the headquarters of the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology … Read more
VIT’s founder and chancellor G. Viswanathan, and R. Seenivasan, director, International Relations (VIT), signed a Letter of Intent with the University of North Texas for research and academic collaboration with VIT recently. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, has entered into an academic and research co-operation with top U.S. institutions including … Read more
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel The U.S. is deepening its ties with India in several key areas, including economic and security cooperation, a senior official has said, emphasising that Washington will continue to cultivate this relationship. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel made the remarks on July 1 at his daily news conference in … Read more
U.S. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters As the world’s two oldest and largest democracies, the United States and India share a unique bond of friendship and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s visit will … Read more
The Indian-American community, which has grown to five million in 2023, has broken through many barriers to become one of the most influential immigrant groups in the US now, a report said on June 14, observing that their story is about motivated immigrants and their children chasing the American dream. “Indian Americans account for only … Read more