us-india relations

Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated today that tourism is a celebration of culture and a shared human aspiration. He made these remarks while addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Tourism Leadership Summit in New Delhi. The Minister said that as...

Washington, February 23 – A senior Democratic lawmaker paid tribute to the Bera family on the House floor, recognizing their "multi-generational commitment to service, education, and community" and their contributions in both the US and India.Speaking on the House Floor, Congressman J. Luis...

New Delhi, February 22 The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday appealed to farmers across India to organize public meetings in villages to voice their demands against the India-US interim trade deal.In a statement issued here, the SKM, an umbrella body of farmer organizations that led the...

New Delhi, February 21 Congress leader P Chidambaram accused US President Donald Trump on Saturday of "weaponizing tariffs" and said the move must be condemned.In a post on X, the former finance minister said he was not surprised that Trump was "desperately searching" for ways to reimpose...

FGN12 US-INDIA-TARIFFIndia faces lower tariff rate of 10% as Trump issues proclamation on new leviesNew York/Washington: India now faces a lower tariff rate of 10 per cent, down from 18 per cent, after US President Donald Trump announced a new global levy on items imported into America in...

New Delhi, February 21 The Indian government is examining the developments regarding US tariffs and their implications, the Commerce Ministry said on Saturday."We have noted the US Supreme Court's judgment on tariffs yesterday (Friday). US President Donald Trump has also addressed a press...

New Delhi, February 20 A three-day meeting between Indian and American officials to finalize the legal text for an interim trade agreement will begin in the US on February 23, an official said on Friday.Earlier this month, India and the US released a joint statement to announce that a...

New Delhi, February 20 The US-India partnership has a crucial role to play in making the benefits of AI accessible to everyone and everywhere, said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. Sundar Pichai stated this on Friday.Speaking here at the AI Impact Summit ahead...

New York/Washington, February 19 US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on India and Pakistan if they had not stopped fighting last summer, reiterating the claim that he had ended the war between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.Trump repeated...

Lucknow, February 18 India will lead the Global South one day, and then no nation or tariffs will be able to harm us, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat at an RSS outreach event in Lucknow on Wednesday.The "Global South" refers to countries considered as developing...

Bengaluru, February 18 – United States Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, William Kimmitt, led a delegation of officials from the International Trade Administration (ITA) to Bengaluru this week, marking the first leg of a visit to India ahead of the Department of Commerce's...

New Delhi, February 18 India wants to diversify its sources of crude oil and coking coal, and would "love" to source high-quality coking coal from the US, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.He also said that the US can provide certain goods that India desperately...

Moscow, February 17 Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar met Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko on Tuesday and discussed "pressing" bilateral and international issues, including the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.The meeting came against the backdrop of Washington's claim that New...

Mumbai, February 17 India is engaging more intensively with international partners from a position of strength, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, citing recent trade deals, and asserted that the "reform express" will continue to move forward.Speaking at the Global...

New Delhi, February 16 The Congress party on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "surrendering" to US President Donald Trump by agreeing to the India-US interim trade deal. The party claims this deal will "devastate" the livelihoods of millions of farmers across the country and...

New Delhi, February 16 A team of Indian officials will visit the US next week to finalize the legal text for an interim trade agreement, which is expected to be signed in March, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday.The visit is likely to begin on February 23.India and the US...

Hyderabad, February 15 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that Rahul Gandhi is the only leader who has questioned the Centre over the “incompetent and compromised” trade deal with the US.Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy accused Rahul Gandhi of trying to...

New Delhi, February 11 In a scathing attack, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the government of "selling Bharat Mata" through the India-US interim trade deal, claiming it was a "wholesale surrender" that compromised India's energy security and farmers' interests...

Beijing, February 11 Indian Ambassador to China, Pradeep Rawat, and his US counterpart, David Perdue, met in Beijing and discussed US-India relations and shared interests."The US-India relationship delivers real results through close cooperation on defence, energy, critical minerals, and...