US, India share number of interests and values: Biden administration
World | August 03, 2021 7:29 ISTPresident Joe Biden is “very much looking forward” to a leader-level Quad summit later this year, Antony Blinken's spokesperson said.
President Joe Biden is “very much looking forward” to a leader-level Quad summit later this year, Antony Blinken's spokesperson said.
Responding to a query on where would India stand on US vaccine distribution, Smith said India will be central and a key partner, stressing on US-India partnership in the Quad vaccine initiative.
Addressing reporters at the State Department, Jaishankar said, "We've a lot of issues to discuss. I think our relations have grown stronger over the years and I'm very confident that it'll continue to do so. I want to express our gratitude to the administration and US for strong support and solidarity at the moment of great difficulty for us."
US citizens and legal residents and their immediate family members are exempt from the restrictions, as also are diplomats, but they are advised to follow precautions.
The call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden is believed to have lasted for about 45 minutes. During the call, Biden is understood to have offered all help that India needs in this hour of crisis.
It was Blinken's first telephonic conversation with Jaishankar after he assumed the charge of the top American diplomat early this week.
The DFC said it will invest USD 54 million in equity for the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) in India to support the development of critical infrastructure projects. The financing is part of NIIF’s final round of fund-raising for the fund.
The 2+2 dialogue between India and the United States was held just a week before the presidential elections in the US and this conveys a lot about where bilateral ties between both the countries are heading.
Earlier, the two leaders had met on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Japan and G-7 Summit in France this summer.
Under the GSP programme, nearly 2,000 products including auto components and textile materials can enter the US duty-free if the beneficiary developing countries meet the eligibility criteria established by Congress.
Referring to the trade disputes between the two countries, Pompeo expressed confidence that it can be resolved with Trump being at helm of affairs in the US.
Besides China, the currency watch list also included Japan, South Korea, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore, according to the department's latest report.
India and the US signed a historic agreement to cooperate in civil nuclear energy sector in October 2008. The deal gave a fillip to bilateral ties, which have been on an upswing since.
The foreign secretary conveyed the appreciation to the US Government and to Pompeo personally for the firm support that India received from the US in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is currently on a five-day maiden trip to the US.
New Delhi: Having decided to increase the FDI cap in defence sector to 49%, India on Friday said it wants to work closely with the US in developing its indigenous military hardware manufacturing industry and
New Delhi: India and the US today asked Pakistan to work towards bringing the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks to justice even as they vowed to eliminate terrorist safe havens and disrupt terror networks
Washington: In an effort to strengthen the tri-lateral cooperation, Japan will participate in this year's Malabar naval exercise to be held at the end of this month, with India and the US. "Japan will participate
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