Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) A key US congressional panel will convene a public hearing next week to assess the trajectory of the India–US strategic partnership, with particular attention to the evolving defence, economic, and diplomatic contours of the relationship.
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) The Pentagon issued a federal notification of a proposed foreign military sale worth $52.8 million to India for a new tranche of anti-submarine sonobuoys, a move it said will deepen operational cooperation and reinforce the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) In a move with direct implications for India and other Indo-Pacific partners, the US Senate has introduced a resolution condemning what it calls the Chinese Communist Party's "stolen valour" attempts to rewrite the history of World War II and diminish the wartime role of Allied forces.
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) India's role as a critical technology and strategic partner featured prominently this week as top US lawmakers and experts warned that the global race for artificial intelligence is entering a decisive phase marked by China's rapid military and industrial adoption of AI, and by tightening US-led semiconductor controls designed to preserve a technological edge.
Washington, Dec 5 (IANS) In a move that will significantly affect hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals and families navigating the US immigration system, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced sweeping reductions to the maximum validity of Employment Authorisation Documents, saying the shift is necessary to strengthen security vetting and detect potential risks among those working in the United States.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday presented a copy of the Bhagavad Gita in Russian to visiting President Vladimir Putin, describing the scripture as a source of inspiration for people across the world.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Pakistan is living through a quiet constitutional gerrymandering whose ramifications are not loud street protests. Rather, there is a slow and a methodical shift being orchestrated by an increasingly assertive military establishment, which is duly enabled by pliant political parties eager to comply.
Quetta, Dec 4 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations and activists on Thursday condemned the enforced disappearance of a lecturer, Balach Khan Bali, by Pakistani forces in Balochistan.
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation has raised its deep concerns over the Pir Sarhandi shrine in Pakistan's Umerkot region, stating that the Sufi shrine has become one of the most "notorious" centres for the conversion of Hindu girls and women in Sindh province, especially those from poor and lower-caste communities.
Colombo, Dec 4 (IANS) India continues its unwavering humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with intensive search, rescue, medical, and logistics operations underway across multiple affected regions in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, the Indian High Commission in Colombo stated on Thursday.
