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Envoys' visit to Jammu and Kashmir 'important step', says US but expresses concern over political leaders' detentions, internet shutdown
• 5 years agoUS expressed concern over continued detention of political leaders, restrictions on internet in region
US senators slam S Jaishankar for rebuffing Pramila Jayapal over her Kashmir views; minister had refused to meet panel that included Congresswoman
Fp Staff • 5 years agoFrom presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to Indian origin Congresswoman Kamala Harris who recently dropped out of the race for White House, Democrats stood beside Jayapal and criticised India for 'silencing' its critic
S Jaishankar refuses to meet congresswoman who moved J&K resolution in US House, calls it 'not fair understanding of situation'
• 5 years agoAddressing a group of Indian reporters on Thursday as he concluded his trip to Washington DC, which was primarily to attend the India-US 2+2 dialogue, S Jaishankar said the resolution introduced this month in the House of Representatives was not a fair characterisation of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
S Jaishankar pitches for H-1B visa holders at bilateral meet with US, says movement of people deepened ties between two countries
• 5 years agoPitching strongly for H-1B visa holders, S Jaishankar reiterated the significant contribution made by the movement of persons in a fair and non-discriminatory manner to the deepening of bilateral ties between India and the United States
US, India hold talks on strategic and security concerns amid domestic crises in both countries
• 5 years agoUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper were meeting their Indian counterparts Wednesday for strategic and security talks as both countries deal with domestic political crises.
US House Subcommittee hearing aimed to target India, but that doesn't mean it didn't contain lessons for New Delhi
Tara Kartha • 5 years agoAnyone who watched the hearing by the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, would have discerned not only that India got a drubbing and that Pakistan got away scot-free, but also that the State Department gave a far more professionally-measured statement than the panellists themselves
Donald Trump should be grateful to John Bolton; dumped NSA saved US from major embarrassment by preventing ludicrous deal with Taliban
Tara Kartha • 5 years agoNotably, before he left, John Bolton does seem to have got his way with the Afghanistan issue, resulting in the cancellation.
Amid speculation over key defence deal between India and Russia, US official says no blanket waiver for New Delhi
Ians • 6 years agoA senior US official said on Monday that there will be no blanket waiver for defence trade with Russia.
US grants sanctions waiver to India on Chabahar: Port is at the centre of Washington's South Asia strategy
Vinaykaura • 6 years agoThe US has taken a well-thought-out decision to exempt India from sanctions regarding the development of the strategically-located Chabahar port in Iran
Pakistan grapples under US pressure to bring Afghan Taliban to table; disobeying Donald Trump may douse IMF bailout hope
Vinaykaura • 6 years agoWhat is hardly hidden from the public gaze is that the Donald Trump administration wants Pakistan’s help in bringing the Afghan Taliban to the negotiating table so that American troops can exit Afghanistan without any threat to the Ashraf Ghani government.