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Head-on | India @75: The new idea of India is forward-looking, diverse and free of past’s burdens
A new idea of India is reflected in the fearless teenagers at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai, the sports heroes at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and innovative startup entrepreneurs in tech hubs around the country
US seeks to add India to NATO plus, says American Congressman Ro Khanna
The move to add New Delhi as the sixth country to the bloc comes after the United States House of Representatives approved an amendment to the National Defence Authorization Act that proposes the deepening of India-US defence ties
Explained: NDAA and its link to the waiver to India against America’s punitive CAATSA law
The NDAA is legislation through which Congress directs how military funding should be used while also modifying the organisation and policies of American defence institutions. The recent amendment, passed by the House of Representatives, paved the way for a India-specific waiver to sanctions
United States Senate version of NDAA seeks to bolster defence partnership with India
The move comes a week after the House of Representatives passed a legislative amendment as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that waived off punitive CAATSA sanctions for India
Explained: America’s CAATSA law and the waiver that the US House has passed for India
CAATSA, which was signed into a federal law in 2017, allows the United States to punish countries that carry out 'significant transactions with Iran, North Korea and Russia'. India's purchase of the S-400 defence system from Russia had raised fears that it would be sanctioned under this legislation
US House approves CAATSA waiver for India to purchase S-400 missile system from Russia
CAATSA is a tough US law that authorises the US administration to impose sanctions on countries that purchase major defence hardware from Russia in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its alleged meddling in the 2016 US presidential elections
GhoseSpot | India has changed and it will be a mistake to judge it by the lens of the past
As seen in the Modi government’s handling of the Ukraine crisis or Jaishankar’s aggressive diplomacy in the US, it’s obvious that the old order now has to deal with a new India which will talk in its own idiom and walk at its own pace
Sanctions on India would be 'extraordinarily foolhardy', says Senator Ted Cruz to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The US administration is required under domestic law, Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) to impose sanctions on any country that has significant transactions with Iran, North Korea or Russia.
Joe Biden to decide whether to apply or waive sanctions on India under CAATSA: US official on Russian S-400
CAATSA is a US law, which authorises the administration to impose sanctions on countries that purchase major defence hardware from Russia in response to Moscow's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and alleged meddling in the 2016 US presidential elections
As Putin plays Russian roulette in Ukraine, Indian diplomacy treads a fine line
There is little doubt that India should, and will, continue to maintain its voting pattern, and abstain again when the matter is put to a vote in the UNGA in the next few days
Russia’s war in Ukraine: How India’s UN Security Council vote was pragmatic
Condemning one to please the others does not achieve anything. Whatever the contours of resolution of this war, the mutuality of India’s interests with all these partners will remain important
If situation deteriorates in Ukraine, India’s defence deals with Russia will face more scrutiny: Harsh V Pant
Strategic expert Harsh V Pant, in an interview with Firstpost, explains the nitty-gritty of the Ukrainian crisis, and how it’s going to impact world politics
Ukraine crisis: How confrontation between Putin’s Russia and Biden-led West will impact India’s foreign relations
India is close to all the major global players — Russia, US, EU and Ukraine — hence it cannot afford to take sides
India-Russia Annual Summit: From AK-203 to Afghanistan, here's what to expect
It will be the first face-to-face meeting between Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in November 2019
From revamping defence ties to geopolitical issues: What Putin's visit means for India-Russia ties
There have been six telephonic conversations between the two leaders since November 2019, to date apart from virtual meetings for multilateral summits.
How Vladimir Putin’s visit will bring India and Russia closer despite New Delhi’s deepening ties with US
Minor differences, which cropped up due to India’s strategic shift and closer alliance with the US, would be put to rest during Vladimir Putin’s Delhi visit
Will India face US sanctions over S-400 Russian missiles? Here's what you need to know
The purpose of CAATSA is 'to provide congressional review and to counter aggression by the Governments of Iran, the Russian Federation, and North Korea, and for other purposes'
US yet to decide on CAATSA waiver to India over S-400 missile deal with Russia
Last month, US senators and India Caucus co-chairs Mark Warner and John Cornyn sent a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging him to waive CAATSA sanctions against India for buying military arms from Russia
India has taken significant steps to reduce military dependence on Russia, says US Senator
The statement made by John Cornyn, a top Republican leader, came as a few senators have urged President Biden not to impose provisions of CAATSA on New Delhi for buying the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Moscow
Two US Senators urge Joe Biden not to impose CAATSA sanctions on India
In a letter to Biden, Senators Mark Warner of the Democratic Party and John Cornyn of the Republican Party urged the president to grant a national interest waiver to India as provided under CAATSA as this is in America's national security interest