Nisha Desai Biswal

No trilateral military partnership with India and Japan, says US

The US has ruled out a trilateral military partnership with India and Japan, days after it decided to upgrade its annual trilateral meetings at the ministerial level.

India to play big role in US' 'rebalance to Asia' strategy: Biswal

Ahead of an important India visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry, a top Obama Administration official today said that the Asian nation has an increasingly vital role to play at the global stage.

Key US Congressional committee to review bilateral ties with India

Ahead of the India-US Strategic Dialogue, a key Congressional committee will hold a hearing on India to review bilateral ties and prospects for expanding cooperation with the new Indian government.

Committed to US-India relations, says US Asst Secretary of State Biswal

The US on Monday said it wants to partner with the Narendra Modi government in meeting the hopes and aspirations of Indians who have given the government a resounding mandate even as the two sides were working closely to finalise a date for a meeting between Modi and American President Barack Obama.

China, US to make first contact with Modi govt this weekend

US sees strengthening of India ties under Modi's leadership

The Obama administration hopes that Indo-US strategic relationship would not only strengthen but would also reach a new high under Narendra Modi-led government, which has earned a strong and decisive mandate from the people of the country – the first in 30 years.

US to enhance security cooperation with new Indian govt

Describing security cooperation with India as "a central element of the broad US-India strategic partnership", the US says it looks forward to working closely with the next Indian government to build on it.

Won't comment on Modi visa issue, says John Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry has refused to comment on the issue of granting visa to BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, saying his comments may have a "play" in the upcoming general elections in India.

US official Nisha Biswal to visit India next week

In a sign of thaw after the Devyani Khobragade affair, America's new point person for South Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal is making her first trip to India next week "to further broaden and deepen" the US-India relationship.

Devyani row may be over but US diplomats won't get back privileges soon

For reciprocity is the name of the game since the US chose to arrest, strip search and slap a criminal case of visa fraud against Devyani Khobragade, India's then deputy consul general in New York, before India's hardball diplomacy sent her back home safe.