Robert Blake

After Hagel's remark, Blake praises India's Afghan assistance programme

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake yesterday at a Congressional hearing said," India has taken a very kind of holistic view of what needs to be done there, and they have a USD 2 billion assistance program."

US envoy to visit Sri Lanka to discuss war report

A senior US official is visiting Sri Lanka this week to discuss how it plans to implement recommendations of a war commission on alleged abuses in the country's civil war.

India can become a world power: US official

The US has invested much of its time and energy to foster its relations with India because it believes India has the institutional capacity to become a world power, a top American official has said.

US believes India can become world power

Robert Blake, Obama Administration's point man for South and Central Asia, said the rapid strides made by the two sides in their ties over the last 10 years indicates that "sky is the limit" for the relationship between the two countries to grow.

Welcome India's reduction of Iran oil imports, no US pressure: Blake

Blake said India is making progress in this regard not because of any pressure from the US, but because of "financial and commercial considerations".

US Assistant Secretary Blake to travel to violence-hit Maldives

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake will travel to Maldives to have a firsthand assessment of the current crisis in the island nation which is undergoing political upheaval.

No change in US visa policy with regard to Modi: Blake

Blake said that while Gujarat remains a very important place for American investment, it does not mean any change in US' stand on issuing Visa to Modi.

US decision on India regarding human trafficking questioned

Congressmen say that China's waiver and India's upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 2 in the annual Trafficking in Persons report are politically motivated.