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India is actually a red-hot investment opportunity for its clean energy transition: John Kerry

Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, said he intends to work "very, very closely with" with Indian leadership including Prime...

US President Joe Biden announces sanctions against military leaders of Myanmar

In his first public address on the situation in Myanmar, which the US and several other western countries continue to call it by its previo...

Biden announces sanctions against military leaders of Myanmar

"Today I'm announcing a series of actions that we're taking to begin imposing consequences on the leaders of the coup. The US government is...

US Secretary of State Tony Blinken, S Jaishankar discuss Myanmar

"India is one of the most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region to us. We welcome India's emergence as a leading global power and i...

UN Security Council demands Myanmar coup leaders free Suu Kyi as US weighs sanctions

Language in the statement was softer than the original draft by Britain and made no mention of a coup - apparently to win support from Chin...

USIBC recommends big ideas to Biden Administration to boost Indian-American ties

US India Business Council (USIBC), on the occasion of India's 72nd Republic Day, also recommended to the Biden Administration to restructur...

Biden administration to review US-Taliban deal

The Trump administration had signed the peace deal with Taliban in February last in Doha. The accord drew up plans for withdrawal of US tro...

India blames Saudi oil output cut for surge in oil prices

Top exporter Saudi Arabia has pledged additional voluntary output cuts of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in February and March under a dea...

Joe Biden's economic council pick Sameera Fazili was part of protests against Article 370 abrogation

​​Experts on Indo-USA ties told ET that while Fazili’s incoming position may not allow her any role in US foreign policy, her actions need ...

Biden ropes in 20 Indian-Americans in administration, 17 at key White House positions

It is also for the first time ever that so many Indian-Americans have been roped into a presidential administration ever before the inaugur...

2 Indian-Americans named in White House National Security Council

Sumona Guha was named as Senior Director for South Asia, while Tarun Chhabra was named to become Senior Director for Technology and Nationa...

Remembering Ashwini Kumar – The brilliant police officer and great sports administrator

Kumar’s police career began in 1942 when he joined the Imperial Police (I.P.) at the age of 22. The Service was a precursor to the present ...

Ruling BJP in Assam is going all out to win the sixth schedule council, Bodoland territorial council

Terming the residents of BTR as politically aware and conscious as they can differentiate between good and bad, Sonowal said that BJP has f...

Joe Biden says his administration will be most diverse ever

Biden, 78, is due to take over as the 46th US President on January 20. African-American groups have been asking Biden, a Democrat, to nomin...

United States take on climate finance to be game changer

Indian environment minister Prakash Javadekar, who led the India delegation to Paris in November 2015, termed Kerry’s comments ‘unwarranted...

Jolt to YSRC govt as AP legislative council rejects Municipal laws second amendment bill

The Bill, which was passed by the Assembly on Tuesday, was moved in the Council on Wednesday but the main opposition Telugu Desam Party, wh...

Term of BBMP council ends; govt appoints Gaurav Gupta as administrator

The Karnataka government on Thursday appointed senior IAS officer Gaurav Gupta as the administrator of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pali...