Nisha Biswal to head US-India Business CouncilBiswal, who was assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia in the Obama administration, is expected to join on November 1 in h...
10 Oct, 2017, 12.06 AM IST
Shah Rukh Khan detained once again at American airportThe Bollywood heart-throb was today detained at the LA Airport. This is not the first time that the star has had to face questioning in the...
12 Aug, 2016, 11.51 AM IST
Bhutan global role model on climate change: USBhutan absorbs three times more carbon dioxide than it emits, making the country carbon negative, said Nisha Biswal
12 May, 2016, 12.11 PM IST
Predictable legal environment needed in India for manufacturing: US Assistant SecretaryNoting that the direct investment by US companies into India has surpassed that of China’s, Nisha Biswal said the US invested over $15 bill...
20 Apr, 2016, 06.53 AM IST
US diplomat Nisha Biswal visits Nepal to take stock of rescue operationBiswal will meet with Nepalese leaders, US Ambassador to Nepal Peter Bodde and members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team.
13 May, 2015, 02.16 PM IST
US diplomat Nisha Biswal visits Nepal to take stock of earthquake rescue operationBiswal will meet with Nepalese leaders, US Ambassador to Nepal Peter Bodde, other US and international officials to discuss ongoing respons...
13 May, 2015, 12.59 PM IST
US warms up to Sri Lanka, says will assist new governmentSri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal, who arrived in Colombo on a two-...
02 Feb, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
Top US Diplomat Nisha Biswal meets Nepal Army chiefDuring the meeting with Gen Rana at Army Headquarters, Biswal discussed issues of mutual cooperation between Nepal and US, officials said.
27 Nov, 2014, 04.25 PM IST
Indian-American diplomat Nisha Biswal to visit India to lay ground work for Barack Obama tripThe State Department's decision came after White House announced that "at the invitation of Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi.
22 Nov, 2014, 03.16 PM IST
Nisha Biswal to visit India to lay ground work for Barack Obama tripUS State Department announced that it will send a top diplomat to India next week to lay the ground work for the historic presidential visi...
22 Nov, 2014, 02.38 AM IST
Nisha Desai making critical efforts in key part of world: John KerryNisha Desai was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs on October 21, 2013.
24 Oct, 2014, 12.11 PM IST
Announcement of new US Ambassador to India soon: Nisha Desai BiswalThe post is vacant since May when the then US Ambassador Nancy Powell left after an eventful stint. The White House is yet to announce a re...
25 Jul, 2014, 11.58 PM IST
Top US official Nisha Desai Biswal arrives, to boost ties with Narendra ModiThe two diplomats will call on the MEA officials including the Foreign Secretary over the next two days, official sources told Sunday ET.
08 Jun, 2014, 04.49 AM IST
USAID to provide $2.7 million for clean energy to IndiaThe United States Agency for International Aid (USAID) will provide $2.7 million for increasing clean energy access to India.
04 Mar, 2014, 04.33 PM IST
Top US diplomat to visit India for strategic partnershipA top US diplomat is travelling to India next week to hold talks with Indian officials in New Delhi, and the corporate sector in Bangalore.
01 Mar, 2014, 03.23 AM IST
- Nisha Desai's success reflective of deep Indo-US ties: John Kerry
Biswal, the first Indian-American to become Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, was formally sworn in by Kerry.
22 Nov, 2013, 04.14 PM IST
Barack Obama nominates Indian-American Nisha Biswal as assistant secretary of State for South AsiaBarack Obama has nominated Nisha Desai Biswal, an accomplished Indian-American administrator, to head the South Asia bureau in the US state...
19 Jul, 2013, 12.51 PM IST