Moving beyond the transformational nuclear deal, India and the US are set to unveil a new template for deepening strategic partnership on key global challenges, ranging from counter-terrorism to non-proliferation and climate change, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets US President Barack Obama ...

The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton will have a one-on-one discussion with Manmohan Singh regarding regional issues in South Asia, during the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the US.
"I think that regional issues will be very important, particularly since the secretary has just ...

The United States has assured its key friend Pakistan that its growing strategic ties with India on a range of areas including defence is not a threat to Pakistan.
"We value our partnership with Pakistan and with India," US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Robert Blake said on ...

The Indian Envoy has said that the summit between Manmohan Singh and Barack Obama may provide a step towards deepening India-US economic ties.

"Even as we strengthen our growing cooperation in security, counter-terrorism and defence, we will give high priority to deepening economic ...

US ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer has mentioned on Wednesday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama will try to resolve the remaining issues, including a reprocessing pact, to complete the nuclear deal when they hold talks in Washington next week.
 
"We ...

Mentioning India as a major and vital partner, the US has mentioned that Barack Obama would be sharing his thoughts about his China visit with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during the visit of the Indian Prime Minister to Washington.
 
Manmohan Singh is the first Prime Minister to be ...

The discussions of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama, during the US visit of Manmohan Singh on Nov 24, is expected focus more on unfinished part of the nuclear business, including a pact on reprocessing spent fuel now in its final stages, while the civil nuclear ...

With just days left for the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the US, the nation has given its assurance regarding its commitment towards the complete implementation of the India – US civil nuke deal.
 
Stressing that nuclear according signed during the Bush administration had ...

The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama, slated to take place next month, is expected to focus more on economic ties so that the India-US relationship could be taken to a "new level".
 
Over the last few days, officials on both sides have spelt ...

According to the US assistant secretary of state for consular affairs Janice L. Jacobs, there are chances that US Congress would address the immigration reform policies "in future". According to her, this issue would be examined later, since healthcare reforms and the climate change are ...

Preparations are well underway to ensure a "good, substantive" schedule for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he visits Washington later this month on the first state visit hosted by President Barack Obama.
 
"Of course, we all look forward to the visit of the Prime ...

New Delhi will have to clear the visas for Pakistan-born US nationals after the Indian Embassy tightened visa approval norms. The restriction from the Indian Embassy comes after the FBI thwarted Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) plot to employ US nationals to launch terror attacks in India.
 
An order ...

With just days left for the Copenhagen climate summit, US President Barack Obama would hold talks with India and China for coming up with a deal at the much expected climate change conference.
 
Obama’s first-ever China visit is slated to kick off this Sunday whereas Indian Prime ...

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu will hold talks with Indian officials later this week over climate change and clean energy, one of the important issues on the table when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington Nov 24.
 
Chu is expected to meet ...

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama will be developing a framework so that the existing "comprehensive partnership of mutual trust and confidence" can be taken to “a new level".
 
"We are at an exciting moment of hope and opportunity ...

As part of this year’s US-India Global issues forum, the two countries have held discussions to review the United Nations Human Rights Council.
 
The meeting was co-chaired by Maria Otero, US under secretary for democracy and Nirupama Rao, Indian Foreign Secretary on ...

According to a senior US official, President Barack Obama's decision to have Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the very first state visitor of his administration was no accident.
 
"I think it's no accident that President Obama decided that the very first state visitor of his ...

With just days left for Manmohan Singh to visit the US, India and the US held discussion on a range of global issues on Thursday, which included democracy and human rights to climate change and terrorism.
 
The US delegation under the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs ...

Former US president George W. Bush who had kicked off the vital India - US nuclear deal during his last days of presidency, has mentioned that this deal is in fact is New Delhi's "passport to the world".
 
Addressing the HT Leadership Summit in Mumbai, Bush mentioned that the ...

Former US president George W. Bush, who is in India for participating at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in Mumbai, has mentioned that India and the US needs to work together for combating the extremism prevailing in Afghanistan.
 
He also paid tribute to Indian democracy and Prime ...

India has promised a level playing field to top US institutions in a bid to encourage foreign investment in the education sector as New Delhi seeks partnerships with global institutions to provide quality education at home.
 
"With the expansion of the higher education sector and the ...

India and the United States have started a dialogue to put in place a formal arrangement to promote partnerships between their institutions of higher learning before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the US in November.
 
The US education secretary Arne Duncan had responded positively to ...

The United States has issued a travel advisory in which it has asked its citizens to be very cautious during their visit to India. This comes just a few days after the FBI spoiled LeT’s plan for launching a terrorist attack on India through a US citizen.
 
"The US Government ...

The US and India must agree on three vital security issues to ensure that their relations continue to deepen - terrorism, Kashmir, and the balance of power in Asia - a leading US South Asia expert has suggested.
 
"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's forthcoming state visit to Washington ...

According to the visiting US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, the framework agreement for boosting trade and investment between the India and the US is almost finalized.
 
"We have made great progress towards a formal framework towards cooperation on trade and investment which we hope to ...

According to a US nuclear expert, the failure of India to sign the CTBT may hamper its chances for becoming a permanent part of the UN Security Council. This statement comes with just days left for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's US visit.
 
"If China ratifies the Comprehensive Test Ban ...

Viewing the landmark India-US civil nuclear deal as part of a broader strategic dialogue with New Delhi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the US wants India to be a "major player" in working out a new non-proliferation regime.
 
"The nuclear accord that I supported ...

A meeting between Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and US under secretary of state for political affairs, William Burns, was held on Thursday for discussing the development of India-US education council so that the bilateral   ties between the two nations can be ...

About $9.7 million have been approved by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as grant for Indian farmers. This is a part of the $120 million programme, which the foundation has allocated for the uplift of agriculture in poor nations.
 
"Melinda and I believe that helping the poorest ...

The largest-ever joint ground combat exercises of India and US, known as 'Yudh Abhyas' (war study), was launched on Monday at Babina in Uttar Pradesh.
 
The exercise, which is for a period of two weeks, will have the trainees from Mechanised Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army and Second ...