The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has welcomed India's reported identification of two "greenfield" nuclear sites, for commercial development by US firms, as "a significant step" on the eve of secretary of state Hillary Clinton's visit.
 
"This allotment by India ...

The US Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nomination of former House of Representatives member Tim Roemer as the new US ambassador to India.
 
Lawmakers approved Roemer's nomination Friday by unanimous consent, a parliamentary procedure that does not require a recorded vote. He is ...

With the establishing of the civil nuclear, India and U.S. have now become ‘global partners” in shaping 21st century.
 
The recent visit of Undersecretary of State William Burns to India had paved the way for the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit and emphasize the ...

The US and Indian Business leaders have quoted that both the governments should devote priority attention for the crafting of a bilateral free trade mechanism, which should be effective from 2015. This agreement must be relevant to the advanced technology sectors open for the participation of other ...

President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser James Jones will visit New Delhi as part of ongoing US "effort to further deepen and strengthen our key bilateral partnership with India."

Jones will visit New Delhi at the invitation of his counterpart, National Security Adviser M.K. ...

The Obama administration is fully committed to implementing the landmark India-US civil nuclear deal, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has declared noting that it had "removed the final barrier to broader cooperation between us."

The deal provided a framework for economic and ...

Three top Obama administration officials are expected to outline Washington's plans to boost bilateral ties as the US and India begin their first high-level interaction after the return of the Manmohan Singh government.

Setting at rest speculation that unlike the previous Bush administration, ...

Work on the India-US civil nuclear energy deal is well on track and talks are on with fuel vendors, Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil Kakodkar said here Tuesday.

"It (the deal) is moving and we are talking to the (fuel) vendors," Kakodkar told reporters at the Saha Institute of ...

The US is seeking to deepen its economic, defence, and academic ties with India. Patrick Moon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South & Central Asia, said that the US intends to broaden and strengthen bilateral ties with India. This came on the backdrop of President Obama’s ...

The US has reacted formally to the release of Hafiz Saeed, chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD). US Assistant Secretary of State, Phillip Crowley, responded at a briefing at the White House and said that US is continuing its pressure on Pakistan to punish those responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai ...

The Indian intelligence report about the likelihood of yet another terror strike has made the US authorities warn the citizens on travel to India. The intelligence report came two days after the release of Hafiz Saeed, the suspect behind the Mumbai terror attacks.

The American authorities are ...

US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke on Wednesday (8th April) met India's National Security Adviser M K Narayanan. In their meeting, it is understood that, they discussed how India could help Washington's strategy aimed at ending terror threats emanating from Afghanistan ...

Albert Peter Burleigh, a veteran US diplomat assumed office as the Charge d’ Affaires (Head of Mission) of the US embassy in New Delhi on Monday (6th April). As a seasoned diplomat he has already served as the US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives. However, Burleigh's appointment is an ...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama held their first bilateral talks on Thursday (2nd March) on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in London. In the bilateral meeting the two leaders discussed new paths of collaboration in fighting terrorism and climate change. After his ...

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet the US President Barack Obama in London on Thursday (2nd April) on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The much awaited meeting between the two leaders will include a high-profile team from Washington, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This is ...

Both India and USA are hoping that President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would meet on the sidelines of next month's G-20 summit in London. Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said at a press conference in Washington on Wednesday (11th March) that there would be a meeting ...

The US is in preliminary talks with India over the sale of missile shield systems to help New Delhi guard against nuclear threats. Officials at the US embassy in New Delhi told the media that talks had taken place over the last two years, mainly at the technical level.
 
They said US defence ...

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte on Friday (12th December) discussed with Indian officials investigations into last month's attack on Mumbai and urged Pakistan and other countries to help.
 
The attack, which India blames on militant groups in Pakistan, has jeopardized ...

Indian foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon is reported to be in US with a motive to convince the US government to pressurize Pakistan to clean up the terrorists groups breeding in its soil. The immediate move to persuade US was taken in the wake of the Mumbai terror incidents. Shivshankar Menon is ...

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be arriving in New Delhi on Wednesday (December 03) to express solidarity with India following the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 200 people, including six Americans.
In a statement, White House press secretary Dana Perino said that Condoleezza ...

Jack Fuller, chief executive officer of the GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy joint venture, will lead the delegation of US nuclear-industry suppliers, who will come to India on a nuclear trade mission starting December 2 to 9.
The mission, to be the largest ever trade mission of US commercial nuclear ...

Global energy company, USEC Inc. will send a representative to India as part of a commercial nuclear mission organized by the U.S. India Business Council and the Nuclear Energy Institute, the Company announced on Tuesday (November 25). The mission will be in the country from December 2-9 and is the ...

Sonal Shah, an Indian-American working with Google has been inducted in the President-elect Barack Obama's Transition Team. She will be crafting the incoming administration's high tech policy priorities. The members of the Transition Team that include noted personalities from the world of social, ...

The US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez has announced that US will send a trade team in India to seek a share in the projected $150 billion nuclear business. The Commerce Secretary was attending a day-long “Green India” Summit jointly organized by US-India Business Council (USIBC) ...

Finally, India and US have signed the 123 agreement on October 11, 2008. The historic deal was signed at the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State Department between external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee and US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice. A function was organized to mark this historic ...

US President George W Bush has signed the Indo-US nuclear bill on October 9, 2008 at the white House. Bush claimed the occasion as one of the red letter days in the history of Indo-US relationship. The signing of the nuclear bill was also attended by the US Vice-President Dick Cheney and Secretary ...

The US-India nuclear bill is supposed to convert into a law on October 8, 2008 as the US President George W Bush has decided to sign the bill at a function to be held at the White House. With the signing of the bill, India will move forward to accomplish the 123 agreement with the US. In order to ...

Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, is scheduled to reach India on October 3, 2008 in order to celebrate the senate's clearance of the Indo-US nuclear deal. It is, however, not known yet as to whether she will or wont sign the landmark accord. Addressing the media on Thursday, State ...

Indo-US nuclear deal got the approval of US Congress after US Senate ratified the 123 Agreement with an overwhelming majority. There were 86 senators who voted in favour of the deal while 13 senators voted against the deal.
The deal was passed without any killer amendments. The killer amendments ...

The much talked about Indo-US nuclear deal has got the approval of US House of Representatives. The approval of the nuke deal in House of Representative would prove out to be beneficial for India as it would get nuclear material from the US. The deal got massive support in the House as most of the ...