Speaking to ANI on the Kerala elections, Tharoor said, "I think it's absolutely indispensable that there should be a change of government. The Left has been ruling for 10 years now, and they just proposed a budget a couple of days ago, which was completely based on funds they don't have,
"India has primarily used space technology for non-military purposes (agriculture, weather, fisheries, telecommunications), while globally it is mostly used for military purposes. In 2008, Chandrayaan-1 discovered water molecules on the moon," he said.
Amid ongoing talks with the United States over a trade deal, retired US Army Colonel and defence expert Douglas MacGregor stated on Saturday that India will not always agree with Washington, as no nation would "move beyond the limits of its own interests."
Air India announced an order for 30 additional Boeing 737 aircraft, taking its total Boeing orders to 250. US Ambassador Sergio Gor welcomed the move, calling it a boost for bilateral ties, as the airline continues expanding and modernising its fleet.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and expressed confidence that under Gor India-US ties would be further strengthened.
A day after India concluded its neogtiations with the European Union on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which has been dubbed the 'mother of all deals', India is now looking towards a closure on the FTA with the United States.
"Discussions are ongoing with several countries. India is happy and willing to expand its trade engagements as we believe there is significant interconnected trade globally," an official said. "However, we engage only with fair trading partners and carefully examine each free trade agreem
A United States Congressional delegation led by Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Mike Rogers, along with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, met Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, with discussions centred on strengthening defence cooperation under the recently conclude
The Senate Resolution was piloted by Indian American Washington State Senator Manka Dhingra and also supported from the floor of the Senate by another Indian origin State Senator, Vandana Slatter.
Speaking to the reporters, Singhania said, "As far as the budget is concerned, the EU trade deal is expected to happen tomorrow. I think that will be a significant step to bring America to the negotiating table if India gets a very good deal with the EU."