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US Senate confirms Indian-origin Ravi Chaudhary as Assistant Secretary of
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Chaudhary won the made by a vote of 65-29 and became part of one of the top civilian leadership positions in the Pentagon.
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US Senate confirms Garcetti as ambassador to India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Garcetti won the position by a vote of 52 to 42, a major victory for US President Joe Biden as well, who stuck by his political ally in the face of the allegations and the prolonged process that has left the world's most populous democracies without US representatives.
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Garcetti's long-stalled nomination as India-envoy cleared by US Senate
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Senate voted 52-42 advancing the former Los Angeles mayor's nomination that caps off months of limbo for Garcetti.
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US Senators reaffirm Arunachal Pradesh as integral part of India, condemn
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United States Senators Bill Hagerty and Jeff Merkley have introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution reaffirming the United States' recognition of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India and condemned China's military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Cont
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US Senate to vote on Eric Garcetti's nomination as ambassador to India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The United States has not had a full-time envoy in India since early 2021 when the previous US envoy Kenneth Juster stepped down after the change of government in America.
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Bipartisan US initiatives thwart Chinese attempts to enforce hegemony in S
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The resolution introduced in the US Senate by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, and Bill Hagerty, a Republican, recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India; challenging the recent military aggression by Beijing to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control between I
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US Senate votes to block controversial crime bill
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"This joint resolution nullifies the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, enacted by the council of the District of Columbia (DC). The act makes a variety of changes to DC criminal laws, including providing statutory definitions for various elements of criminal offences, modifying sentencing g
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Biden shames Republicans for playing down Jan 6 Congress attack
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The move comes as Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy green-lit the release of January 6 security footage to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who sought to whitewash the severity of the attack and caused a major uproar among Senate Republicans on Tuesday.
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Senate Foreign Relations panel approves Garcetti as ambassador to India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The panel approved the nomination by a vote of 13-8 on Wednesday, with Republican Senators Todd Young and Bill Hagerty joining all of the committee's Democrats in voting in favor of Garcetti.
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"Engaged in blatant sexual misconduct": Republican Senator urges Senate to
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Taking to Twitter, Grassley said, "President Joe Biden's nomination Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India is before foreign relations come this week I conducted a thorough investigation of the allegations against Garcetti irrespective of partisan politics."
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US-Pak political contacts increase as polls draw closer
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The contacts between visitors from the United States and political parties in Pakistan have definitely picked up pace as the country inches closer to general elections, the Dawn reported, adding that last month, a US congressional delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visite
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Indo-US strategic allies hold up Sri Lanka's struggling political and econ
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With a focus on boosting security and fostering economic growth, India and the US have recently strengthened their strategic alliance in the Indo-Pacific region
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