A senior State Department official has acknowledged "turbulence" in the relationship but stressed that US-India ties remain "on a positive trajectory" despite President Donald Trump's public expressions of frustration.
US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Mignon Houston on Wednesday (local time) stated that student visa applications for the United States are now open and encouraged students to apply, while underlining that all visa decisions are taken keeping US national security in mind.
Pete Marocco, who played a key role in overseeing the drastic reduction of foreign aid and the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Donald Trump administration, has departed from the State Department, officials said on Monday, The New York T
Notably, Rahul Gandhi met with Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asia, US Department of State, ahead of the American diplomat's visit to India and Bangladesh, later this month.
During her visit, Dorothy McAuliffe will travel to Kochi to meet participants and deliver closing remarks at the WiSci (Women in Science) South Asia STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics) Camp, according to US Department of State press release.
The United States and India regularly consult at the highest levels on democracy and human rights issues, a senior US State Department official said on Monday (local time) in response to an official report released.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, met the United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Richard Verma, on Monday in Delhi and held discussions on the trade ties shared by the two nations.
The US State Department approved the sale of 13,000 rounds of tank ammunition to Israel, bypassing Congress in its review process that is required for arms sales to foreign nations, The New York Times reported, citing a State Department official.
The Chinese hackers breached multiple US governments and stole around 60,000 emails from senior State Department officials in May this year, CNN reported citing a Senate staffer.
The US State Department on Saturday said that the US ties with India have been elevated in terms of Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) to combat climate change effectively, according to a US State Department official press release.
Chinese hackers breached the email of Commerce Secretary Raimondo and State Department officials in the weeks before State Secretary Antony Blinken visited Beijing in June.
The US State Department official said the balloon was part of a Chinese fleet developed to carry out "surveillance operations" with a manufacturer linked to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA).