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“Promoting success of the US-India relationship”: EAM Jaishankar meets US
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met US Ambassador to India-designate Sergio Gor on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York. Both leaders expressed their commitment to further promoting the success of the bilateral relationship betwe
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"Extremely offensive": Shashi Tharoor takes swipe at Donald Trump, Peter N
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The unfairness of this has definitely created a very strong backlash in India, and the accompanying insults, both by Trump's own language in his statements and tweets. Subsequently, the extremely offensive statements by his advisor (Peter) Navarro have gotten a backlash across the countr
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Trump's logic to impose tariffs "nothing to do with India particularly": S
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Tharoor acknowledged the mounting tensions with the US post-tariff imposition, but explained that it had "nothing to do with India" since Trump's focus remains to push for manufacturing in his country, instead of only relying on imports.
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India, US will eventually be back on an even keel despite short term setba
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"No, I would not say it is a point of no return. Because I do believe the longer term interest of both countries will eventually bring us back on even keel. It is certainly a very sharp setback in the short term. It is costing us. It is costing jobs in India, losses in India. For India it
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UN General Assembly: Who is attending, and what's on the agenda?
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The annual gathering officially opened on 9 September, with the high-level general debate beginning on Tuesday at UN headquarters in Manhattan.
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"Bigger problem is stunning silence of Union Govt": Aaditya Thackeray afte
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He also said that if 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and 'Make in India' were actually implemented on the ground, then the situation would not have been so "chaotic".
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Indian Embassy in US issues emergency assistance number amid H-1B visa fee
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Indian Embassy in the US on Saturday (local time) issued an emergency assistance number for Indian nationals seeking support after the US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing an annual fee of USD 100,000 on H-1B visa applications.
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"I think it's a gain for us, we will have more startups....": EAC-PM Chair
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
S Mahendra Dev, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), on Saturday said that India with its push for Viksit Bharat by 2047 could gain by the move by United States to impose a steep USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications and that country will ha
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US Senators introduce Shrimp Tariff Act to protect Louisiana industry agai
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Republican US Senators Bill Cassidy and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced the India Shrimp Tariff Act to shield local shrimp and catfish farmers from India's allegedly unfair trade practices, specifically the dumping of cheap shrimp into the US market, a statement by Cassidy's office said.
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"There was lot of birthday bonhomie, then...": Supriya Shrinate's dig at P
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing US President Donald Trump's recent remarks that he shares "very close" relations with India and him, Shrinate said, "There was a lot of birthday bonhomie, and then, in just two days, America launched such a massive attack on India."
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"70% of H-1B visa holders are Indians," says Visa consultant Bikram Chabha
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bikram Chabhal, president of AVIC, said Trump's decision to raise the H-1B visa fee to USD 100,000 will heavily impact Indians, who form 70% of holders. He warned companies may struggle to pay, but added India could benefit if skilled workers return home.
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Trump's H-1B visa fee hike "two-edged sword" for US innovation, India's IT
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former senior Indian diplomat Mahesh Sachdev on Saturday described US President Donald Trump's proclamation of imposing a USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications as a "two-edged sword", warning that it could undermine America's IT innovation while significantly impacting Indian com
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