India rejects US report on human rights violations
India on Thursday rejected the US State Department's Human Rights Report (HRR) which voiced concerns over alleged human rights violations in this country.
India on Thursday rejected the US State Department's Human Rights Report (HRR) which voiced concerns over alleged human rights violations in this country.
An MoU was signed between Indian universities, represented by the Council of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT Council), and the Association of American Universities (AAU)
The Dialogue followed a commitment by US and Indian officials at the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in 2022 to deepen collaboration.
Both countries also agreed on an innovation partnership under the framework of the India-US Commercial Dialogue.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the India-US relations have developed into a global strategic partnership through 50+ bilateral dialogue mechanisms, and their cooperation is broad-based and multi-sectoral.
The dispute between the two countries dates back to 2019, when the US President had suspended India’s special trade designation after PM Modi had put price caps on medical equipments such as cardiac stents and knee implants. Indian Prime Minister had introduced new data localization requirement and e-commerce restrictions.
Industry analysts are keeping a close watch on whether the trade disputes between the two world’s largest democracies would be resolved during President Trump’s visit or not.
The US-China trade tension also weighed on the investor sentiments. Caution was also seen ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting which will start on June 18-19.
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