Seeking to allay concerns in New Delhi over Washington’s expanding engagement with Islamabad, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday asserted that America’s relations with Pakistan would not come “at the expense” of its strategic alliance with India, stressing that the India-US partnership remains strong, steady and poised to deepen further in the years ahead.
For months, Washington and Tel Aviv projected the confrontation with Iran as a campaign designed to fundamentally alter the strategic balance in West Asia.
President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to pause “Project Freedom” barely 50 hours after launching it says less about diplomacy than about the changing nature of power in West Asia.
Team India allrounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand as he is still recovering from a rib injury he suffered during the ODI series opener in Vadodara.
A sanctions bill moving through the US Congress would, if enacted, authorise punitive “secondary” trade measures ~ potentially including tariffs as high as 500 per cent ~ against countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas, petroleum products or uranium.
The reopening of the United States government after the longest shutdown in its history offers little cause for celebration.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) stated that Washington would continue with their plans to impose a 155 per cent tariff on Chinese goods imported into the US beginning November 1, despite expressing his desire to maintain amicable ties with Beijing.
The latest salvo of trade measures from Washington reveals a strategy that is less about correcting trade deficits and more about reshaping the geography of global production.
United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday expressed strong admiration for India and said Washington is keen to expand energy cooperation with New Delhi in areas including natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, and clean cooking fuels.
Defending Washington's veto, US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus said that Washington’s opposition to the resolution “will come as no surprise” as it fails to condemn Hamas or recognize Israel’s right to defend itself.
