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April 29, 2025 3:44 PM

India, US make ‘positive progress’ in trade talks held In Washington

India and the United States have made "positive progress" in discussions on a proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement, with officials from both sides meeting in Washington, D.C. between April 23 and 25. The talks come after a previous round of discussions held in New Delhi in March. Officials from India’s Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative discussed a wide range of issues, including tariff and non-tariff matters. According to an official statement, the talks wer...

April 19, 2025 8:00 AM

Iran says nuclear deal is possible if Washington is realistic

Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday on the eve of a second round of talks with the Trump administration. "If they demonstrate seriousness of intent and do not make unrealistic demands, reaching agreements is possible," Araqchi told a news conference in Moscow after talks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia. Iran had noted the United Sta...

January 20, 2025 10:15 AM

Washington: EAM Jaishankar meets Japan, Australia’s Foreign Ministers, discusses bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar engaged on Sunday in high-level diplomatic discussions in Washington, meeting with Japanese and Australian Foreign Ministers to strengthen bilateral ties and assess regional cooperation under the Quad framework. Jaishankar held talks with Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, focusing on the progress of bilateral initiatives and recent developments concerning the Quad. Sharing details on X, he said, "Good to meet with FM Takeshi Iwaya of Japan. Reviewed ...

January 20, 2025 9:13 AM

Trump’s swearing-in to be held indoors, with multiple threats Washington takes no chances

For the swearing-in of US President-elect Donald Trump, who has survived two assassination attempts, Washington is taking no chances mobilising a huge safety cordon of tens of thousands of personnel, putting miles of fences, installing vehicle barriers, and deploying helicopters and drones. Moving the ceremony indoors to the Capitol because of the freezing weather on Monday may lessen some risks but major threats remain. "From radiological threats to flat tires, the Secret Service has spent ove...

President-Elect Donald Trump speaks at his victory rally at the Capital One Arena on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

January 20, 2025 12:02 PM

Trump promises harsh immigration limits on inauguration eve

Donald Trump told thousands of roaring supporters he would impose severe limits on immigration on his first day in office, vowing to swiftly fulfill the central promise of his presidential campaign at a rally on Sunday inside a packed Washington arena a day before he returns to power. "By the time the sun sets tomorrow, the invasion of our country will have come to a halt," he said to cheers at a "Make America Great Again Victory Rally" at the Capital One Arena. Trump repeated his campaign pl...

November 6, 2024 5:02 PM

Russia floats idea of ‘reset’ with United States after Trump declares victory

New opportunities to reset relations between Moscow and Washington have opened up, the influential head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday after Donald Trump declared victory in the U.S. presidential election. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis when the Soviet Union and the U.S. came close to nuclear war. Both Russian and U.S. diplomats say relations between the world's two la...

September 27, 2024 5:19 PM

Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank this year, US official says

China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior U.S. defense official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities. China already has the largest navy in the world, with over 370 ships, and it has embarked on production of a new generation of nuclear-armed submarines. A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said China's new first-in-class nuclear-powered attack submarine sank...

September 16, 2024 3:59 PM

India and US are destined to be strong partners, says Rajnath Singh

Lauding the progress in India-US ties, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the Indian diaspora that New Delhi and Washington are "destined" to be strong partners. Rajnath Singh is on an official visit to the US from August 23 to 26 at the invitation of the US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. He arrived in Washington, on Thursday "India and the US are natural allies, we have old ties. Even destiny wants India-US relations to be strong," he said addressing the Indian community in Washington on ...

June 19, 2024 3:58 PM

US pushing Netherlands, Japan to restrict more chipmaking equipment to China, source says

A U.S. official was headed to Japan after meeting with the Dutch government in an effort to push allies to further crack down on China's ability to produce cutting-edge semiconductors, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Alan Estevez, the U.S. export policy chief, was again trying to build on a 2023 agreement between the three countries to keep chipmaking equipment from China that could modernize its military. The U.S. first imposed sweeping restrictions in 2022 on shipm...

September 16, 2024 6:40 PM

Nvidia overtakes Apple as No. 2 most valuable company

Nvidia's rallied to record highs on Wednesday, with the artificial intelligence chipmaker's valuation breaching the $3 trillion mark and overtaking Apple to become the world's second most valuable company. Nvidia is preparing to split its stock ten-for-one, effective on June 7, a move that could increase its appeal to individual investors. The surge in Nvidia's market value above Apple's marks a shift in Silicon Valley, which the company co-founded by Steve Jobs has dominated since it launched...