Washington, April 7 (IANS) The United States and India signalled fresh momentum in their strategic partnership ahead of a scheduled White House dinner hosted by President Donald Trump for US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, even as a series of high-level meetings in Washington underscored growing alignment on security and political priorities.The White House said the President is scheduled to participate in a dinner with the US Ambassador to India. Gor is currently in the American Capital, holdin…
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Washington, March 25 (IANS) A bitter partisan clash erupted in the US Senate as Republicans accused federal investigators of orchestrating a sweeping abuse of power in their inquiries into Donald Trump, likening the effort to a “modern Watergate,” while Democrats dismissed the claims as unfounded and defended the investigations as routine law enforcement.At a combative Judiciary subcommittee hearing titled “Arctic Frost,” Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, said the Justice Department…
Washington, March 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump went to Memphis to celebrate a sharp reported drop in violent crime, and used the moment to argue that aggressive federal intervention can restore order in troubled American cities.At a roundtable on Monday, Trump presented the city as a model for his law-and-order approach.“We’ve achieved one of the largest, fastest declines in violent crime ever recorded,” Trump said, citing a 60 per cent drop in robberies, a 74 per cent fall in carjacki…
Washington, March 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump praised FBI Director Kash Patel, an Indian-American, at a roundtable on the Memphis Safe Task Force, where Patel said the operation had helped law enforcement arrest violent offenders at “record historic levels”.At the event in Memphis, Trump introduced Patel warmly before inviting him to speak. Referring to the FBI chief, he said: “FBI Director Kash Patel, wonderful guy, actually. You’ve got to get to know him. Once you get to know him, h…
Washington, March 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s reaction to the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller has drawn criticism across political circles, including from senior Republicans.Mueller, who led the FBI for more than a decade and later oversaw the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, died on Saturday.Shortly after the news broke, Trump posted: “Robert Mueller just died. Good. I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people.”The remarks p…
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Robert S. Mueller III, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation whose career came to define America’s post-9/11 security architecture and later its political divisions, is being remembered in India for a quieter but enduring legacy — his role in shaping modern India-US counter-terror cooperation.Mueller, who died at 81, engaged with India at critical moments in its security trajectory, beginning soon after he took charge of the FBI and continuing…
Washington, March 19 (IANS) FBI Director Kash Patel pushed back against lawmakers here, defending the bureau’s aggressive counterterrorism and law enforcement posture as senators pressed him on surveillance, resources, and evolving threats.The Indian American FBI chief adopted a combative and confident tone during exchanges at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday (local time), repeatedly highlighting operational successes and rejecting criticism of the bureau’s approach.Pat…
Washington, March 18 (IANS) India is part of U.S. efforts to curb the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals, a top American intelligence official told lawmakers on Wednesday, highlighting cooperation with New Delhi even as officials warned of a widening global threat landscape. Presenting the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, James H. Adams III, Director of the Defence Intelligence Agency, said transnational criminal organisations remain a major …
Washington, March 9 (IANS) The recent conviction of Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national, in a US federal court for murder-for-hire and attempting an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, reveals a troubling dimension of the “long shadow war” between Iran and the United States. The charges were linked to a foiled plot to assassinate US President Donald Trump as well as other prominent American leaders, including former President Joe Biden and Nikki Haley, a report said on Monday. Acc…
New York, March 7 (IANS) A Pakistani man has been convicted of plotting with Iran to assassinate US President Donald Trump in a verdict handed down coincidentally while Washington and Tehran are locked in a war.A Federal jury on Friday found Asif Merchant guilty of trying to hire hitmen to kill Trump and, possibly, other politicians, under the direction of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).The 47-year-old Pakistani faces life in prison when he is sentenced.The plot was to have taken …