Washington, June 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is personally backing efforts to deepen commercial ties with India, including a new Boeing deal that is close to completion, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said.Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit, Gor said Boeing featured prominently in discussions between President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and remained an important component of the broader economic relationship.”We care about Boein…
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Washington, June 30 (IANS) The US Embassy in New Delhi has attracted $20.5 billion in new investments into the United States this year, making it the top-performing American diplomatic mission globally in promoting investment, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said.Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit, Gor said the achievement reflected growing confidence among American companies in India and the strengthening economic relationship between the two count…
Caracas, June 27 (IANS) Technical and humanitarian assistance from more than a dozen countries has begun arriving in Venezuela to help victims and support early recovery efforts after Wednesday’s devastating earthquakes. Rescue teams and specialised equipment have arrived in Venezuela since Thursday from countries including India, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Qatar, as well as from the UN system.Spain’s solidarity delegati…
Kathmandu, June 5 (IANS) Uber, the US-based global ride-hailing giant, officially launched its services in Nepal on Friday, marking its entry into the country’s increasingly crowded mobility market. The company had begun trial operations in the Kathmandu Valley last month and on Friday formally announced the commencement of its services in Nepal by organising a launch event in Kathmandu.The Himalayan country becomes Uber’s 11th market in the Asia-Pacific region and its first expansion into a…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The US team for trade talks, led by the Chief Negotiator, will be visiting India next month from June 1-4 to finalise the details of the interim agreement and take forward the negotiations under the broader bilateral trade agreement on multiple areas such as market access, non-tariff measures, customs and trade facilitation, investment promotion and economic security alignment, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday.India and the United States issued a j…
Kathmandu, May 21 (IANS) Mike Harker, Public Affairs Chief at the US Embassy in Nepal, successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest (Sagarmatha), becoming one of the season’s most high-profile climbers from the diplomatic community to scale the world’s highest peak.Harker stood atop the 8,848.86-meter mountain at around 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, marking his first ascent of the world’s tallest peak, Seven Summit Treks, the expedition organiser, said in a social media post.His achievement comes …
Washington, May 10 (IANS) The US State Department in its recent two reports exposed the severity of China’s repression in Tibet while also stressing the need for greater efforts to deal with this repression and calling for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing Tibet-China conflict, a report has stated. The 2026 Report to Congress on Access to Tibetan Areas, which covers the 2025 calendar year and continues to be mandated by the 2018 Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, states that China restricts jo…
Seoul, May 2 (IANS) A progressive civic group held a protest rally outside the US Embassy in Seoul on Saturday, chanting slogans accusing the United States of interfering in South Korea’s domestic affairs.An estimated 500 protesters, according to police, gathered outside the US Embassy compound in central Gwanghwamun, holding placards condemning the US for undermining South Korea’s sovereignty and interfering in its domestic affairs by requesting that Seoul lift an exit ban on Bang Si-hyuk, chai…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) US Pacific Air Forces Commander General Kevin Schneider visited operational and training facilities during his just-concluded official visit to India which further deepened the strategic defence partnership between both countries, the Embassy of the United States stated on Monday. During his April 19-25 India visit, General Schneider met the senior Indian defence leadership, including counterparts from the Indian Air Force, to reinforce longstanding military ties and d…
Kathmandu, April 20 (IANS) US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Paul Kapur, who arrived in Kathmandu on Monday, has begun meetings with Nepal’s political and business leaders. It is the first visit by a senior US official since a new government was formed in Nepal under the leadership of Prime Minister Balendra Shah on March 27, following the March 5 elections.On Monday, Kapur met Rabi Lamichhane, President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), on the first day of his v…