Washington, July 3 (IANS) President Donald Trump’s decision not to renew the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) without first addressing what his administration calls shortcomings in the pact has drawn strong backing from American farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, businesses and lawmakers from both major political parties.The White House said the President had chosen not to “rubber stamp” the agreement, arguing that the move was in the best interests of US manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, worke…
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Washington, July 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said his visit to North Dakota to dedicate the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library also marked the inaugural flight of a newly refurbished Air Force One aircraft, calling it “a great plane” after what he said was the first such flight in 37 years. Addressing supporters in Medora on Wednesday (local time), Trump highlighted the aircraft before turning to a speech celebrating former President Theodore Roosevelt.”This was an inaugural flig…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said that his close relationships with President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members and senior administration officials had enabled him to cut through bureaucracy and deliver quicker results for American businesses operating in India.Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Leadership Summit, Gor said his previous role as Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office had given him direct access to many of t…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership style and said the close personal relationship between PM Modi and President Donald Trump remains the cornerstone of India-US ties, describing the two leaders as results-driven and saying they “think alike”. In an exclusive interview with IANS at the White House, Gor dismissed suggestions of strains in bilateral relations and said the friendship between the two leaders had remaine…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, saying he has steered India through remarkable economic progress and helped position the country as an increasingly influential global power. In an exclusive interview with IANS at the White House, Rubio said the Trump administration held PM Modi in high regard and viewed India as one of America’s closest strategic partners.”We are enormous fans of Prime Minister Modi and what he’s…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) A presidential commission on religious liberty has recommended repealing the Johnson Amendment, reviving a long-standing conservative effort to remove restrictions on political activity by religious organisations while proposing broader legal protections for Americans exercising their faith.The recommendation is among 12 proposals presented to President Donald Trump on Friday by the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty following seven months of hearings involvi…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) President Donald Trump said Iran could become a significant new market for American agricultural exports as his administration pursues negotiations with Tehran following recent military action, while also announcing an additional $11 billion in relief for US farmers.At a White House dinner honouring American farmers, Trump said the administration was preparing to expand agricultural exports to Iran and asked Congress to approve fresh financial assistance for producers …
Washington, June 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a new national resilience strategy aimed at ensuring that no adversary, crisis or disruption can threaten America’s core interests, placing national security, supply chains, infrastructure and technology at the centre of a broad government overhaul. The strategy, released by the White House, sets a national goal that “no adversary or hazard should be able to hold America or our core interests at risk” and seeks to strengt…
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Indian-origin IBM Chief Executive Arvind Krishna joined senior Trump administration officials and technology leaders at the White House on Monday as President Donald Trump unveiled a new strategy to accelerate America’s quantum computing ambitions and strengthen its cyber security infrastructure.Krishna, one of the most prominent Indian-origin executives in the United States, welcomed two executive orders signed by Trump that seek to speed the development of advanced q…
Washington, June 23 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said any sanctions relief granted to Iran would be tied to purchases of American agricultural products, while insisting that Tehran would never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon under an emerging agreement being negotiated between the two countries.Speaking at the White House after signing executive orders on quantum technology, Trump offered his most detailed public comments yet on the state of ongoing negotiations with Iran, describing …