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India will continue to make vital contributions to Afghanistan: Blinken

The US on Wednesday said that there can be no military solution to the Afghan conflict and India has and will continue to make vital contributions to Afghanistan's stability

Blinken holds talks with NSA Doval to take India-US ties to 'next level'

Blinken began his engagements in India in the morning with a meeting with a number of civil society leaders.

Democracies are 'works in progress', says Blinken on first trip to India

US Secretary of State's trip comes as his government vows to challenge what it describes as China's aggression.

Trade, security on agenda as Antony Blinken meets PM Modi today

Blinken is on a two-day visit to India and arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday. This is his first visit to the country as secretary of state

US supports India's emergence as leading global power: State Department

US on Tuesday said it supports India's emergence as a leading global power and a vital partner in efforts to ensure that strategic Indo-Pacific is a region of peace, stability, and growing prosperity

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Delhi on a two-day visit

This is Blinken's first visit to India after assuming charge as the US Secretary of State and the third by a high-ranking Biden administration official after it came to power in January.

Antony Blinken to visit India today to discuss bilateral cooperation

Blinken will arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday, to discuss bilateral relations, regional issues including Afghanistan, Pakistan sponsored terrorism, Indo-pacific among other issues with Indian officials

US remains committed to helping India recover from its second Covid-19 wave

The US remains committed to helping India recover from its devastating second wave of coronavirus and stands ready to support it until the virus is defeated, a top Biden administration official said

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in India on Tuesday

It will be Blinken's first visit to India after assuming charge as the US Secretary of State

Quad partnership 'sets the tone' for Blinken India visit: US State Dept

US government is pointing to the first leader level Quad summit earlier this year to headline its 'high priority' status for the US-India partnership

Blinken to discuss Afghan peace, stability with Indian partners: State Dept

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to discuss ways to achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan during talks with Indian leadership next week, a top State Department official told reporters

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28

US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken will visit India on July 27 and 28 to discuss a range of issues including the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and the Afghanistan situation

Kenneth Juster named advisor to Global Board of US India Business Council

Kenneth Juster, America's former Ambassador to India, has been named as an advisor to the Global Board of the US India Business Council (USIBC). We are thrilled to welcome Ambassador Juster as an Advisor to our Global Board -- a true proponent of the US-India partnership, who has left an undeniable mark on bilateral relations, USIBC president Nisha Desai Biswal said. USIBC also announced the addition of Kamal Ahluwalia, president Eightfold AI; Guru Bandekar, Chief Procurement Officer, Global Strategic Sourcing Stanley Black & Decker and Raghu Raghuram, CEO VMware, to its Global Board of Directors, further solidifying the Council's leadership in key sectors. As the two countries continue to focus on rebuilding economies, we are fortunate to have this set of visionaries guiding us, Biswal, who has earlier served as the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs under the Obama administration, said. Juster, who was the US envoy to India from 2017 to 2021, in .

US govt likely to continue expand India ties due to China factor: Report

The Biden Administration is expected to continue expansion of the bilateral ties with India and the driving force of the relationship is concern about China's economic and military power in the region

India, US discussing possibility of visit by US Secretary of State Blinken

India and the US are exploring the possibility of a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to India and it may take place as early as next week. It is learnt that both sides are in the process of finalising the dates and other relevant details of the visit that would be Blinken's first trip to the country as the US Secretary of State. There was, however, no official comment on such a visit. It is understood that the focus of the visit would be to prepare grounds for an in-person summit of leaders of the Quad grouping comprising India, Japan, Australia and the US in Washington later this year. Blinken would be the second high-ranking Biden administration official to visit India since it came to power in January. US Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin paid a three-day visit to India in March to further boost bilateral defence and security ties. Austin's visit to India came days after the top leadership of the Quad grouping of India, the US, Japan and Australia vowed to expand t

Newsmaker: Meet Eric Garcetti, Joe Biden's pick for ambassador to India

A one-time vice-presidential candidate is likely to have a closer relationship with the US president unlike some past residents of Roosevelt House

Biden nominates Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as his envoy to India

US President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as his ambassador to India. If confirmed by the Senate, Garcetti, 50, would replace Kenneth Juster, who served as India's Ambassador to the US during the Trump administration. Early this week, Juster was appointed as distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Announcing the nomination along with several other ambassadors, the White House said Eric M Garcetti has been the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles since 2013, following 12 years as a member of the City Council, including six as Council President. As Mayor, Garcetti oversees the busiest container port in the Western Hemisphere, the largest municipal utility in the country, and one of the busiest airports in the world. He led LA's successful bid to return the summer Olympic Games to American soil for the first time in three decades. He currently chairs LA Metro, the country's second-busiest transit agency, which is building or extending 1

Indian Ambassador in US Taranjit Sandhu interacts with White House fellows

India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday interacted with White House fellows and discussed with them the intricacies of diplomacy and the relationship between two democracies

India 'incredibly important' partner to US in the region and globally: WH

The White House has said that America is working with the country on wide-ranging issues like economic, strategic and security.

'Very interested' in energy partnership with India: US energy secretary

The Biden administration is "very interested" in continuing to ensure that the US has a strong energy partnership with India, Energy Secretary Jennifer M Granholm has said