Prem Panicker In Washington, DC

Stories by Prem Panicker In Washington, DC

US: Lawyers want trial of 2 Indians shifted

US: Lawyers want trial of 2 Indians shifted

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2007

Federal officials have said this is unlikely to happen.

Jay Goyal is Democrat's 'poster boy'

Jay Goyal is Democrat's 'poster boy'

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2007

"Jay Goyal is a perfect example of what we are trying to accomplish with the Indo-American Leadership Council."

Bobby Jindal's dream run may be shattered

Bobby Jindal's dream run may be shattered

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

His mentor may go up against Jindal.

Look beyond Musharraf, says US lawmaker

Look beyond Musharraf, says US lawmaker

Rediff.com   5 Apr 2007

Convening a hearing titled US Policy Towards Pakistan, Ackerman slammed Islamabad for its continuing duplicity in helping the US in its global war on terror.

Art of Living wows Washington

Art of Living wows Washington

Rediff.com   31 Mar 2007

"We all can work toward a dual-goal, I would say a single dual-goal -- one is protect our environment, our planet earth. The second thing is to protect the human values -- compassion, friendliness, and cooperation," he said.

Bush slams Democrats for passing Iraq bill

Bush slams Democrats for passing Iraq bill

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2007

Bush once again warned lawmakers that he will veto any bill that did not come to him in a clean fashion.

US for 'restraint' in Pak domestic showdown

US for 'restraint' in Pak domestic showdown

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2007

"What we would urge in this case is that both sides exercise the utmost degree of restraint in seeking to reduce the opportunity for any violent clashes between protesters and police," said McCormack.

India opposed to nuclear Iran: Ronen Sen

India opposed to nuclear Iran: Ronen Sen

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

"And in this overall context," he added, "it is against India's own national security interests to have another nuclear weapons state in our region."

Deal with Iran, face sanctions: US lawmaker

Deal with Iran, face sanctions: US lawmaker

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2007

Lantos said the objective of his legislation is two-fold: "To prevent Iran from securing nuclear arms and the means to produce them. And to ensure that we achieve this goal in a peaceful manner."

End N-programme, Rice tells Iran

End N-programme, Rice tells Iran

Rediff.com   26 Feb 2007

Maintaining that the US and its allies are still leaving the door open for diplomacy, Rice reiterated that Iran will have to stop its nuclear programme before negotiations can begin.

India to talk with Pak about terror

India to talk with Pak about terror

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2007

shiv Shankar Menon said India had a very meaningful relationship with the US on counter terrorism.

India for non-proliferation consensus

India for non-proliferation consensus

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2007

India would like to see a consensus that builds on essentially the ideas that the then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi put forward of a nuclear weapon free world --moving towards it in pre-determined, verifiable time frame.

Menon discusses nuke deal with Burns

Menon discusses nuke deal with Burns

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2007

On his first visit to Washington after taking over as foreign secretary, Menon on Wednesday had a three-hour-long discussion with Burns, who is the key negotiator for the nuclear deal.

'Bush got much of foreign policy wrong, not India'

'Bush got much of foreign policy wrong, not India'

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2007

Gary Ackerman, New York Democrat, while acknowledging that he has been one of the strongest critics of President George Bush on his foreign policy, has said however, that in the case of India, Bush had got it "absolutely right."

Foreign Secretary Menon arrives in US

Foreign Secretary Menon arrives in US

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2007

Menon, who is leading a high-powered delegation comprising officials from the External Affairs, Information and Technology and Science and Technology ministries, will be here on a three-day visit.

Yuvraj excels as India's batting comes good

Yuvraj excels as India's batting comes good

Rediff.com   17 Feb 2007

India beat Sri Lanka beat seven wickets in the deciding fourth ODI to win the series 2-1.

Expansion of UNSC necessary: Moon

Expansion of UNSC necessary: Moon

Rediff.com   16 Feb 2007

"This is, again, a very serious, important issue to which international community must pay attention on an urgent basis," he remarked. "We need to act on the basis of several principles, that this global warming is a global issue."

India get it right in Goa

India get it right in Goa

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit half centuries, and Zaheer Khan claimed five wickets, as India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third ODI.

The team they will pick

The team they will pick

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2007

The selectors will meet in some time to pick the team for the World Cup. Here is the list of players we think will be picked.

Sri Lanka score thrilling win

Sri Lanka score thrilling win

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2007

Kumar Sangakkarra scored a superb century as the visitors beat India by five runs in the second ODI of the series.