Speaking at a summit organised by the US-India Business Council in Washington DC, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed for stronger economic and diplomatic ties between the United States and India.
While these major changes are taking place in the US policies, India seems stuck in the old paradigm of wishing that somehow Pakistan will turn Gandhian someday, says Colonel Anil Athale (retd)
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday claimed the Democratic presidential nomination after decisive victories in the New Jersey and New Mexico primaries, creating history by becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party in the race to the White House.
The November 3 election saw a record voter turnout of 66.9 per cent, which is the highest turnout rate since 1900. The 1900 election had recorded 73.7 per cent voter turnout
The first high-level meeting between the two countries after the November visit of US President Barack Obama to India, Menon's Washington trip is considered as a preparatory one for the next round of India-US Strategic Dialogue to be held in New Delhi in April.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his US counterpart Hillary Clinton discussed the recent Indo-Pak talks, Afghan situation and President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to India during a meeting between the two leaders in Kabul on Tuesday.
Elements in the Pakistan government, particularly its intelligence establishment, know where al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is hiding inside the country, the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has said, declaring America will not be satisfied till it gets the world's most wanted fugitive.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on told the Pakistani leadership that the United States wants the continuation of dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad so that the two sides can resolve their outstanding problems amicably, diplomatic sources said on Monday.
Fearing at the possibility of attacks against the US emanating from Pakistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her second visit to the country has called on Islamabad to take further and specific actions against militant networks, British Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Gilani said Pakistan wants "good neighbourly relations with India" and would like both sides to "address all issues and disputes between them peacefully".
The United States has asked Iran to return the drone that Tehran claims was brought down while it was flying over its territory, but expressed doubt that the country would do so. "You know, we submitted a formal request for the return of our lost equipment, as we would in any situation to any government around the world," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. "Given Iran's behaviour to date, we do not expect them to comply," Clinton said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday, that he was hopeful that the upcoming meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and India will pave the way for "progress of structured dialogue".
Every time the United States tries to improve its ties with India, it creates a lot of "cognitive dissonance" in Pakistan where the Indo-American relations have become a zero-sum game, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.
In a blunt message to Pakistan, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the US will never tolerate a safe haven for those who kill Americans and it wants Islamabad to take concrete action in the war against terrorism. "The United States has clear expectations for this relationship. And as President (Barack) Obama said on Wednesday night, US will never tolerate a safe haven for those who kill Americans," Clinton said on Thursday in her testimony.
The report by the state department's independent inspector general cited "longstanding, systemic weaknesses" in how Clinton and four of her predecessors managed the security of their emails.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has been in a damage control mode ever since the explosive cables were leaked out by WikiLeaks, made a telephone call to External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to discuss a wide range of issues ranging from bilateral relationship, to the situation in the region including Afghanistan, besides WikiLeaks cables.
A delegation of Indian lawmakers have asked United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to press Pakistan to bring Mumbai terror attack accused like Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to book and ensure that Islamabad does not divert US aid for anti-India activities.The delegation led by Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi met Clinton in Washington and also expressed concern over the proposed China-Pakistan nuclear deal.
There is a growing bipartisan consensus that Hillary Clinton is the best ever Secretary of State, US President Barack Obama has said.
Richard Holbrooke, United States special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died after undergoing surgery to repair a torn aorta.
Hailing Pakistan for taking measures against terrorists inside the country, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said United States was in discussions with Islamabad on what more could be done to dismantle the Al Qaeda and its associates.
"The US is committed to promoting and defending civil society around the world. And we will continue to remind leaders of their responsibilities to their citizens under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," Clinton said in a statement issued on the occasion of Human Rights Day on Friday.
The annual military operations budget of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayiba is a whopping $5.2 million, according to a secret United States document, which gives details about the outfit's fund raising activities, some of which comes through Jamaat-ud-Dawah's charitable networks.
Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed and Lashkar-e-Taiba's operations commander Zaki-ur- Rahman Lakhvi were running their terror groups while still in custody in Pakistan following the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, said US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a cool welcome in Pakistan on her recent trip, mainstream American media reported on Saturday adding this is reflection of the low-ebb in relationship between the two countries.
Australia's former premier Kevin Rudd had told the United States that it should be ready to "deploy force" if attempts to integrate China do not yield results, secret cables released by WikiLeaks have disclosed, prompting an embarrassed Australia to insist that it continues to have strong ties with Beijing.
China, at the apparent request of Pakistan, put a "technical hold" on an Indian request to the UN Security Council to slap sanctions on three terrorists, says a secret State Department cable of December 2009 signed off by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday arrived in Pakistan on a surprise visit amid severe strains in bilateral ties following the American raid that killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden earlier this month.
Clinton has blamed her presidential election loss on the "unprecedented" events of Russian cyber hacking and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe into her use of her personal e-mail server.
The White House dismissed calls seeking the resignation of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over WikiLeaks allegation that she ordered US diplomats to spy at the UN, and termed such demands as "absurd and ridiculous".
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US "deeply regrets" the release of lakhs of confidential documents by WikiLeaks and described it as an attack not only against her country, but the global community.
"Resolve and resilience are more powerful than any terrorist's guns and bombs," US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday in a message to India, as the country prepares to remember those who fell to terrorist bullets two years ago in 2008 in Mumbai.
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in concert with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday amended the foreign terrorist organisation designation of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayiba in order to include one of the terror group's front organisation and a charitable arm of it as part of the FTO designation too.
President Barack Obama dispatched three of his top officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defence Secretary Robert Gates, to the Capital Hill to make a convincing case for a Congressional ratification of the New STRAT treaty with Russia that proposes to reduces the nuclear stockpiles of the nations by one-third.
A US government report on Monday praised the religious freedom in India despite mentioning instances of attacks on religious minorities, and lauded the "independent" judiciary and a "vibrant" civil society for acting against violations whenever they occur.
US President Barack Obama would hold his sixth Situation Room meeting with his national security team on Monday to discuss his administrations strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
United States President Barack Obama endorsed all the praise showered on Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai a day earlier by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said that the killing of Osama bin Laden did not end the war on terror and used the occasion to warn the Taliban to detach itself from Al Qaeda and join a peaceful political process in Afghanistan.
In an expected showdown, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a verbal attack against each other at a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty meeting at the United Nations on Monday.In his 35-minute speech at the NPT Review Conference, Ahmadinejad slammed Washington for bullying Tehran over its nuclear programme while not pushing the 'Zionist regime' (Israel) for getting rid of its nuclear weapons.
The United Nations Security Council presided over by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning sexual violence against women in war zones.
For the first time in several years, the United States secretary of state will not be part of the Presidential delegation when Barack Obama visits India in November. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has played a key role in accelerating the Indo-US relationship, will not accompany Obama due to a 'scheduling conflict'. Clinton would be in Australia along with Defence Secretary Robert Gates for the 25th anniversary of the annual Australia-US Ministerial Consultations.
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