The United States on Thursday said it will make sure that justice is delivered to the perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and that it has conveyed the same to Pakistan government.
India is expected to get access to Lashkar-e Tayiba operative David Headley within 30 days of sending a letter of request, which is being prepared, government indicated in New Delhi on Monday.
"Non-proliferation is an issue that the US and India can work together on," US Ambassador Timothy J Roemer said on Thursday, when asked about his views on India keeping away from NPT.
United States Ambassador-designate to India Timothy J Roemer on Friday met Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon in New Delhi, hours before United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embarks on a five-day visit to India. Roemer, who met Menon at his South Block office, arrived in New Delhi on Thursday night after his confirmation by the full Senate last week for the post. On his nearly hour-long meeting, Roemer refused to make any comment and only said, "Namaste."
The US Ambassador to India, Timothy J Roemer congratulated the Indian cricket team for winning the World Cup title beating Sri Lanka in the final at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.
He also lashed out at the Congress over a joint statement issued by India and Pakistan in Sharm el-Sheikh in July 2009.
Former Home Minister P Chidambaram said the government of India would not file formal charges against Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley until Ajmal Kasab's trial was over. Vicky Nanjappa reports
United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer took everyone by surprise in Patna on Friday when he hopped on the rider's seat of a rickshaw while on a visit to a local foundation.Roemer rode a rickshaw during his visit to meet Irfan Alam, the director of SammaaN Foundation, which works for a better standard of life for rickshaw riders."I rode a rickshaw to know more about the experiences of a rickshaw rider. It was an amazing experience," said a smiling Roemer.
United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer on Tuesday asserted that America was not adopting double standards while dealing with 26/11 and 9/11, and said that both the countries have come closer since the attack. "I respectfully and strongly disagree with you," Roemer told mediapersons at the Gandhi ashram in Ahmedabad while answering a query on whether the US was adopting double standards on the issue.
United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer on Monday called on Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari and is understood to have discussed the nuclear liability bill, which is being opposed by the party. Sources said Roemer called on Gadkari to discuss the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill and allay apprehensions expressed by the BJP about the proposed legislation. BJP is opposing the Bill.
Notwithstanding the opposition posed to the nuclear liability bill, the United States on Monday said it is "optimistic and positive" about conclusion of the historic nuclear deal with India in the coming months.
In a virtual snub to separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer on Friday said he met only Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during his two-day visit to the state as he was the elected representative of the people. "The purpose of the visit is that he (chief minister) is the elected leader. The chief minister is the person who represents the people here in Jammu and Kashmir," he said.
United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer, on Friday said the Al Qaeda, Taliban and Lashkar-e-Tayiba were the common enemies of both India and America.
United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer congratulated the Indian and Pakistani students who have won the Sixteenth Annual International Space Settlement Design Competition, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Boeing, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The students also expressed their happiness over their achievement.
The United States on Tuesday said it welcomes a greater global leadership role for India, two days after its Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remark describing India as a "self-appointed front-runner" for a permanent United Nations Security Council seat was leaked.
Home Secretary G K Pillai said Indian agencies were "disappointed" with not being provided specific information on David Headley while US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer told reporters that US provided "regular and consistent" information to India even before 26/11 attacks.
United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer on Saturday said that induction of C-130J 'Super Hercules' aircraft in the Indian Air Force on time is a win-win situation for both the countries.
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington, the United States on Wednesday pressed Pakistan to act against perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, including Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, saying it wants to see results.
United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday left for Indonesia after concluding his three-day India visit.
Nancy J Powell, a career diplomat with wide experience in South Asia, has been named by United States President Barack Obama as the next ambassador to India, the first woman to be nominated for the coveted post.Powell, 64, will replace Timothy J Roemer, who resigned from his post in April 2011 following a two-year stint as US envoy to India, after going through a confirmation process by the Senate. Peter Burleigh is currently serving as the Charge d'affaires of the US embassy
The United States will partner with public and private sectors to support and modernise the Indian aviation sector, American Ambassador to the country Timothy J Roemer said.
With India expressing concern over American military aid to Pakistan being used against it, the United States today said it has put in place measures to ensure that the arms supplied to Islamabad are used only for fighting terrorism.
The US said on Wednesday that the Indian Parliament needed to act upon the "critical" nuclear liability bill to take forward the Indo-American nuclear deal, which had reached "almost the finishing line".
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday led the nation in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 140th birth anniversary at his memorial Raj Ghat in New Delhi.Besides the prime minister, a host of political and social leaders including new United States ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer offered floral tributes at Gandhi's memorial.A special function will take place at Gandhi Smriti today afternoon, which will include a recital of some of Gandhi's favourite devotional songs
With China pressing ahead on its controversial decision to supply two additional nuclear reactors to Pakistan, the US on Friday indicated that the deal may not get the approval of the 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) given Islamabad's track record.
The US is constantly working at the "highest levels" to provide direct access to India as "quickly" as it can to Lashkar operative David Headley, who has confessed to plotting the Mumbai attacks.
US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer also sought to downplay concerns that President Barack Obama was targeting American companies having operations in India ever since he called such businesses tax evaders.
The United States has offered the Federal Bureau of Investigation's help in its investigation into the Pune bomb blast. United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer on Wednesday said his country has offered 'help' after the Pune attack, which has left 11 people dead and many injured."If the Indian government, at some point, wants any help, wants any assistance, whether it's the FBI's assistance or other kinds of help, we are welcome to work with them," he told reporters
The US on Thursday announced an assistance of $1 lakh (Rs 46,68,980) for the victims of the recent floods in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
