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US plans to combat Chinese currency manipulation

US plans to combat Chinese currency manipulation

Rediff.com11 Feb 2011

Two powerful US Senators introduced legislation in the Senate on Thursday that will give the Obama Administration additional tools to address currency manipulation by China.

US slams China over IPR 'theft'

US slams China over IPR 'theft'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

Top US lawmakers have slammed China for restrictive market access and "blatant stealing" of intellectual property rights of American businesses and appealed to the Obama Administration for implementing necessary steps to protect the interest of its businesses.

US drags India, China to WTO over subsidy programmes

US drags India, China to WTO over subsidy programmes

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

Through these actions at the WTO, the United States is seeking the prompt provision of detailed information and data from China and India regarding the operation of these subsidy programmes, the USTR said.

Captured US soldier is key in talks with Taliban: Report

Captured US soldier is key in talks with Taliban: Report

Rediff.com10 May 2012

Breaking a yearlong silence, the parents of the only American soldier held by Taliban have abruptly made public that he is the focus of a prisoners exchange being negotiated between the Obama administration and the insurgent group.

Barack Obama asks Congress to OK strike on Syria

Barack Obama asks Congress to OK strike on Syria

Rediff.com1 Sep 2013

United States President Barack Obama has announced his decision to take military action against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons

'Strategic relations with India will shape world we live in'

'Strategic relations with India will shape world we live in'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2011

As the center of geopolitics moves toward Asia, India plays a critical role in US strategy, says Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake. Aziz Haniffa reports.

US tightens the noose around LeT; sanctions two of its leaders

US tightens the noose around LeT; sanctions two of its leaders

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

The Obama administration continued to tighten the noose around the Pakistan-based, Inter Services Intelligence-supported terrorist organisation, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba -- responsible for the horrific 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks -- by sanctioning two of its leaders and founding members Zafar Iqbal and Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi.

Strategic dialogue, Afghanistan on Clinton's India agenda

Strategic dialogue, Afghanistan on Clinton's India agenda

Rediff.com3 May 2012

Besides preparing for the next month's Indo-United State strategic dialogue in Washington, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will discuss a range of bilateral issues and Afghanistan with Indian leadership when she arrives in New Delhi next week.

US outlines the road ahead for nuke deal with India

US outlines the road ahead for nuke deal with India

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

With the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal in a limbo in the wake of the Indian Parliament's nuclear liability law, the Barack Obama administration has asserted that complete implementation of the accord is imperative for the full transformation of the relationship.

Who is behind the success of India-US trade ties?

Who is behind the success of India-US trade ties?

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

The private sector in India and the United States has succeeded in fostering historic trade relationships between the two largest democracies of the world, a top Obama Administration official said on Thursday.

R-Day gift from US: Ban on ISRO, DRDO lifted

R-Day gift from US: Ban on ISRO, DRDO lifted

Rediff.com25 Jan 2011

Meeting the long pending Indian demand, the Barack Obama administration on the eve of India's Republic Day removed from its entities as many as nine India space and defence related companies, including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation and Defence Research and Development Organisation.

America Inc urges US govt to embrace India

America Inc urges US govt to embrace India

Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

As India's top Cabinet Ministers and industry leaders landed in Washington for crucial talks with their US counterparts in Washington, Corporate America on Wednesday urged the Obama Administration to embrace India as a knowledge partner.

India a global role model for women's empowerment: Blake

India a global role model for women's empowerment: Blake

Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

The Obama administration's point man for South Asia, Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake has said that India is a role model for women's empowerment on the world stage.

Indo-US ties among world's most important: US Cong report

Indo-US ties among world's most important: US Cong report

Rediff.com14 Sep 2011

Relationship between India and the United States is being among the world's most important in the coming decades, a Congressional report has told American lawmakers.

US congressman campaigns for US visa for Modi

US congressman campaigns for US visa for Modi

Rediff.com19 Apr 2012

On the urging of his Indian American constituents, particularly hoteliers who have origins in Gujarat and are ardent fans of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a United States lawmaker, Congressman, Joe Walsh, a right wing conservative Republican, and is the darling of the Tea Party Movement, has launched a campaign to prevail on the Obama administration to grant a diplomatic visa to Modi. Aziz Haniffa reports

American presidential hopefuls tear into Obama's policies

American presidential hopefuls tear into Obama's policies

Rediff.com16 Dec 2011

United States President Barack Obama came under attack from leading Republican presidential candidates over what they called his "weak" foreign policy as they vowed to revamp the country's foreign policy if voted to power in the 2012 polls

123 Agreement indicates deeper ties with India: US

123 Agreement indicates deeper ties with India: US

Rediff.com30 Mar 2010

Noting that the 123 Agreement between India and the US reflected deepening relationship between the two countries, top Obama Administration officials have said that it would have broader impact in the Indo-US ties.

7 Obama speeches that made us go 'wow'

7 Obama speeches that made us go 'wow'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

Few leaders have been more defined by their speeches as the current leader of the free world.

Is Obama backing India's UNSC bid merely symbolic?

Is Obama backing India's UNSC bid merely symbolic?

Rediff.com9 Nov 2010

The announcement by United States President Barack Obama that his administration endorses India's bid for a permanent seat at United Nations Security Council is more of 'symbolic' in nature and lacks 'substance,' American experts have said.

US wants India, China to take steps against Syria

US wants India, China to take steps against Syria

Rediff.com12 Aug 2011

As the United States mobilses international support against the authoritarian Syrian regime, the Obama administration wants India and China, the two countries having major investment in Syria's energy sector, to step up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to curtail his government's brutal crackdown on protests, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.

Obama visit: 'Expectations should be reasonable'

Obama visit: 'Expectations should be reasonable'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

In this exclusive interview to Aziz Haniffa, Inderfurth says that, however, 'Obama can certainly leave his own mark in the relationship with continuing to build on what his two predecessors have done.'

'Cartoon bomb' antic leaves UNGA gobsmacked

'Cartoon bomb' antic leaves UNGA gobsmacked

Rediff.com28 Sep 2012

Subtlety is not exactly the strong point of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And the Obama administration learnt this the hard way when, during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Netanyahu carried a cartoon bomb with him to the dais.

'Pak lives in an uneasy peace with rival India'

'Pak lives in an uneasy peace with rival India'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2010

Ahead of United States President Barack Obama administration's Afghanistan-Pakistan strategic review in December, an independent task force report on Pakistan and Afghanistan, sponsored by the respected and influential Council on Foreign Relations, has said a long-term partnership with Pakistan 'can be sustained only if Pakistan takes action against all terrorist organisations based on its soil.'

Exclusive! Robert Blake on Clinton's India visit

Exclusive! Robert Blake on Clinton's India visit

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

The Obama administration's point man for South Asia, United States Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake, tells rediff.com/India Abroad's Aziz Haniffa in this exclusive interview that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who co-chairs the second US-India Strategic Dialogue with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Tuesday

US recognises Libyan rebels as legitimate govt

US recognises Libyan rebels as legitimate govt

Rediff.com16 Jul 2011

The Obama administration has formally recognised Libya's Transitional National Council, as the country's legitimate government, giving foes of Muammar Gaddafi a major financial and credibility boost.

US confident of sorting out Iranian oil issue with India

US confident of sorting out Iranian oil issue with India

Rediff.com22 Feb 2012

US is talking to India along with other countries like China on reducing their dependence on Iranian oil.

Pak threatens to pull out army from Afghan border

Pak threatens to pull out army from Afghan border

Rediff.com12 Jul 2011

Pakistan on Tuesday threatened to pull back its troops from the border with Afghanistan, as Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar said his country could not afford to keep forces deployed there following the suspension of US military assistance.

US economy better positioned for future: Obama

US economy better positioned for future: Obama

Rediff.com11 Jan 2013

He announced Jack Lew as his next Treasury Secretary.

US works out 'range of steps short of war' against Iran

US works out 'range of steps short of war' against Iran

Rediff.com3 Sep 2012

The Obama administration is moving ahead with a 'range of steps short of war' that it hopes will forestall an Israeli attack on Iran, while forcing Tehran to take more seriously negotiations that are all but stalemated, a media report on Monday said.

US may offer military sweeteners to pacify Pak

US may offer military sweeteners to pacify Pak

Rediff.com20 Oct 2010

Notwithstanding India's protests, the Obama administration is readying itself to provide Pakistan with even more massive doses of military largesse, as senior United States officials acknowledged that Pakistan's request for additional security assistance would be a top priority on the agenda of the US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue that begins on Wednesday.

Race to White House: Clinton, Sanders spar over Obama, immigration

Race to White House: Clinton, Sanders spar over Obama, immigration

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

US presidential aspirants Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Friday tried to woo minority Latino and African American voters as they sparred over issues like race and their records on immigration during a Democratic debate.

US denies Assange witch-hunt claims

US denies Assange witch-hunt claims

Rediff.com21 Aug 2012

"He (Assange) is making all kinds of wild assertions about us when in fact his issue with the government of the United Kingdom has to do with whether he's going to face justice in Sweden for something that has nothing to do with WikiLeaks; it has to do with charges of sexual misconduct," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.

US adopts carrot and stick policy for Mullah Omar

US adopts carrot and stick policy for Mullah Omar

Rediff.com15 Jun 2011

Following the recent killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in an American military raid, the Obama administration has adopted a new strategy towards the chief of the Afghan Taliban Mullah Mohammad Omar, which is aimed at persuading the fugitive extremist leader to agree to a negotiated settlement of the decade-long conflict in Afghanistan, writes eminent Pakistani journalist Amir Mir.

Modi govt's China policy is DDLJ: Congress

Modi govt's China policy is DDLJ: Congress

Rediff.com30 Jan 2023

In a statement, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also described the government's strategy in dealing with the Chinese in Ladakh as 'DDLJ- Deny, Distract, Lie and Justify' and Jaishankar's remarks an implied cheap shot at former party chief Rahul Gandhi.

We are against military confrontation with Iran: India

We are against military confrontation with Iran: India

Rediff.com24 Jan 2012

As the Barack Obama administration tries to impress upon India and other nations to join in the US-led sanctions regime against Iran to isolate that country for its alleged nuclear weapons programme and reduce their energy dependence on Teheran, India's Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao noted that India's imports of Iranian oil has been on the decline and predicted it may dissipate even further.

Gurdwara shooting, an attack on American values: US AG

Gurdwara shooting, an attack on American values: US AG

Rediff.com11 Aug 2012

Calling the deadly shooting incident at a Wisconsin gurdwara an attack on American values, a top Obama Administration official has said such acts of terrorism and hatred will not be tolerated.

US patience with Pakistan has grown paper-thin: report

US patience with Pakistan has grown paper-thin: report

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

As Pakistan continues to block the NATO supply routes to Afghanistan after deadly November 24 incident and no change seen in its policies with regard to its links with extremist groups, America's patience with Pakistan is growing thinner, US officials feel.

FBI probes if gurudwara shooting act of 'domestic' terror

FBI probes if gurudwara shooting act of 'domestic' terror

Rediff.com6 Aug 2012

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into the massacre of six people inside a Gurudwara in Wisconsin, described as the deadliest attack against the Sikh community in the US, as authorities termed the shooting spree of Wade Michael Page, the lone white gunman, as "domestic terrorism".

Muammar Gaddafi must go, says Obama

Muammar Gaddafi must go, says Obama

Rediff.com22 Mar 2011

United States President Barack Obama has asserted that it is America's policy that the Libyan leader, Muammar Al Gaddafi must go and his Administration has multiple tolls to ensure that this goal is achieved.

Indo-US relationship is global in scope: Pentagon

Indo-US relationship is global in scope: Pentagon

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

India is key part of efforts of US President Barack Obama's administration to rebalance its Asia-Pacific posture to the broader security and prosperity of the 21st century, a top Pentagon official said adding India-US relationship is global in scope.