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Why Does US Want Pakistan To Mediate With Iran?

Why Does US Want Pakistan To Mediate With Iran?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2026

The United States' historical strategic alignment with Pakistan, dating back to the Cold War, has consistently aimed to create a political and military parity with India, despite India's significantly larger size and resources. This long-standing relationship continues to influence regional dynamics, particularly in West Asia and the Indo-Pacific.

AAPI hails Obama's stance on Medicare reform

AAPI hails Obama's stance on Medicare reform

Rediff.com28 Jan 2010

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin has praised President Barak Obama's push for Medicare reform and increasing the number of medical residency slots. Doctor Vinod Shah, president AAPI, said in a statement that he was honoured to be the only Indian-American community leader to witness the Obama's State of the Union address, in the House of Representatives.

Obama was grossly incompetent president: Trump

Obama was grossly incompetent president: Trump

Rediff.com18 May 2020

Trump was responding to a question on the virtual commencement address by Obama a day earlier. In his address to college graduates, Obama had said that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the American leadership.

Obama gives 'hope' to India's weaker sections

Obama gives 'hope' to India's weaker sections

Rediff.com21 Jan 2009

A gathering of Dalits -- intellectuals, government officials, students, activists and the commoners -- came together to not only watch and celebrate the enthronement of 47year old Barak Obama but also to find some thing deeper in it and draw a lesson and get inspiration from it.

'Protectionism a threat to world economy'

'Protectionism a threat to world economy'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2010

Lawrence Summers, assistant to the US President Barak Obama for economic policy, on Friday said protectionism was a rising threat to the global economy and helped no one in the end.

'Indian Muslims failed to show their existence'

'Indian Muslims failed to show their existence'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2009

Union Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Wednesday that Indian Muslims have failed to show their existence not only in the country but also outside it, underlining it as the reason why US President Barack Obama made no mention of them while expressing his desire to speak to Muslims of the world.

Check out the interesting videos of this week!

Check out the interesting videos of this week!

Rediff.com10 Nov 2012

Check out the interesting videos of this week!

WTO shares India's concerns on protectionism

WTO shares India's concerns on protectionism

Rediff.com28 Jan 2010

Lamy said the international trade body will continue to keep a close watch on protectionist measures that impede international free trade.

Hillary more popular than Obama among black women

Hillary more popular than Obama among black women

Rediff.com4 Dec 2007

Leading Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is much more popular among African-American women than her rival Barak Obama who is trying to become the first African-American president of the United States.

Modi 'Person of the Year' 2016? 'Time' will tell soon

Modi 'Person of the Year' 2016? 'Time' will tell soon

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

Here are the few candidates who are in contention for the readers' choice for Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' in 2016.

World powers must use a 'soft' approach to combat ISIS' endless jihad

World powers must use a 'soft' approach to combat ISIS' endless jihad

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

A 'soft' approach must be nurtured to complement the hard-line of spending billions in physical conflict; that is the only way to 'degrade and destroy' ISIS.

Resume peace talks with Palestine: US to Israel

Resume peace talks with Palestine: US to Israel

Rediff.com9 Jun 2009

United States envoy to the Middle East on Tuesday pressed Israel on "prompt resumption" of the stalled peace talks with Palestine, amid sharp differences between Washington and Tel Aviv over settlement activities in disputed areas.

India at cusp of becoming premier digital society: Mukesh Ambani

India at cusp of becoming premier digital society: Mukesh Ambani

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

Speaking at a fireside chat with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, he said the big change driving this transformation was the deepening of mobile networks which were working at a much faster pace than before.

Why did Trump attack India?

Why did Trump attack India?

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

Trump's diatribe against India in his speech on the Paris Agreement is hard to explain, especially when a Modi-Trump meeting is supposedly on the cards, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

How India can prevent another wet Republic Day

How India can prevent another wet Republic Day

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

It is impossible the control or reduce the fury of nature but, at a lower scale, it is worth experimenting to modify it, says Ajay Lele.

China exhibits caution at US election result

China exhibits caution at US election result

Rediff.com9 Nov 2020

The US election campaign has provided plenty of ammunition for the CCP to make its case that its political system is superior.

IS video claims beheading of another American journalist

IS video claims beheading of another American journalist

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

A chilling video of beheading of another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, was on Tuesday posted on social media by Syria and Iraq-based terrorist group, Islamic State.