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Getting India to stop buying Russian oil: Trump's envoy pick for India

Getting India to stop buying Russian oil: Trump's envoy pick for India

Rediff.com11 Sep 2025

Gor underlined that President Trump has a "deep friendship" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and that is something that is unique.

'We May Have Hiccups Now, On Track To Solving It'

'We May Have Hiccups Now, On Track To Solving It'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

'While the President has been critical of India, he has gone out of his way to compliment PM Modi. They have an incredible relationship.'

Govt's pace of work tripled in 3rd term: President Murmu

Govt's pace of work tripled in 3rd term: President Murmu

Rediff.com31 Jan 2025

President Droupadi Murmu addressed both Houses of Parliament, highlighting the government's achievements in various sectors, including economic growth, social welfare, and infrastructure development. She emphasized the government's efforts to lift the economy out of "policy paralysis" and create a more inclusive society. Murmu also acknowledged the challenges posed by digital fraud and cybercrime and stressed the need for a social infrastructure revolution. The President's speech is considered a policy statement, outlining the government's vision and roadmap for the future.

Did Chances Of A Trump Win Spook Bezos?

Did Chances Of A Trump Win Spook Bezos?

Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker.

The Man Who Helped End The Kargil War

The Man Who Helped End The Kargil War

Rediff.com15 Dec 2015

'In his eulogy at Sandy's memorial service, President Clinton recounted the unusually hot US Independence Day, July 4, 1999, when most of official Washington was more interested in watching fireworks than international diplomacy. Sandy insisted that Clinton confront Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in no uncertain terms.' Former US Assistant Secretary Raymond E Vickery, Jr salutes Sandy Berger, Clinton's National Security Adviser, as a true friend of India.

Modi invites New Jersey Governor to India

Modi invites New Jersey Governor to India

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to visit India with a trade mission.

Naidu: From putting posters of Atal, Advani to VP candidate

Naidu: From putting posters of Atal, Advani to VP candidate

Rediff.com17 Jul 2017

Naidu was an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activist during the Emergency and was arrested and jailed.

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Full Text: President's joint address to both houses of Parliament

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.

US passes bipartisan legislation to bolster defence ties with India

US passes bipartisan legislation to bolster defence ties with India

Rediff.com20 May 2016

The amendment urges the US to enhance India's military capabilities in the context of combined military planning, and promote co-production/co-development opportunities.

Naidu's journey from pasting party posters to being Vice President

Naidu's journey from pasting party posters to being Vice President

Rediff.com5 Aug 2017

Naidu was an ABVP activist during the Emergency and was arrested and jailed.

Trump picks desi Nikki Haley to be US ambassador to UN

Trump picks desi Nikki Haley to be US ambassador to UN

Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

The South Carolina governor has become the first woman and minority to join Trump's administration.

India-US defence ties poised for great leap forward

India-US defence ties poised for great leap forward

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

'I couldn't think of a more visible strategic form of cooperation than both of our armed serves using a similar weaponry jointly developed together.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC on what is expected in the India-US defence relationship during Prime Minister Modi's visit.

India's elected a Trump, will US now get a Modi?

India's elected a Trump, will US now get a Modi?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

'In May 2014, India got its Donald Trump equivalent as prime minister in the form of Narendra Modi. Come 2016, we will know if America too gets its own version of Modi by electing Trump,' says Shehzad Poonawalla.

Diplomatic Battles on Capitol Hill

Diplomatic Battles on Capitol Hill

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

Lobbying on the Hill is time consuming and cumbersome, but very effective to influence US government policies, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, deputy chief of mission at the Indian embassy in Washington, DC after the 1998 nuclear tests and during the Kargil War.

How Vajpayee made India a nuclear superpower

How Vajpayee made India a nuclear superpower

Rediff.com24 Dec 2020

Vajpayee had always felt that India must act with conviction and panache. He decided that, irrespective of the attendant risks, he would undertake what many felt was a precarious course. A fascinating excerpt from N K Singh's Portraits Of Power: Half A Century Of Being At Ringside on Atalji's 96th birthday, December 25.

US guarded in response as India, Russia ink S-400 missile deal

US guarded in response as India, Russia ink S-400 missile deal

Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

CAATSA was aimed at Moscow and not intended to damage the military capabilities of its 'allies and partners', US said.

The spiritual guru who is pushing innovation

The spiritual guru who is pushing innovation

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

Mata Amritanandamayi's hospital has developed protein nanomedicines for drug-resistant leukemia and nano-structured wafers to prevent recurrence of brain tumours

Visionary Budget but devil lies in the implementation

Visionary Budget but devil lies in the implementation

Rediff.com2 Mar 2015

The government has provided a long-term vision.