News for 'longtime-south-asia'

Diplomats hail Nancy Powell's nomination as envoy to India

Rediff.com19 Jan 2012

If confirmed, Nancy Powell will be the first woman ambassador to India, but some have questioned if she would have the ear of the President unlike a political appointee. Aziz Haniffa reports from Washington DC.

Obama-Sharif summit: If daal, keema banter was the measure, an A+

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

The jury is still out on whether the Obama-Sharif summit managed to repair the trust deficit and mutual suspicions. But if pleasantries and cordiality was the measure of this summit, it receives a resounding A+ grade, says Aziz Haniffa