Susan Rice joins White House as national security advisor

United States President Barack Obama's confidant Susan Rice, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, has joined the White House as the national security advisor. Rice, 48, who replaces Tom......

Obama appoints advisor McDonough as chief of staff

United States President Barack Obama appointed Denis R McDonough, one of his top foreign policy advisors and longtime trusted aide as his next Chief of Staff. Denis R McDonough, who is a foreign......

President Obama greets Modi in Gujarati at White House

President Barack Obama of the United States welcomes the Prime Minister at the dinner hosted in his honour, at the White House, in Washington DC. Photographs:MEA/Flickr "Kem Cho" -- this is how......

Obama holds National Security Council meeting to discuss Pak

President Barack Obama met his National Security Council team at the White House to review potential holiday threats and discuss America's security posture in Pakistan in view of the horrific......

Why US is looking to elevate trade ties with India

Having set an ambitious goal to increase bilateral trade from $100 to $500 billion, the US hopes that the upcoming India trip of US President Barack Obama would elevate trade and investment ties.......

Obama assures Modi on concerns over H-1B visa

President Barack Obama has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will look into India's concerns on the H-1B visa issue as part of his comprehensive immigration reform, US officials said on......

Obama to layout his vision for rebuilding US economy

US President Barack Obama will lay out his vision to rebuild the economy in his second term through a series of speeches across the country beginning the same site in Illinois, where he delivered......

Climate change: US wants China, India on board

The world can pursue an ambitious agreement that can meet both climate and development challenges of countries like India, the US has said as it underlined the need for getting India and China on......