India and US set to up the ante on terror

The United States and India will ratchet up its counterterrorism cooperation several notches, extending it across agencies in both countries to cover state, local and municipal agencies, a top US......

'Obama's UNSC message wasn't a last minute thing'

Confirming rediff.com's scoop of October 15 on how United States officials wanted US President Barack Obama to endorse India's bid for permanent membership in the United States Security Council,......

US seeks commitment from Lanka over reconciliation efforts

The United States on Friday asked Sri Lanka to speed up its probe into allegations of rights abuses during the civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, resume talks with Tamil parties......

US not to intervene in Indo-Pak water tussle

Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Robert Blake said Pakistan had frequently raised the controversial and contentious water issue with India during his recent trip to Islamabad,......