All stories by Lalit K Jha
No issues with Russia over military spares, servicing, says Jaishankar
Rediff.com28 Sep 2022Asserting that it exercises a choice which it believes is in its national interest, India on Tuesday said it has no difficulties with Russia on servicing of military equipment and spare parts in the aftermath of the war in Ukraine.
Everyone knows where Pak uses your F-16s: Jaishankar tells US
Rediff.com26 Sep 2022America's relationship with Pakistan has 'not served' either of the two countries, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday raising questions on the Biden administration's approval of a $450-million sustenance package for F-16 fleet.
Jaishankar takes a dig at US media for 'biased' India coverage
Rediff.com26 Sep 2022External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has slammed the mainstream American media, including The Washington Post, for their 'biased' coverage of India.
US media praises Modi for 'rebuking' Putin over Ukraine war
Rediff.com17 Sep 2022The Modi-Putin conversation in Samarkand was widely carried by the mainstream American media.
Ahead of mid-term polls, Trump coins slogan in Hindi
Rediff.com16 Sep 2022"Bharat and America sabse achhe dost" Trump is seen rehearsing and saying in a video released by the Republican Hindu Coalition.
130 Indian Americans appointed to key positions in Biden admin
Rediff.com15 Sep 2022"This is something to be proud of," said Raj Panjabi, who is currently serving as Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefence on the White House National Security Council.
They can make their own decisions: US on India-China-Russia military drill
Rediff.com14 Sep 2022'India's a sovereign nation, they can make their own decisions in terms of who they're going to conduct exercises with'
US President Biden to attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
Rediff.com10 Sep 2022US President Joe Biden has said that he would attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
'Go back to India': Indian American Congresswoman gets hate messages
Rediff.com9 Sep 2022Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has said that she has been receiving abusive and hate messages over the phone from a male caller who even asked her to go back to India.
US approves $450mn F-16 sustainment programme to Pak
Rediff.com8 Sep 2022The Biden administration has approved a $450 million F-16 fighter jet fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan to help it meet current and future counterterrorism threats, in Washington's first major security assistance to Islamabad in four years.
US-India 2+2 meet, maritime security dialogue to be held in Delhi next week
Rediff.com4 Sep 2022The delegation visiting India during September 5-8 will be led by assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs Donald Lu.
Senators slam bulldozer display at India Day Parade in US, organisers apologise
Rediff.com3 Sep 2022The Muslim groups alleged that bulldozers have become a symbol of hate crime, and claimed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath uses these machines selectively to target certain communities.
Indian-American doctor files lawsuit against Modi, Adani
Rediff.com1 Sep 2022Eminent Indian-American attorney from New York Ravi Batra has termed it a "dead on arrival lawsuit".
US voices concerns over India's participation in Russian military drills
Rediff.com31 Aug 2022Russia said on Monday that the Vostok 2022 military exercises will be held from September 1 to 7 in different locations in the Far East and the Sea of Japan and involve more than 50,000 troops from China, India and several other countries.
4 Indian-American women racially abused in Texas, told to 'go back'
Rediff.com26 Aug 2022Four Indian-American women have been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American woman in the United States state of Texas who hurled racist slurs at them that they are 'ruining' America and should 'go back to India'.
H-1B visa: US reaches cap for 2023
Rediff.com24 Aug 2022The US has received sufficient number of applications needed to reach the Congressionally mandated 65,000 H1-B visa cap for the fiscal year 2023, the country's federal agency for immigration services said on Tuesday. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
Dr Fauci, face of US Covid response, to retire in Dec
Rediff.com22 Aug 2022Fauci, 81, has been the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director since 1984, and the chief medical adviser to the US President Joe Biden.
India needs time to move away from Russia: US
Rediff.com18 Aug 2022It is going to be a long-term proposition for India -- which has a decades-old relationship with Moscow -- to reorient its foreign policy away from Russia, the US has said, insisting that re-aligning one's approach is not like flipping a light switch.
Uneasy peace in Indo-Pacific due to recent Chinese actions: US Congressman
Rediff.com14 Aug 2022The Congressman said the Chinese Communist Party has, unfortunately, botched its response to COVID-19, causing tremendous economic uncertainty and a slowdown in China's economy.
China's actions fundamentally at odds with goal of peace, stability: US
Rediff.com13 Aug 2022The United States, he said, will continue to take calm and resolute steps to uphold peace and stability in the face of Beijing's ongoing efforts to undermine it, and to support Taiwan, in line with its longstanding policy.